Tag Archives: cuba

BV4 (VIDEO): Across the Gulf Stream to West End

Posted on January 29, 2018 by anniedike

“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 →

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Wind Chicken Gone Wild! (Article in SAIL Magazine)

Posted on June 21, 2017 by anniedike

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 →

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#95: Historic Havana: Sail There with Me!

Posted on March 14, 2017 by anniedike

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 →

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#94: Clearing Customs and Exploring Cuba

Posted on February 27, 2017 by anniedike

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 →

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#93: Cuba Voyage Finale: Gulf Stream Crossing and Landfall in Cuba

Posted on February 6, 2017 by anniedike

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 →

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The “Customs” in Cuba

Posted on February 1, 2017 by anniedike

“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 →

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#91: Cuba Voyage III: Power Management Underway

Posted on January 21, 2017 by anniedike

Follow along as we are mesmerized by a jumping pod of dolphins at the bow, monitor the power situation (and show you our cool below-decks inverter), and make our one BIG tack of the trip.  We had some great wind … Continue reading →

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How to Reduce Heeling

Posted on January 18, 2017 by anniedike

We’re not perfect sailors, we just are sailors because we have a sailboat and we get out and go.  We don’t have any piece of paper or certificates that even tell us we can sail.  We just do, which means we … Continue reading →

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#90: Cuba Voyage II: Heavy Heeling

Posted on January 13, 2017 by anniedike

Get ready for it to blow!  These weren’t super heavy winds but they were on the nose and had Plaintiff’s Rest really heeled over during the second night and day of our voyage to Cuba.  Our Niagara 35 proved she … Continue reading →

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#89: Cuba Voyage I: Cast-off!

Posted on January 4, 2017 by anniedike

And they’re off! Plaintiff’s Rest is finally headed south for Cuba. Follow along as we cast-off the lines (finally!), make good way our first night under sail, get used to the new hydraulic auto-pilot, hand-steer just for fun (that wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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