Our sailing off-season — driving around in Chip, hanging out in the Great Lakes, sailing, surfing & swimming — has been a fun diversion from the boat. Now it’s time to get back to Florida. We finish our last big van project (building a bed), and also go Click here for full post: https://sailingsoulianis.com/what-happens-when-were-not-on-the-boat-ep-57/ Instagram: […] More
We’re making our way in our van, Chip, around Lake Huron. In this episode we leave Manitoulin Island, hopping a ferry to Tobermory. The Bruce Peninsula is stunning — high cliffs topped with colorful plants and Bahamian-like blue water. We park the van on the beach, and sail Click here for full post: https://sailingsoulianis.com/exploring-north-of-the-border-by-boat-van-ep-56/ Instagram: […] More
Are you trying to determine where to spend hurricane season while sailing the Caribbean? There are several spots to choose from but our favorite is Grenada. Watch this video to hear our 10 reasons why Grenada is a top spot. And read below for more information. 1. Grenada rarely Click here for full post: https://sailingbritican.com/hurricane-season/ […] More
With Soulianis on the hard in Florida, we take our van up to The North Channel of Lake Huron and hop back on a sailboat! We meet up with two couples who are seasoned sailors (our “boat parents” from Episode 13) who take us on a tour of Click here for full post: https://sailingsoulianis.com/cruising-a-freshwater-fjord-in-the-north-channel-ep-55/ Instagram: […] More
With Soulianis tucked away in the boatyard, we try out #vanlife and go tearing across the country in our new transit van, Chip! (Does driving from south to north count as across? Well, either way…) We leave Florida for Wisconsin, then hop over to Michigan, then back again, Click here for full post: https://sailingsoulianis.com/vanlife-our-summer-home-on-wheels-ep-54/ Instagram: […] More
Sep. 1, 2019, a Cat 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph and a minimum central pressure of 910 mb hit the Bahamas. It was the strongest hurricane to hit the northern Bahamas since modern records. Phillip and I watched this monster breed, grow, and feast on the warm Click here for full post: […] More
It’s that time again! Peak Hurricane Season has arrived in the Caribbean and that means most of the charter boats have sailed south to Grenada for an end of Click here for full post: https://wherethecoconutsgrow.com/2019/08/its-that-time-again/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wherethecoconutsgrow/ More
TweetMozambique Cyclone Idai – Sailing towards a storm, a little earlier than planned, during cyclone season… Late April, May and June is the right time to sail this coast….We left mid March because of an extraordinary weather window which would carry us the first 1000 miles downwind, instead of upwind… Click here for full post: […] More
While this is tough to share, it is also humbling and inspiring. Hurricane Michael was the strongest hurricane to hit US shores since Andrew. Practically speaking, it was pretty much a Cat 5 when it hit the shore the Florida panhandle on October 10, 2018. With sustained winds of 155 mph, it was just a […] More
Here we are smack in the middle of July and well into the Atlantic Hurricane season – a time of year where we should’ve already been heading South. Peter and I discussed our options months ago and we both agreed that moving South to Grenada in June was the best thing for us this year. […] More