Full Face Snorkel Masks
We have heard about full face snorkel masks for a while now, and since we were heading back to the BVI we were anxious to give them a try ourselves. … Continue Reading
Our Stumble Into The Cruising Life
We have heard about full face snorkel masks for a while now, and since we were heading back to the BVI we were anxious to give them a try ourselves. … Continue Reading
While our North Face Men’s Base Camp Duffel is our favourite purchase for our most recent charter, the Earth Pak Dry Bags are definitely a close second. Dry bags have … Continue Reading
You can see from my Instagram Profile that we like to try and capture dramatic sunset and sunrise pictures while we’re traveling around. Some of the folks we follow, Mike … Continue Reading
Of the few purchases we made for our BVI charter this year, our favourite has been the The North Face Men’s Base Camp Duffel. We stumbled across it while searching … Continue Reading
Heading back to the TMM Base at Road Town Harbour, a super yacht was nice enough to manoeuvre just right for this glamour shot of our last sunrise. Our last … Continue Reading
Trellis Bay Full Moon Party was a highlight of our BVI visit last year, and fortunately we were able to attend another party this year on Dec 14th. We left … Continue Reading
After dropping off our check out captain at Nanny Cay, we headed over to The Bight on Norman Island to spend our first night. By the time we got settled, … Continue Reading
To promote safe boating, United States Power Squadrons has launched its new Digital Media Library online and as a free mobile app. A showcase and repository for digital media focused … Continue Reading
I tend to be a checklist guy, at least up to the point that an essential task is performed enough times to become routine or automatic BUT still have something … Continue Reading
Even though work has not allowed us to quit and sail off into the sunset…just yet, it has allowed us to charter another big cat in the Caribbean again this … Continue Reading
Christa and I came across this unique business our first night out of Red Hook, USVI during our charter last year. You can read about their story on their website: … Continue Reading
Similar to our first post here, we’ve had some pretty good luck selling our stuff since we moved to Colorado Springs. It really is surprising how much money you have locked-up … Continue Reading
Much has been written on other sailing blogs, and those associated with “smaller” living, about getting rid of your unnecessary stuff. Included in this is to first stop buying more … Continue Reading
This month’s Cruising Outpost Newsletter had a section devoted to an online show that has recently been created and sits on YouTube called Cruiser TV. Here’s the first episode uploaded … Continue Reading
We’ve left Montgomery AL, and are now living in Colorado Springs, CO. Admittedly from a geographic standpoint, this is not a tangible step closer to getting on a boat and … Continue Reading
EarthWindMap is a very cool website that gives you a visualization of global weather conditions forecast by supercomputers updated every three hours; ocean surface current estimates updated every five days; … Continue Reading
The Ashley Book of Knots (41.1MB) is the bible when it comes to the subject. It is a beast of a book with over 600 pages and can be quite … Continue Reading
Sailing around the world in a 60-foot sailboat, solo, non-stop, and without assistance – that’s the Vendee Globe, a yacht race that starts and finishes in Les Sables-d’Olonne, France. In … Continue Reading
Here’s another great article from gCaptain. For the most part they tend to be about the general shipping industry, but every once in a while their newsletter has a great … Continue Reading