We have spent the last week exploring Penobscot Bay and loving its little nooks and crannies. We had a few destinations in mind from cruising guides and other sailor's reviews but we are letting our ...

We spent the month of June exploring Narragansett Bay and Martha’s Vineyard, making several trips back and forth to get some scheduled boat work done. We also took a week out to fly back to Phoeni ...

We had not planned to go to the USVIs, but after struggling to find good places for Saltair to anchor in the BVIs, we followed our buddy boat Happy Sees - Shannon, Ed, Everett (9) and Sierra (7) - to ...

How do you write a blog update when you haven’t updated the blog in almost two months? Trying to answer that question is one of the reasons that I haven't written in so long. A few weeks became a ...

Our title is a bit misleading as Marie Galante and Les Saintes are dependencies of Guadeloupe administratively. They are however very distinct islands and each worth a visit. We sailed to Marie Gal ...

After our first long day of hiking and swimming we were all a little tired and sore when we gathered bright and early at 7am for the iconic hike to the Boiling Lake. Kids were particularly quiet in th ...

We left Martinique on February 20th to take advantage of the wind and had a beautiful sail north to Dominica. Wind on the beam, 12 to 18 knots, calm sea… Saltair sailed happily. Upon arrival in R ...

We spent a couple days in Saint Pierre, Martinique before heading to Dominica. The history is really interesting and we wish we had a little more time to spend in the science museum before we had to h ...

This year's holiday season is very different for us. We spent so much energy on the crossing and getting the boat ready that somehow we were unprepared for Hanukkah starting on the night we finished o ...

Our dear friends from San Francisco, Paul, Helene, Eric and Sophie came to visit the week before Christmas and brought a big dose of cheer and Christmas spirit with them. Helene stashed lots of heartw ...