Blog

With only a couple of jerrycans of water left from Agua Verde, we needed to fill up our water tank and…

After searching for the drone in the freezing water for another 30 minutes the following day, we left Punta San Telmo,…

We departed Santa Barista and headed north to an anchorage known as Bahia El Gato or El Toro, depending on which…

After two nights at anchor in Isla Partida, we continued north to Isla San Jose. The island was stunning with more…

We arrived in Mazatlán in the early evening after three perfect days of sailing. As we pulled into the old harbor…

After an amazing week relaxing and socializing in Paradise Village Marina, we once again had places to be and flights to…

Marleen was on her way to join up with SV Volare and Eitan and I were on our way back into…

After almost a week in Tenacatita, and nearly recovered from the tequila tasting, it was time to keep heading north since…

With anchorage in La Manzanilla being unprotected from the northerly swell, we decided to cut across the bay to Tenacatita. We…

While we were still in Manzanillo, I received a Facebook message from a girl named Marleen. She was several weeks late…

After our late-night arrival in Manzanillo, Eitan and I got some much-needed sleep. After waking, we went to shore to dropped…

With Philipp and Jessica (the German couple) having departed, it was back to just Eitan and me on SV Sierra Wind….

Finally hearing back from American Samoa, they confirmed Eitan’s suspicions that they were closed to inbound pleasure vessels, meaning we had…

Once we were settled in at the marina in Ixtapa, Eitan and I flew back to California for a week to…

Leaving Banderas Bay, we began heading south along the western coast of Mexico towards Zihuantanejo. With the new couple onboard, we…

Eitan and I headed back to our favorite croc-filled marina to pick up our two new crew members! Phillip (35) and…

With Connor and Abbey leaving the boat, it was down to just Eitan and me, and we were stuck at the…

Slowly recovering from our bouts of Norovirus, we (and by we, I mean Eitan) decided the boat work must go on!…

We arrived at Marina Riviera Nayarit in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, or La Cruz for short, on December 22, 2020, and…

The next morning we pulled anchor and headed on our way to San Blas. We arrived about an hour before sunset…

After our 60-hour passage from La Paz, we arrived in Isla Isabella just as the sun was rising. Isla Isabella is…

With our much-awaited package in hand, we prepared to depart that night for the 60-hour passage across the Sea of Cortez….

We arrived back in La Paz on December 10, 2020. Just as we entered the long approach to the marina, the…

We provisioned fresh goods and took off from La Paz and back to Espiritu Santo. After a few hours of motor…

We arrived in La Paz and began the normal marina routine of collecting trash, cleaning the boat inside-out and topping off…

Los Friles was historically a fishing town turned marine reserve where there has been a lot of work to restore the…

We spent a few nights anchored in Cabo amongst the other sailboats and superyachts. To be honest, I’m not really sure…

The next day in Bahia Santa Maria, we got ready to pull the anchor for the short sail into Bahia Magdalena,…

After our two nights in Bahia Tortugas, it was time to set sail south for another 48-hour passage to Bahia Magdalena….

On October 31st we moved onto the boat and at 5:00 am the next morning we cast off the dock lines…