Bugged by Lightning

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 …

Video: Cat Island

Position: 24°12’26.3″N 75°25’43.7″W 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 on Cat Island. In this case it was Bach or …

What’s Cookin’?

Position: 24°10’20.3″N 76°26’38.1″W Periodically people ask us what we do for food on Aleta. The short answer is we do much the same as we do at home, we shop, we store, we cook, we eat. It’s a relatively simple …

Pop Quiz

Take Your Time A. You are sailing south on a course of 180 degrees magnetic at 7 knots. According to your radar and AIS there is a large ship sailing north along your track at 25 knots and is currently …

Moving On

Position: 45°22’25.7″N 122°37’34.4″W The ransom of a man’s life are his riches – Proverbs 13:8 Rules for running away to sea: Rule #1: Sell the house first! Having broken rule #1 we’ve been hard at work over the past four …

Video: AquaTai

Here’s a video of my favorite aquanaut at Rudder Cay. For someone who needs a scopolamine patch when sailing, Tai loves being in and under the water. No killer fish in this video, but we did see a pretty nurse …