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Maine or the Caribbean? (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep 76)
With our summer boat projects complete it's time to get down to the business of exploring Maine. Our first stop is a sweet anchorage bordering Acadia National Park where we reunite with several members of TTYC, our quarantine crew from the Bahamas (Ada, Av...
1100w of solar on a 36 foot sailboat, yes please! (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep 75)
In this episode we complete a major upgrade to to our solar generating capacity. We add an additional 600w of solar to our existing 510w. 1110w of solar on a 36 foot monohull sailboat must be some sort of record lol! Earlier this summer we upgraded to 600 ...
Delos & Calico Livin’ large off the Sea on our Private Island (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep 73)
If you had to spend 14 days "self isolating" upon entering the state of Maine, can you picture a better way to spend it than on a private island?!?! We got really lucky this past August as our friends on S/V Delos were offered the use of an island off the ...
Sailing in Maine, holy lobster pots!!! (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep 72)
In this episode we explore the Isle of Shoals, a beautiful island located right on the border of New Hampshire and Maine. The next day we continue our journey further North, rising at 4:30 am in anticipation of a long passage. The early beginnings of our ...
Land Ho! Our Beautiful Sail to Maine (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep 71)
After almost a month of boat work, the mast has been re-stepped and we’re finally headed back to cruising life. We head out with the wind, as we make our way towards Maine, our ultimate destination. In total about 500 nautical miles away, we tackle the p...
We Finally Got the Mast Up! (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep 70)
It's a big day...after nearly a month of being without a mast it is being re-stepped! We took it down for inspection after the rig failed off Cape Hatteras and while it was down we added an exit point for a second spinnaker halyard and replaced/upgraded o...
Christmas Came Early! Lithium Batteries from Delos (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep.69)
In this episode Bill is working on some rig upgrades since the mast is down - It had to be removed because a rod head popped when he was solo sailing Calico Skies offshore the east coast of the US, near Beaufort North Carolina. He begins by removing all te...
Ditching Delos: My Hubby is Back! (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep.68)
When the rod head on our forward lower shroud broke on the fifth day of Bill's solo passage headed North from the Bahamas he had to divert course near Beaufort, North Carolina and head inshore. Grace is crewing on our friends boat s/v Delos and we’re ahe...
Rigging Failure Sailing Solo While My Wife is Crewing on Delos! (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 67)
It’s day four of our offshore passage north from the Bahamas headed up along the east coast of the US. Bill is about 30 miles offshore from North Carolina when the rod head on the forward lower shroud exploded. He’s sailing Calico Skies solo and Grace ...
A Tale of Two Passages….Ripped Sails on Delos and Rig Failure on Calico Skies (Ep. 66)
This episode opens on night two of our passage from the northern part of the Bahamas to the east coast of the US. For this passage, Grace has joined our friends on Delos as crew and Bill has set sail solo. Together, we’re buddy boating on a northward tra...
I’m Leaving My Husband……to Join Delos, (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 65)
Well this is a first for us, Calico Skies is setting out to sea for an eight hundred mile passage without Grace onboard. What?! Ya! In this episode, Grace joins the S/V Delos crew to help sail her back to the US and play with little Miss Nugget. Always up...
Lend Me Some Water I Am Your Neighbor (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 64)
We’re headed North and it’s day two of our passage from Flamingo Cay at the top of the Ragged Island chain to the Berry Islands, located at the northern end of the Bahamas. It's mid June and this is a hot, light air trip. Along the way we encounter a U...
Navigating the Tongue of the Ocean (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 63)
Well, it had to come eventually: The end of an era. We stayed as long as we possibly could, but with hurricane season quickly approaching we have no choice but to say our sad, final goodbyes to the Covid crew and leave the Bahamas, pointing the bow North. ...
Sailing North: It’s All the RAGE, (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 62)
This episode marks the beginning of a new chapter, as the Covid Crew begins to disband and go separate ways. We experience some fantastic sailing as we start our long trek north towards the States. Being a particularly windy year we almost always had enoug...
Our Covid Experience, like something out of Gilligan’s Island! (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 60)
Our experience during covid sounds like something out of Gilligan's Island; twelve strangers find themselves isolated on a deserted tropical island for months on end learning to survive and forging life long friendships in the process. Before the pandemic...
Ragged Island Regatta, (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 57)
In this episode we sail up the Ragged Island chain to Double Breasted Cay, a spot we will soon call home for the remainder of our time in the Bahamas (spoiler alert it's a LONG time). We decide to race our friends Ryan and Jerra on our sistership Zinzi and...
Isolated in Paradise (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 55)
In this episode we experience all the best of what we consider to be ideal Bahamas cruising: Buddy boats to socialize with, friends supporting each other, and all in an incredibly beautiful and largely untouched paradise, abundant with sea life and filled ...
Coming Together During Covid (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 54)
This episode depicts the early stages of our 'covid experience'. In it, we begin to make our way back up the Ragged Island chain enjoying a beautiful sail with our Code Zero or Gennaker. Upon arriving to our new spot we enjoy a bonfire on a gorgeous white ...
Catch, Clean, Cook: Spearfishing in the Bahamas (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 53)
In this episode we get down to the business of enjoying what the Ragged Island group is best known for, unspoiled wilderness. After weathering a five day wind storm in South Bay in last weeks episode we are keen to start exploring and get some time in the ...
The Big Blow (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 52)
In this episode, we travel to the Southern most island in the Ragged Island chain in search of protection from an impending storm. The Ragged's are known for having few islands that offer wind protection from every angle but thankfully, we were able to mak...
Bahamas: It’s ALIVE (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 51)
In this episode, we travel to the Southern most island in the Ragged Island chain in search of protection from an impending storm. The Ragged's are known for having few islands that offer wind protection from every angle but thankfully, we were able to mak...
Sailing Off The Beaten Path: Ragged Islands (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep.50)
In this episode, we sail from Long Island to Water Cay, north of the Ragged Island chain and enjoy perfect conditions with light breeze and the clearest, bluest water we’ve ever seen. We are visited by a dolphin and manage to catch a fish for dinner. The...
Diving The Bahamas Deepest Blue Hole (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 49)
In this episode we take one epic road trip and explore all that the Bahamas' incredible Long Island has to offer. We fell quickly in love with the place and it's numerous and superb white sand beaches, and magnificent views as we made our way around the is...
Cruising Georgetown: Our First Time (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 48)
There's a first time for everything and after three years of cruising the Bahamas we finally made it to the fabled Promise Land. Sailing into a new place that we'd heard about for so long was pretty exciting. As we approached, we were greeted by breathtaki...
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