The forecast called for 12 knots of wind decreasing, but we had 17 to 30 for a couple hours. We kept heading down wind to make sure we didn't overload the rig to keep the apparent wind low. It was a wild day of surfing your home.

When worlds collide. As we sailed closer to Panama the mountain ahead of us happened to be the one we camped at in our Land Cruiser years ago as we drove the Pan American Highway. We camped up on a hill the day before shipping our truck to Colombia looking out at the water in 2018. Now, here we are in the ocean headed right towards our old spot. Our cubicle office dwelling selves never would have thought we'd do either adventure, let alone both.

We headed out from Jamaica knowing it would be a 4 night passage. Right out of the harbor we had good wind and were surprised to be sailing along at 8.5 to 9 knots. As we rounded the island we just kept cruising along at a good clip day and night. The next thing we knew we were 24 hours out from Linton Bay and if we sailed well we could make it before sunset of our third night. We came in right as the sun set and dropped the hook. A great passage.

It was one of those days. Our electric winch decided to stop working and our wind sensors failed. It was a good exercise in figuring out sail trim the manual way and raising sails the slow way. Our forecasted wind never seemed to show. It was almost all motor sailing. We went so close to Cuba we were waving at fisherman. Right about when we realized we wouldn't make it before immigration and customs closed the wind and waves came up. We were surfing down waves and hitting 11 knots and back to 8 in between. We made it and got checked into Jamaica during a down pour. It feels good to be in a new country! 🇯🇲♥️🇯🇲

When you both can't sleep at 2am... Might as well get sailing. A rough, but quick sail from Crooked to Great Inagua.

When you are tacking into it all day sometimes you just decide to go somewhere else. We'll try again tomorrow. Haha!

Up to 9.5 knots at times and then BAM down to 4 and back again.

We headed out of the Exumas to some big waves, but very little wind. Tacking our way East the wind clocked around but remained at about 10 knots. Finally as we approached long island we had a nice 14 knots and ripped along into the anchorage.

Glad to be in clear skinny water for a bit before we head East.

Here it comes! As much as we want food weather a day still catching up on work and boat projects while the weather passes is welcome.

Starboard engine kept flying and sucking air so we had to shut it down and use the port along with three wraps in the jib and two reefs in the main. Gusts to 30 knots. Sportiest conditions so far for us.

Sailed 80 miles to go 47. A long day of tacking into waves and then we ran around onto a sand bank in the pitch dark. Good times! 😂

Hopefully the last time we're in the USA for a few years.😁🤙 There wasn't much wind, but there was Mahi!

Great light wind sail across the Bahamas Bank. 2 Cero Mackerel and our first Mahi on this boat. Now, to rent a car to get mail and spare parts before we leave the USA for a long time.

When you're waiting on weather to sail, you might as well fill the freezer. 😍🤌

Kelsey's first catch! Kelsey has joined me on every daily dive for fish or shellfish, but today she got her first catch. A couple minutes after she got this lobster the biggest bull shark we've ever seen appeared from the darkness to see what was going on.

Hogfish for dinner.

A sharky spot. We take a bucket of guts away in the dinghy to dump away from the anchorage, but a couple sharks and barracuda show up every day. They must be used to daily scraps from boats. 😬

Beautiful sail with light winds on the beam to Flamingo Cay. 🦩

Happy to have dolphins visit. It's been a while!

It's been special to show my parents our new floating home and new life. Perfect light wind sail with the Asym. We had to take Bob to "Bob Cay"

Beautiful day, no wind.