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Three Passages During a 360° Wind Shift and the Wolf Full Moon: Alders Cay, Nassau, Highbourne Cay
“I am always doing that which I cannot do so that I may learn how to do it.”Pablo Picasso After a delightful five days in Great Harbour in the Berry Islands, we decided to head further south. Reviewing the weather forecast from January 10th to January 12th, we planned a three-part journey from the Berry…
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The Berry Islands, Great Harbour Cay, Bullock’s Harbour Settlement, January 9, 2025
“If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done.”— Thomas Jefferson. Imagine living in a home on the water (aka a sailboat) and then moving your house from place to place every few days, knowing not a soul at your destination. Imagine knowing very little about where…
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Happy New Year from the Land of Conch! West End, Grand Bahama, January 5th, 2025
Bahamas, “the most beautiful place from space” #yearinspace, Scott Kelly, Astronaut We left West Palm Beach, FL, at dawn and made a 7-hour passage to West End, Grand Bahama. As we approached West End Harbor, schools of flying fish appeared off our starboard bow. We followed a Canadian sailboat through the narrow coral-lined channel walls…
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Picking a Window to Cross to the Bahamas, December 30th , 2024
The word “Bahama” originates from the Spanish phrase “baja mar,” which means “shallow sea,” and is believed to be a reference to the shallow waters surrounding the Bahama Islands when Christopher Columbus first arrivedthere. – Fodor’s Bahamas, Travel Guide Our next leg will be to cross from West Palm Beach, FL to West End, Grand Bahama;…
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Christmas Away from Home, December 25th, 2024
“May today there be peace within. May your trust be that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others. May you use the gifts that you have received and pass on the love that has been given to…
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Sailing During the Longest Nights of the Year, West Palm Landfall, … and Transformation
“Ideally, travel broadens our perspectives personally, culturally, and politically. Suddenly, the palette with which we paint the story of our lives has more colors.” – Rick Steves Our 220 NM leg from St. Augustine occurred on the shortest day of the year, marking the increasing number of nighttime hours since November. Due to the length…
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St. Augustine Florida (est. 1565), December 16, 2024
On December 7th, we slipped lines in Charleston, SC, bound for St. Augustine, Florida. This was another 30-plus-hour, 200-nautical-mile overnight passage that showcased the unpredictability of maritime navigation. As we left Charleston, our friends Anne and Jim arrived on their boat, Tilia. The photo above shows how small Tilia is relative to the passing freighter….
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The Holy City of Charleston, December 6, 2024
“Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It’s splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world” Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery. After the long night, we arrived in Charleston channel on a crisp December 1st morning. We rounded Fort Sumter, passed the Charleston waterfront,…
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Night Passage to Charleston, December 1, 2024
On Kailoa, particularly during an overnight passage, we are totally in sync with the planet’s rhythms, which generally go unnoticed in our land-based lives. A sunset signals the coming of darkness at sea, and last night was one of those events. Our 220-mile passage took us around Cape Fear, past frying pan shoals at about…
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Happy Thanksgiving Day from Kailoa, Beaufort, NC, November 28, 2024
We are hunkered down in Beaufort, NC, listening to the wind howl in the background, feeling very far away. Being on Kailoa differs from the traditional holiday festivities of turkey roasting in the oven, pumpkin pie, football, and family gatherings around the table. Our thoughts are with our family in Maine, Massachusetts, Illinois, Idaho, New…