Boat Life

Keep the People In the Boat, Keep the Water Out of the Boat

Keep the People In the Boat, Keep the Water Out of the Boat

by Holly Hendricks on May 28

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 5/21/2023 - 5/28/2023 I was making dinner, holding onto every ingredient so it wouldn’t go flying off the counter when I heard a slew of curse words coming from the cockpit. I looked up to see Ray running to the helm. He shut off our starboard engine. I plopped dinner into…

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Back in the Swing of Things

Back in the Swing of Things

by Holly Hendricks on May 21

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 5/14/2023 - 5/21/2023 The following day I was practically launched out of bed. A southerly swell had taken over last night’s calm refuge. We had to move again. At this point, we were starting to feel like Goldilocks: this mooring field has too little wind, this anchorage ha…

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The Best Week Ever!

The Best Week Ever!

by Holly Hendricks on May 7

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 4/30/2023 - 5/7/2023 The morning of our wedding, we moved Sabado over to Leverick Bay. It was a short trip, but we took our time and put the sails up. ⛵️ Being able to sail our home to our wedding destination with all our loved ones was an experience we will cherish forever…

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Boat Life: Generator Problems, Relaxation, and a Storm

Boat Life: Generator Problems, Relaxation, and a Storm

by Holly Hendricks on Apr 23

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 4/16/2023 - 4/23/2023 By lunchtime, Ray had the generator up and running again- my hero! Now that we’ve experienced this, we will update our maintenance plans for the system. Running it with a higher load (that our new power/charging system provides) and checking the filter…

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Island Hopping in the Caribbean

Island Hopping in the Caribbean

by Holly Hendricks on Apr 16

Last week we sailed to St. Croix for a change of scenery. It was a beautiful ~5.5hr sail with 15- 20kn of wind. Our average SOG was 7.5kn! Unfortunately, we were welcomed by a storm that hung around for the next few days… (read more)…

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We’re Back in the Water & Back on the Move!

We’re Back in the Water & Back on the Move!

by Holly Hendricks on Mar 26

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 3/19/2023 - 3/26/2023 Unfortunately, the anchorage was rough. We scoured our charts for another option but couldn’t find anything we were interested in with good holding and adequate protection. We had planned on staying in St. Maarten for at least another week, but after b…

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Successful Lithium Conversion & Return to Boat Life

Successful Lithium Conversion & Return to Boat Life

by Holly Hendricks on Mar 12

We spent the past two and a half weeks on the dock in St. Thomas while Sabado underwent a few major upgrades. Living on the boat while the work was going on was… stressful. There were a couple of days when we had no power, and the boat looked like a construction zone… (read more)…

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