Archive for 2022
Current Location: The Glass Window Bridge, Eleuthra, BahamasCurrent Position: 25 26.11 N 076 36.35 W Click to view map.
Distance sailed since last post: 4679 nautical miles. View the map of our voyage track here As soon as we left Staniel Cay we caught a nice mutton snapper, that was exciting especially when were about (Click to Read More...)
May 2022 we left the boat in Deltaville US and went home. So sweet to go home to the kids and grandkids! We had a very busy summer with travels that took us to Portugal, Spain, Scotland, England and back to Canada. July 2022 Much fun was had the month of July with the (Click to Read More...)
We arrived in Deltaville and did some work on the boat, like paint the bottom. Unpacked all the Amazon goodies we had sent to the Marina. That was great. Being in the States is sure much easier to receive packages. Unlike in the Caribbean where we had to bring it al from Canada in a (Click to Read More...)
We use OpenCPN as our primary navigation tool, running it on a Raspberry Pi 3B using OpenPlotter as the basic platform. Although OpenPlotter has a lot of additional features, we don’t actually use them, just OpenCPN as our chartpolotter. We have an Eyoyo LCD screen at our helm station. It all works well, except that (Click to Read More...)
Last blog left us in Eleuthera in April 2022. We then sailed up to Abacos to wait for a weather window and sail across the Gulf stream to the Cheasapeake. We got fuel and a few fresh vegetables to top us the fridge in Marshtown, April 27th we departed from Man a war Cay, Abacos (Click to Read More...)
Current Location: Mid-OceanCurrent Position: 35 40.88 N 075 15.79 W Click to view map.
Distance sailed since last post: 161 nautical miles. View the map of our voyage track hereArrive tomorrow . Sunny today . Still no fish (Sent by InReach satellite connection)
Current Location: Mid-OceanCurrent Position: 33 15.59 N 076 40.92 W Click to view map.
Distance sailed since last post: 159 nautical miles. View the map of our voyage track hereAll is well on board Life Part 2. No fish yet. A bit cloudy today. Doing 11+ kts in the gulf stream (Sent by InReach satellite connection)
Current Location: Mid-OceanCurrent Position: 30 42.24 N 077 29.81 W Click to view map.
Distance sailed since last post: 148 nautical miles. View the map of our voyage track hereStomping along. Blue skies, fast sailing, and the crew even get along! Trying to catch some fish… (Sent by InReach satellite connection)
Current Location: Mid-OceanCurrent Position: 28 17.2 N 076 56.77 W Click to view map.
Distance sailed since last post: 293 nautical miles. View the map of our voyage track hereBeen a lot windier with some big waves. Not as comfortable as its has been, but all is well and we are sailing fast. dont reply to these mesgs (Sent by InReach satellite connection)
Current Location: Stocking Island, Exumas, BahamasCurrent Position: 23 31.52 N 075 46.08 W Click to view map.
Distance sailed since last post: 346 nautical miles. View the map of our voyage track here
We arrived in Inagua, the most Southern island of the Bahamas, and a Port of Entry, from Luperon. It was a good (Click to Read More...)