Hey hey crew! As I write from La Rochelle, I have a confession to make. I’ve been saving a treat for you! I was holding this for when I knew we would likely ...

Ahoy crew! We’ve been saving this fun announcement for you. Many followers have asked our cruising plans this winter, and it’s likely not at all what you ...

Life is swell in Spanish Wells! Or breathtakingly beautiful at least. Phillip and I were happily shocked to find our favorite beach from our entire Bahamas ...

If there is one thing the steady north winds in the Bahamas are good for, it’s flying the chute, headed south to Little Harbour! Ahoy followers! In Bahamas ...

Enough with this maintenance in Marsh Harbour! It’s time to get sailing and set our hopes on Hopetown. This was one of our favorite stops in the Abacos. ...

Have any of you ever wondered this? “How do they change their oil when they’re sailing around the world?” I’ll be honest, when we were first boat-shopping, I ...

What’s that old saying? There are only three types of wind: too much, too little, or in the wrong direction. While that is fairly true, thankfully, for us, ...

Kiting in winds of 25 plus! Dancing with party-people all 25 and under!  Eddie the nipping cat at Nippers.  Bucketlusters, kite-surfers, Vladimir Platypus (my ...

Like wet silk perhaps? Or running your fingers along the top of a pan of jello? No, it’s softer than that. I’m trying to think of how to describe it. The ...

“I’ll bet seeing that from the air while making a landing on the runway wouldn’t be a very comforting sight,” Phillip mused as we motored our way over to it. ...

“Time to go explorkeling!” shouts Scuba Annie! Yes, Phillip loves cruising with me. This was our first stop after we wrapped our “holiday on the hook” at ...

I mean, with the name “Pensacola,” we had to at least stop and see. And then we decided December 25th it shall be! Merry Christmas in blog time followers! I ...

Ironically, it wasn’t a great “sail” at all to Great Sale Cay, but it was one of the most memorable trips Phillip and I have made on our boat. Visually, the ...

“First you start wit da coconut rum ... “ Those were our first words from our first Bahamian bartender and boy were they true. Every drink in the Bahamas ...

The current of the Gulf Stream is no joke, particularly when it is pushing you into head winds. Watch as we reef up and cross a pretty kicked up sea state ...

Last time we documented power management underway, now we're dealing with a rudder post that won't stay ... put anyway. Follow along as we fix our boat in ...

Follow along as we are mesmerized by a jumping pod of dolphins at the bow, monitor the power situation (and show you our cool below-decks inverter), and make ...

Unexpected mast pulls can happen to you! While we've dealt with our fair share of boat projects at https://havewindwilltravel.com, it's good to be reminded ...

That's right. It's s/v Plaintiff's Rest from https://havewindwilltravel.com, post re-rig, re-fit and repairs. I will also show you each of the features on ...

We completed our three-month stint at the yard, documented in complete detail at https://havewindwilltravel.com. Phillip says "Take that 'Hard Times on the ...

Curious about cruising? Come aboard. At https://havewindwilltravel.com, we're creating cruisers, one dreamer at a time by sharing our story through books, ...

Here comes the Hotstepper! And here comes the hi-mods. Watch as we step the mast and install mechanical fittings (hi-mods) on each of the stays and shrouds ...

Three months at the yard documented in detail at https://havewindwilltravel.com/. They say: "If you're going to haul out, be sure to do this and that and this ...

Plenty of how NOT-to videos at https://havewindwilltravel.com. Another valuable lesson here from Video Annie: "Don't Shoot the Messenger!" I keep telling ...