Tag Archives: Passages

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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Guadeloupe to St. Martin

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Frank Taylor

We had a nice stop at Iles des Saintes (or Les Saintes for short). Its a very touristy place, which we normally don’t like, but there’s a charm to Les Saintes. Every day, several ferries come from Guadeloupe loaded with … Continue reading →

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Arriving Tomorrow

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Frank Taylor

This passage has resulted in a lot of changes in our environment. The temperature on board got quite hot of course as we approached and passed the equator, but it has become much more tolerable as we got north and … Continue reading →

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Completing Our Circumnavigation

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Frank Taylor

When we embarked on this journey of a lifetime in November 2009, we planned on taking five or more years to complete a trip around our beautiful planet. We knew adventures, trials and tribulations, lots of boat work, new friends, … Continue reading →

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Fourth Time Across Equator

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Frank Taylor

Just at the crack of dawn this morning (Thursday March 12), we crossed the equator for the fourth, and last, time on our circumnavigation. We were over 100 miles off the coast of Brazil and there were no other boats … Continue reading →

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Coasting Along Brazil and a Scary Boat

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Frank Taylor

On Monday morning, before the crack of dawn, we passed the northeast corner of Brazil and passed a significant milestone both literally and figuratively. We finished crossing the wide open part of the South Atlantic Ocean, reached the South American … Continue reading →

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Moving Along

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Frank Taylor

We have been at sea for eight days so far, and expect to pass the north east corner of Brazil within the next 3 days. We have had some wonderful spinnaker sailing most of the way making nearly 200 miles … Continue reading →

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Southern Ocean Crossing Update

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Frank Taylor

We left St. Helena on Thursday, 26 of February, with our planned destination of Trinidad 3700 nautical miles away. Leaving with us was the boat s/v Sanctuary with our friends Guy and Christine on board. Guy and I have been … Continue reading →

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Arrived at St Helena

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Frank Taylor

After 7.5 days of sailing, and 1300+ nautical miles since Luderitz, we arrived at St. Helena this morning at the crack of dawn. We had lighter winds overnight, which turned out to be a good thing allowing us to easily … Continue reading →

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Sailing to the West

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Frank Taylor

It’s a big Ocean out here. We have seen no land since Monday night, and it’s Sunday morning now. We have about 380 nautical miles left to go. We averaged 200 miles per day the first 3 days, which was … Continue reading →

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