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Doing Chores and Making Friends in Paradise | S03E04
Desiree walks through her routine of arriving in a new port-- washing and stowing sails, rinsing the deck and metal fittings on Atticus, grocery shopping, doing laundry, filling up on water, diesel and gas, and meeting people along the way. Although arrivi...
Sailing is Awesome! 🌊⛵😎 | S03E02
With the brutal sail against the Yucatan current behind us we set sail for the Belizean Port of Entry of San Pedro. What we experience on the way could not be more different than our sail south. In this episode we enjoy the calm water, vibrant colors, and ...
Sailing is Hard Work | S03E01
We are finally cruising again! After staying in Isla Mujeres for over a year, building a lifestyle that would allow us to financially sustain our adventures, we begin season 3 with the first leg our our Caribbean circumnavigation, sailing south from Mexi...
Saying Goodbye to Isla Mujeres | S02E34
Our last day in Isla Mujeres is jam packed with last minute to-do's, lots of emotion, and plenty of self reflection. We talk about what it feels like to be on the cusp of starting to cruise again, the relief and pride we feel in having figured out how to f...
The Really Cool Losers Club | S02E33
We finally get to the bottom of our engine overheating alarm by flushing the heat exchange with muriatic acid. Desiree does one last provisioning run and struggles to find a place for everything onboard. We take some final steps towards getting Atticus rea...
Winners Don’t Need Engines | S02E32
After hunkering down in Isla Mujeres, Mexico for over a year, we finally start to stow our tools and bust out our sailing gear to transform Atticus back into a cruising sailboat! We sign up for the first annual Isla Cup Sailing Race to support a local no...
Inspecting the Rig and Deciding What’s Next | S02E31
After living in Isla Mujeres for over a year to save up enough money to start cruising again, we FINALLY begin tackling some maintenance issues on Atticus so that we can set sail over the horizon. Jordan replaces a shroud that was damaged when we dragged...
Staying Dry in a Tropical Storm | S02E30
Jordan celebrates installing the hard dodger by getting a tattoo with Kika from Sailing Uma. If you haven't seen our epic battle of the channels, check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbEBBA36YSQ We also install the hard top hand rails and...
Untying the Lines | S02E28
After living at the dock (in exchange for work) in Isla Mujeres, Mexico for a little over a year, we are FINALLY ready to untie the lines and head to the anchorage to start prepping Atticus to cruise again. We assemble our FX-23 Storm Anchor from Fortres...
Building Our Hard Dodger From Scratch Part 1 | S02E26
A DIY step-by-step tutorial on how to build a hardtop for a boat. Refitting Atticus took us 3 long years, during which time it was difficult to decide what we absolutely needed on the boat before setting off to cruise! We've always known we wanted to bui...
If You Like It Then You Better Put a Ring On IT | S02E25
For Jordan's birthday, I surprise Jordan with a trip to Chichen Itza, because let's face it, nothing makes him happier than ruining my life! Jordan also wraps up the extension project he has been working on in Isla Mujeres just in time for us to take a cou...
Jungles & Ruins & Boatyards, Oh My! | S02E24
While hunkering down in Isla Mujeres to build up our cruising kitty, we take advantage of a long weekend to explore some mayan ruins and cenotes in Coba. Then we get right back to work in Isla Mujeres, where Jordan is working on a swim deck extension on ...
Desiree Comes Around Full Circle | S02E23
After working hard in Isla Mujeres to build up our cruising kitty, we take a long weekend vacation into the interior of the Yucatan to explore more cenotes and ruins. We were both captivated by remote, quiet, and friendly Coba. We spent our first day hun...
Working hard and playing hard in Mexico | S02E22
After getting back from our magical trip to Bahia de Ascension we get right back to work so we can make the money necessary to start cruising the Caribbean once again. Desiree finishes some sewing projects while Jordan begins work on an extension to a 58' ...
Battle of The Channels PART 2 (Atticus vs Uma) | S02E21
Get your war paint on! It's time for an Epic battle of the channels! We gathered your challenge ideas, threw in some of our own, and went to town in Isla Mujeres with Dan and Kika from Sailing Uma. Special thanks to those of you who submitted challenge...
Putting Our Home in Harm’s Way | S02E20
After living in Isla Mujeres, Mexico for almost half a year while working hard to beef up our cruising kitty, we sort of forgot what it felt like to cruise! This trip to Bahia de Ascensión (Mexico) helped remind us about the ups and downs of cruising and ...
Just 2 Buds, a Boat, and a Bay: Cruising Remote MX | S02E18
In this episode we stumble upon some gorgeous reef, talk about our weather fax setup, and finally we set out to explore remote and quiet Punta Allen on foot. One of our favorite aspects of cruising is the ability to access places that are difficult to re...
Cruising is actually worth it… Sometimes | S02E17
After our most stressful passage yet we arrive in Bahia de Ascension and are reminded that cruising is actually worth it... sometimes. In Ascension we explore the beautiful sand flats and vibrant blue waters on "Little Shit", using Atticus as our home base...
Our Most Stressful Passage Yet | S02E16
After working our butts off in Isla Mujeres, we saved up enough $$$ to justify taking 2 weeks off of sewing, fiberglass, painting and wedding work to remind ourselves why the heck we want to sail around the world! So we took Atticus out for sailing adventu...
A Day in the Life: Making Money While Cruising | S02E15
Isla Mujeres continued to be a perfect place to find work. Desiree found a side-job doing social media photography for a wedding planning company, scored big time on a cruising sailboat whose owner wanted newly-upholstered cushions, and Jordan honed in on ...
Trip Ashore to Explore Mayan Ruins! | S02E14
After spending a couple of months heads down in sewing and fiberglass work, we both decided it was time to take a break from the darker side of cruising to remind ourselves about the rewards of working our butts off in a new country! So we took a long wee...
The Coolest Place We’ve Ever Swam | S02E13
After spending a couple of months heads down in sewing and fiberglass work while living in Isla Mujeres, Mexico, we both decided it was time to take a break from the darker side of cruising to remind ourselves about the rewards of working our butts off in ...
Why We Dragged & What We Learned | Atticus Live
Never miss a live stream! Text ATTICUS to 43506 to receive a text notification every time we go live! In last week's episode, we dragged anchor in Isla Mujeres, Mexico. We wanted to talk about what anchoring techniques and equipment we had aboard Atticus ...
Realities of living aboard a small sailboat Part 2 | Atticus Live
Never miss a live stream! Text ATTICUS to 43506 to receive a text notification every time we go live! Ever wondered what it would be like to live on a small sailboat while cruising the world? Bathing, dishes, laundry, cooking, storage space and personal s...
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