In this episode we sail from Bequia in St Vincent and the Grenadines to Dominica pit stopping in St Luica to revel in the beauty of the Pitons and Martinique ...

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We're sailing the Bahamas and we meet up with some old cruising friends that we are SO excited to see!! ***Help us out and buy some merchandise: ...

We need a new dinghy / tender for our sailing boat, it needs to be lightweight and a good price because we are getting cracking in our gelcoat. Apart from ...

Spence tries his hand at some fermentation aboard. He makes Kimchi and then sprouts a bit. It helps us stay healthy aboard and gives us some greens! ***Help ...

It's our NINTH time crossing the gulf stream and it never gets old. We feel so lucky to be in the Bahamas and in this crystal clear water! ***Help us out and ...

Take a look inside Flapjack Octopus and how we live on our 34 foot Tartan sailboat. ***Help us out and buy some merchandise: ...

This is a little different than our normal content, but we get asked a lot, "What do you guys eat onboard," so we decided to put together a little series about ...

In our wintering marina, we were overjoyed to be surrounded by several families cruising with kids. We did lots of fun things together going for beach walks, ...

It's serious business here on the ICW and buddy boats are a necessity when on a bridge mission. ***Help us out and buy some merchandise: ...

Yup, we had a rat onboard within days of docking in Almerimar Marina. We tried using traditional traps, homemade traps, glue, duct tape and even Oscar, a ...

Running aground, it is something every sailor has done and it wont be the last time we do it, either. ***Help us out and buy some merchandise: ...

We encounter an issue before we take off from the dock...it ain't good. ***Help us out and buy some merchandise: ...

After the dinghy disaster in Ibiza the kids surprised us with their ability to spring into action and make dinner while we dealt with the problem. A few days ...

We tackle a few more boat projects and then attempt to splash the girl! Let's hope it goes better than last time! ***Help us out and buy some merchandise: ...

Nevis is our overall favorite of ALL Caribbean islands. s/v Cloudy Bay (Hallberg-Rassy 54) motors the short distance from St.Kitts to anchor off Pinney’s ...

Boat yard life. It's a difficult stage in boat ownership, but one everyone has to do. Check out Bob and Marteal's build website! ...

An exhilarating sail from Montserrat brings us to St. Kitts for New Year celebrations and exploring. s/v Cloudy Bay (Hallberg-Rassy 54) leaves Montserrat, the ...

We get ready for splash day! There are lots of projects on the boat and not a lot of time to get them done, but we try our best! Also, we name the boat!!!! We ...

While stuck at anchor in Santa Ponsa waiting for our water pump and battery charger to arrive, we decide to go ashore and check the ridiculously loud music ...

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Very lively sailing from Antigua to Montserrat in the Leeward Islands. Explored the devastation of Plymouth by volcanic eruption in 1997. s/v Cloudy Bay ...

We bought a new boat!! We didn't delve too deeply into the process, so check out the blog post I wrote about our methods. ...

We're back!!!! After selling the boat we hit the road to Florida to go boat shopping! We don't really like road trips so we try and make it as fun as possible ...