As I write this, we are in the middle of a 7-day 24-hour "curfew" here in the BVI. Curfew here is virtually mandatory lockdown of all except police, fire, utility workers. Citizens are not allowed to leave their homes. Grocery stores and banks are closed,...
Hello everyone! I plan on writing a little travelogue about our experiences, focusing mostly on the people we meet along the way. These logs will be in no particular order, but I hope you enjoy these short stories on the best part, IMO, of the...
While I'm still getting the hang of video editing and learning new programs, I really enjoyed making this video. This video shows only limited clips of our first days in the water. There is so much more to show but only so long of a video...
Although we had been sailing all summer, both cruising and racing, from Lake Michigan to the Gulf of Maine, it felt like we hadn't left the clutches of mother liberty. After over 2000 miles of sailing, we were still in the northeast United States in...
We tell our story of buying the boat, seeing her for the first time in person, and getting her ready to go in the water....
We received and unboxed our Renogy solar panels and charge controller. We power our sailboat with a combination of solar, wind, diesel (engine alternator). This is our first uncut impression as we unboxed the solar we ordered. There were 410 watts of solar panels all...
Kate takes you for a walk around the deck and inside of our circumnavigation sailboat, SV Sweet Ruca. Get a brief look at the layout and equipment on our year 2000 J Boats J/46 sailboat. This is our sailing version of a tiny home for...
There have been a lot of firsts in our experiences aboard SV Sweet Ruca. Coming from the racing world we know a bit about sailing, but maintaining the boat has become our full time job. Preparing for a regatta gives you some time on land...
There are lots of products that we use to keep our boat going and keep us in contact with the outside world. This post will share those things and may have links for referrals. We hope to update this post as we find new things...
As we spend most of our nights on the boat "on the hook," inquiring minds want to know what our anchor setup is. We also spent a lot of time researching what we think is the ideal setup for our boat. Many may have differing...
