Boat Life

Trying Black Point’s FAMOUS Coconut French Toast

Trying Black Point’s FAMOUS Coconut French Toast

by Holly Hendricks on Feb 14

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 2/7/2021 - 2/14/2021 You can get your haircut or order a hotdog while you wait for your laundry, buy anything from cleaning supplies to eggs to PVC pipe from the store it’s attached to, or even take a shower and/or rent a room upstairs! Talk about… (read more)…

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Our First Big Storm in the Bahamas!

Our First Big Storm in the Bahamas!

by Holly Hendricks on Feb 7

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 1/31/2021 - 2/7/2021 The worst of it hit Monday night, so we set up several alarms (one to keep track of our anchor, another to alert us if we moved outside of a set boundary, and a third to warn us if the wind went above 40kn) and monitored everything from the salon all ni…

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Another Battery Problem?!

Another Battery Problem?!

by Holly Hendricks on Jan 31

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 1/24/2021 - 1/31/2021 I think my favorite conversation was with the woman on the super yacht next to us… she looked over at another sailboat that was docked a ways away, they had sent someone up their mast to do some inspections, and looks back at us and goes “do you guys c…

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The Week We Fell in Love With The Exumas

The Week We Fell in Love With The Exumas

by Holly Hendricks on Jan 24

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 1/17/21 - 1/24/21 We arrived in Shroud Cay around 2pm and picked up a mooring ball. The water was beautiful, so I jumped in for a swim and dove on the mooring to make sure it was secure… (read more)…

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Sunshine, Sharks, Sailing!

Sunshine, Sharks, Sailing!

by Holly Hendricks on Jan 17

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 1/10/21 - 1/17/21 Tuesday was our 5th day in the country so per our health visa requirements, we had to go get our 5th day COVID-19 rapid test. There was only one clinic on the island providing the test and that clinic didn’t have an address, just a vague description of its…

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We made it to the Bahamas!!

We made it to the Bahamas!!

by Holly Hendricks on Jan 10

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 1/3/21 - 1/10/22 Our Lyft driver on the way to the propane place was a Cuban immigrant who told us about his 3 day journey to the US with his family in a RAFT when he was 17. He talked about how scary it was, and how he lost a lot of his friends to big waves and sharks… (re…

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Christmas on Anchor + A Change of Scenery

Christmas on Anchor + A Change of Scenery

by Holly Hendricks on Dec 27

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 12/20/2020 - 12/27/2020 A storm blew through around 2am Christmas morning, so we got up and kept an eye on things- making sure ourselves and no one around us dragged anchor. We were seeing 28kn sustained winds, gusting above 30kn… (read more)…

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New Batteries + Old Friends

New Batteries + Old Friends

by Holly Hendricks on Dec 20

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 12/13/2020 - 12/20/2020 We were shocked at the level of service they provided. They even came by the next day and took our old batteries to dispose of them for us! If you ever need a marine electrician… (read more)…

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