The (obvious) Problem with Cruising During Hurricane Season
The crew of Asante are hastily heading south for hurricane season safety, but Tropical Storm Chantal is on its way.
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The crew of Asante are hastily heading south for hurricane season safety, but Tropical Storm Chantal is on its way.
The past two days have had us and our buddy boat, s/v Yolo, sailing into 20+ knot headwinds and bashing into very large seas for nine hours a stretch.
When we were in St. Maarten, Scott noticed that our battery voltage was low. Like, really low.
Cruising is punctuated by high highs and low lows. Rare are the days in the middle, at least that is our experience.
They might be a fact of life when living aboard in the tropics, but that doesn’t make it any less maddening.
It’s often said that friendships in the cruising community blossom fast and furious.
Yes, it appears we had indeed been spoiled and disillusioned by the calm and lovely waters of the British Virgin Islands—we forgot all about what cruising can really be like.
The other day, Scott and I happened upon a roadside glass blowing studio. Yes. This place was – like so many other thriving businesses here – a modest shack on the side of the road with some compelling signage.
Here are some things that worked for us to keep our baby a happy little camper on the high seas.
They say if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. Well, we say: if you can’t leave ’em, ENJOY ’em.
We did a lot right during this passage; some of it intentional, some of it serendipitous… but here is what we learned and tips I can share based on our experience venturing offshore and covering 800 miles over the course of five days, non-stop.
That’s “rest and relaxation” in old time pirate speak, in case you didn’t know….we’re in the BVI, after all.
The crew of Asante are hastily heading south for hurricane season safety, but Tropical Storm Chantal is on its way.
The past two days have had us and our buddy boat, s/v Yolo, sailing into 20+ knot headwinds and bashing into very large seas for nine hours a stretch.
When we were in St. Maarten, Scott noticed that our battery voltage was low. Like, really low.
Cruising is punctuated by high highs and low lows. Rare are the days in the middle, at least that is our experience.
They might be a fact of life when living aboard in the tropics, but that doesn’t make it any less maddening.
It’s often said that friendships in the cruising community blossom fast and furious.
Yes, it appears we had indeed been spoiled and disillusioned by the calm and lovely waters of the British Virgin Islands—we forgot all about what cruising can really be like.
The other day, Scott and I happened upon a roadside glass blowing studio. Yes. This place was – like so many other thriving businesses here – a modest shack on the side of the road with some compelling signage.
Here are some things that worked for us to keep our baby a happy little camper on the high seas.
They say if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. Well, we say: if you can’t leave ’em, ENJOY ’em.
We did a lot right during this passage; some of it intentional, some of it serendipitous… but here is what we learned and tips I can share based on our experience venturing offshore and covering 800 miles over the course of five days, non-stop.
That’s “rest and relaxation” in old time pirate speak, in case you didn’t know….we’re in the BVI, after all.
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