0:00 Intro We are sailing offshore from Cape Fear North Carolina, across the gulf stream, directly to the Bahamas. 0:32: Catch a Mahi Mahi Usually, we bring our fishing gear in at night, but this night, we forgot to. Fish On! We reel in a...
After a major refit, we set sail on a dark, rainy, and cold evening from Annapolis with the Goal of being in the Bahamas for Thanksgiving. We don't make it in one shot and detour to Cape Fear, North Carolina, before heading out to sea...
0:45 Rudder Bearings Kate gives a detailed explanation of how the rudder bearings work, and why we are changing them out. 1:47 Gooping This is a really big project, including lots of fiberglass work and “gooping”. Meaning, it’s messy! We use lots of different glues...
0:00 Intro 0:23 Boatyard Fire There is a fire in the boatyard, just one row upwind from our boat. It was a potentially dangerous situation that our friend Brian on the boat next to us noticed first and sprung into immediate action. We were working...
0:00 Intro 0:24 Sailing from NYC to Annapolis via C&D Canal We leave NYC and head to Annapolis Maryland. We sail in the Atlantic ocean off the coast of New Jersey. We duck into Cape May and motor through the C&D canal. Afterward, we anchor...
It's been done many times before. Blogs. Videos. Podcasts. About dogs on sailboats. Monohulls. Catamarans. Day cruisers and liveaboards. Should you? Shouldn't you? Young dogs? Old dogs? Big? Small? What's best? What's a big no-no? But ultimately, what's the MOST IMPORTANT THING TO KNOW?!?! The most important...
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...
