Goodbye French Polynesia

Here’s an early and ad-free release for this week’s video for our crew. We’ve also added some commentary below. Thank you for your continued support!

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[…]

Haul Out Projects

We are currently developing our project list for our haul out at Port Whangarei Marine Center in New Zealand. This will be an extensive (and[…]

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[…]

Cruising the Society Islands: Beautiful, but Challenging

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 9/15/2024 – 9/22/2024 The boat felt a bit steamy since we had to keep the hatches closed, so we set[…]