October 2024: Behind the Scenes

We could not make water for four days after a storm with hefty rainfall brought significant runoff and debris into the anchorage.  We spent $690.00 to[…]

5 Phrases for Salty Sailors

Welcome to our new and improved website! Check it out, and enjoy our latest blog post… (read more)

False Alarm | Plans Change

In our never-ending quest to stay positive, I’m not sure how our time here has been perceived online, but it has been hard for us.[…]

On-the-Go Emergency Kit

Ray has been carrying this kit in his backpack for years, and we have so many stories of when it has come in handy! If[…]

Returning to Familiar Waters

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 10/13/2024 – 10/20/2024 We arrived in Moorea at sunrise. This is our third visit, our second time arriving at sunrise,[…]

Crew Only Update: We have GOOD NEWS!

Life will be a bit chaotic between now and then as we scramble to get the boat ready + check out of French Polynesia, but[…]

Change of Plans!

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 10/06/2024 – 10/13/2024  We sighed in relief, looked at each other knowingly, and silently pulled out our world-cruising guidebooks. We’re ready[…]

4 Anchorages in 4 Days

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 9/29/2024 – 10/06/2024 His hull turned perpendicular to the wind and, with one of those 30-knot gusts, began dragging rapidly[…]

September 2024: Behind the Scenes

We paid $39.67 for 6 gallons of gasoline at a gas station in Bora Bora.  We endured three termite swarms this month. One in Tahiti, one[…]

Bora Bora: A Bucket-List Destination!

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 9/21/2024 – 9/28/2024 I’ve never seen more than two or three eagle rays at a time, so I was in awe[…]