A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 12/10/2023 - 12/17/2023 As we left the protection of the island, the seas grew. We were putting our third reef in the mainsail when the wind speed hit 40kn. Even over the howling wind, we could hear the sail billowing more than usual. We looked back to see… (read more)…
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A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 12/03/2023 - 12/10/2023 Ray made a couple of cocktails to soften the disappointment of missing out on yet another thing we wanted to do… (read more)…
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A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 11/26/2023 - 12/3/2023 We took the dinghy back to Sabado, showered, and were relaxing in our saloon when Ray noticed another boat practically on top of us- they were dragging anchor, and no one was aboard… (read more)…
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As Sabado ages, we’ve noticed many lower-quality odds and ends breaking. So, we spent an afternoon with some epoxy and superglue repairing busted cabinetry buttons and the thin plastic tachometer bezel. We noticed a squeaking/grinding noise when the boom moved… (read more)…
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A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 11/19/2023 - 11/26/2023 One of the only survivors turned out to be a prisoner who had been kept in a windowless underground cell and was later discovered by rescue workers… (read more)…
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A recipe given to me by a fellow cruiser… Thank you, Elizabeth!…
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A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 11/5/2023 - 11/12/2023 Our approach was incredibly beautiful. We had skipped St. Lucia on the way down, so I had never seen the famous Pitons up close. They became even sharper and more dramatic as we… (read more)…
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A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 10/29/2023 - 11/5/2023 As we were sitting down for dinner, a catamaran came in with its sails still up. It was dark, and they were overpowered. The wind carried them within a boat length of another anchored vessel… (read more)…
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We paid $15 per night to stay on a mooring ball outside St. George’s. We removed our Mantus chain hook and switched to soft shackles a couple of years ago after a line got caught under the bridle while we were furling in the gennaker, launching the heavy, metal hook through the air right toward Ray…
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