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,[…]
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[…]
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[…]
Exploring Moorea: Whales, Pineapples, and Booger Plums?
A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 9/08/2024 – 9/15/2024 From the top, we could see fields of pineapples growing out of the reddish volcanic soil. Taking[…]
All Aboard! Sailing from Tahiti to Moorea with Friends
By Thursday, we were ready for a change of scenery. Once everyone had their fill of coffee, we set sail for Moorea. Conditions started out…[…]
The More Remote, the Greater the Responsibility
A Week (or two) Aboard S/V Sabado: 7/21/2024 – 8/04/2024 The more remote the destination, the greater the magnitude of responsibility, and here, that notion is[…]