We’ve been dreaming of sailing in Maine for twenty years and it is finally becoming a reality. This week we’re sailing our #Seawind1600 catamaran from Gloucester, Massachusetts to the entrance of the Saco River in Maine. And what a sail it was, the most epic sail we’ve had to date going wing on wing downwind with the spinnaker and main!

This week we’re sailing our Seawind 1600 catamaran 40 NM from Provincetown to Gloucester through the waters of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, the summer home to 3 major whale species, Humpback, Fin and Minke. We’re keeping our eyes peeled and our fingers crossed for a whale sighting.

This week we’re leaving Newport, destination Maine coast. Our autopilot isn’t working so we’re sailing our catamaran old school the entire way. First stop Hadley Harbor at the beginning of Cape Cod. Then on to Provincetown via the Cape Cod canal, where we explore this gem of a town and have our first encounter with gray seals, a favorite snack for the famed great white shark.

This week we continue exploring Nantucket Island, off the coast of Massachusetts, then sail our Seawind 1600 catamaran 60 nautical miles back to Rhode Island for some boat work in not the greatest of conditions. We visit Bartlett’s Farm, which has been on the island for over two hundred years, and grows boat loads of fruits and vegetables for the island’s residents. We loved chatting with Keegan about his family’s business.

We left the mooring in Jamestown planning to sail our Seawind 1600 catamaran 60 nautical miles to Nantucket. Little did we know Newport wasn’t quite ready to see us go. The fog blanketed the bay so densely we could barely see in front of the boat. So we turned around and gave it a go the next day.

Learning about the culture, the environment, and connecting with people to get a pulse on a place is what really lights our fire. Food is a huge part of culture, so we’ve been diving into all things shellfish in Rhode Island. We found it’s a topic rife with controversy on the commercial and recreational level, so we dug deeper to learn what quahogging is really like today.

This week we're back in Kristin's home state, where Fabio lived for almost 15 years and where we got engaged, Newport. And we're sharing our favorite things to do in this picturesque New England town.

After a few weeks of boat maintenance in Ft. Lauderdale we are embarking on a 1200 nautical mile passage from South Florida to Newport, Rhode Island on our Seawind 1600 catamaran. With the official start to hurricane season just one week away we are keeping a close eye on the weather.

Our time sailing in the Bahamas is coming to an end. We will have sailed just under 500 nautical miles in 19 days. The main purpose of the trip was a cruising test, not only for the vessel but for us. To discover if we are capable of harnessing the wind to travel to uninhabited islands, navigating to unknown destinations, understanding the weather and how to handle storms, making our own water, generating power mainly from the sun and living self-sufficiently.

We’re making our way north up the Bahamas island chain on our way back to Ft. Lauderdale. We stop in beautiful Shroud Cay, one of our favorite destinations yet, to paddle the crystal clear lazy river in search of Driftwood Beach, and visit Highbourne Cay on a quest for our final snorkeling spot in the Bahamas.

This week we’re taking the dinghy 12 nautical miles from Staniel Cay to Compass Cay to look for Rachel’s Bubble Bath and the Rocky Dundas caves. We plan to take the inside route in the calm protected waters but it’s going to be tricky navigating the shallow waters and sand bars.

This week we’re exploring the absolutely stunning Exumas Land + Sea Park sailing our Seawind 1600 Catamaran. We’re starting off at Cambridge Cay, also known as Little Bells Cay, a private island that welcomes visitors ashore.

Our sailing grounds this week on our Seawind 1600 catamaran are the beautiful waters between Bimini and the Exumas. From Gun Cay just south of Bimini to Chub Cay, then Chub to West Bay on New Providence Island, West Bay to Shroud Cay and Shroud to Cambridge Cay. It’s a great passage route for daysails to get down to a beautiful part of the Exuma Cays Land & Sea Park.

After years of research, planning and hard work, the adventure is beginning! We’re leaving Ft. Lauderdale for the Bahamas. First stop, Bimini.

Today we are discussing the types of medical emergencies that may occur at sea, how you can prepare for them and how to approach them if they do happen. Dr. Wayne Lee, an emergency physician, and experienced sailor, is joining us today. If anyone is qualified to discuss this topic it’s him.

7 months. We’ve been living aboard our catamaran Wanderlust for 7 months. It has been a period of adjustment. Learning, discomfort, growth, frustration, joy, accomplishment and excitement for the adventure that’s right around the corner.

This week Fabio is whipping up his fabulous duck confit! It varies from the traditional recipe; he doesn't submerge the thighs in duck fat, he cooks them sous vide. The result is nothing short of spectacular!

Today we’re talking with Scott Sloan, who ordered a Seawind 1600, and was able to save about 2,000 lbs from the standard boat weight by carefully considering the weight of everything added to the boat. From flooring, to a generator, to sails and anchor chain. Watch the video now to learn exactly how he saved so much weight!

Last week you saw that we hit bottom and damaged our rudder. Luckily our friend Pablo taught us how to sand away the roughed up places and apply epoxy and fiberglass to create a new substrate. This week Pablo is showing us how to finish up the repairs and we celebrate with a delicious home cooked meal with veggies straight from his garden.

We hit bottom. We’re not proud of it but if you’re in a room full of sailors and one claims they never hit bottom they’re either lying or they never leave the dock.