We left a squally and confused sea state in San Juan after narrowly sorting clearance papers and vet visits to leave at a reasonable time. But once we set our sails and pointed our bow towards the DR, everything felt better. We had a sizable 8-10 ft swell with a 6-7s period that kept our autopilot working hard, eventually switching over to the hydrovane. Some people were feeling a bit sick, but all in all we kept ourselves together. Not much sleep, but some incredible sunsets, sun rises, and good times aboard Bouboulina 2 ☺️⛵️

Lovely little downwind sail to Isla Palaminos! Hanging here until I drop off crew on the mainland! We made fresh buns too that reaaaaaaally hit the spot 🤤

After months of exploring the USVIs and BVIs, I finally made my way to Culebra, Puerto Rico. Amazing downwind sailing with the whisker pole out 🤘🏼

REGATTA DAYYYYYY - Super fun little race to Great Harbor! Managed to keep up with these big catamarans 😂

Amazing downwind sail to Cane Garden Bay, Tortola 🤘🏼

Burying the rails for about 3 hours on an awesome sail following the Odyssey Sailing Festival Skippers! Rafted up and having an awesome time!!

Made great time to Newport to ride out some strong winds that were building! But we had to bundle up because it’s getting COLD up here 🥶 Beautiful night sail - counted 3 shooting stars myself 🌟🌠

Awesome first leg of many towards the Caribbean! A few issues with new gear, but otherwise a great start to our trip 🙌🏼

We splashed, got the boat rigged with running rigging from Hamilton Marine (big thanks to them for sponsoring us), and took off the next day for Boston! We had an incredible sail down to Boston, with 25 knots on the beam, gusting to 30. Boubou took it in stride with two reefs and half of her Genoa furled. We hit 9 knots, a new record for her!!! Unfortunately, the 6ish foot seas we had did a number on our dinghy, and it broke loose. Had lots of fond memories on Momo, so it was sad to lose it 😔 We’re currently driving to Annapolis for the cruisers awards, and hopefully we’ll win the highfield dinghy 🤞🏼

My good friend, Grace, came up from Boston for a little weekend sail and we had a blast! Nearly hit a speed record going 8 knots (gotta top 8.2) on a beam reach with 18 knots of wind. Perfect sailing, good food, swimming, and stargazing! We got back just in time to avoid an absolute DOWNPOUR!

We had gorgeous weather leaving Portland on Friday - 10 knots of wind on a broad reach all the way to our first island. Got on shore for some exploring, and had a great meal with a 360 degree fireworks display in the middle of Casco Bay. We had lots of fog the next couple days, but that didn’t stop us from sailing! We went out for a sporty day with 18-22 knots on the beam as we headed back to Portland, and the boat took it like a charm - I considered reefing, but Boubou was sure-footed enough we didn’t quite need it. Except for a huge bug that flew into my ear and required about 2 hours of spraying water into my canal, it was the most dreamy trip of the summer, so far!!

First solo sail went great! Following seas, 6-10 knot running breeze! Prepared for a storm headed my way that ended up being just a bit of rain. Had my first shower while underway, and got good at picking up mooring balls on my own! Phoebe and I had a great time :)

Note to self, and anyone else carrying growlers with beer, do not keep them un-refrigerated for more than a couple days 😅 the explosion was so loud I thought for sure my propane tank had burst 💥 I’m still finding shards of glass…

Winter boat life is a bit different! Jealous of you all out in the Caribbean 😂

WHAT an adventure!! I got to take a break from Boston’s harsh winter to hang out in the warm Central American sun. After meeting at the International Cruisers Award Ceremony, I made friends with Zack and Becka of Teulu Tribe and they offered to let me come aboard to help bring their boat through the Panama Canal. We had an early start (2:30am alarm) to pick up our pilots at the designated spot around 4:00am. Of course, the engine wouldn’t start. We scrambled to get it running at 3:30, and luckily, we got it going just in time! We greeted the 2 other boats in our “nest” around 4:30am, and all rafted up as we prepared to enter the first lock, together. Just as the sun was rising, we entered lock 1 of 8, and were dwarfed by our freighter neighbor. After 3 locks, We finally rose to the level of Gatun Lake, nearly 80 feet above MSL and everything went smoothly. Besides a close call at the Mira Flores lock system, where miscommunication between the 3 separate pilots, and the line handlers nearly had us bury our bow into the concrete, it was a calm and uneventful trip. Opening the last lock to the Pacific was one of the coolest experiences I’ve ever had, and I can’t wait to do it on my own boat, very soon 😉🤙🏼