During our three long weeks on the hard during a heat wave in the Chesapeake, I dreamed about our reward: […]
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Melissa Hill
The Hub of Caribbean Racing
After relaxing for almost a week in Guadeloupe, we had to quickly push north again to meet up with friends […]
We <3 the Caribbean
We’ve been in the Caribbean for almost three weeks now and I’m only now waking up in the morning not […]
Atlantic Crossing!
A little over a week ago, we finally landed in the Caribbean. The elation I felt upon arrival in Barbados […]
Cat vs. Mono!
Ah, the eternal cruisers’ debate. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen more lengthy threads full of strident opinions than […]
To Fix or Not to Fix?
We’re currently 2,300 nm into our 5,000 nm crossing of the Atlantic from Namibia to Barbados. After the first 1,200 […]
Slow & Steady Across the Atlantic
The day after Christmas, we planned to leave Namibia to start our Atlantic crossing, but as Brian ran through his […]
African Holidays
Up until last week, we were planning to be on a passage across the Atlantic right now, bound for arrival […]
Back to Boat Maintenance
In case we needed the reminder this week (we didn’t), cruising isn’t all sundowners, shiny new places and triumphant cape […]
Goodbye Indian Ocean
We’re back in the Atlantic! After two short days at St. Francis Bay, we had a weather window to make […]
Visiting the Birthplace of Our Boat
Our boat, a St. Francis 50, is a South African-built catamaran. They are a semi-custom niche catamaran builder that are […]
A Taste of Africa
We arrived safely in South Africa almost two weeks ago and what a couple of weeks it has been. Our […]
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