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Soooo close! (in St Marys, GA)

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Leah
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We are soooo close to launching, I can feel it! Unfortunately, so can UPS, so they decided to slightly misplace two critical deliveries this week. It’s hard to launch without a belt for the new serpentine drive or the spacer … Continue reading →

Progress is more about direction than speed (in St Marys, GA)

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Leah
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(This is what we tell ourselves) Like the day we spent driving to a machine shop to ask (beg) for help getting three absolutely frozen stainless bolts out of our aluminum radial drive (like a quadrant). Jon had tried every … Continue reading →

“Where do I belong?” (in St Marys, GA)

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Leah
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We hopscotched all over British Columbia for the holidays — from three flights to my sister’s cozy downtown apartment, to my grandparents’ via the snowy, windy 8-hr mountain drive, to Tofino for some family bonding and winter surfing, to friends’ … Continue reading →

See ya later, New England! (in Baltimore, MD)

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Leah
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Gosh it’s nice to have New England behind us! Don’t get me wrong — Maine in September and October is hard to beat. Anchorages to yourself, crisp mornings that make running the Webasto feel extra cozy, and an excuse to … Continue reading →

Storms (in Newport, RI)

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Leah
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Given that it’s currently gusting in the 40s and has been blowing over 30 all night, I’ve got weather on my mind. “Have you ever experienced any real storms?!?” is a question we get asked occasionally. “Storm” is one of … Continue reading →

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We've been sharing bits and pieces from our life aboard since we bought our first boat -- Brio, a 1981 Nor'West 33 -- in Mexico in 2011.

After cruising Brio through the Panama Canal and then living aboard through three winters in Maine, we added crew (Zephyr was born in April 2018), changed boats (Brio II is a 1988 Sabre 42 Centerboard), and are currently digital-nomad'ing up and down the US East Coast!

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Just a few from everyday life ✨ getting ready to Just a few from everyday life ✨ getting ready to leave the boat for a few months with family! 💕
Jungle time with a monkey or two 🐒 Jungle time with a monkey or two 🐒
We are in Panama!! 🇵🇦 4 days and 580 miles f We are in Panama!! 🇵🇦 4 days and 580 miles full of great sailing, frequent squalls, crazy currents (12 hrs of 2kts positive, 60 hrs of 1 kt adverse 🤪), a waterspout, three books read, a projectile puke (to celebrate Mother’s Day, of course), 100 episodes of Ada Twist and Number Blocks (IFKYK), and a zillion ships welcoming us to the entrance of the Panama Canal 😁 

Time is weird on the ocean — all days are special but few are truly memorable, if that makes sense. You exist in 3-hr intervals and if you have a small child you look forward to being on watch more than off (Z thinks it’s good fun to try to pry your eyelids open if you dare to nap when he wants a snack 🙃). 

All that to say we are SUPER happy to be here!!!

#jamaicatopanama #sailingfamily #passagereport
So lucky to do life with these boys of mine 💕 So lucky to do life with these boys of mine 💕
Zephyr’s discovered that he’s faster *under* t Zephyr’s discovered that he’s faster *under* the water than above, and now likes to “engage turbo mode” and chase us across the pool. He catches us nearly every time! Having a kid is exhausting (where’s the “pause” button?!?) but the highlights are pretty awesome. Excited to add swimming to the list. #littlefish #proudmama
We promised Zephyr a party when we arrived here. “Strawberry shortcake” was his wish (how the heck does he even know what a shortcake is?!) so we compromised with mango shortcakes. My baking powder is dead and I half made butter out of the whip cream (shelf stable from Trader Joe’s — should have bought a case of this gold!) but it passed kid inspection 😁 The marina here is (was?) part of a resort, so the pool and private beach are also checking lots of wishlist boxes!
Course change! Two bags of mangoes and a new count Course change! Two bags of mangoes and a new country for all of us… 

https://withbrio.com/jaminican-republic-great-inagua-bahamas-to-port-antonio-jamaica
Rocks & friends 🙌 Soaking it all in while we ca Rocks & friends 🙌 Soaking it all in while we can ⛵️ #boatlife
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