Boat Life

Beginning Our Lithium Conversion

Beginning Our Lithium Conversion

by Holly Hendricks on Feb 19

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 2/12/2023 - 2/19/2023 They removed our wind turbines, making room for the new solar panels. The carpenter began modifying the compartment under our bed to accommodate our new batteries that will nearly double our capacity… (read more)…

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Bad Batteries, Good Food, and Great Friends

Bad Batteries, Good Food, and Great Friends

by Holly Hendricks on Feb 12

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 2/5/2023 - 2/12/2023 We woke up the following day and noticed our low-battery alarms were about to go off. We were frustrated and confused. We had run our engine for 2hrs the day before and had only one refrigerator plugged in! Our current batteries were becoming more and m…

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Generator Repairs, NEW BATTERIES, and a Floating Concert?!

Generator Repairs, NEW BATTERIES, and a Floating Concert?!

by Holly Hendricks on Feb 5

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 1/29/2023 - 2/5/2023 I saw him turn on the outside lights, so I got up to make sure everything was okay. We had left the dinghy in the water overnight, and one of the painters was stuck on what we assumed to be Sabado’s propeller. We got the boat hook out and tried to free…

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Returning to the USVI & Planning Our Next Boat Project

Returning to the USVI & Planning Our Next Boat Project

by Holly Hendricks on Jan 29

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 1/22/2023 - 1/29/2023 We discussed the details of our upcoming battery upgrade over coffee: to keep the wind turbines or get rid of them? To install two new batteries or three? Under our bed or somewhere else? Should we do a solar upgrade as well… (read more)…

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Welcome to the BVI!!

Welcome to the BVI!!

by Holly Hendricks on Jan 22

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 1/15/2023 - 1/22/2023 We woke up bright and early the next day to sail to Anegada. The trip took us ~2.5-3 hours, and Sabado performed so well. We flew the gennaker almost the entire time and our average speed was 7.5-8kn! Ray and I had a blast… (read more)…

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Enjoying Brewers Bay and Preparing to Head to the BVI

Enjoying Brewers Bay and Preparing to Head to the BVI

by Holly Hendricks on Jan 15

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 1/8/2023 - 1/15/2023 The next day I heard a sound off our stern while cleaning up after breakfast. I went out to take a look and was greeted by two turtles swimming right alongside our boat! I called Ray over, and we both… (read more)…

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Hiking, Swimming with Turtles, and an Injured Captain

Hiking, Swimming with Turtles, and an Injured Captain

by Holly Hendricks on Jan 8

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 1/1/2023 - 1/8/2023 He was stepping from the dinghy onto Sabado when a wave hit the dinghy, moving it under the lowered davit arm and forcing Ray’s foot off. He went down, with his upper body making contact with the sugar scoop and… (read more)…

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Trying Caribbean Roti and Preparing for Guests!

Trying Caribbean Roti and Preparing for Guests!

by Holly Hendricks on Dec 25

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 12/18/2022 - 12/25/2022 Caribbean roti has South Asian roots. It’s similar to an Indian naan, chapati, or paratha served with curried or stewed meat and vegetables. We’d gotten a recommendation on where to go, so we took the dinghy downtown… (read more)…

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