Category Archives: Sightseeing

Map Showing Route To Raggeds Last Week

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Frank Taylor

Below is a map showing where we went last week down to the Ragged Isles for some sailing, snorkeling and fishing. Google’s maps show pretty nice views of the islands and waters along the route. You can see where we … Continue reading →

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Mid-winter Visit to Bahamas with Guests

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Frank Taylor

As planned, we escaped some cold weather in Raleigh, and Karen and I flew down to Tahina early January. We had moved Tahina to the Bahamas for the winter back in November, with the intent to visit a few times … Continue reading →

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Tahina Getting Ready For Warm Winter

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Frank Taylor

It’s been a while since the last update here on the blog. There really hasn’t been much to report on the sailing side since we haven’t been sailing. Our focus has been trying to settle into land-lubbing mode again. The … Continue reading →

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Tahina Gets to Sail on Holiday

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Frank Taylor

We had Labor Day weekend, the “end of summmer” holiday in the US. This was the last big weekend for beach goers and traffic should drop greatly in the coming weeks. A friend of our daughters is getting married soon, … Continue reading →

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Land Lubber Progress

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Frank Taylor

We have been preparing ourselves mentally for our transition back to land. So, we aren’t exactly kicking and screaming as we start this process. However, that’s not to say our start has been barrels of fun. We spent almost two … Continue reading →

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4th of July in the USA

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Frank Taylor

We finally get to celebrate 4th of July in the USA again after six years! But, we kept it on a nautical theme by celebrating at the marina in Carolina Beach where Tahina is staying. During the day we had … Continue reading →

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Talk About Scary

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Frank Taylor

What is scarier than spending five years leaving home and sailing around the world? Scarier even than diving with over 100 shark? I’ll tell you: coming home and suddenly realizing all the things that want to come out of the … Continue reading →

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Tahina Completes Expedition

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Frank Taylor

Yesterday, we completed our expedition and ended up in the exact same spot where it all began on November 14, 2009. We had a very pleasant passage from the Bahamas and sailed across the gulf stream to end up in … Continue reading →

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Coming Home This Week

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Frank Taylor

We’re coming home! Tahina left North Carolina in November, 2009. And now after 45,000 nautical miles circumnavigating the Earth, some amazing adventures, a few trials and tribulations, fantastic wildlife encounters, making new wonderful friends, and building a gigantic library of … Continue reading →

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Now in the Abacos

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Frank Taylor

Karen and I have been to the Bahamas a few times before. But, we have never visited the Abacos for some reason. Our Canadian friends on s/v Gromit and s/v Salty Ginger went to Mayaguana while we were in the … Continue reading →

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