Sailing Puerto Rico & the Virgin Islands

Puerto Rico December 2022 We have been looking forward to cruising PR ever since we came through the canal back in 2016. We chose to skip the west side of the island because we did not want to get caught going East in strong trades like we did last season along the coast of the … Continue reading Sailing Puerto Rico & the Virgin Islands

Curaçao & Sailing to Puerto Rico

November 2022 Rain. We had plans, but all we got was rain. Christina and Derek wanted to take us to all their favorite dive sites, to all the local snacks, do some cool hikes and check out the west side of the island. Mother nature gave us a big fat NOPE. All of us were … Continue reading Curaçao & Sailing to Puerto Rico

Getting Back into the Swing of Cruising

October 25th: “Do you think we remembered everything we wanted to buy?” I said to Jon as we were packing up our stuff, hoping it would fit into our 2 checked bags and 2 carry-ons. “ I sure hope so” was his response. We had 3 more days till we were boarding our Copa Airline … Continue reading Getting Back into the Swing of Cruising

Dominican Republic & Sailing to Curaçao

Just as a warning, I am writing this almost a year later.... So memories are a bit fuzzy, and sadly we took almost no photos, or videos...... Barahona Once we left the pristine beaches and water of Bahia de Aguilias and pulled into the inner harbor of Barahona, we quickly got to work at getting … Continue reading Dominican Republic & Sailing to Curaçao

The Worst Passage of our Lives (so far): Sailing the Windward Passage and Around Haiti

Prism and her crew made their way to the little marina/ harbor at Great Inagua. We were ready to check out and sail to the Dominican Republic. We had been waiting for over a week for the right weather window to present its self for the route we chose.  Unlike most sailors leaving the Bahamas … Continue reading The Worst Passage of our Lives (so far): Sailing the Windward Passage and Around Haiti