Ray woke me just before midnight to help him reef the main as the wind and waves began to pick up. I strapped myself into[…]

We were cutting it close—checking out of the country the day our visas expired. I thought the three weeks I had scheduled between our insurance’s[…]

We’ve spent the past year sailing in French Polynesia. These islands have been our most challenging cruising grounds yet, and we have learned a lot[…]

Their captain is awake, shining a headlamp on our boat, their bow, and then back into their cockpit. We’re close enough to shout, so Ray[…]

We’re back on the move! Sorry for the lack of posts lately. To be honest, crew morale has plummeted. Boat life has never… (read more)

A ditch bag (also called an emergency grab bag) is a waterproof, pre-packed bag containing essential signal and survival gear that sailors take with them[…]

A sweet overnight sail from Tahuata to Nuku Hiva, where our family boards their flight back to the USA… (read more)

Using our main and jib, we were able to sail past sunrise, only turning on an engine to complete our approach when the staggering mountains[…]

That’s right; we’d left all the tools, parts, and rags we’d used for the generator repair out for days. Sometimes, the most challenging part of[…]

After snapping our splicing tool in half last week, leaving us unable to repair the furling line for our headsails, we were eager to visit[…]