Life astounds us with the sights, sounds, smells and constant movement of the Galapagos.  Birds soaring in the air and in the water....

We sure spent a lot of time at docks recently. Docked at Shelter Bay waiting to pass through the Canal and now docked at La Playita...

4am Entrance to Panama Canal The afternoon of Sunday, February 18th, after permission from the Panama Canal Authority, we moved Jolie out...

San Blas to Shelter Bay Friday, February 9-14 Sadly, we wave farewell to the San Blas Islands and sail a beautiful beam to broad reach to...

Guna Yala (San Blas Islands, Panama). Disclaimer: This is more of a journal than a blog, so it is a bit long. I may have too much time on...

Open ocean sailing has taught us that S-E-A means P-O-W-E-R. Jolie is a decent size, but we are constantly reminded that we’re a mere...

Almost without exception, everyone we've met on the rally is unique and very interesting and entertaining in his/her own way. Bonaire...

The week of high winds finally relaxed this morning as we left Les Saintes for Bonaire. It is a 460NM trip heading 255 deg across the...

Rally started at 1pm yesterday. 22 Oysters tacking back and forth in high winds in front of English Harbor bay. .And off we went at the...

Tomorrow morning we leave Nelson's Dockyard. The start is at 1pm just outside the English Harbor r.

Well. Reality set in yesterday while huddle in the fetal position with 8 other sailors in an 8 person life raft, zipped in and coughing...

Final Prep for the rally, as Oyster's arrive from Europe. 18 Oyster yachts anchored in Falmouth.

Well. The trip is less than 30 days out, and the reality of going around the world is starting to sink in.