Tag: sailing with kids

  • Northerlies for Navidad

    Into the Sea, we were greeted by the expanse of white sand beach and turquoise waters that is Playa Bonanza.  In sheer bliss, we paddle boarded to shore, dug our toes into the sand, delighted in new shells, swam; then realizing we had brought neither water (nor beer) to shore; paddled back to the boat,…

  • Winter Solstice Musings & Mirages

    San Jose del Cabo had the perfect marina to regroup for two nights – fuel up, scrub the salty boat, fill the fridge, do the laundry.  It was quite the fancy marina, as we tucked between mega yachts feeling small and dirty, fancy art sculptures along the marina sidewalks.  I wanted to do my own…

  • Mangroves & Poetry Passages

    Bahia Magdalena (known to yatistas as Mag Bay) is a massive, sheltered bay of mangroves, sand dunes, and fishing villages, 25 by 13 miles in size.  We anchored for four nights off the village of Puerto Magdalena and could have stayed another week to explore the mangrove systems and beaches.  The town has about 50…

  • Bahia Asuncion & Bahia Santa Maria

    Bahia Asuncion is 50 nm south of Turtle Bay.  After a wonderful downwind sail with our asymmetric spinnaker flying, we anchored off this active fishing village for a few nights.  The beach made for excellent walking, shell collecting, and surf swimming.  The town is rustic, but had one main paved road with “handicap accessible” sidewalks…

  • Conversations with the Moon: Ensenada to Bahia Tortugas

    Mexican exit paperwork seems to take even longer when standing at the dock, lines ready to throw, as sunset rapidly approaches on the night of a greatly anticipated departure.  We had checked out of Ensenada in the morning, as boats have to check in and out of each major Port of Entry, but the papers…

  • The South Wind Doth Blow…

    …and SV Terikah shall stay put in San Diego one more week!  The prevailing wind and waves along this coast to Mexico are from the North, which makes for a lovely downwind sail and comfortable seas.  Winds from the south can turn into an uncomfortable bash – not the way we want to start this…

  • Our Itinerary

    As we rapidly approach the departure date from our home of Petersburg, we are asked many questions from weather concerns to pirates, from provisioning to schooling.  I hope to tackle these inquiries in the blog over time.  However, the question that I’ve gotten the most this week is, “So, where are you going again?!”  It…

  • KFSK Local Radio Interview

    The four of us had so much fun sitting down and sharing our upcoming adventure with Shelby Herbert, a reporter with Petersburg KFSK public radio! Listen to the story at: https://www.kfsk.org/2023/04/07/petersburg-doctor-says-goodbye/

  • Finding SV Terikah

    How does one choose THE boat to take their family thousands of miles safely, across open oceans between tight passes, and become a family home?  We first looked to our beloved 36-foot Bayfield monohull.  Having put 10,000 miles under her keel, we know her ins and outs and she has been our family boat for…