We left San Francisco on February 10, 2010 with a plan to head south to Mexico and then make the innocently named "puddle jump" to the South Pacific (!!) this spring. From there, who knows?!?!?!? Maybe Fiji? Australia? New Zealand? For now, we're just thrilled to finally be out at sea! 
So, as I’m sitting here thinking about what to write in this post, it feels like just yesterday that I was sitting in this same spot getting ready to film my Bon Voyage video the night before we set off across the Pacific. Now, **nine months** and over TEN THOUSAND MILES later, we are about […]
Entries Tagged as 'On Safety'
Final FINAL Passage!
November 3rd, 2010 · 9 Comments · First Mates, Introspection, Life on the Boat, New Caledonia, On Safety, Passages, The End
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Weather waffling and McDonald’s in Noumea
November 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Fellow Cruisers, Life on the Boat, New Caledonia, On Safety, Passages, Random Thoughts, shoe-cruising
Hello!! I don’t know if I ever updated where we currently are, but we are at the Port Moselle marina in Noumea, New Caledonia. New Cal is an island country that is about 800 miles east of Australia. I was very excited because our guidebook hailed Noumea as “the Paris of the Pacific.” hahahahahaha I […]
A Seaworthy Vessel (written 10/21 en route to New Caledonia)
October 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Fellow Cruisers, First Mates, Life on the Boat, On Fear, On Safety, Our Route, Passages, Random Thoughts, This Could Have Been Us, Vanuatu
Our initial plan was to leave Fiji on Saturday Oct. 9. We didn’t feel too concerned about weather since we hadn’t heard rumors of anything nasty coming up, but – as usual – it’s always a good idea to check. The weather for the near future – 2 days out – looked perfect, but the […]
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Hey Baby, what’s in your ditch bag?
January 18th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Boat Work, On Safety, Preparing for the trip, The beginning
Because I’m of relatively little use to Matt for the boat projects he’s currently working on (unless you count lounging around half-naked in an apron as “helping”), I’ve had to look into other ways I can prepare us for our imminent departure. One of the things every cruising boat needs is a “ditch bag.” This […]
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A note on safety
December 8th, 2009 · No Comments · On Safety
We are getting ready to go on this big sailing trip, you know, and two of the most common questions people ask us are: – Is it safe? – Are you scared? And – yes it is safe, and no I’m NOT scared of going sailing – for lots of reasons I won’t go into […]