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After some fast-paced Scandinavian sailing in early summer, we decided to relax the pace for the second half of the season. French food, sun, and beaches lured us south to Brittany where we fell into a leisurely gear. The French refer to the waters between England and France as La Manche, which translates to TheContinue reading “Sailing The English Channel / La Manche”

An abundance of islands, anchorages, and boats. The voyage from the south coast of England up to Sweden and back is a long one, 2511.2 nautical miles as it worked out. Our strict visa limitations and the short Scandinavian summer demanded that we cover those miles quickly. The idea of rushing was off-putting, but everythingContinue reading “Sailing Thru A Scandinavian Summer”

The third year of our voyage is complete! Headlines A few statistics from the past 12 months: North America to Europe at walking speed Takeaways Our Atlantic crossing skewed our statistics one way, while traveling off the boat skewed the statistics in a different way. We spent far fewer nights on the boat in yearContinue reading “Year Three: A Review”

Atlantic Crossing Totals:Man-O-War Cay, Abacos, BahamasToScilly Islands, UKWith extended stops in Bermuda and The Azores.Departure: May 26, 2024Arrival: August 9, 2024Miles logged: 3747Hours underway: 658.5 (27.4 days)Sailing: 95.2%Motoring or motor sailing: 4.8%Best noon to noon 24-hour run: 168.6NM (7.0 knots average speed)Slowest noon to noon 24-hour run: 56.5NM (2.4 knots average speed) (Above statistics doContinue reading “Our West to East Atlantic Ocean Crossing”

The Sophomore year of our voyage is complete! June 2, 2023, start of year #2: Portland, ME. Summer ’23: Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, St. Pierre & Miquelon (France), Magdelen Islands, Quebec. Fall ’23: South via Boston, NYC, The Chesapeake Bay, and the ICW to Florida. Winter ’23/’24: Cruising the Bahamas for a second season. (With aContinue reading “Year Two: A Review”

After two years sailing the East Coast of North America, we’re heading across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe this summer. Our route will take us from The Bahamas to the south of England via Bermuda and The Azores. We sail off this Sunday the 26th. Q & A Q: How many sailors are aboard forContinue reading “Preparing to Cross the Atlantic Ocean under sail”

Drinking with law enforcement and other adventures We were so blown away by our time in the Bahamas last year, we had to sail back for a second season. Much to our surprise, we returned to an entirely different place. The reason? El Niño. 2022 – 2023 La Niña Winter in the Bahamas = Hot,Continue reading “A Second Winter In THE BAHAMAS”

People often ask us about sleep. When do we sleep? Where do we sleep? And even: Do we sleep on the boat? The answer is yes we do. And have done for the past 19 months. It’s the best of times and it’s the worst of times. One thing is constant: nighttime’s approach usually deliversContinue reading “Night On Our 36′ Sailboat”

When we last posted, we were enjoying the French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon off the coast of Newfoundland. Since then, the season has turned to fall and we have sailed the boat south retracing much of our northbound course. First stop was a return to Newfoundland for a second pass along the southContinue reading “Sailing Newfoundland and the Magdalen Islands”

The sail from Francois, Newfoundland to France was about 55 nautical miles. Actually, there are places on the Newfoundland coast that are even closer to France, say about 35 nautical miles. Yes, you read that right. Saint Pierre & Miquelon is a small French territory of 6,000 people located off the Canadian coast. After aContinue reading “Sailing St. Pierre & Miquelon – Vive la France!”