Realities of Living the Dream

Perks of Cruising – Defining the Important

Perks of Cruising – Defining the Important

Since our last visitors departed this past Monday, we haven’t had a breath of wind, so we’ve stayed put allowing some time to reflect on the cruising life.  So, short of suddenly changing Chrissy’s mind to hop across the pond to…

2016

2016

We rang in the New Year in Grande Case making our best effort to be fast asleep, but became suddenly aware that 2016 had arrived by the sound and light of fireworks being launched from the beach 200 yards in…

Sailors and Their Opinions

Sailors and Their Opinions

The other day Chrissy and I were invited aboard a Catamaran that on paper has been my dream boat for a number of years, but we had never had a chance to be aboard.   After seeing numerous catamarans by…

The Real Altera V2.0:  A Multihull

The Real Altera V2.0: A Multihull

7  1/2 years ago, Chrissy and I bought a Hobie Cat Getaway and the book “Catamaran Sailing from Start to Finish“.  2 years later we craved a more technical boat, with more strings to pull.  So we bought a used racing…

Altera V2.0

Altera V2.0

We had a quick non-stop 260 mile trip from NYC to Annapolis, via the Delaware Bay and the C&D Canal, and we dropped our anchor in Annapolis the evening before the In-Water Sailboat show.  We have wanted to see the show for…

Managing Some of the Risks as Vagabonds

Managing Some of the Risks as Vagabonds

Life is full of risks whether you live an ordinary life or a slightly less ordinary one as we currently are. Despite that everyone has to deal with risks in their lives, it seems we get highlighted in conversations as…

Itinerary & Insurance Dilemnas

Itinerary & Insurance Dilemnas

Having recently posted our planned winter itinerary we find ourselves contemplating changing it, due to the headaches and costs associated with insuring our plans.  As a great lakes boater, we were spoiled with what we are learning now seem like low rates.  In…

You’ve Had Questions.  We’ve got Answers

You’ve Had Questions. We’ve got Answers

As cruisers we get asked a lot of questions about our lifestyle so here are the answers or in a few cases the cheeky responses we should have given. Will you be roughing it? What about the luxuries of home?…