For day two on our Bahamas sailing trip anchorage, the winds came. The sun was out but it blew a gale for the whole day. We had a constant 30 knots with guts of 45 knots. After being in a marina for quite some time I needed to renew my anchor faith! Interestingly, I thought[Read More]
Videos
Bahamas Sailing Trip – First Stop Royal Island | Part 1 of 2
It’s 4:28am on the 4th of January. Our Bahamas sailing trip has taken us to the Royal Island Harbor. The wind is howling. One of our cockpit sun cover straps is sporadically flapping making a strong humming sound. The waves are lapping against the hull with an occasional ‘clap’ causing my adrenaline to surge. It’s[Read More]
Sailboat Windlass Woes
As usual our plans to leave on a set date to sail off into the sunset didn’t work out. This time, we experienced sailboat windlass woes. Allow me to tell you what happened, how it happened and what we did to remedy the situation. Our intention was to leave Florida on the 28th of December[Read More]
Sailing Florida – Fort Lauderdale
Have you or will you ever sail to Ft Lauderdale? This post, ‘Sailing Florida Fort Lauderdale’ offers an article and video about our trip on the ICW and up the New River. Read on to join us for the journey… If you missed our last sailing adventure, check out 10 Reasons to Sail down the[Read More]
10 Reasons to Sail down the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW)
The Intracoastal Waterway, or ICW, is a 3,000-mile (4,800 km) inland waterway along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of the United States. It runs from Boston, Massachusetts, south along the Atlantic coast and around the southern tip of Florida, then following the Gulf Coast to Brownsville, Texas. The ICW allows boaters to travel[Read More]
Sailing Florida – West Palm Beach
What’s it like to sail into West Palm Beach? Find out here by joining us on the journey. From Cape Canaveral out into the Atlantic Ocean and then into the Intracoastal Waterway, we made our way to Palm Beach Harbor Marina. In our last article and video, Sailing to Florida – Cape Canaveral, Simon demonstrates[Read More]
Sailing Florida – Cape Canaveral
After spending two enjoyable days and nights in St Augustine, we, and Michael aboard s/v Entitled, slipped our mooring ball lines. It was a crisp cool morning and there was a very slight breeze. The sun was shining and we were eager to head down to Cape Canaveral, a 20 hour sail. If you missed[Read More]
Sailing to Florida St Augustine
When leaving Amelia Island it was slightly above freezing! The trip to St Augustine took 12 hours. We left our mooring in the darkness at 6am and arrived in St Augustine Municipal Marina mooring field around 2pm. Our aim was to leave early so to ensure a daylight arrival at our destination. Getting back into[Read More]
Sailing to Florida – Amelia Island
The lead up to leaving Charleston was hectic. I had to keep focusing on sailing to Florida Amelia Island. Saying our goodbye’s while fixing necessities on the boat and stocking her with food wasn’t easy. So much to do. And we had a new crew member join us – Andrew from the UK. Thankfully Andrew[Read More]
Charleston Harbor Marina Review
Using my guide, Choosing A Marina – A Checklist For Finding The Best One, I’ve answered the first 25 out of 60 questions to give you a feel for the guide and why the collection of information is important before entering a marina for long term storage or as a liveaboard. Additionally, I created a[Read More]
