Welcome to Episode 40 of Carpe Diem Sailing, the first in a new series on single handing. In this episode I start off by discussing various concepts relevant ...

Even though sometimes SIMPLE THINGS are NOT SO SIMPLE, we do our best to EMBRACE the simple life....and USUALLY succeed. This week we celebrate the Captain's ...

So we're IN the HURRICANE ZONE this season and after ONE DAY in CULEBRA, our decision is already being tested with TROPICAL STORM ELSA. We think we have a ...

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 ...

Welcome to Episode 39 of Carpe Diem Sailing. I'm back on my regular posting schedule and in this episode I go over the navigational aids systems in IALA ...

This year we're NOT heading to GRENADA. Instead we're pointed to PUERTO RICO, which is of course very much in the HURRICANE BELT. WHY? you may ask? Well, we ...

POP! After tons of swell and the puffs hitting us from the side, the dyneema just couldn't take any more. We also go hunting for our own dinner and Curtis and ...

Part 2 - Sailing Across the Caribbean Sea We're prepared to sail 600 miles against the Trade Winds and Ocean Current, but then the auto pilot goes down, Joel ...

We discover a FLOATING TREASURE! But FINDERS KEEPERS is NOT the way in the cruising world. We believe BOAT KARMA is a real thing...or at least it's nice to ...

Life is full of DETOURS and sailing life even more so. Some are as small as getting lost walking to a destination, others are as big as changing the entire ...

FORCED TO LEAVE OUR MARINA, we are now ANCHORED OUT with TROPICAL STORM GRACE barreling our way. This is a real time update recorded today, Aug. 15, 2021. ...

Our LAP THROUGH the CARIBBEAN has included some STRESS and LOT of JOY and FRIENDSHIP. As we make our way back to the "FINISH LINE" of the USVI - where it felt ...

We leave our cruising sailboat at the dock and go yacht racing. What happens when vloggers jump aboard hardcore race boats to compete in a 333 nautical mile ...

It's NOT THAT SIMPLE anymore. With OUTBREAKS still taking hold among the UNVACCINATED on the islands, traveling between islands is still very complicated. But ...

EVERY Boat Expense IN DETAIL after 2 FULL YEARS of CARIBBEAN CRUISING. Since leaving the US, we've definitely had our share of issues, maintenance and ...

We leave our boat for the first time in two years. What have we gotten ourselves into? This video is a little more raw and real than usual. #Sailing #Sailboat ...

Some expenses are SO ESSENTIAL that without them YOU'RE DONE. Or at the very least you're LIMPING ALONG and SACRIFICING SAFETY. Well one of those expenses ...

This video includes a special REAL TIME UPDATE as we prepare to race in the Chicago to Mackinac. It include a little about our sailing history as well as a ...

This life can be HARD. But we don't let WORK RULE. The FUN SIDE of CRUISING is what we're all about this week. Often the GOOD TIMES roll in as a TIDAL WAVE ...

It's HURRICANE season in the Caribbean and tropical storms and waves can become part of the every day. We find a suitable weather window that wicks up some ...

After checking into PR and dodging Hurricane ELSA, our regular video schedule got away from us. Instead of rushing a video to production, we decided it had ...

We sail to the worlds most expensive PRIVATE ISLAND on the market. It is for sale for 100 MILLION DOLLARS! We can't afford it, but we can still explore it. It ...

BOAT PROJECTS, Shopping, AMAZING Restaurants, and BEAUTIFUL Scenery...the St. Martin VORTEX has us firmly in its grasp. Cruisers often get "stuck" in this ...

ESCAPING MATERIALISTIC HABITS isn't usually that hard on a SAILBOAT. Down island, you don't have much choice...you either adapt to what's available or you go ...