A Shuck’n Good Time! It has been a dream of our to get the opportunity to go to the Annapolis boat show in the Chesapeake. Josh and I have worked boat shows ...

A Hole Lot of Fun! More boat yoga anyone? Now that we are “experts” in fiberglass it’s time to tackle the anchor locker and weakly mounted windlass. The ...

The day has finally arrived. We are scheduled to get back in the water. Just a few minor projects to complete... Wax the hull, install the prop, paint the ...

I never thought dealing with a hole in the boat could be so satisfying. This week was a true test of DIY with your spouse. We had to coordinate two separate ...

Now that the fiberglass rebuild work has been completed on the rudder it’s time to start getting the rest of the hull back in shape. We have 685 sq ft of ...

Our first time off the dock!! Cheers everyone for watching!! Become a PATRON https://www.patreon.com/sailingcatalpa To buy the captain a beer or to DONATE ...

To say that we have a lot of work ahead of us is an understatement! Now that we are in the thick of things we are getting a real idea of what needs to be ...

Can turtles fly? It’s haul out day! “There is nothing scarier and more exciting than seeing your entire house and everything you own held up by two little ...

Will it ever go it? If we are ever going to move our boat again, we need to get our engine up and running. The trip north really did a number on her and we ...

More Boat Projects! We have final made it to our new home in Virginia and boy was that shakedown cruise a doozy. We have discovered a whole “boat” load of ...

Is this the end of our journey? What a change in scenery we had this week. Going from the tranquil grasses and trees to a full-on industrial landscape, what ...

We Got Infested 🦟 Who knew that the ICW would be a go to vacay? The more we travel it the more we wonder how many beautiful things we have not seen in the ...

Chasing the Sunshine! 😎🏝 Sometimes you need to slow down and smell the roses. We have been on a mission to get north as quick as possible and have forgotten ...

Boat Life: Living Our Best Life Wow! Does it get any better than this?! Some days are just fantastic from the moment you open your eyes. These were those ...

WE HIT! Top & Bottom Well, I guess it was inevitable. We knew the party wasn’t going to last forever. There is something truly special about taking the ...

Squat down and hold your breath! I don’t know if we have mentioned it before but Honu is a big girl for the ICW. We hit the max in both directions. Our mast ...

Show me your Monkey! What a day of firsts. There is no dipping your toe in the pool for us we dive all in and figure it out as we go. This is the first ...

24 days and counting Cheers for watching❤️⛵️⚓️ Subscribe to see more www.sailingcatalpa.com To contribute to getting us off the dock ...

Bahamas or Bust! 🏝 What a wild ride! We learned so much on this trip and we solidified our confidence in the knowledge we have acquired so far. Like anything ...

Marooned On A Lagoon 📅 You can’t sail on a schedule… We have been told this tag line over and over again and boy did it hold true on this trip. Before we ...

Checking Off and Checking Out You know that feeling when you have worked so hard on something and I really mean worked harder than you ever have, and you ...

There will always be that one thing (often more) that tries to keep you from your full potential. I think this is the cosmic balance that weeds out the weak ...

The month of May... what a whirlwind! Now that the engine passes all tests we are back on track to leaving the dock asap. We had SO much to get done. It was so ...

Finally, we break free from marina life to get back out on anchor! And even better, we have a brand new mainsail from Precision Sails to bend on! Come join ...