We’re loving San Francisco! It’s green and picturesque and the hills are a great workout :) In this episode we also visit the wine districts outside the city ...

We’re in California and were hoping for sunshine but it is raining nonstop and the wind is howling. We do a few projects onboard and explore Fort Bragg while ...

The White Horse Cliffs on the Northeast corner of Black Point don't get much attention. It's a shame because the view from the top of the cliffs is absolutely ...

It might just have been another exercise, but it was a surprise to all but our sneaky captain. Good to know we can rescue a fender buoy pretty easily. Once ...

As we were getting the boat ready for the summer season we had yet another problem with the electric heads. We had to use a bit of ingenuity to sort it this ...

We head out to sea in fog and despite rounding two windy capes we get a good sail to Fort Bragg, California. When we’re here in northern California we can’t ...

Cressida Jumps in for $200 She's not gonna waste time or loose the cash... Into the drink she goes. She's a salty sailor girl with quick reflexes :) Love ...

Before setting sail from Antigua to Barbuda, Bermuda, and then Newport, we do last minute provisioning. The trip takes about half a day to Barbuda, five days ...

We continue our sail south along the west coast of the US. Our destination is Coos Bay in southern Oregon which has a river bar we have to cross. This coast is ...

On the Hook for Crew Overboard, Kitesurfing & Beach Cleanup Heads up, the man overboard stuff is just for entertainment. We’re not good enough at it to ...

We return to USA but things doesn’t go as we had hoped… We take the first weather window to sail south and Malin gets really seasick for the first time in a ...

Doesn’t look like Starship does it? That’s because it is not. While David returns to his office to work, Kellie has set off on a special sailing adventure. For ...

Sailing between the Gulf Islands can be challenging, the islands are close to each other and can interrupt the wind or increase it. We make it to Ganges on ...

We're the first boat for the season to stay in Butchart Cove. We visit the gardens and they are beautiful! Next stop is Todd Inlet and then Portland Island ...

Life is full of opportunity… and just when I needed it, the door opened and in walked Alex Blue from Delos. She brought me so much joy during a week-long ...

Our first anchoring experience for the season was interesting. A huge low pressure came in over the Salish Sea and we were right in it. We had picked a safe ...

Do you like to plan your sailing trips or just go where the winds take you? It seems like every time we have an agenda, the weather suggests otherwise. With a ...

Leaving a place where you’ve been for a while is always harder because you have gotten to meet people. There were many goodbye's and see you soon's! We get Ran ...

Once in San Carlos, after crossing the Sea of Cortez from Loreto, it was time to prepare SV Blackdragon for the hurricane season. I had to remove all halyards, ...

Living aboard a sailboat is one of the coolest experiences we’ve shared. It’s our home and just like a house or apartment, it requires maintenance. We spend a ...

We're getting ready to splash Ran back into the water but first we have to deal with a problem... In the meantime we go skiing and hang out in Seattle! We are ...

ABANDONED YACHTS EVERYWHERE -- Ever experience a hurricane? Wonder why sailors flee to "hurricane holes" or far north or south to escape danger? Think you can ...

It's working mode on Ran! The hull is being sanded and prepped and we are doing projects down below as well as in the cockpit. One of the projects is to ...

Hey guys this week we sail from Indonesia to Thailand have a heart racing experience in the middle of our passage and learn that sailing into the wind is slow ...