We left Mayreau early as we weren’t sure what to expect in the Cays. Although it is late in the season the Tobago Cays is an extremely popular anchorage with every person we have met telling us it’s an absolute must. With all the hype around it, we were super excited to see what the […] More
After a fun time exploring the old whaling station in Petit Nevis, we pulled out our genoa and set sail for Mayreau. It felt good to be lazy sailing, with the wind behind us and only our genoa out life was easy. As you head south it can be hard to figure out which island […] More
We had a nice beam reach to Bequia from St. Vincent with a consistent force 5 blowing. Just before we rounded the northern point the swells got a bit choppy and steep, but this was short lived. Unfortunately, due to our genoa being fairly old and stretched (with many hand sewn repair jobs!), furling it […] More
After deciding not to stick around in St. Lucia for a variety of reasons we had an early start leaving at 3am to set sail for St. Vincent. We were both excited and a bit apprehensive about what to expect in St. Vincent after reading very mixed reviews online(although taking advise from online sources can […] More
TweetRudder Lost Mid Pacific We began our approach from seaward to the infamous pass at Mopelia, otherwise known as Maupihha, about 130 miles west of Bora Bora, still part of French Polynesia, somewhat nervously. Well 50% nervously….Rebecca being the nervous half. The channel into Mopilia is the narrowest, about 45′… Click here for full post: […] More
Marin is the place to go to if you need to stock up and get some jobs done. So after a couple of months cursing around we had an ever growing list of jobs to get done. After leaving Montserrat we had a pretty hard sail beating into wind and swell, so making the decision […] More
Marin is the place to go to if you need to stock up and get some jobs done. So after a couple of months cursing around we had an ever growing list of jobs to get done. After leaving Montserrat we had a pretty hard sail beating into wind and swell, so making the decision […] More
TweetDid you miss the latest video? Brick House Departed Tanzania with a forecast of a cyclone, down the Mozambique Channel, nearly 1700 miles? Why would we do this? Find out where, when, why and how, in this video… Mozambique Cyclone Idai – Sailing towards a storm In March (a Click here for full post: […] More
From Maupiti we set sail for Suwarrow, not certain that we would actually stop there. 5 days and 700 miles later, we made landfall August 22nd, 2018. Suwarrow is one of the most northern of the 15 Cook Islands, which are self governing, but in free association with New Zealand. Its Click here for full post: […] More
Maupiti: August 12th, 2018. Our last French Polynesian island… after Bora Bora . We sailed off the mooring ball in Bora Bora, out the pass on the west side of the island, hoisted the asymmetrical, and aimed for Maupiti. Shortly afterwards, we had to douse the asymmetrical and go with Click here for full post: […] More
TweetRudder Lost Mid Pacific We began our approach from seaward to the infamous pass at Mopelia, otherwise known as Maupihha, about 130 miles west of Bora Bora, still part of French Polynesia, somewhat nervously. Well 50% nervously….Rebecca being the nervous half. The channel into Mopilia is the narrowest, about 45′… Click here for full post: […] More
Raiatea was hard to leave. We were not super thrilled about going to Bora Bora. As I write this I realize how funny that sounds. Most people would be extremely excited to visit Bora Bora. For us, however, it was a stop we need to do in order to check Click here for full post: […] More