by Allison | Dec 27, 2015 | 2015, Bahamas, Posts | 3 Comments
I am on a personal mission to be diligent about hauling around the “big camera” and even spend some time editing images. We will see how long it lasts – but this week was a victory! ... read more by Allison | Dec 18, 2015 | 2015, Bahamas, Life Aboard, Logbook, Posts | 2 Comments
After two great nights spent “in the Bahamas”, but not technically “in the Bahamas” (complicated…I know!) we officially made it to Green Turtle Cay and checked into the Bahamas from Donny’s marina in Black Sound. You are allowed to... read more by Bo | Dec 17, 2015 | 2015, Bahamas, Florida, Logbook | 0 Comments
After saying goodbye to Sunset Bay Marina and the dozen or so people helping us off the dock (thanks to the strong easterly breeze), we motored the 6 or so hours down the ICW to north Lake Worth for the night. You might recall that we spent a few days here this summer... read more by Bo | Dec 13, 2015 | 2015, Life Aboard, Logbook, Posts | 9 Comments
Leaving the dock might be the hardest part of sailing. It’s 5 am and I’ve been awake for 2 hours, for no good reason. Our boat, Selah, has been comfortably tied up at a marina for 6 months and that ends in a few hours. Allison and I have spent the last... read more by Allison | Dec 11, 2015 | 2015, Life Aboard, Logbook, Posts | 3 Comments
Still here! In Florida! Waiting for something besides a north wind. If you need to know why we are waiting, read this. VERY conveniently, the morning after we spent $500 (cough!) at Trader Joe’s it dawned on me that the fridge needed to be defrosted. I am sure... read more by Allison | Dec 8, 2015 | 2015, Life Aboard, Logbook | 1 Comment
Well, we are still here. In Florida. At the marina. We pulled into this lovely spot in July. And promptly told them we would be out of here by October 15th. At the latest, for sure. Then on November 1st we told them for sure we would be out of here by December 1st.... read more by Allison | Nov 30, 2015 | Logbook, Posts | 1 Comment
Bo and I have been online shopping up a storm this week. To say that we may overwhelmed our friendly marina dock store is an understatement. Most of it I can blame on our upcoming departure for the Bahamas. We have 5 more days total to receive mail in the US –... read more by Allison | Nov 19, 2015 | 2015, Boat Work, Florida, Life Aboard, Logbook | 1 Comment
Slowly we are becoming real, legit sailors. Granted, we haven’t left the dock since July – but who is counting?? As noted in my past blog, the first step for me (allison) was to graduate from sailing school. I can not say enough amazing things about the... read more by Allison | Nov 16, 2015 | 2015, Life Aboard, Logbook, Posts | 4 Comments
Bo called me and half-yelled “You would hate it, but it is AWESOME!!” just before he lost reception. He was 5 miles off the coast of Pensacola and headed for a wet ride to Havana, Cuba. I don’t think his “official bucket list” had a... read more by Bo | Nov 11, 2015 | 2015, Logbook | 7 Comments
On the last Friday in October, eleven guys–a few friends, a few acquaintances, a few total strangers–loaded onto the sailing vessel Libra for an adventure they’ll never forget. Sailing Vessel Libra had circumnavigated the globe at least twice before... read more by Bo | Oct 30, 2015 | 2015, Logbook | 0 Comments
Saturday I (Bo), along with 10 other guys, will leave Pensacola bound for Havana. We’re in a rally sponsored by Pensacola Yacht Club and Hemingway Yacht Club in Havana. You can follow us (S/V Libra) and see how we’re doing compared to the other boats on... read more by Bo | Oct 27, 2015 | 2015, Boat Work, Logbook, Posts | 1 Comment
If I told you that you could have a team of scientists analyze your engine and tell you how healthy it is–all for less than $30–would you do it? Of course. Well, that’s exactly what I’ve done for the past few months, and I’ve been... read more by Bo | Oct 23, 2015 | 2015, Boat Work, Florida, Logbook | 1 Comment
Junior Captains Giveaway: If you’re reading this before Sunday the 25th, you still have time to enter our giveaway. We’re offering a real-life sail with us, plus a lifetime subscription to our Junior Captains program…Enter Here. When I left you last,... read more by Bo | Oct 16, 2015 | 2015, Boat Work, Florida, Logbook | 1 Comment
It seems like when sailors talk about sailing and boats and whatnot, the conversation between guys naturally turns to gear. I’m not sure what the girls talk about other than throw pillows and silicone bakeware. But with guys it’s all batteries,... read more by Allison | Oct 6, 2015 | 2015, Life Aboard, Posts | 14 Comments
I know how blog stalkers operate. I am well aware of how they scour the internet searching for crumbs and tidbits of personal antecdotes and pretty much live for images. SHOW ME THE INSIDE OF YOUR BOAT they scream! I mostly know this because I am one. I wait and wait... read more by Bo | Sep 30, 2015 | 2015, Florida, Life Aboard, Logbook, Video | 0 Comments
We’re at the boat for a few days and wanted to send you a quick video update. We’re getting everything ready to head off to the Bahamas in November…stay... read more by Allison | Sep 25, 2015 | Logbook | 0 Comments
If I drink 8 oz of water a day it is considered a win in my book. At past times in life I have been a much better water-drinker, but I found that the amount of water I drank a day was directly proportionate to the amount of times I had to pee and that was just... read more by Allison | Sep 22, 2015 | 2015, Logbook | 2 Comments
I have pretty much given up on keeping track of us – it is virtually impossible and I am one of us. I knew going in that late summer/fall was going to be a little random. But the past 2 months have been more than a little random. And shows no signs of stopping.... read more by Bo | Sep 2, 2015 | 2015, Favs, Logbook | 17 Comments
This post is going to be a little inside baseball. I know most of you hang out here because you know us (hi mom!), but some of you are sailors and dreamers like us. You, the sailors and dreamers, probably already follow many of the awesome sailing blogs that have been... read more by Bo | Aug 31, 2015 | 2015, Florida, Logbook | 4 Comments
I’d been working in Ohio for the better part of a couple weeks, which timed out well with some family stuff Alli had going on in Columbus. We’d made big plans to visit friends in Indy for the weekend, so I wasn’t too excited last Wednesday to find... read more by Bo | Aug 21, 2015 | Junior Captains, Logbook | 0 Comments
You might’ve heard somewhere along the way that my dream was to sail around the world in a way that would inspire, educate, and entertain a new generation of explorers. The Junior Captains program is how I plan to do that. I hope you enjoyed the Marathon Turtle... read more 
