Set A Course

Great Harbor is a little out of our way from Marina Cay, but we think it will be worth it, and will well position us for a short sail in… Read more

With diesel and water topped off, it’s time to leave Jost Van Dyke and head to Trellis Bay, on the south end of Tortola, to meet a guy about a… Read more

It’s laundry day as well as clean the boat day. We suspect most charters are around 5 days. Ours is thirteen. That’s just the way we roll, go big or… Read more

Head management, fridge management, battery management, water management. There’s a lot to be cognizant of when there is no readily available pump out, hook-up or nearby source of water. I’ll… Read more

This morning we left Virgin Gorda, let’s say three times. First, we had a dingy engine problem, the details about which are for another post, but essentially the prop is spinning with… Read more

After locating our mooring in the rain and gusts, we woke up Tuesday morning to a completely flat anchorage and clear skies. Really beautiful morning. After getting our bearings we… Read more

This is a little out of sequence but just I remembered it this morning. This will be quick. Monday, our first day out sailing across the channel to Norman Island.… Read more

  A dark and stormy morning (funny – my new favorite drink is a Dark and Stormy)   Not a lot of pictures today, very busy passing our sailing test… Read more

By the time we left the Tamarind Club it felt like we had already been away from Chicago for much longer than three days. The plan had been to spend… Read more

Two days in Tortola   Leaving St. Thomas, Debbie and I caught a ferry to Tortola, the British side of the Virgin Islands. We rented a car for a couple… Read more