We set off on a 4 day voyage, southbound, across a rarely traveled part of the North Atlantic Ocean. We are as far away from everything, and as close true ...

The flip side of our rough and rather frightening passage down from Bermuda, in which we nearly lost the rig and my own life a couple of times, was the ...

Knowing better is a good life skill, and one I'm still working at. And on this trip the stupid mounts. In many ways, getting the crap scared out of you focuses ...

As part of our ongoing series on offshore bluewater cruising sailboats (boats specifically designed for world-traveling and heavy weather sailing), we present ...

Another big offshore passage, this time the reverse of what we did last year, heading out from Annapolis on a mirrored route plan to Bermuda. For this trip we ...

The beginning of our 3600 Mile Bluewater sail from Canary Islands to Brazil. We set off in winds up to 35 knots and surf big waves downwind under reefed sails ...

SAILING SOUTH! Our Longest OFFSHORE PASSAGE Yet (On Our Own) | Harbors Unknown Ep. 51 This week we’re embarking on our longest #offshorepassage EVER on our ...

Wow, what a crazy time. We rush to complete a long list of projects, all while hosting guests aboard Talisman during the Annapolis Boat Show. Our open house ...

In this episode, we check into Panama at Linton Bay. After a couple days of chores we sail to the island of Chichime in San Blas Islands. We explore a bit ...

In this episode, we arrive in Cartagena, Colombia. We spend a few days exploring and go for a visit to Rosario Island. But then we decide we are ready for ...

hiIn this episode, we say see ya later to Santa Marta and welcome friends aboard for an offshore overnight sail from Santa Marta to Cartagena, Colombia. The ...

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In this episode, we leave the colorful island of Curacao and head west toward Colombia. What is known as a challenging sail turns out to be one of our best ...

So you're going to the 2021 Annapolis Boat Show! We'd love to see you. Come on by, take a look at Talisman, and get the tour. Beers will be on us.

A real tornado in a populated place like Annapolis? Apparently (and actually) so! It was incredibly powerful, despite not being on the scale you'd see in the ...

We are hot and sweaty and can't wait to cool off with a cold one. We take Nora for her first sail on a monohull, assist a vessel with an engine down in a ...

Here, we had an impromptu opportunity to tour a quite new Dufour 430 sailboat that was currently being chartered but for sale by the owner. It’s a nice example ...

This video captures our salty sail from Puerto Rico across the Caribbean Sea to Curacao. From sunny days filled with slaying fishing and lounging to stormy ...

After our sporty passage from St Thomas to Bermuda, it’s now time for the second half (unless we want to be stuck there). People might think we spend a lot ...

The difference between a dedicated bluewater boat and lightweight charter type boat becomes clear (again) as we leave St Thomas for Bermuda. Although the whole ...

So here we have some simple sailing footage, as we bring Talisman from French Marigot Bay, in French Saint Martin, over to Simpson Bay Lagoon in Dutch Sint ...

Part 2 of our passage north brings us a couple surprises, one of which is quite frustrating. Otherwise, a lovely lovely five day passage is complete and we are ...

We finally leave the virgin islands behind and set off on a 100 mile offshore passage in the hatteras motor yacht to St Martin. This channel is funded by ...