Moving from sea to land – still vintage style
Quite a few years ago, 2015 to be exact, Alchemy and its three mini-pirates returned to shore after 13,000 miles at sea. We had sailed from Burlington, VT to Dominica in a vintage 1974 41′ racing sailboat. Many adventures were had, Legos played with, ice cream eaten, sails torn, and donkey’s freed.
Continue reading “The Voyage(s) Continues”After being back on shore for a year now, I recently came across an SD card with some forgotten footage taken with our GoPro. It was taken during a 50+ knot storm in the Bahamas. We were anchored right on a reef in 9′ of water. Check out how the boys dealt with the drama!
Continue reading “What is it Like to Anchor in a 50 Knot Storm With Kids”
Coming back to land after our year in the Caribbean has been strange for many reasons. One recurring theme has been the questions people ask. Almost everyone we meet always asks, “how was your year, was it great?” The answer, strangely enough, is difficult to articulate.
One person who has asked that same question is Jenn Simon from Sea to Summit, one of our sponsors. She contacted us to ask for an interview. I thought I would share my thoughts from the questions she asked to try and give an insight into what it’s like sailing with kids.
Continue reading “What is it Really Like Sailing With Kids for a Year?”
This is probably of interest only to us and other cruisers, but here is a list of all the places we anchored, moored, or stayed at a marina during our 10-month trip, starting from Lake Champlain in Vermont and sailing through the Caribbean to Dominica and then back again. If you make it all the way to the end, you can see that we sorta hauled ass up the East Coast in May and June, at least from a cruising with kids perspective. No wonder the boys couldn’t wait to get home! Continue reading “The Float Plan (After the Fact)”
It’s 1:00 am in the morning. Tornados have been seen ten miles away. There is a two knot current. The wind is gusting to fifty knots across the current. Boats are dragging onto the reef.
What are you anchored with?
Sailing With Kids 