Throughout our 5-year plan schedule to transition from full time work to full time cruising we have had many opportunities to “bailout”. ...

To kick this series off I want to go over all the pieces and parts of Utopia's potable water system. From tankage, water procurement,...

This was an article I wrote for the Florida Water Resources Journal (February 2023) and thought it would be fun to share it here. People...

Over the next several weeks I am going to be doing a detailed overview of each of our boat systems. A lot of these systems are something...

As mentioned in Small Plans Become Big Plans , it was in 2019 that Jimmy and I had decided we want to move forward with full time...

Departure The Yacht Rigger had completed the work on Utopia , so she was ready to move back to her slip over at the Harborage. We planned...

When one thinks of the worst thing that could happen on your boat, many would say falling overboard underway, encountering a hurricane or...

Today is the 24th anniversary wedding anniversary of Jimmy and me. So it seems fitting to share how wedding days, Maine and boats seem...

One morning in 2019, while waiting for the tide to rise high enough to take our last sailboat About Time out for a day sail, Jimmy and I...

& How did we learn how to sail? Let's back up a bit and talk about our sailing background (and lack thereof), while answering the...

Now it comes to one of the main reasons we moved Utopia to St. Petersburg…Lithium Batteries. As we speak, Utopia is sitting over at...

Jimmy and I have always loved hiking. Once we slip the lines we look forward to finding some cool places to explore and hike along the...

Last October I got brave and attended a women’s sailing meet up during the Sailboat Show in Annapolis, and attending that event led to a...

Now that we have been in St. Pete for three months, I though I would give an update on our boat projects. As in all things boat, the...

Okay, I debated whether or not to make this into a post, but thought it might be nice to share a story about sailing for a change of...

Success! It took some work, but our boat's shaft seal leaks at a normal leakless rate. Jimmy found an authorized installer for our...

It was quite chilly this past weekend so we filled our time on the boat taking care of miscellaneous tasks. A sneak peak into a day of...

Part 5 of 5! (finally the last Lessons Learned post of this series) So when I installed a new Raymarine chartplotter last year it...

Part 4 Today's lesson learned is really about the need to properly keep time; clue: it might not be wise to use that fancy GPS watch... ...

There better be smoke alarms. And great neighbors. We are grateful to have both. This is the short story. For those who want more...