We’ve been docked in Cape Canaveral, Florida all month! We’ll be sure to post more weekly updates as soon as we have some sailing to tell you about. In the meantime, here are 6 things that change when you move aboard a boat: Your water usage. When you have to make your own fresh water,…
A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 10/25/2020 – 11/1/2020 On Sunday we got Sabado ready to leave the dock in Charleston. Let’s talk about dock life for a minute: After being docked for a week, Ray and I start to feel some type of way… being docked is kind of like living on land- you can…
A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 10/18/20 – 10/25/20 This week was very productive for us! We stayed docked in Charleston, where we spent Sunday, Monday and Tuesday running errands and tearing the boat apart. Ray started by reorganizing our forward cabin, which we’ve converted into our garage (it’s where we keep all our tools, spare…
A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 10/11/20 – 10/18/20 We started off the week at home relaxing and watching the rain. Monday was similar, but we ventured to shore for lunch and spent some time that evening double checking the weather forecasts. We decided to move during a weather window Tuesday morning, so we pulled up…
A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 10/4/2020 – 10/11/2020 This week started off on a bad note…. We collided with another boat. One second we were safely anchored, eating soup in our pajamas and the next we were slinging lines and fenders. It happened that fast. We’re still not particularly sure how it happened… We dropped…
A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 9/272020 – 10/4/2020 Last Sunday we went to shore bright and early to haul all our belongings to the laundromat. On our way back to the boat, we noticed a familiar boat had dropped anchor next to us- our friends on S/V Vela! We first met Kara and Erin in…
A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 9/20/2020- 9/27/2020 We ended up deciding to leave Pocasset Sunday afternoon since there wasn’t much to do and we were rafted up in shallow waters with a significant amount of wind. So, we made a quick 1.5hr trip and dropped anchor in Mattapoisett! Unfortunately, the wind was too strong to…
A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 9/13/20 – 9/20/20 Last week we sailed from Portland, Maine to Boston, Massachusetts with our friend E on board! Once we arrived we rafted up to our friend Jamie’s boat. We spent Sunday checking out Boston, and E gave me a haircut! E is a very accomplished hair stylist who…
———-Guest Post———- Nicknames are given to you by friends, family, and foe for a myriad of reasons. Some are based on character references while others have a personal significance to the givers of said nicknames. Some are meant as a sarcastic satirical view of the aptly named subject while some are logical and to-the-point. My…
I’ve been asked by friends, family, and a couple potential crew members for photos or a video tour of my home, Sabado. So, here it is.
