When is the Caribbean hurricane season? What’s the second most important reason for getting out of the Caribbean for hurricane season? What’s the scoop with hurricane boat insurance? How should you plan your passage through the Caribbean to ensure you’re in a hurricane safe zone prior to the season starting? What can you do to[Read More]
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Sailing The South Coast of Puerto Rico – Ponce, Isla de Cardona, Cayo Puerca & Puerto Patillas
Join us for a passage along the south coast of Puerto Rico. We visit the anchorages of Ponce, Isla De Cardona, Cayo Puerca and Puerto Patillas. Find out how we incorporated mangroves into a homeschooling lesson, a bit of yoga on the move, and loads and loads of beautiful views of the sea, sun and[Read More]
Sailing Puerto Rico – Video
In this new Sailing Puerto Rico video, episode 12 in our fifth season, we show you our first stop in Puerto Rico – Marina Pescaderia. We explain why our plan was to skip several islands and head straight to Antigua. We discuss the need to collect departure papers from US Customs and Immigration before leaving[Read More]
Sailing the Caribbean – A journey update
Can you imagine one day enjoying quiet sundowners with your fellow buddy boats, in a secluded calm harbor, and then the next day sailing the Caribbean through massive Atlantic swells, turbulent frothy white waves and at least one dark gusty squall? Contrast beautiful green lush mountainous rainforests, brown and black volcanic beaches and the deep[Read More]
Marina Pescaderia Puerto Rico – A review
Rough seas suck. Pounding into the wind, waves and swell is not fun. Feeling like you’re in a washing machine is not fun either. Why do many of us sailors do it? Why do we put ourselves through crappy passages? Well, I suppose it’s because we know that the positives outweigh the negatives. We know[Read More]
Sailing Across The Mona Passage
If you fail to plan for sailing across the Mona Passage, the waterway between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, you might find yourself in some majorly harsh sea conditions. I’m talking about big swells, big waves and big winds. You can also throw in a few potential thunderstorms too! The Mona Passage is not[Read More]
Turks and Caicos
Introducing our video about our lovely time spent in Turks & Caicos. We sailed from Georgetown, Bahamas to Provo, Caicos. The journey took two nights. We had a few issues on the trip – our genset died and we found an oil leak but the worst was having our backstay go lose. Watch the video[Read More]
8 Steps To Anchoring In A Storm
So, what do you do if a storm is on its way and you’re anchored in a harbor? Anchoring in a storm or in high winds is part of the sailing lifestyle. Many storms arrive unannounced and others, although predicted, can turn out to be worse than expected. After reading the steps make sure to[Read More]
Where To Live Aboard – 13 Benefits To Liveaboard Anchorages
Are you interested in knowing where to live aboard on a boat (sail or motor)? Many liveaboard boaters start off by living in a marina. An alternative is to spend a season in an established live aboard anchorage. This article will define what they are, what happens in a typical live aboard anchorage and why[Read More]
Sailing in The Bahamas – Engine Failure
Today was difficult. We started to take on water while traversing a very turbulent waterway. Water was rushing in fast and the bilge was working hard. It took us around three minutes to find the issue. I headed to the stern of the boat (back) pulling up floorboards. Andrew, our volunteer crew member, went to[Read More]