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Article in SAIL Magazine: $9 for Spam?! Prepping for the Bahamas!
Is Spam in the Bahamas really $9.00? Find out in the November issue of SAIL Magazine, featuring an article by Yours Truly! Peter Nielsen over at SAIL asked me a while back for a piece with tips on preparing for … Continue reading
Posted in Bahamas Bound, Boat Stuff, Good Grub, Good Juice, Gulf Crossing, Provisioning
Tagged abacos, bahamas, explorer charts, magazine article, provisioning, sail magazine
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BV17: Marsh Harbour to Hopetown!
Enough with this maintenance in Marsh Harbour! It’s time to get sailing and set our hopes on Hopetown. This was one of our favorite stops in the Abacos. Many cruisers live here full-time on a ball in the harbor which … Continue reading
Posted in Bahamas Bound, Good Grub, Landlubber Outings, Sail Skills, Videos
Tagged abacos, bahamas, explorer charts, hopetown, lighthouse, maintenance, marsh harbour, on the ball, provisioning, sailing, snorkeling
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BV1: Packing, Weather Planning & Passage Day One
On the first day of packing, my Captain gave to me (must be sung in true partridge manner): “A spare bilge pump for the aft cubb-beeey!” Okay, so the packing took WAY more than twelve days, but we’ll get back … Continue reading
Posted in Bahamas Bound, Boat Stuff, Good Grub, Good Juice, Gulf Crossing, Provisioning
Tagged bahamas, gulf-crossing, offshore, packing, provisioning, voyage, weather planning
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’Twas the Night Before Shove-Off
‘Twas the night before shove-off, and all through the boat Not a creature was stirring, not even a goat! (A goat on a boat?? Think it, I don’t!) The produce hammock was hung above the settee with care, In hopes … Continue reading
Posted in Bahamas Bound
Tagged Bahamas Bound, boat projects, Christmas, gulf of mexico, offshore passage, provisioning
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#91: Cuba Voyage III: Power Management Underway
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
Posted in Videos, Voyage to Cuba
Tagged cuba, dolphins, inverter, offshore, passage, power, provisioning
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#86: How to Provision & Prepare Your Boat for Passage
Provisioning for passage. Stowing goods on the boat (according to weight). Power conservation while underway. Watch schedules. Sleep arrangements. You name it. A ton of good, hopefully helpful info for you all while we are preparing our boat to shove … Continue reading
Posted in Provisioning, Videos
Tagged cuba, meal planning, offshore preparations, passage, passage preparations, provisioning, stowing goods, watch schedule
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April 2, 2014 – We Need to Buy Stock in Publix
Now that we had all of the NON-perishables packed on the boat, it was time to make the last final run to Publix for the perishables. And, I say “final” because we took quite a beating at … Continue reading
May 23, 2013 – The Crossing Finale – Oysters and Beer
The day finally came. May 23rd, and we were headed back to Apalachicola to finally bring our boat home. We hitched a ride again with our sail groupies – you remember these guys – Phillip’s fabulous folks: We loaded up … Continue reading
May 20, 2013 – Play Some Skynyrd!!
So, the last leg of The Crossing. The final push. The last mile. The home stretch. This was it. After a month sitting stagnant in the lonely waters of the Carrabelle River, we finally got word our boat was ready … Continue reading
Posted in Engine Issues, Gulf Crossing, Provisioning, Uke Jamming
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