Responding to a Tsunami Warning at Anchor: Lessons from Tonga, July 2025

In this post, we detail the timeline and decision-making process we experienced aboard our sailboat in Tonga during the July 2025 tsunami warning… (read

July 2025: Behind the Scenes

Ray’s phone fell out of his jacket pocket and into the ocean while trying to start the dinghy. I dove down to retrieve it, and…[…]

5 Boat-Friendly Sourdough Recipes

Five of our favorite boat-friendly sourdough recipes you can make with minimal effort and equipment!

One Step Closer…

Ray warned me that the boat could get jostled if the whale decided to nudge us, and “I just need you not to fall overboard,[…]

May + June 2025: Behind the Scenes

We paid $115 to check into Tonga at Niuatoputapu. Since the island has no bank, we could not get local currency to pay the fee[…]

Life is Good in Vava’u

Although it was spectacular to witness, there can be negative environmental implications, like disrupting marine food chains and clogging intakes for cooling systems in… (read

Exploring Tonga: Niuatoputapu and Vava’u

The sea state began to calm down the following morning. As the wind died, we dropped the sails and started our engines. A pod of[…]

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Day 10: We’ve Arrived in Tonga!

As the sun began to rise, I realized one of our lazy jacks had become disconnected and was dangling below the boom. If we needed[…]

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