https://youtu.be/ZCmjMORJ4c4 On this episode we’re repowering the boat; installing the Victron MPPT solar charge controllers, Victron Orion DC-DC charger, a wind turbine, and more! Now that the new solar arch has been welded in place, we’re powering up the new …

https://youtu.be/JPlqGOCry3o We’re making the new Bimini Frame in the episode and taking a road trip across the Dominican Republic to explore Santo Domingo – visiting with fellow cruisers and searching for boat supplies (mostly polyester resin for the coming bimini …

https://youtu.be/i-nr6jCZ6pg We’ve paused our sailing adventures for hurricane season – Let the Sailboat Projects begin! In this episode we haul out and start making boat repairs and adjustments – frequently asking one another, “can we fix it?” Of course… yes… …

https://youtu.be/atEh4B8oDHA In this episode, we’re departing the Turks and Caicos Islands for the Dominican Republic… which turns out to be easier said than done. An overnight sail hides squalls in the darkness and a fouled prop in 12,000 feet of …

https://youtu.be/_qqC7K7hkxo In this episode we consider recent sailing tragedies and, if we encountered trouble, how we might be rescued. Sealife strikes, Gladis Killer Whales, and errant sea containers immediately come to mind, but certainly there are other forms of danger …

https://youtu.be/2S-1QLo6i0Q Embracing the unknown… I’m finding that easier said than done. Some might think that a life at sea is all sunsets and rum drinks, but it’s far more challenging than that. And when things don’t seem to be going …