Huge life changes are on the horizon! We’ve known for a while that our Tartan 37 won’t be our “forever” boat. With a baby on the way, she’s getting a little small; but we’re also ready to start approaching sailing in a whole new way. Knowing this however, Click here for full post: https://sailingsoulianis.com/is-this-the-end-ep-98/ Instagram: […] More
This is it — our very last sail for just the two of us, before we add another crew member! We look back on the three years we’ve spent on our boat, what’s fun and not so fun about monohulls, and what our biggest goal in life is. Click here for full post: https://sailingsoulianis.com/3-years-aboard-whats-next-ep-97/ Instagram: […] More
…because then it wouldn’t be special! The weather, wind and waves all came together on our sail from Marco Island up to Ft Myers. Even our erratic (and nearly departed) auto helm, Otto von Cranky, decided to pull some weight! As our cruising journey as a couple comes Click here for full post: https://sailingsoulianis.com/every-day-cant-be-like-this-ep-96/ Instagram: […] More
One last blissful trip before the baby arrives… that wasn’t exactly our babymoon! After anchoring in Key Largo, a tropical depression moves over bringing sustained winds and day after day of thunderstorms. As soon as the sun breaks, we’re off sailing down to Marathon for one last swim Click here for full post: https://sailingsoulianis.com/our-babymoon-on-a-boat-ep-95/ Instagram: […] More
This is the end of an era for the two of us! With our first baby on the way, our cruise down to the Keys becomes our unofficial babymoon. We relish slow sails, beautiful sunsets, good food, and enjoy our last season aboard as a couple. Hope you Click here for full post: https://sailingsoulianis.com/the-last-voyage-for-this-couple-ep-94/ Instagram: […] More
This gorgeous sail in the blue water of the Atlantic was one for the books, despite Kirk doing lots of fishing and no catching, and Lauren almost getting seasick! Join us as we sail fifty miles south against the Gulf Stream along the east coast of Florida. This Click here for full post: https://sailingsoulianis.com/our-favorite-sail-of-the-year-ep-93/ Instagram: […] More
Tough question to answer isn’t it? We get to ponder this while several storm systems hand out lightning bolts and wind gusts aplenty in this episode! If bad weather is on the horizon, our instinct is to find a safe anchorage and hole up while it blows over. Click here for full post: https://sailingsoulianis.com/lightning-or-high-wind-whats-worse-at-anchor-ep-92/ Instagram: […] More
What would you do if it seemed like the world was ending? Would panic set in as you began thinking about all the things you didn’t do, the places you didn’t go, or the relationships you didn’t spend enough time nurturing? Or would you carry on living your Click here for full post: https://sailingsoulianis.com/what-we-did-when-the-world-stopped-ep-91/ Instagram: […] More
“There’s good news and bad news.” When someone says that, is it ever really good? On our way south down the east coast of Florida, we stop in Stuart to have a professional rigger from Mack Sails take a look over our standing rigging. We had a Click here for full post: https://sailingsoulianis.com/the-most-expensive-inch-weve-ever-moved-ep-90/ Instagram: @sailingsoulianis […] More
Time travel with us in this episode to NOW! — April 2021 — for a real-time update, and to meet our lil’ babe, Renata! Many folks warned us that being parents is one of the most difficult and rewarding experiences they’ve had in their lives. Because we seem Click here for full post: https://sailingsoulianis.com/meet-our-boat-baby-real-time-update-ep-89/ Instagram: […] More
As liveaboard cruisers, we’re forced to learn how to do new things all the time, whether we want to or not. Luckily for Kirk, he thrives on figuring things out for himself. Then our chosen lifestyle must mean he’s found fulfillment and happiness for life, right!? Au contraire. Click here for full post: https://sailingsoulianis.com/breaking-through-little-frustrations-to-achieve-big-dreams-ep-88/ Instagram: […] More
The boat is afloat, and we are on our way south! Just because we left the yard though doesn’t mean the boat work is finished. Duh. We still need to tune the rig, bend on the sails and climb the mast to attach the instruments. There’s a bunch Click here for full post: https://sailingsoulianis.com/dont-go-chasing-narwhals-or-do-ep-87/ Instagram: […] More