Blogs

We Enjoy sharing the journey through my blogs.  We wonder what you really think about them, so don’t hold back and share your thoughts with us in the Comments!

  • Go Go versus Go Slow?

    Which are we? I haven’t posted much, because in comparision to many of our peer boats, I see us as Go Slow versus Go Go. We know folks that left 5 years ago, finished a circumnavigation, and sold their boats. …

  • Patterns for Lewmar 10, 40 & 60 hatch covers

    Patterns for Lewmar 10, 40 & 60 hatch covers

    How to sew hatch covers for your boat

  • Just call me Pirate Captain Ninja

    Why one eye? I actually only have one fully working eye right now, as I returned to the US to have my fourth and final cataract surgery.  In 2015, I had premium lens implanted (Technis multifocal IOLs) and while the …

  • Modified fishing program

    Heat stroke So, we overdid it. We caught six fish (black skipjack tuna and Pacific bonito) the other day. We kept three that day and were able to return three successfully to their habitats. But, I paid with heat stroke …

  • Costa Rica: Part II

    Antipoaching @Earthrace and attack dog We spent an evening chatting onboard with Captain Pete Bethune, Josh, and the rest of the crew on @earthrace. A friend made in Las Perlas, Ev (S/V Hanoah) had told us about a boat she …

  • Costa Rica: Part I

    2 hours to check out of Panama and get booster shots! Golfito, Banana Bay Marina Recently, every port we come to, we are accompanied by pods of dolphins, both spotted and grey. From Panama, our first stop in Costa Rica …