All Aboard! Our Caribbean Family Vacation

All Aboard! Our Caribbean Family Vacation

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 8/27/2023 – 9/3/2023

The next morning, we decided to venture up to Carriacou. We hoisted our sails and turned off the engines for a few hours until we reached the mooring field at Sandy Island. We stopped for an afternoon swim and walked on the stunning white sand beach, then continued to Anse La Roche, where we anchored… (read more)

Life Raft Service + THE BEST Cooking Class in Grenada!

Life Raft Service + THE BEST Cooking Class in Grenada!

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 8/20/2023 – 8/27/2023

To prepare for our upcoming Pacific crossing, we had the Sea Safety Center service our life raft. We carry a Plastimo 6-person life raft on Sabado, and the manufacturer recommends servicing it every three years. We were invited to see it inflated, and a staff member talked us through the best protocols in case… (read more)

Engine Maintenance & Friends Aboard!

Engine Maintenance & Friends Aboard!

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 7/16/2023 – 7/23/2023

We had decided to start paddling when a local on a boat nearby saw us struggling and came over in his dinghy to help. He offered to tow us, but we told him we had no money to give him in exchange. He chuckled and said, “Don’t matter. How’d all that money work out for those guys in that submarine, eh?” … (read more)

Excellent Sailing and Fresh Produce: Traveling Down Island

Excellent Sailing and Fresh Produce: Traveling Down Island

A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 6/11/2023 – 6/18/2023

Later that afternoon, as we sat down for lunch, two men dinghied up to our boat. They didn’t speak much English, but the second Ray made out the word “help,” he climbed in, and they zoomed off. I kept a close eye on them from Sabado. They pulled up to a small monohull that was dragging anchor. The three of them boarded the boat… (read more)