We left Buddy and sailed the 10 nautical miles to Nevis. Nevis is a separate island from St. Kitts, but one country. We had a great...

We’ve now been in the Caribbean for Chapter 2 of our adventure for a month and are behind on our blogs. That’s because we’ve taken...

I am writing this from Portsmouth Dominica. It is a cool overcast morning with occasional showers. Very beautiful anchorage. We flew...

During our time back in Colorado, we enjoyed several days of cross country skiing, being with family and friends, and especially being...

It’s been three months this Friday when we embarked on an adventure to live on a 40-foot catamaran and sail down the Caribbean chain from...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all! First time caller, long time listener, and the first guest blogger for Colorado Sails!...

After two weeks in the Simpson Bay lagoon getting installation and repairs done to the water maker, we were ready to weigh anchor and set...

Our anchor is now our best friend. We talk about our anchor more than anything else right now: Where should we anchor? Is our anchor set?...

You may have seen YouTube videos of the famous Princess Juliana International Airport where planes land over the Maho Beach and people...

I can’t believe how fast time is going by. We arrived in St. Martin two weeks ago after our overnight passage from BVI. We spent a couple...

One of the aspects of this adventure that we were most worried about was the 93-mile trip from BVI to Sint Marteen/St. Martin (SXM) - our...

We're exactly one month into this adventure, challenge, non-vacation, and our week in St. John USVI taught us a few things: St. John has...

There are a number of things that I have learned so far: As soon as you open a hatch to cool down the boat, it starts to rain. As soon...

No boater likes being on a dock. You’re usually there to fuel up, get ice, or fix something. We were at Nanny Cay Marina on Tortola in...

And I thought taking the CPA exam was hard. We spent four days last week with our training captain, Chris Simpson. He gave us a crash...

We had the distinct pleasure of working with Captain Christopher Simpson, a proper Englishman, who tailored a practical training program...

Preparing for this adventure was way more difficult than we imagined. From finding the catamaran we wanted, to inspecting it, to...

It only took about 15 times of me asking. Not sure it was that many, but my amazing wife agreed to my dream of this adventure. We will...

It started about five years ago. Joe said, "When I retire, let's get a boat and sail the Caribbean for a year." I immediately said "no...