The lead-up and follow-up to our long-awaited launch
Category: Logistics
Facing setbacks
An unforeseen situation delays our launch.
We made it!
We escaped the Great White North and returned to the land of sun, sand, sea…and sweaty boat work
How to launch a sailboat in 31 short steps
The title is pretty self-explanatory
Pre-launch life in St. Martin
In case you were wondering what our life has looked like for the past few weeks.
Day 1 in St. Martin
Dear friends, Thank you *again* for all your messages over the past few weeks asking how things were going with the boat. We are sorry for making you wait so long to hear about what we are up to in St. Martin, but as you can imagine, an internet connection down here can sometimes be [...]
Ottawa-Antigua-St. Martin
Dear friends, It's been an interesting week and a half since we left Ottawa. We've laughed, we've cried and we've started drinking like proper sailors. But most importantly, we've seen our boat, i.e. our home for the next 10 months. Because our flight to St. Martin was cancelled a month ago, WestJet offered to get [...]
Q&A: What’s going on with the boat??
An update on the next phase of our year off.
Barcelona te quiero
Our 4 days in Barcelona
Leaving Ottawa
Pre-departure thoughts on how this all came to be.
Where the Wind takes us 