We were happy in Tyrell Bay, in Carriacou, Grenada’s contribution to the Grenadines. The water was turquoise in the bay where we...

In 2015 we and some friends chartered a sailboat with a skipper in Guadeloupe. The skipper, a Frenchman named Denis, who had seen the...

A note to readers: I was reminded that seven years ago today, I published the final entry of my long-running blog, Innkeeping Innsights...

It was something we wanted to do, something we knew we would have to eventually tackle. All of our other sailing friends did it, and for...

After travelling up the Windward Islands from Grenada all the way to Martinique, there is a temptation to compare experiences in a binary...

We recently moved the boat over to the Big Marina—Le Marin—which is about two nautical miles further in to the bay than Ste. Anne. We did...

Our recent episode with our batteries discharging has got me thinking about energy and how we manage it, not only here aboard Camino, but...

It would be easy to blame the flogging batteries on the arrival of our friends from the U.S., but after talking with some other seasoned...

We have been in Ste. Anne, Martinique, for two months, and we have loved it. From the French-influenced island culture to the proximity...

Since we came aboard Camino in Grenada last June, Chantal and I have heard from many people and friends who have enjoyed and supported...

When our boys were little nugs, we used a lot of cutesy euphemisms to describe bodily functions. Farting was called “the winds”: “Does...

We arrived in Ste. Anne, Martinique, in the Caribbean, over a month ago, and since we are likely to spend at least another month here,...

Since we began sailing, there has been no shortage of kindness showered upon us by fellow sailors, most of it undeserved, all of it...

This week might not have been a week filled with open water challenges, but it was an important week for us nonetheless. In order to...

Though we have only been in Martinique for one week, it feels like we have packed a lot into our time here so far. That’s because we...

If you have even casually encountered any of the myriad YouTube channels chronicling the lives of live-aboard sailors, you have probably...

Got out of town on a boat, going to Southern islands Sailing a reach before a following sea She was making for the trades on the outside...

It is said that sailors spend one day out of seven sailing. That’s because it takes a day to recover from the sail, and five to recover...

Below: Chantal works on the snubber. BANG! Chantal and I bolted upright in our cabin, the forward V-berth. The moon was 91% visible and...

What do people do all day on their boats? The question came up as we were sitting on our boat, midday, doing nothing. The stiff breeze...