I wrote this article while we were sailing across the Atlantic in February 2019 for a contest with SisterShip Magazine. I’m thrilled to announce that it was selected to be included in the SisterShip Press anthology of stories about Women on the Water and their struggles with Changing Places (from Click here for full post: […] More
When I started this logbook, I promised to document the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of our sailing adventures. All of them. I feel like I’ve accomplished this with detailed, honest, and sometimes gruesome accounts of our experiences—with one exception. The good parts of our sailing adventure are Click here for full post: […] More
We had so much FUN making this video and reliving all the memories! Celebrate One Year at Sea with us! It’s been exactly one year since we set sail from Stralsund, Germany on August 19, 2018 for our worldwide sailing voyage. We have sailed more than 7,000 nautical miles Click here for full post: https://www.sailorsandseadogs.com/blog/sail-the-world-one-year […] More
French Guiana, South America Probably my favorite destination during our entire voyage, we made three stops in lovely French Guiana—Cayenne, Kourou, and the Triangle Islands, Iles du Salut. One of those three islands is known as Devil’s Island and is the Alcatraz of the Atlantic. It felt odd to be Click here for full post: […] More
Sailing Passage from Cabedelo, Brazil to Cayenne, French Guiana Aided by the strong Guyana Current, at times we were surfing the 3-meter Atlantic waves with record-setting speeds for Seefalke of 8 to 9 knots, smashing our single-day record by more than 60 nautical miles. But as we entered the Doldrums of the Click here for full […] More
Wednesday, 5 June 2019 At the southernmost point of our voyage so far, we are finally heading North on our way to French Guiana! The 1,400 nm passage should take about 10 days if we can hitch a ride on the Guyana Current. Click here for full post: https://www.sailorsandseadogs.com/blog/sail-to-french-guiana Instagram: @sailorsandseadogs More
Cabedelo, Brazil — Marina Jacaré Village When we arrived in Cabedelo, Brazil on February 27, we met Ellen and Felipe, Brazilians who are the proprietors of our favorite local restaurant—a small tent underneath which they grill meat on a stick and mix Caíparinhas, the traditional local cocktail. When we arrived, Click here for full post: […] More
Cabedelo, Brazil, South America For the past several weeks, we have been stuck on dry dock in the shipyard at Marina Jacaré Village here in Cabedelo, Brazil. It feels so strange to be on the boat, but not in the water. Living on dry dock is like living in a tree Click here for full […] More
First Two Weeks in Cabedelo, Brazil The Atlantic Crossing took a lot out of us. It was relaxing at times, challenging at times, and even boring at times. I read 12 books, and we battled excruciating heat and daily squalls! We had made an adjustment in our original plans to take Click here for full […] More
It’s official. Not everyone loves a parade. As we walked through the streets of the quaint Brazilian city of Olinda during its historic, annual carnival, I began to feel claustrophobic. We were outside, but the walls were closing in on me. Trapped in a mob of literally tens of thousands of colorfully Click here for […] More
It’s official. Not everyone loves a parade. As we walked through the streets of the quaint Brazilian city of Olinda during its historic, annual carnival, I began to feel claustrophobic. We were outside, but the walls were closing in on me. Trapped in a mob of literally tens of thousands of colorfully Click here for […] More
Crossing the Atlantic PART TWO (Read Part One) Sometimes your worst night at sea is the one you spend at anchorage. After 15 straight days sailing across the Atlantic from Cape Verde to Brazil, we took a pit stop at the remote island of Ihla Fernando de Noronha on our way to Click here for […] More