Sailing around the world always starts with a dream! If you are like us, once you have had the dream your mind will be on a never ending quest for more knowledge about how to sail around the world. These are the sailing books on...
You may have watched our latest YouTube videos, where we dove deep into our solar panel. https://youtu.be/bqlGqlyJ4cA Here we want to share the way we have the current panels mounted as well as at the end, reveal what mistakes we think we have made and what...
Why You Need a Cordless Angle Grinder on Your Sailboat Let's talk safety! When beginning to prepare for cruising on your sailboat it is important to think about safety. We carry many safety items on board. The USCG and many other governments have some specific requirements,...
What are we doing? Aren't you sailing around the world? Cruising boats can’t race, right? Well, sort of. As sailors that enjoy high-performance sailboats and are used to racing with the bare minimum, surrounded by carbon fiber and Dyneema, it is hard to envision racing a...
Landfall in Brazil We were not planning on coming to Brazil. Our goal was to get south and make landfall in Mar Del Plata, Argentina, but the man upstairs had other plans for us. We had a problem with data spikes in our wind data, which of...
How to Feel Safe When Bluewater Sailing Safety is paramount when sailing offshore, off the beaten path. We sometimes sail outside of normal cruising routes and shipping lanes. This is sometimes the best pure bluewater sailing experience, but it can also be intimidating or nerve-wracking for...
Sail Plan Considerations The reason we went so long before replacing our existing #2 furling jib (130% Genoa) aboard s/v Sweet Ruca was that we wanted to take our time and think through different sail plan configurations before committing. The sloop rig and sail design onboard...
Sometimes it can be hard to talk about yourself, especially for natural introverts like us. We aren't used to this sort of attention. Linked Article: https://themirrornewspaper.com/aw-graduate-sails-world-documents-adventures/ We are not living in a row of little boxes with a mortgage, car payment, and regular jobs. This makes us...
If you follow our YouTube channel, you have probably noticed that our primary #2 jib (a 130% genoa) was starting to look pretty bad. It was delaminated and figuratively hanging in there by a thread. You could see the sunlight through the stitching, and poke your...
These are calculators and spreadsheets we have created to help us while sailing aboard s/v Sweet Ruca. We are sharing them with you in the hopes that they may help you as well. If you decided to share or modify them for your use, we...
