Our sailing voyage from Bermuda to Charleston, South Carolina took ten days rather than the expected five. With the weather against us we experienced 16 squalls in four days. Sailing in rough seas isn’t fun. It’s uncomfortable, scary and induces seasickness in most people! For most of our journey, we had high winds making it[Read More]
Atlantic Ocean
Sailing the Atlantic Ocean Video
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]
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 to Bermuda Video – The 5 Day Passage
Sailing to Bermuda has allowed us to hit our 20,000 nautical miles mark! Woo woo! And this sailing to Bermuda video showcases our trip. Looking back, my family, guests and I have really made quite a bit of progress on our around the world journey. Part of me always wonders if we’ll actually make the full[Read More]
Sailing to Bermuda
It’s calm now. The water is flat. Interestingly, my thoughts coincide with the sea state. The incessant recollection of lists no longer exist nor the slight panic caused by the overwhelming amount of self imposed deadlines. Our sailing to Bermuda trip has been completed! Before the five day crossing from Charleston, South Carolina to the[Read More]
VIDEO: Atlantic Ocean Crossing with Atlantic Rally for Cruisers
An Atlantic Ocean Crossing On the 22nd of November, my husband, daughter and three crew left Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (Islands of west coast of Africa), sailed 2800+ miles and ended our journey in the Caribbean on the island of St Lucia. We encountered high seas, calm seas, dolphins, fishing stories (mahimahi, tuna and more),[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]
Preparing to sail across the Atlantic Ocean from Gran Canaria to Saint Lucia
Note: the internet connection here in the Las Palmas marina (and surrounding area) is TERRIBLE. It’s taking around 5 minutes to get each picture up and most times they don’t go up at all. When we get to a country that has a good internet connection, I’ll add more pictures. The next step in our[Read More]