It was a tough pill to swallow; our entire plans for the year would have to change. We spent a few days pouting and trying to adjust our expectations. We missed our Gulf Stream crossing window but decided that… (read more)…
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A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 1/23/2022 - 1/30/2022 We ended up spending the entire month of December begging customer service departments, contractors, and vendors to help us get everything back up and running again only to be ignored, overlooked, and even threatened. It was an expensive and discouragi…
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Another Week at the Boatyard: 11/14/2021 - 11/21/2021 Since we’re basically Florida residents at this point, we met up with a friend (who we met here last year) for lunch! We went to the local hotspot, Grills, which is just down the street from the boatyard. Both the hostess and the waiter recognize…
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Another Week at the Boatyard: 11/7/2021 - 11/14/2021 We headed to the boat around 9am with a long list of things we wanted to accomplish, but all of that went out the window when Ray noticed our bilge was full of oil… (read more)…
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A Week at the Boatyard: 10/31/2021 - 11/7/2021 We continued our usual routine Friday and Saturday: boatyard in the morning, work until it gets too hot, then… (read more)…
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COVID has drastically delayed the bulk of our upgrades due to supply and labor shortages, so we’ve been left scrambling. Luckily… (read more)…
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Ray did an excellent job maneuvering the boat, despite battling a bit of wind. We nearly hit a cement corner at one point, but I was able to get a fender in place just in time so no harm was done! 4 guys helped us handle lines and get the straps in place, then… (read more)…
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In typical boat project fashion, we discovered several other issues along the way and even broke a few things in the process… (read more)…
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A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 6/13/2021 - 6/20/2021 One of my goals for this hurricane season is to optimize our storage space on board, but our irregular shaped shelves have always made that tough. In the past, we’ve used some trays and baskets, but no combination of those seemed to fit properly… (read…
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