The 30 minute video showcases our last week in Bermuda through to the first of 16 horrifying squalls we went through to get back to America. It includes fueling the boat with over 800 liters of diesel, sailing to St George’s to book out, a very fast joy ride on an Insetta 45′ power boat,[Read More]
Atlantic Ocean
Sailing the Atlantic Ocean
Sailing the Atlantic Ocean or should I put, instead, sailing through horrifying squalls on the Atlantic? My body tightened into a ball even though I was still upright. The saloon was tossed dramatically over to the left. With a couple red night-lights painting the scene I witnessed latched doors open, previously secured items fly through the[Read More]
Sailing across the Atlantic Ocean on a sailboat
We had no idea what it would be like sailing across the Atlantic Ocean on a sailboat. We crossed with 200+ other boats organized by the World Cruising Organization with the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) – Las Palmas to St Lucia. If you haven’t already read ‘Preparing to sail across the Atlantic Ocean –[Read More]
Crossing the Atlantic Ocean – Gran Canaria to Las Palmas
Today is the day that we leave Las Palmas in Gran Canaria and head west to St Lucia in the Caribbean – crossing the Atlantic Ocean. We’re crossing with the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) organised by the World Cruising Club. To watch our progress, and the other 250+ boats in the rally, please go[Read More]