As the Mahi crew makes plans to rejoin our boat in Guatemala, it is hard to believe Joe, Ethan, and I are now into our sixth year of cruising! Time has certainly flew by since moving aboard in 2015. Where is SV Mahi? Mahi is in the Rio Dulce area of Guatemala, specifically at Tijax…
Tag: Sail Cruising
Advice to New Cruisers
Joe and I have now experienced the steep learning curve of cruising- including a boat search, purchase, driving across the country to move aboard, then a refit, then back on board, provisioning, outfitting and now setting off. We thought we would post advice we wish someone had given us- or advice we wish we…
Transition to Cruising
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…
Deciding What to Bring On Board
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…
Steps to Cruising
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,…
