When sailing northeast along the Caribbean island chain it’s possible to skip Puerto Rico. Many cruisers sail from the Virgin Islands, over the top of Puerto Rico and up to Turks and Caicos or the Bahamas. They choose not to sail Puerto Rico. Skipping Puerto Rico on the way down, however, is not as easy.[Read More]
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Sailing into Palmas Del Mar Puerto Rico – Video
Our sailing trip along the south coast of Puerto Rico led us to one last stop on the mainland before heading to the Spanish Virgin Islands. Sailing into Palmas Del Mar Marina was easy. The marina attendants spoke excellent English and provided us with fantastic berthing directions. And once we were in the Palmas Del[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]
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]
Swimming With Pigs in the Bahamas
After enjoying a fantastic meal, jumping along to a Junkanoo and getting a Bahamas SIM card we left Governor’s Harbor and made our way to the next destination – Cape Eleuthera Marina. We were all excited about swimming with pigs in the Bahamas. When planning our passage we initially wanted to sail straight to Pig[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]