It took “only” 8 days to get from Azores to Portugal.  Reaching Europe was a dream come true, with the breathtaking ocean views and the...

20 days after leaving Marsh Harbor in the Bahamas, we made land fall in Horta, Azores! Faial What a magnificent welcome we received from...

On Monday May 3rd 2021, Oroboro started her second ocean crossing.  We were lucky to share this voyage with our friend Philippe. We had a...

After spending more than a year in the Lesser Antilles, including an unprecedented lockdown for Covid-19 and the busiest hurricanes...

We spent very little time in the Dominican Republic, unfortunately.  We only sailed to Samana Bay and Luperòn on the north coast. Samana...

In October 2020 we decided to do a bottom job before leaving Grenada. Last time we did one was 1 year before in Trinidad. This time...

You can tell we are approaching the end of the Tropics:  Weather patterns are starting to change! Back in the Lesser Antilles, winds were...

The Spanish Virgin Islands consist of Culebra and Vieques, and are part of the commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It’s been documented that...

The first island of the US Virgin Island we made landfall was Saint Croix.  The USVI consists of three island, St John, St Thomas and St...

When Christopher Columbus in 1492 became the first European explorer to record his arrival in the Bahamas, the term West Indies was...

Year 2020, the Annus Horribilis (Latin phrase meaning “horrible year”) is coming to an end, and it’s now time for a year end review....

After 2 years and 600 under hours, my Spectra Newport 400 needs to be rebuilt.  The symptoms were that the production of water went down...

For some people, the Vendée Globe is the equivalent of climbing Mt. Everest. But, as the great American skipper Rich Wilson once pointed...

The convenience of making your own drinkable water while cruising is priceless.  This was our number one requirement when we decided to...

Modern boats are very dependent on electricity.  For this reason almost 4 years ago when Yuka and I started envisioning our life on...

It wasn’t in our plans to spend the Hurricane Season in the Caribbean.  By now, we should be enjoying good food and good weather in the...

Since we come back from Japan after the Christmas holidays, we were having a very good time sailing north along the island’s chain. We...

The sail from Tobago to Grenada was a beautiful overnight spinnaker sail.  Yuka and I are now so used to our 3 hours night watches, and...

We sailed from Trinidad to Tobago for various reasons.   Among them, the main one was that the direct route from Trinidad to Grenada is...

French Guiana! At last!  I have dreamed to sail here for a long time.  I can’t believe that we are finally there! It took us 7 days and 7...