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Category Archives: Voyage to Cuba
10,000 Bluewater Miles
Ten. Thousand. I almost can’t believe it myself, but that’s my number. 10,025 to be exact. I’ve been keeping track and when Phillip and I sailed our gallant Niagara 35 back into the Pensacola Pass on our recent return from … Continue reading
BV4 (VIDEO): Across the Gulf Stream to West End
“Never cross with a north wind!” Can you hear it? Pam Wall’s little energetic voice? She repeated this warning many times when we first saw, heard and met her at the Miami Boat Show back in February, 2015. I had … Continue reading
Posted in Bahamas Bound, Boat Projects, Equipment Failures, Sail Skills, Videos, Voyage to Cuba
Tagged bahamas, blue water, blue water voyage, cuba, gulf stream, key west, niagara 35, offshore voyage, pam wall, west end
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Pack Smart, Pack Safe & Book Giveaway #3
“Thru-hulls? Oh, hush! Nothing goes through my hull.” You gotta love Mitch! And every other new boat owner out there who is in that particular stage of boat-buying grief: Denial. When he thinks he is the only person in the … Continue reading
Wind Chicken Gone Wild! (Article in SAIL Magazine)
The wind chicken did what? Another really fun article here for you guys that was just recently published in SAIL Magazine’s July 2017 issue about our five-day voyage across the Gulf of Mexico this past December to Cuba. As I … Continue reading
Posted in Voyage to Cuba
Tagged cuba, gulf of mexico, offshore, rudder post, voyage, wind chicken
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Good Stress
It’s actually called eustress. Have you heard that term? I first saw it in Timothy Ferris’s Four Hour Work Week. Definitely an exciting, kick-in-the-keister read if you’re looking for a book to make you rethink and reform your work habits. … Continue reading
#95: Historic Havana: Sail There with Me!
Mojitos at La Bodeguita del Medio, walk the historic Cathedral Square, tour Hemingway’s house, Finca Viega, dance at the Floradita and see inside the Casa Particular we rented for $40 CUCs/night. We take you all through Havana in this video … Continue reading
Posted in Videos, Voyage to Cuba
Tagged cuba, finca viega, floradita, havana, hemingway, la bodeguita del medio, offshore training, offshore voyage
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#94: Clearing Customs and Exploring Cuba
Want to know exactly what it feels like to go through the customs process after sailing to Cuba? Come along. We’ll walk you through. Show you exactly who boarded and what they wanted to know. We’ve included a lot of … Continue reading
Podcast Interview about Our Voyage to Cuba
Hey hey HaveWind followers! A real treat for you here. Crazy Annie, at it again. I get so excited talking about our wicked sail to Cuba I can hear myself running out of breath. It just bursts out of me. … Continue reading
#93: Cuba Voyage Finale: Gulf Stream Crossing and Landfall in Cuba
The current of the Gulf Stream is no joke, particularly when it is pushing you into head winds. Watch as we reef up and cross a pretty kicked up sea state across the Gulf Stream, sing to our first Cuban … Continue reading
Posted in Gift of Cruising, Sail Skills, Videos, Voyage to Cuba
Tagged cuba, customs in cuba, Gift of Cruising, gulf stream, landfall, marina hemingway, offshore, passage, patreon
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The “Customs” in Cuba
“How much does it cost to stay at Marina Hemingway?” “What are the facilities like?” “Do you have to call before you can come in?” These are all the kinds of questions we’re been getting from all kinds of curious … Continue reading
Posted in Voyage to Cuba
Tagged clearing customs, cuba, cucs, customs, havana, marina hemingway, pesos, quarantine flag, sailing to cuba
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