Cruising Stories

We and many people worldwide will be a little sad to see our dear friends, Dara and David, leave the liveaboard community. We met Dara

We received a call from a chap wanting to talk with us about buying a boat. He lamented about how he is a novice sailor

Dave is a Catamaran Guru team broker and Dave & Peggy are full time cruisers on their Lagoon 380 called “Simplicity”. Their “misadventure” has some

We picked up our brand new Bali 5.4 at the factory in Canet-en-Roussillon, France and set off on our maiden voyage around midnight on October

After 16 days and 17 hours at sea and sailing 3,106 Nautical miles, we arrived in St Lucia from Las Palmas in the Canary Islands

Exciting Start! It’s been a whirlwind of activity since we took possession of Z3, our new Bali 5.4, in Canet, France, only a few weeks

From Madeira to the Canaries Another update as we approach the starting point for the ARC Rally for Cruisers in Gran Canaria. If you missed

Here’s an update of our adventures so far from taking possession and christening of our new Bali 5.4 through her maiden voyage into exotic ports

I hope this update finds everyone in good health and fortune. It has been a while since Stephen and I last posted a personal update.

We returned from the Bahamas a couple of weeks ago where we participated in the 42nd Annual Abacos Regatta Race Week (RTIA). We had ten days

On March 30, 2017, we joined the Cruising World Expedition and Rally to Cuba. This adventure took us a distance of 98NM across the Florida

Sailing the Florida Keys is full of wonders if you take the time to explore. The Keys are a boating paradise with a subtropical climate

Travel to Cuba as an American tourist is still deeply restricted for US citizens despite the handshake between President Obama and Cuban President, Raul Castro,

Sitting in the lounge of the Charthouse, overlooking Annapolis Harbor in Spa Creek, we were admiring yet another dreamy sunset descending upon this lovely historic

St. Croix is the largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands. In 1917 St. Croix along with the islands of St. John and St. Thomas were

The Republic of Cuba is made up of an archipelago of several islands including Cuba, the biggest island, measuring 780 miles in length. The Cuban

Sailing To Madagascar We sailed to Madagascar from Inhambane, Mozambique via Juan de Nova, a tiny French island in the Mozambique channel, about one-third of

That Is Why We Sail… We are often asked why we sail. The answer is rather obvious when looking at these pictures taken during one