We will update this blog post as things progress -- stay tuned. The Incident | Background | Analysis of the Cause | Temporary Fix | Evaluating Lewmar The Incident We woke up early in the morning, anchored in Thompson Bay, Bahamas, and got the boat ready for our sail up ...
The infamous, coral heads of the Exumas, have been on our minds since we left New Providence Island. We carefully charted our route from West Bay in New Providence Island to Highborne Cay -- you can get the coordinates of our route in our last blog post. The Exumas are great when the ...
We spent quite a bit of time at the Lauderdale Marine Center, also known as LMC, and thought we should share our top 10 must-know bits about LMC. Navigating the River Good Internet & Quiet Space: Co-Working Space Supplies, Mail, and Friends: Yacht Chandlers Store The LMC Team is Great Knowledge Everywhere Beware of ...
We are so excited to be back out on the ocean, this time for real (see last blog post). After our 22 hour journey from Fort Lauderdale to Chub Cay in the Bahamas, we're starting to remember why we love doing this. Crossing the Gulf Stream was easy. We got confirmed our crossing window ...
We have been anchored in the Bahamas for the last few weeks, enjoying the crystal clear water, and catching up on work that has been piling up. Wait... that was a dream. We are still at Lauderdale Marine Center, a boatyard in Fort Lauderdale. Sure, we'd rather be cruising and recharging. But instead, we're ...
You've likely heard or seen us rave about TimeZero, the Windows application that we use to plan our routes. We have received many questions about TimeZero and how we use it, so we thought that a short video would help. Full disclosure, TimeZero provided us with a free copy, in ...
We had a very calm and constructive conversation with Thierry (MultiTech/Owner) and Andrew (JetThruster). JetThuster will be there throughout the installation as we had previously agreed to, and Alex will not be on the project anymore. And then, without warning, MultiTech fired the manufacturer. So, our boat is a big boat. So much so, ...
In our last blog post, we shared our first few stops in Eleuthera on our way down to the Exumas. With every day of being here, we understand more and more why people fall in love with The Bahamas. There are many reasons why one would fall in love with these beautiful islands, ...
We had no idea what we were getting ourselves into when we left Abacos. Our calm overnight sail down to Eleuthera turned into a rough and agonizing experience. After only 4 hours of an 18-hour journey we ended up having to drop our mainsail, roll in the headsail and turn on the motors... ...
Last time we checked in, we were about to sail The Whale and were a bit nervous about entering and exiting our very first cut. Thankfully we made it, and the last 2 weeks aboard Seamlessly have been the most-pleasant so far. Day by day, we're getting more and more comfortable navigating, raising ...