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Ruth Pearl

Home is where the anchor drops

We are Nathan & Lindsey on motor vessel Ruth Pearl. Currently attempting a “early retirement experiment” setting sail into 2025 to see if the full time travel / live aboard lifestyle is for us, while at the same time documenting on YouTube. Follow along.. let’s see how this goes together!

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Bahamas • Apr 12, 2025

Distance

38.9nm

Avg. speed

5.9kts

Duration

6h 37m

Morning trip

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Bahamas • Apr 10, 2025

Distance

9.7nm

Avg. speed

4.5kts

Duration

2h 8m

Quick hop to Blackpoint.. heading for Georgetown

Irreplaceable moments with Mom and Dad. Massive dream come true

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Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Big Major Cay, Bahamas • Apr 9, 2025

Distance

26.5nm

Avg. speed

5.3kts

Duration

Staniel Cay for a couple days before heading back south

❤️

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Rudder Cut Cay, Bahamas • Apr 9, 2025

Distance

12nm

Avg. speed

3.7kts

Duration

3h 15m

Williams Cay to Rudder Cay.. Mom & Dad mind blown!

This time with our parents is so dang special

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Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas • Apr 9, 2025

Distance

24.4nm

Avg. speed

4.9kts

Duration

Mom & Dad aboard.. they are mind blown! Lego!

Mom and Dad flew into Georgetown, after waiting out a couple day blow it’s time to start 6 days of Exuma exploring!

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Stocking Island, Bahamas • Apr 2, 2025

Distance

35.2nm

Avg. speed

4.6kts

Duration

7h 41m

Let’s to go GEORGETOWN

Mom and Dad flying in for a week… gotta go get them.

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Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Bahamas • Apr 1, 2025

Distance

14.9nm

Avg. speed

3.7kts

Duration

Staniel … well because we needed gas for the Highfield

Had to jump to Staniel because we ran out of gas lol! Works out because Mom and Dad called and said… “We are flying to Georgetown this week!” YAY! Let’s go to Georgetown and get them. LEGO

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Bahamas • Apr 1, 2025

Distance

10.5nm

Avg. speed

4.2kts

Duration

2h 30m

We didn’t meet Johnny .. boo

What a beautiful spot! Anchored just south of “the aquarium” beautiful sandbar, cool crashed plane to dive on, great protection from Eastern and southern winds. Really enjoyed our time here.

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Warderick Wells Cay, Bahamas • Mar 28, 2025

Distance

19.1nm

Avg. speed

5.1kts

Duration

3h 46m

Back North to continue South…

Well after two of the most amazing days ever with new friends…we needed to get back on our schedule… we actually don’t have a schedule but we missed some things so back north we go to check out a few things we passed following the famous YouTubers

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Bahamas • Mar 28, 2025

Distance

29.7nm

Avg. speed

5.2kts

Duration

5h 40m

Well that was unexpected!!! Wow!

Sitting in an anchorage in Shroud.. hear over the radio… this is WeSail. Umm.. they are in New Zealand.. no way it’s them..we have to ask. Nathan: Is this THE WeSail? Warren: It is, Erica is standing right next to me Nathan: Holy crap! I feel like I’m talking to Tom Cruise Warren: Why don’t you guys join our flotilla? Nathan: What? Umm let me think about it.. HELL YES! Spent the next two days with Lauren Landers, Warren and Erica Cook and some amazing people! Surreal, insane, blessed! Incredible people!!! @Laurenlanders @WEsail

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Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Shroud Cay, Bahamas • Mar 28, 2025

Distance

4.6nm

Avg. speed

2.3kts

Duration

Exuma Land & Sea Park INCOMING

Norman’s was BA, Shroud for some mangrove tender cruising incoming! This whole thing is mind blowing.

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Norman's Cay, Bahamas • Mar 21, 2025

Distance

9.7nm

Avg. speed

4.9kts

Duration

Short hops south through Exuma…Amazing

This is surreal. Dreams can come true everyone.. goals are achievable

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Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Bahamas • Mar 20, 2025

Distance

38.9nm

Avg. speed

4.7kts

Duration

8h 19m

Exuma here we come! Get us out of Nassau! Glad it’s here.. happy to leave!

Loved the stop in Nassau to get some needed supplies but couldn’t get out of there fast enough to head to Exuma! First stop Highbourne Cay! We will be waiting out a strong northern wind here.

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Harbour Bay Marina, Nassau, Bahamas • Mar 17, 2025

Distance

46.5nm

Avg. speed

5.5kts

Duration

8h 25m

Nassau.. the necessary evil … lol!

Quick one day stop in Nassau to provision for some fresh groceries and a couple boat parts. In and out as quick as possible. Next stop.. EXUMA! 🥳

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Hoffman Cay, Bahamas • Mar 14, 2025

Distance

27.5nm

Avg. speed

6.1kts

Duration

4h 33m

Beautiful anchorage behind Hoffman’s Cay in the Berry Islands

This anchorage behind Hoffman’s is awesome. Hike to a blue hole and jump in (rattled our cages) stellar blue water and beautiful beaches!

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Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Bahamas • Mar 10, 2025

Distance

83.8nm

Avg. speed

6.4kts

Duration

13h

Bimini > Great Harbour Berrys (First Bahamas “crossing”)

Is it called a crossing when it’s only one day? I don’t know… maybe a voyage? 🫣 Across the Great Bahama Bank from Bimini to anchor outside of Great Harbour. Checking into the marina in the morning to spend a couple days waiting out weather. Amazing crossing.. errr voyage.. trip 😂

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Bahamas • Mar 9, 2025

Distance

59.7nm

Avg. speed

6.3kts

Duration

9h 30m

FIRST TIME TO THE BAHAMAS BABY!!!

This is a MASSIVE thing for us. I have been preparing and dreaming about cruising the Bahamas for years! Watching Sailing La Vagabonde and others to learn and dream of this day!

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Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Oleta River State Park, North Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL, USA • Mar 9, 2025

Distance

13.9nm

Avg. speed

4.6kts

Duration

Haulover Inlet .. prepare for LAUNCH!

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Lake Worth Inner Channel, Lantana, Palm Beach County, FL, USA • Mar 9, 2025

Distance

28.9nm

Avg. speed

5kts

Duration

5h 45m

Lauderdale! This area is CRAZY!!! So many boats

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Lake Worth Inner Channel, Lantana, Palm Beach County, FL, USA • Mar 9, 2025

Distance

14.7nm

Avg. speed

4.9kts

Duration

Boats ready for the Bahamas!

Boat work done, ready for the Bahamas, we wait for a weather window so headed to Trawler Fest Ft Lauderdale

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

North Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, FL, USA • Mar 9, 2025

Distance

29.9nm

Avg. speed

9.2kts

Duration

3h 15m

Finally to North Palm to hang with Nordhavn East for boat work!

Nordhavn East was incredibly accommodating. A month worth of boat work happened in a week thanks to them! (The speed is not correct lol!)

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Palm City, Martin County, FL, USA • Mar 9, 2025

Distance

38.4nm

Avg. speed

5.7kts

Duration

6h 45m

To Stuart we go! Sooo much boating industry in Stuart

Last passage (this isn’t really a passage it’s an ICW cruise) with my parents

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Indian River Lagoon, Vero Beach, Indian River County, FL, USA • Mar 9, 2025

Distance

64.3nm

Avg. speed

6.1kts

Duration

10h 30m

Titusville headed for Vero Beach with the parents still aboard

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Titusville Municipal Marina, Titusville, Brevard County, FL, USA • Mar 9, 2025

Distance

41.8nm

Avg. speed

4.9kts

Duration

8h 30m

Quick hop to Titusville. We may or may not have run aground

lol spent an hour waiting for the tide to come in…oops! Captains mistake.

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Halifax River, Daytona Beach, Volusia County, FL, USA • Mar 9, 2025

Distance

45.8nm

Avg. speed

6.2kts

Duration

7h 20m

First trip on the new boat with guests! Mom and Dad aboard!

So excited to have my parents join us on our new tiny home! We offered them the master but they refreshed and insisted they sleep in the bunk room. So be it :) Beautiful anchorage in Daytona Beach Florida

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Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Matanzas River, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, FL, USA • Mar 9, 2025

Distance

24.1nm

Avg. speed

5.9kts

Duration

4h 5m

St Augustine Bound to pick up Mom & Dad

Sorry guys but I gotta get caught up on travels so I’m gonna be posting a lot today as we cruise.

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Jacksonville Beach, Duval County, FL, USA • Mar 9, 2025

Distance

48.5nm

Avg. speed

4kts

Duration

12h

Trip down the US East Coast cont. anchor > anchor

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Woodbine, Camden County, GA, USA • Mar 3, 2025

Distance

48nm

Avg. speed

4.2kts

Duration

11h 30m

From one anchorage to another

Headed south with Ruth Pearl.

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Crescent River, Sapelo Island, McIntosh County, GA, USA • Feb 27, 2025

Distance

59.5nm

Avg. speed

5.4kts

Duration

11h

To our very first anchorage on the Nordhavn!

Stayed a day in Savannah visiting and enjoying the town, what a great place! Onward south though.. stayed at our very first anchorage. Loveddd it!

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Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Marsh Island Channel, Savannah, Chatham County, GA, USA • Feb 24, 2025

Distance

40.8nm

Avg. speed

5.8kts

Duration

To Savannah we go.. River Street here we come

Day 2 of our journey south into Florida.. but first a couple days in Savannah. This city is SO amazing. Might be my favorite spot in the US… maybe New boat reveal is this week on the tubes… sorry for blurring it out but it’s a big unveiling for us. Much love SeaPeople fam.

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Beaufort River, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC, USA • Feb 23, 2025

Distance

60.4nm

Avg. speed

6kts

Duration

10h

Maiden Voyage .. first day of the rest of our lives!

Lindsey and I setting sail on our new adventure. This is the first leg of a multi month trip as we try out full time live aboard travel life. Hope YouTube starts paying the big bucks lol!!!

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Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Bradenton, FL, USA • Jan 6, 2025

Distance

37.3nm

Avg. speed

7.6kts

Duration

4h 56m

Last leg of the new years trip… boo

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Venice, FL, USA • Jan 5, 2025

Distance

41.2nm

Avg. speed

6.6kts

Duration

6h 14m

New Years Trip Day 6

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Lee County, FL, USA • Jan 3, 2025

Distance

39.5nm

Avg. speed

8.5kts

Duration

4h 38m

New Years Trip Day 5

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Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Naples, FL, USA • Jan 2, 2025

Distance

28.6nm

Avg. speed

8.3kts

Duration

3h 25m

New Years Trip Day 4

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931, USA • Dec 31, 2024

Distance

22.9nm

Avg. speed

6.6kts

Duration

3h 28m

New Years Trip day 3

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931, USA • Jan 2, 2025

Distance

23.3nm

Avg. speed

6.3kts

Duration

3h 43m

New Years Trip Day 3

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Lee County, FL, USA • Dec 31, 2024

Distance

55.7nm

Avg. speed

8.4kts

Duration

6h 37m

New Years Trip Day 2

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Lee County, FL, USA • Dec 30, 2024

Distance

55.4nm

Avg. speed

8.5kts

Duration

6h 30m

New Years trip day 2

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Longboat Key, FL, USA • Dec 28, 2024

Distance

13.7nm

Avg. speed

6.5kts

Duration

2h 7m

New Years trip leg 1

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Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Bradenton, FL, USA • Dec 27, 2024

Distance

24nm

Avg. speed

8kts

Duration

2h 59m

Home … sad face lol

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Sarasota, FL, USA • Dec 26, 2024

Distance

40.2nm

Avg. speed

7.1kts

Duration

5h 38m

Christmas run 2

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Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Boca Grande, FL 33921, USA • Dec 24, 2024

Distance

70.3nm

Avg. speed

8kts

Duration

8h 49m

Christmas trip to Boca with the whole family … minus Lindsey :(

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

St. Petersburg, FL, USA • Dec 13, 2024

Distance

20.6nm

Avg. speed

10.2kts

Duration

2h 2m

Fast trip… yuck. But now fun

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Sarasota, FL, USA • Dec 9, 2024

Distance

31.3nm

Avg. speed

8.2kts

Duration

3h 49m

Trip with family

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Dec 1, 2024

Distance

26.5nm

Avg. speed

7.4kts

Duration

3h 37m

Thanksgiving is over but we aren’t done giving thanks

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Sarasota, FL, USA • Nov 29, 2024

Distance

5.8nm

Avg. speed

4.6kts

Duration

1h 17m

Shortest hop ever 😂

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Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Longboat Key, FL, USA • Nov 29, 2024

Distance

19.1nm

Avg. speed

6.4kts

Duration

Thanksgiving Trip to Longboat Key

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

St. Petersburg, FL, USA • Nov 24, 2024

Distance

35.2nm

Avg. speed

7.3kts

Duration

4h 49m

Homebound

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Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Sarasota, FL, USA • Nov 23, 2024

Distance

24.1nm

Avg. speed

4.2kts

Duration

5h 48m

Trip to Sarasota with friends to Marina Jack’s

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Palmetto, FL, USA • Nov 17, 2024

Distance

10.1nm

Avg. speed

6.1kts

Duration

1h 39m

Anchorage for the night with friends after the gulf crossing

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Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Manatee County, FL, USA • Nov 16, 2024

Distance

233.3nm

Avg. speed

9.2kts

Duration

1d 1h 29m

Panama City Beach | Home to St Petersburg Florida

This was our return trip after getting boat repairs in Panama City from our hurricane Milton run fiasco. If you want to know more go check out our YouTube channel The71Percent

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Upper Grand Lagoon, FL, USA • Nov 16, 2024

Distance

47.4nm

Avg. speed

15.8kts

Duration

Destin back to PCB to prepare for the crossing to Tampa

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Walton County, FL, USA • Nov 15, 2024

Distance

44.4nm

Avg. speed

5.3kts

Duration

8h 21m

Trip from Panama City to Destin Florida

Nathan @ The 71 Percent

Upper Grand Lagoon, FL, USA • Nov 15, 2024

Distance

237.1nm

Avg. speed

11.4kts

Duration

20h 45m

Running from Hurricane Milton