Like Putting Sausage in Its Casing - At 25 Knots
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...
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LIFE ON MAKING CONNECTIONS IN THE CARIBBEAN
With Joe and Margie
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Margie
Jun 11, 20223 min
We Have the Caribbean to Ourselves
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...
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Joe
Jun 6, 20224 min
The People We Meet
I am writing this from Portsmouth Dominica. It is a cool overcast morning with occasional showers. Very beautiful anchorage. We flew...
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Margie
May 29, 20223 min
Back on Making Connections
During our time back in Colorado, we enjoyed several days of cross country skiing, being with family and friends, and especially being...
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Joe and Margie
Jan 26, 20222 min
Pressing the Pause Button for COVID
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...
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Tyler
Jan 1, 20229 min
Christmas in the Caribbean by Deckhand, Tyler
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all! First time caller, long time listener, and the first guest blogger for Colorado Sails!...
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Joe
Dec 22, 20214 min
High Winds
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...
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Margie
Dec 19, 20212 min
Anchors Aweigh!
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?...
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Margie
Dec 10, 20213 min
Lagoon Life
You may have seen YouTube videos of the famous Princess Juliana International Airport where planes land over the Maho Beach and people...
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Joe
Dec 10, 20213 min
Two Weeks in Sint Maarten
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...
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Joe and Margie
Dec 1, 20214 min
A Nighttime Crossing with a Little (or Big) Snag
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...
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Joe and Margie
Nov 28, 20214 min
What We Learned in St. John
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...
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Joe
Nov 18, 20212 min
Getting Our Life Together
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...
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Margie
Nov 17, 20212 min
Living on a Dock in a Real Neighborhood
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...
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Joe
Nov 12, 20211 min
Training Day
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...
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Margie
Nov 9, 20212 min
TWO figure eights, not ONE
We had the distinct pleasure of working with Captain Christopher Simpson, a proper Englishman, who tailored a practical training program...
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Joe and Margie
Nov 1, 20212 min
We're no longer "one step closer"...we're HERE
Preparing for this adventure was way more difficult than we imagined. From finding the catamaran we wanted, to inspecting it, to...
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Joe
Oct 27, 20212 min
I popped the question and she said "Yes!"
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...
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Margie
Oct 23, 20212 min
He popped the question and I said "No!'
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...
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