Before kids, we took a break from our advertising jobs to spend a year sailing the U.S. Gulf Coast, throughout the Bahamas to the remote Jumentos Islands, then up the Eastern Seaboard to Annapolis, MD. Our home was a modest Aloha 34, named Kaleo (ka-lay-o). This time was meaningful, having built lifelong relationships and seeing part of the world in such a unique way.
As mentioned in an earlier post we’ve been taking classes offered by the Seven Seas Cruising Association‘s university “SSU“. Matt just wrapped up watching the recording of the free session “AIS”. AIS, which stands for Automatic Identification System, is a standardized navigation safety system originally developed as a collision avoidance […]
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Every time we visit Kaleo, we learn a lot. Sometimes it’s about how to best trim the sails for the fastest speed or for a more comfortable ride. Sometimes (everytime) it’s about how a planned project takes more time and money than expected. And often it’s about loving the idea […]
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A big part of our dream, and any dream for that matter, is writing it down and setting steps to achieve it. We’ve recently found a web service that helps us jot down, track our progress and share these dreams as they come so we can make room for even […]
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Over the past few months our time aboard Kaleo has been spent working on the boat, measuring for parts and anticipating our first sail of spring. This past weekend we got the best of both worlds by getting some projects checked off the list and getting to go for a […]
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Boat friends had warned us of this reality but it didn’t really sink in until we started experiencing it.
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We’ve certainly started more projects than have finished lately. It seems that in the boating world parts take longer to arrive than the time it takes to do the actual project. We’re currently waiting on the delivery of items such as dorade cowls, a finished bathroom counter top & revamped […]
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Our first solo sail adventure aboard our Kaleo in Galveston Bay. Looking forward to many more! We were intrigued by the shrimp boat & wished they’d share with us. A little afternoon dancing on deck. We tossed aside the dock lines this afternoon & set sail for nowhere in particular … just […]
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We fueled up manually over taking Kaleo through the marina station to save some cash in prep for our 1st solo sail around Galveston Bay. To date we’ve had the company (and security) of friends and family aboard so we’re looking forward to our new mini adventure.
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No, we’re not smuggling hot captains across Galveston Bay. Today I walked up into the cockpit to find Matt down in the port side lazarette changing the zincs in the engine (prevents the sea water from corroding the cooling system). Just when I’m convinced he’s contorted himself into every nook […]
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