So we had left Culebra in our last post. Now we’re nicely making way into our passage northwest - at least for a few days and nights toward the point of East Bahamas marker at 26N 68W. Wind was just aft of starboard beam, and Fayaway is really screaming along at 7-plus knots, flying a …
Tag: sailing
Long Strange Trip (so far)
Having been anchored in a small cove on the north side of Ensenada Honda, a little bay in Culebra, Puerto Rico, we enjoyed a tranquil existence. We chuckled as we complained about the air temperature dropping below 80 degrees. We bristled at a “cold” upwelling of water might have touched our naked undersides while on …
Dreaming For Decades
You read many books, attended seminars and became immersed in the how-to’s. You have become obsessed with passionate stories by Moitessier, Roth, Kretchmer, Baldwin, etc. Imagine having dreamed for decades that you're going to do this bigger trip, and intensively planned for another five years, then executing. You are going to slow your life down, …
Boat Cards and Memories
Life afloat poses some unusual challenges. Not the least of which is trying to remember the names of the many people with whom we cross paths. Usually we can remember the boat name and characteristics: oh, ya, the people on the catamaran called Fearless. What are their names again. Bob and Mary? Peter and Lori? …
Most Beautiful Nation On Earth
Foremost I do apologize for my last post, Island Cars, as it seems too off topic for some. But seriously, gimme a break. Do you really want to keep seeing more gratuitous selfies and sunsets from the same place? It’s tougher to write about new people, culture and places if we can’t get off the …
SV Fayaway 