We have been living back on our Taswell 43 sailboat for over 2 weeks now. Love it, it is cozy, comfortable, and we are working away at all the needed jobs to do before we take off. I am happy to report that Mahi once again has refrigeration!! It is so much easier to live…
The holidays are upon us, so I thought I would share some of my favorite galley items. Please note that I am not affiliated with any of these products, nor benefiting from my recommendation. If you are looking for a gift for your favorite sailing or land-based cook, keep reading: Kuhn Rikon Pressure…
We need a haul out and work to be done on the boat in Fort Lauderdale, which means a delivery trip from the west coast of Florida, around to the east coast. Mahi leaves the marina tomorrow, where we had been renting a slip. Helping Joe with the delivery trip is our wonderful brother-in-law, Dave,…
Today, our brand new dinghy and motor arrived by freight truck. This is progress! Why am I so excited to get my order, you might wonder? For a cruising sailboat, a dinghy is basically your car, a way of getting from your boat to land, or to visit sites and other boats. The truck driver…
Packing complete, it was time to load up the U-Haul trailer and head for Florida from our home in California. Can you say, “Long drive with a 4 year old in his car seat?” Actually, Ethan did just fine, except for those moments across Wyoming, Colorado and Kansas, when he declared he needed to go…
Today, we are packing up the U-Haul trailer with everything we intend to bring on board the boat. The plan is to drive across the country, from California to Florida, in order to move onto the Taswell 43 sailboat. We will be making a short stop in Missouri to see my father, Carl (yes, I…
How do we receive our mail and packages when we are out cruising, traveling place to place? Fortunately, there are special mailing services that sailboat travelers can use to ensure you receive your mail. Joe and I signed up for St. Brendan’s Isle, a well known cruising mail service located in Florida. Specifically, we went…
For so many years, the thought of cruising was a far away dream, something that would happen one day. Even while we were boat hunting, it still felt like it would happen way down the road. It was not yet real. Then, all of a sudden, the dream becomes real and time runs short. We…
Moving from a nice sized house to a 43 foot long sailboat means you must leave stuff behind. Sadly, It just won’t all fit on the boat. So, you have to be disciplined and pick and choose what you absolutely cannot live without. That is where my problem begins. You see, I may have gone…
Once we made the decision to buy a sailboat and sail off into the sunset, we needed to take small, baby steps to realize the dream. For Joe and I, we started off by reading lots of sailing travel essays, adventure sailing books, subscribing to magazines like Practical Sailor, Blue Water Sailing, Cruising World, Sail,…
SV Mahi 