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HUGE NEWS! – The CATAMARAN Journey BEGINS! | SailAway 202
Eric ALONE on the BOAT for 2 WEEKS, while Loren and Rivers travel to the STATES...and THAT'S when all the BIG STUFF starts to happen! We all face separate CHALLENGES while also trying to solidify TWO BOAT DEALS. It's a stressful and eventful stretch of t...
The STRESS of CATAMARAN BUYING – How We COPE | SailAway 201
This week we have NEWS! But the MAZE of COMPLICATIONS involved in SELLING our boat and BUYING a new CATAMARAN is just beginning. We've actually been down this road before and those complications put us in a pretty dark place back then. THIS time, we pla...
Didn’t Expect THIS Problem – How Do We EAT?! | SailAway 200
Sailing in FOREIGN COUNTRIES always comes with DIFFICULT SURPRISES, often very UNEXPECTED. When we're blind-sided by a pretty big issue and no solution in sight, we have to get creative. And luckily, all the GOOD surprises are more than enough to make up...
Keep Your Eyes On MORE Than The PRIZE | SailAway 198
Our CATAMARAN SEARCH is in FULL GEAR and we're working hard to prepare OUR BOAT FOR SALE as well. It's a TON of stress just like ANY BIG MOVE or LIFE CHANGE. And while making that HUGE NEXT STEP happen is our primary focus and objective, we can't let it ...
SELL a BOAT/BUY a BOAT While LIVING ABOARD | SailAway 197
CECILIA is FOR SALE! And we're on the hunt for a USED CATAMARAN! But how on EARTH do we DO THIS while living aboard in the CARIBBEAN? As we take the first few official steps of this daunting process, the STRESS and GRAVITY of how hard this might be real...
We’re SELLING Our BOAT! – Big Changes Coming | SailAway 196
We're SAD to announce...CECILIA is FOR SALE! But even though it will BREAK our HEARTS to watch Cecilia go, CHANGE is GOOD and BIG CHANGES are taking place for us. And we're SO EXCITED (and scared and nervous and STRESSED) for those changes. ;-) If you've ...
Getting FRENCHED in the Caribbean | SailAway 195
Sometimes you can TELL you're being SEDUCED...but when it's by an EXOTIC BEAUTY like this, why would you RESIST?! LOL. We've had our sights on MARTINIQUE since we began this journey and FINALLY, after a gruelling 400 mile passage, we land on her welcomin...
6 UNAVOIDABLE REALITIES of a ROUGH PASSAGE – 400 Miles to Martinique | SailAway 194
It's our LONGEST PASSAGE in a while, and it shapes up to be GRUELING. We've done this enough to know to EXPECT the UNEXPECTED, but we also know there are a few things YOU CAN COUNT ON. And knowing these things can make the UNexpected much less jarring. ...
EPIC Encounter From Our Stern | SailAway 193
It's NO SECRET that boat life can be CHALLENGING. Sometimes the little difficulties STACK UP in a short period. But it's also filled with AMAZING MOMENTS that are more than up to the task of balancing out the trials and tribulations. Enjoy!! And be sur...
When It Gets THIS GOOD…It’s TIME to LEAVE | SailAway 192
Sometimes THIS LIFE IS AMAZING. We find ourselves among BEAUTIFUL ISLANDS with INCREDIBLE SAILING and STIMULATING SIGHTS. And we also know it all like the BACK OF OUR HAND. We think we may have truly found our "home base" for the first time in 3 YEARS. ...
DIY NIGHTMARE – It’s Been Hanging Over Our Heads for 3 YEARS | SailAway 191
We start to wonder if we've RIPPED OUR BOAT APART for NOTHING. This NAGGING ISSUE has been an EYESORE for the ENTIRE TIME we've owned our boat. But we had NO IDEA how to repair it. FINALLY, we figured it out...but of course it's NOWHERE NEAR as simple a...
Our BOAT Is GONE! – WHAT the #@$!? | SailAway 190
It's one of MANY sailors' NIGHTMARES. You're in a FOREIGN COUNTRY and not only does your BOAT GO MISSING, but your FAMILY AS WELL. Lots of scenarios jockey for attention in your mind as you struggle to decide what on earth to do. But if you're lucky, yo...
TRESPASSING – Our LOST Island Paradise | SailAway 189
Our BEST memories DESTROYED. We're NOT ALLOWED on this island, but it means TOO MUCH to us not to GO ANYWAY. It's been 8 LONG YEARS since we last saw this place, the place our cruising history truly began. And in that time IRMA also happened. Not much ...
Winter Sucks? WATCH THIS VIDEO | SailAway 188
Are you SICK of the COLD and SNOW? Or just having no access to a BOAT? We're here to help. :-). You see, we're in the BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS with no plans for anything but SUN, SAND, SEA, BIKINIS, RUM, REPEAT. If you've never been, you'll soon understan...