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Andiamo (currently Pau-Hana)
NY,NY
On paper, we had it all.. fashion designer/Wall Street banker.. had the latest Bimmer, the waterfront condo, the yacht club membership.. had approval from our circle of friends and family but we knew something massive was missing.. After figuring out less is more, we changed course and adopted the minimalism approach to life. Took a bit of planning but we are finally leaving NYC and following the sun.. on our quest to experience as much as possible from this beautiful world! Tag along for the journey as we explore what it’s like to live aboard a 35’ sailboat - all while homeschooling our 9 year old (Tarzan), practicing Jiu JItsu, managing our businesses, entertaining a WILD bengal cat, maintaining our health/fitness lifestyle and most importantly having the time of our lives!
1,394.5 nautical miles later.. we finally made it!! 31 travel days.
We can’t stress how naturally beautiful Jupiter, Florida is…. However, the inlet is super shoal’y and we kissed the ground after much trip prep. Was just light sand and we slid thru without any worries. Tons of bridges .. so much waiting.. ..picturesque scene over all
Stunning area Turquoise water. Great anchorages. Went swimming! Will definitely be back.
Today we left one of our favorite ports so far, Melbourne.. such amazing people there and honestly could see ourselves returning in spring for extended stay. Hit a little squall today. Was fun and although completely soaked, we had a nice two hour run at about 7.5kts!! Made ft pierce bridge just in time
We sailed all day going about 7kts!!! Couldn’t hv asked for any better conditions. Was really an incredible day! I remembered being afraid of white caps in the past and now we welcome them/love going fast. The thrill we get from having the wind make our boat surf is an amazing feeling!!!
Today was an excellent sail. Had the sails up on a beam, close to hull speed for hours. So many dolphins.. each minute brought us further and further away from Daytona Beach 🤣.. water today faded from a murky brown to almost turquoise.. almost. Great day to be outside
Straight lines. Lots of gorgeous homes. A few d*ckhead oncoming motorboats with low levels of class ripping wake in front of us. That was about all the excitement. Maybe if we weren’t sailors we might try the same thing 🤣.. all around a great day on our quest into the heat!
We are stunned by how beautiful this little town is.. breathtaking.. been living under a rock.. how the hell have we never been here before? All we can say..
Making our way down the sunny state.. saw a cool hovercraft and on steady lookout for Manatees. Loving the moderate temperature!! Great parking job at marina, although we wish we were offshore.. wait on you, weather….
We’re super proud of this trip. First time offshore without additional crew. Just us 3 (and the cat).. learned a ton and will definitely be more prepared for our next run.. enjoyed a half moon for a good amount of the evening and absolute pitch darkness for hours once the moon set. Was surreal. Might have been an alien spotting or two along the way and even a shooting star. All we can say is things were different offshore and after hours lol.. Thankful for our dedicated first mate for noticing a massive unlit and also unaccounted for buoy floating amongst the darkness. Could have been a disaster.. time to recharge and plot our next run.
