24hrs on Anchor as Liveaboard Sailors
Their captain is awake, shining a headlamp on our boat, their bow, and then back into their cockpit. We’re close enough to shout, so Ray asks if everything is okay. Have they… (read more)…
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6 Days at Sea: Light Winds & Sail Troubles
We’re back on the move! Sorry for the lack of posts lately. To be honest, crew morale has plummeted. Boat life has never… (read more)…
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Behind the Scenes: March 2025
Insurance cost, a burnt sail, broken leech line, and more... (read more)…
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Ditch Bag for Emergencies at Sea
A ditch bag (also called an emergency grab bag) is a waterproof, pre-packed bag containing essential signal and survival gear that sailors take with them if they need to abandon ship… (read more)…
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Farewell, Norman Family!
A sweet overnight sail from Tahuata to Nuku Hiva, where our family boards their flight back to the USA… (read more)…
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All Aboard! A Week of Sailing & Swimming With Family
Using our main and jib, we were able to sail past sunrise, only turning on an engine to complete our approach when the staggering mountains of Hiva Oa blocked our wind. We reminisced on our arrival to this very island after our 27-day sail from Panama…(read more)…
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Behind the Scenes: February 2025
We submitted the necessary paperwork for insurance renewal and will share the cost with you once we hear back… (read more)…
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January 2025: Behind the Scenes
We appreciate your support, and we hope you find these reports valuable. Here is a bullet point list of things we dealt with in January 2025… (read more)…
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2 Years of Behind-the-Scenes Reports
We’ve been posting monthly behind-the-scenes reports for two years! Let’s look back on them together: our most mentioned issues, haul out expenses, projects/upgrades we wish we’d done sooner… (read more)…
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