We slipped our mooring lines at about 4:30 from Marigot Bay in St. Martin for our overnight sail to the British Virgin Islands (BVI). We...

We chose to head back to the British Virgin Islands for hurricane season, and it was a big decision with lots of moving parts. If you’ve...

Exploring the Caribbean has provided us so many different experiences, from hanging out in small bays with a few other boats to docking...

During this adventure, we are often asked, “What’s your favorite island?” And we almost always say, “The one we’re on.” That’s changed...

I thought we were going to die…. And we weren’t even on our boat. Our first trip to St. Vincent was on February 7th when we took the...

It was time to leave Canouan and make the 13 NM journey to Mustique. We did not stop in Mustique on our way down and wanted to check out...

Our plan from Mayreau was to go to Tobago Cays, but the winds were too strong, so we decided to go over to Canouan. Little did we know,...

We left Chatham Bay on Union Island bound for Mayreau. We learned from a couple of other cruisers that there was a hotel and restaurant...

Before we left Carriacou, which is part of Grenada, we had to clear out to leave before we headed to the Grenadines. I dinghied Joe to...

We finally got the boat ready to leave the safety of Clarke’s Court Marina on Grenada. It is always with a little trepidation that you...

Hello from Grenada! We’re back on Making Connections for Chapter 3 of our adventure, sending best wishes for a wonderful 2023. Our intent...

When we started this adventure in October of 2021, our plan was to go 12 months straight through and come home once in May. We decided to...

Grenada is comprised of three islands - Carriacou, Petite Martinique (very far from the-not-petite-Martinique) and then of course,...

We have been wanting to visit St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) for years because any of our Tradewinds crew members who sailed there...

Our intent was to go into Rodney Bay Marina on St. Lucia on June 20th for a few days to get our new engine mounts installed, enjoy some...

We arrived in St. Pierre Martinique, which is in the northwestern section of the country, after a 32NM sail. It was a good sail with a...

We love the French islands of St. Martin and Guadeloupe because the people are friendly, especially if you attempt to speak French. And,...

(Note: Joe and I wrote two versions of Dominica and I chose to publish both as Dominica was quite spectacular. We’ll change it up for the...

We left Isles des Saintes at 7:00 am on June 5th for the 22 mile journey to Dominica (Dom A Neeka). The wind was a brisk 19 knots at a...

Deshaies is in the northern part of Guadeloupe. It is a port of entry which is the reason for our destination. It was pretty quiet when...

We left Buddy and sailed the 10 nautical miles to Nevis. Nevis is a separate island from St. Kitts, but one country. We had a great...

We’ve now been in the Caribbean for Chapter 2 of our adventure for a month and are behind on our blogs. That’s because we’ve taken...

I am writing this from Portsmouth Dominica. It is a cool overcast morning with occasional showers. Very beautiful anchorage. We flew...

During our time back in Colorado, we enjoyed several days of cross country skiing, being with family and friends, and especially being...

It’s been three months this Friday when we embarked on an adventure to live on a 40-foot catamaran and sail down the Caribbean chain from...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all! First time caller, long time listener, and the first guest blogger for Colorado Sails!...

After two weeks in the Simpson Bay lagoon getting installation and repairs done to the water maker, we were ready to weigh anchor and set...

Our anchor is now our best friend. We talk about our anchor more than anything else right now: Where should we anchor? Is our anchor set?...

You may have seen YouTube videos of the famous Princess Juliana International Airport where planes land over the Maho Beach and people...

I can’t believe how fast time is going by. We arrived in St. Martin two weeks ago after our overnight passage from BVI. We spent a couple...

One of the aspects of this adventure that we were most worried about was the 93-mile trip from BVI to Sint Marteen/St. Martin (SXM) - our...

We're exactly one month into this adventure, challenge, non-vacation, and our week in St. John USVI taught us a few things: St. John has...

There are a number of things that I have learned so far: As soon as you open a hatch to cool down the boat, it starts to rain. As soon...

No boater likes being on a dock. You’re usually there to fuel up, get ice, or fix something. We were at Nanny Cay Marina on Tortola in...

And I thought taking the CPA exam was hard. We spent four days last week with our training captain, Chris Simpson. He gave us a crash...

We had the distinct pleasure of working with Captain Christopher Simpson, a proper Englishman, who tailored a practical training program...

Preparing for this adventure was way more difficult than we imagined. From finding the catamaran we wanted, to inspecting it, to...

It only took about 15 times of me asking. Not sure it was that many, but my amazing wife agreed to my dream of this adventure. We will...

It started about five years ago. Joe said, "When I retire, let's get a boat and sail the Caribbean for a year." I immediately said "no...