Alot has changed since we have been back. We got real jobs, moved off the boat and bought a house. Legit landlubbers. Having a house

Wow, it really does feel like it was yesterday when we were months before leaving and working our tails off prepping the boat. And, I

After leaving Hope Town we skipped our way up the Abaco island chain. The weather started to change a little with afternoon storms everyday. When

We left the Exumas over a week ago and headed over to Eleuthera. The crossing was nice and mostly downwind. We have had absolutely no

We left Long Island early and made our way down wind back to the Exumas. This time we went around the back side of Great

We have made it to Long Island! I was pretty excited about this crossing because we were going to be able to troll in deep

Ok, ok, we are back in action. My computer is working (so far) and the outboard is working. They both come with impeccable timing with

Geez, where to start, or back track. We wrapped up Eleuthera with some great waves and meeting some awesome people. Mark and Jade, Chris and

Wow, a week has flown by and it is now time to head out of Hatchet Bay towards southern Eleuthra. This entire week has been

Our last day in Nassau was busy doing chores as usual. We had grocery shopping, water tank filling and laundry to do. After our endless

The rest of the Berry’s was amazing. Some super great anchorages and exploring. From Bullocks Harbor we went around to Soldier Cay. Soldier Cay had

After leaving Bimini we sailed down to Gun Cay to anchor in Honeymoon Harbor. We made cracked conch tacos and settled in for the night.

After many many hours and months and years of prepping, we have finally made it to the Bahamas. The crossing turned out pretty bumpy with

Preparations have been made. We are fueled up, we have a plethora of produce and my honey do list is the shortest it’s ever been.

We sailed from our north Key Largo anchorage with some good wind and after an all day sail through some really neat cuts and channels,

To be safe and allow our family and friends to follow our progress, we have a SPOT device. It is a GPS tracking system that

Laurel and I said adios to Miami. As much fun as Miami can be, we were glad to be out of the hustle and bustle

We woke up at an early 9am and dinghied in to pick up Matt and Atticus for a morning sail. The sail was nice and

The trip down to Stuart was really slow going, 5 knot north wind. It was nice though, we were able to relax and work on

We left this morning at an early 11:30am to a north wind. Laurel’s mom sailed with us until Vero where I dinghied her in. The

Last night I went shrimpin’ with Dave, Keith and Michael. Although it was sub zero outside and windy, we ended up catching 143 shrimp, some

We just got our new fabric in the mail. Laurel is now busy getting the new cushions made before we leave tomorrow. Also, not to

The last few days have been pretty hectic with Laurel and I running all around town getting last minute items for the voyage. Laurel’s list

We left the dock yesterday morning with a south wind. The forecast called for south wind for most of the day and switch to north

It was bitter sweet selling my car. We have known each other for over 10 years. Through thick and thin, leaving me stranded from flat

It’s been nearly a month since we left the boat yard. In that time Laurel and I have cut the foam for our new cushions,

I remember reading a few months ago about this couple that conserved water by rinsing off with one of those handheld sprayers. They would boil

If is wasn’t for our friends and family, we would probably still be in the boatyard. Laurel and I just wanted to thank everyone for

That’s right, four exclamation marks! If I could put a million, I would! We are finally back in the water. Last night was spent working

Our rub rail is installed and looking great. The grey color really pulls the entire look of the boat together. That same day we went

I should be used to the prices for “marine” items by now. I guess I’m still having my mind blown. Our old rub rails were

I am still in disbelief, this is our boat. We are so excited and finally proud of “Passing Winds”. Taping off the boot stripe wasn’t

It seems like an eternity, but we have finally completed painting both sides of the boat. All the prepping and time put into it really

We keep getting asked, “Where are you going?” Well, we don’t really know. The map shows you some possibilities. We know we want to go

After many many days and weeks of the sanding and filling routine, we finally were ready to spray the primer on. We used a two

While Laurel was out wedding dress shopping with Sarah, I was at the boat trying to get some work done. After sanding for 30 minutes

After many days of sanding, filling, sanding, filling, we are just about ready to spray on the primer. Laurel’s dad said he would come over

Wow, this really isn’t boat related but it definitely was an adventure. A few weeks back my Macbook Pro crapped out. Meaning the screen showed

… with the first round of sanding. We got alot done this past weekend. After sanding the entire day Saturday and most of Sunday, we

When I went up the mast to check out the spreader lights and steaming light, I found that both of our spreader lights had water

This weekend we did ALOT of sanding. When I say “we”, I mean Laurel and Steve. They are almost done sanding everything down with 60

A while back we purchased a wind generator off Ebay for really cheap. It has just been sitting, collecting dust while we tackled more urgent

We know it’s going to be a HUGE job to tackle, but we have decided to redo the topsides. The actual job of painting isn’t

I finally got around to making the new foldup-counter-extension-table-thingy for the galley. It was made from some scrap wood from Laurel’s Dad’s shop and some

Although it wasn’t near as bad as when we bought the boat, we had several blisters to deal with. Steve helped us out with scraping

We left the marina yesterday. It has been a while of no sailing, no moving, engine alignment, plans, projects and yadda yadda. It’s funny how

It’s always funny how projects, no matter the size, turn the boat into a huge mess. Even if we needed to organize and go through