Out-Running Bad Weather
A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 6/18/2023 - 6/26/2023 Gooooood morning! I apologize for being a day late this week. I was…
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Excellent Sailing and Fresh Produce: Traveling Down Island
A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 6/11/2023 - 6/18/2023 Later that afternoon, as we sat down for lunch, two men dinghied up to our boat. They didn’t speak much English, but the second Ray made out the word “help,” he climbed in, and they zoomed off. I kept a close eye on them from Sabado. They pulled up to…
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Plans Written in Sand at Low Tide…
A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 6/4/2023 - 6/11/2023 Despite our high hopes (and 2-3ft following seas in the forecast), we were met with 6ft waves coming from two different directions across our bow, resulting in a pretty miserable day. We were able to sail, but the wind was forcing us in a different dire…
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Keep the People In the Boat, Keep the Water Out of the Boat
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
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!
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
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
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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Snorkeling Adventures, Boat Projects, and Fun with Friends
A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 3/26/2023 - 5/2/2023 That night Ray and I decided at the last minute to host everyone for dinner on Sabado. We dug through our fridge and turned groceries for two into dinner for five… (read more)…
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