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! 
We are on the map!! The AIS map, that is. AIS = Automatic Identification System. It’s this super cool technology that’s required for all shipping vessels around the world and optional for little boats like us. When you have AIS you can transmit and receive signals from all other AIS users and you can find [...]
Entries Tagged as 'On Safety'
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 [...]