Blog Archive

Check out our previous sailing adventure!

S/V Stella Blue

  • Into the Void…with Mohawks

    “Are we going to the VOID!?” Charlie asked innocently with eyes as big as saucers. The Void is the empty space at the edge of a world in Minecraft. When I explained that we were… Read more

  • Tourists, Cruisers, or Residents?

    If you find yourself asking that question… it’s time to UP ANCHOR. We arrived here in Georgetown on November 20th, just in time to celebrate Thanksgiving. Then, well, we just never really stopped celebrating. Christmas,… Read more

  • Merry Wishes from The Bahamas

    As I wake up this morning with a warm cup of coffee, our bow pointing east, and watching a powerful sun rise over Stocking Island, I am filled with an oozing sensation of peace mixed… Read more

  • Bahama Lobster Pirates

    The sun had just dipped below the horizon to our starboard, leaving Tideye to make her way across the shallow Yellow Banks in total darkness. After 36 hours at sea, we were settling into our… Read more

  • Our First Solo Overnight Sail!

    We did it! It wasn’t comfortable (understatement!) and we are exhausted BUT. We sailed overnight out in the Atlantic with just the five of us – big milestone. Big happy milestone. We weren’t planning to… Read more

  • Back to Costco AGAIN?

    How DO we prepare ourselves and our boat to set sail for international waters? For the next nine-ish months? When we arrived here at the dock in Charleston, the list (or really lack of a… Read more

  • Back Aboard and Ready to…

    We spent the majority of the 2024 storm season living on land, but somehow managed to be affected by all three storms that have made landfall in the US so far. We went looking for… Read more

  • Hurricane Beryl, Birthdays and Battening Down for Debby

    It’s been a while since I’ve had the brain space to sit down to write. July was…big. We watched from Colorado as Hurricane Beryl destroyed islands, homes and boats of people we love and then… Read more

  • “Help! He’s Slapping Me!”

    After a long battle of “Mama Vs Mahi,” I managed to pull this beauty in on a hand line while we were zooming up the Gulf Stream. Any hit on a line while trolling is… Read more

  • Happy Hurricane Season! (Let’s Head out to Sea!)

    “Happy hurricane season!” she whispers under her breath with sarcasm. June 1st to November 1st, every single year. Blah. The good news is that the active season is August-September and with our ability to monitor… Read more