Position: WEST Coast Hazy Having committed to a nomadic lifestyle, we have been land-based for the past three weeks running errands and living off the largesse of friends and family alike. After arriving at Solomons, Maryland, we placed Aleta in …
“…and what solitude is more complete, or more poetical, then that of a ship floating in isolation on the sea during the obscurity of the night, in the silence of immensity, and under the eye of heaven?” – Alexandre Dumas, …
Position: 26°32’48.1″N 77°04’05.3″W With our newfound confidence in estimating the unpredictability of the weather and subtropical depression Alberto wreaking havoc in Florida, we decided that we better pad our schedule back to the United States by a few days. Tom, aka …
Position: 25°24’08.5″N 76°47’28.4″W Having successfully navigated our way through the narrows of Current Cut, we anchored off the island for a couple of days while we waited for the weather to settle. We dinghyed ashore and explored the little community …
Join us as we increase the pucker factor with a 25 knot wind, four foot seas and a channel as narrow as it is shallow. We timed our transit for slack water, at least we hoped it would be slack. …
The Glass Window was a natural land bridge joining two parts of Eleuthera. Winslow Homer painted it back in the 1880s when it was still intact. These days the rocks have tumbled under the weight of storms and been replaced …
For the past couple of weeks we’ve worked our way slowly up Eleuthera, aka Urethra (as my Ms. Malaprop [aka Carol] calls it). There’s lots to like about this 110 mile long island, especially if you’re trying to get away …
Position: 24°49’29.1″N 76°14’48.7″W Since our return to the Bahamas last week, I have been scanning the forecasts hoping for a break in what feels like an endless stream of storms. So far I’m not encouraged, but grateful for the few …
A little video of life on board and under sail. One of those perfect days when you want to sit back, relax and make a music video. In this case it was Bach or Duran Duran. Bach wins. In Duran …
