SparidaeSailsMar 8, 20208 minPassage-making: Puerto Rico Puerto Bahía Marina, Samaná, DR to Puerto Real, Cabo Rojo, PR After recovering from a stomach bug, we settled on exploring more of Los...
SparidaeSailsFeb 15, 20206 minSamaná, DR: Magical ParadiseOcean World Marina, Puerto Plata, DR to Puerto Bahia Marina, Samaná, PR // The day after arriving Ocean World Marina we were committed to...
SparidaeSailsJun 11, 20194 minPassage-making: The Big Jump to Dominican RepublicOn Wednesday, February 15, we departed with a little convoy of sailboats toward Six Hill Cays in the Turks and Caicos. A few of us had...
SparidaeSailsJun 10, 20193 minTurks and Caicos: We've Got Seven DaysProvidenciales, Turks and Caicos // After we had more or less recovered from our two-night passage to Provo, Tom hopped on the dinghy and...
SparidaeSailsMay 7, 20194 minPassage-making: On to the Turks and Caicos!Long Island, The Bahamas to Sapodilla Bay, Turks and Caicos (via Mayaguana, The Bahamas) // On Monday, February 4 we departed Calabash...
SparidaeSailsMay 6, 20192 minLong Island, The Bahamas: The Far-Out IslandsGeorge Town, The Bahamas to Long Island, The Bahamas // On February 3 the winds and sea state looked good enough to continue on to the...
SparidaeSailsMay 4, 20192 minGeorgetown, Exuma: Cruiser GroundsLee Stocking Island, Exuma, The Bahamas to Great Exuma Island, Exuma, The Bahamas // We departed Lee Stocking on Wednesday morning,...
SparidaeSailsMar 27, 20194 minLee Stocking Island, Exuma: Adventure OnStaniel Cay, Exuma, The Bahamas to Lee Stocking Island, Exuma, The Bahamas (via Little Farmer's Cay) // We were excited to set sail on...
SparidaeSailsMar 26, 20193 minStaniel Cay, Exuma: Friendly Times Warderick Wells to Staniel Cay, Exuma, The Bahamas (via Big Major Cay, aka Pig's Beach) // Once there was a break in the weather, we...
SparidaeSailsMar 26, 20194 minWarderick Wells, Exuma: More Cold Fronts In ParadiseNorman's Cay to Warderick Wells, Exuma, The Bahamas // On Monday morning, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Day, after the winds from the...
SparidaeSailsMar 10, 20194 minNorman’s Cay, Exuma: Welcome To ParadiseHighbourne Cay to Norman Cay, Exuma, The Bahamas // Given our night in Highbourne Cay was less than desirable, we quickly moved on to...
SparidaeSailsMar 3, 20191 minHighbourne Cay, Exuma: An Aggressive Day SailWest Bay, New Providence to Highbourne Cay, Exuma // We were back on the road on the morning Thursday, January 17 after dropping Paul off...
SparidaeSailsMar 3, 20194 minNew Providence, The Bahamas: A Familiar ReunionBerry Islands to New Providence (West Bay), The Bahamas // After jumping enough times in the crystal clear water of the Berry Islands...
SparidaeSailsFeb 25, 20193 minBerry Islands, The Bahamas: Berry Clear WatersBimini to The Berry Islands // On Monday, January 14 in the afternoon, after stocking up on ice and running a couple of errands, we...
SparidaeSailsFeb 1, 20194 minBimini, The Bahamas: I'll Have That Beer NowNo Name Harbor, Key Biscayne, FL to Bimini, The Bahamas // On Sunday, January 13, we woke up early, around 3am, aiming for a 5am...
SparidaeSailsFeb 1, 20196 minMiami, FL, Part II: Final Preparations And A Scary New Year's DriftMiami Yacht Club to Dinner Key Marina, Miami, FL // Once settled in Miami, we took Sparidae up the Miami River to have it hauled for the...
SparidaeSailsJan 29, 20192 minMiami, FL, Part I: Welcome to MiamiRiviera Beach, FL to Miami, FL // Around 8am on December 16, we finally headed back out to the open waters of the North Atlantic Ocean....
SparidaeSailsJan 27, 20193 minRiviera Beach, FLDaytona Beach, FL to Riviera Beach, FL (via Titusville, FL, Melbourne, FL and Fort Pierce, FL) // The next few days after leaving Daytona...
SparidaeSailsJan 26, 20194 minDaytona, FL: Warmer Days AheadSt. Augustine, FL to Daytona Beach // On our way to Daytona, down the Halifax River, I remember Tom saying something along the lines of:...
SparidaeSailsDec 31, 20183 minOn to St. Augustine, Take IISisters Creek (near Jacksonville, FL) to St. Augustine, FL // We motored on across the St. John River for a second time, this time during...