Our time in The Boatyard was successful and honestly the best haul out and boatyard experience we have ever had. Many boatyards are plagued by restriction. You pay extra fees to work on your boat, You are restricted in what you are allowed to do, and you can’t stay on your boat. The challenges you…

After waiting out a very windy 3 days in Huahine, we began our passage westward to Tonga. This was an approximately 1300 mile passage through an area known to be a bit fickle with the wind direction. The trades are less consistent and combined with the continual strange weather patterns (i.e. El Nino), we knew…

Its not hard to see why these islands have been romanticized. Beginning in the 18th century, European explorers landed in these islands where they found a “free love” paradise. The clear waters, the dramatic green mountains, the flowers, the surf, the climate and the people make this place a paradise. Unfortunately, as history has evolved,…

Sailing on, we began our 5 day passage to Tahanea, Tuomotus. It felt good to be on the move again. There’s something about heading out to open water that has this freeing feeling. It’s almost like a sigh of relief, even if you weren’t quite ready to leave. The passage was fast and for a…

The Marquesas Islands are typically the first stop after a long Pacific passage for most sailing cruisers heading to the cocunut milk run. They are majestic in their beauty and one feels as if they have arrived in paradise!

Finally our sails shipped!  We watched the tracking obsessively.  They seems to not leave China for some time.  I was certain we would have a customs issue given they were shipped via UPS as I had heard stories from others.  Around 7 days later on a Wednesday, 2 days before the estimated “delivery date,” they…

Currents, Motor Sailing, Wildfires, Traffic Jams and Boat Life Problems: Panama, Panama echos in my head. Van Halen somehow seemed to find the perfect time to blast through the speaker as we dread yet another day in Panama. We are beginning to feel a bit stuck. Things may be different if the sailing was actually…

Since we bought Reverie we have sailed just over 4000 nm.  We sailed from west Florida around the southern tip through the Florida straights to the Bahamas.  From the northeastern Bahamas we sailed out to longitude 65 in the Atlantic Ocean and south to Antigua, which was a 1200+ mile sail.  Then we sailed to…

Sailboats rafted through the panama canal locks

I knew the Caribbean Sea would not be kind to us.  Everything I’ve read says the best window for passage is December before the trades build again and pile up off the coast of Columbia where the sea bed drastically rises in elevation.  That creates steep waves influenced by the wind and currents resulting in…