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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 for an adventure, Bill has volunteered to s...
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.S. Navy warship and are perplexed by a str...
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. In this episode we finally leave the Ragged...
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 enough to get Calico speeding along, and usually ...
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 erupted we had planned to be in the re...
The Founding of the Two Titty Yacht Club (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 59)
This episode depicts the birth of the TTYC or Two Titty Yacht Club, a sweet little spot on the beach at Double Breasted Cay that we end up spending a LOT of time at - Beginning in the early days of the Pandemic right on through the end of our Bahamas season. This sweet spot, built mostly from thing...
How to Get Groceries on a Deserted Island during a Pandemic (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 58)
In this episode we work out one of the more pressing issues we faced while we were 'stuck' in the Ragged Islands during the pandemic late Spring - How to get food. At the time, the Bahamas had banned inter-island travel which meant that we either had to head home to the U.S where the virus...
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 are lucky to have Conor and Steph film...
With a Little Help from My Friends (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 56)
Behind the scenes of cruising life there is a huge heaping pile of kind-hearted souls providing support and helping us through rough patches. These people are always ready to lend a hand with a project or boat fix, give advice, share knowledge and resources, and be a listening ear when the challenge...
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 with endless miles of pristine, white sand b...
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 sand beach and watch the sun set. ...
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 make it all the way to the bottom of the c...
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 make it all the way to the bottom of the c...
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 following day we do it all over again as we m...
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 island over our two day tour. The pe...
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 breathtakingly clear water and a sea of mast...
Code Zero: Our New Engine Saver (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 47)
In this episode we continue our hop down the Exuma island chain, taking care of some important to-do's as we go: A huge load of laundry and the ever present task of finding wifi good enough to upload a video! Theres no prettier place to take care of these chores though and it's always fu...
The Extraordinary Exumas (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 46)
We spent many hours dreaming of the Exumas when we were working on Calico Skies this past fall in Annapolis. With waters rumoured to be even more clear and beautiful than anywhere else in the Bahamas, exploring this new-to-us-territory was a tantalising fantasy that kept us going through many long d...
Bahamas, This Is What We Came For (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 45)
What got us through four long and sometimes miserable months of boat work on the East Coast late fall into winter? Dreaming of floating in the incredible turquoise waters of the Bahamas! In this episode, we recover from our treacherous, gale passage in the beautiful island of Spanish Wells, Eleuthe...