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  • Extended Time in Antigua & Barbuda

    November – December 2024 Last year we were on the move for most of the cruising season and didn’t spend extended time in any one place. This year, the plan is to take it a… Read more

  • We Made It! (to Antigua & to Casey’s Wedding!)

    October 31st – November 18th, 2024 It’s hard to believe it was over 3 weeks ago that we departed Hampton, VA for Antigua. The trip was amazing and even more remarkable was the fact that… Read more

  • And We’re Off(shore!)

    Wednesday October 30, 2024 We’ve been busy in Hampton VA getting ready for our offshore passage to Antiqua. We’ve checked that all our systems are in order, gotten things fixed (because something breaks almost everyday… Read more

  • Making our way south from Connecticut to Norfolk, VA

    October 2nd – October 20th Continuing on our journey south with Beth & Steve, we stopped in Stamford CT where courtesy of my brother Peter’s good friend, we were once again able to tie up… Read more

  • And we’re off for Season 2!

    Welcome to Season 2 of our adventures aboard S/V Carried Away! We’ve had a great summer back home in Marblehead, though it went by way too fast! Since we did not arrive back until July… Read more

  • Freeport to Home – Finally!

    June 7th -July 4th, 2024 We were very pleasantly surprised by our stay in Freeport, Grand Bahama. Since we had to make the stop to get hauled and have the rudder bearings replaced and some… Read more

  • Bahama Time

    May 24th – June 2nd, 2024 We’ve been on the move for so much of this journey that it’s very strange to have to slow down and chill out while we wait for the rudder… Read more

  • Passage to and through the Bahamas

    May 8th – May 23rd, 2024 With Billy’s sister Pam and our good friend Scott as our crew for the passage, we departed San Juan on Wednesday May 8th bound for Great Inagua Bahamas. It’s… Read more

  • Heading West: BVI to the Bahamas

    April 24th – May 8th, 2024 Our stop at Nanny Cay Tortola was really quick. We had some follow up work to be done on the new helm enclosure and added a component to our… Read more

  • Heading North: Grenada to the BVI

    Our “best man” Bob Alves joined us in Grenada to help us start heading north toward home. In the two and half weeks he spent on board we covered over 500 miles: from Grenada to… Read more

Welcome to our blog!

Bill and I have embarked on the journey of a lifetime, sailing our Leopard 48 Catamaran to the Caribbean, Bahamas and beyond . Through this blog, we hope to keep you all updated on our adventures and hopefully you’ll join us and be the subject of one! It’s a sweet, sweet life living on the salty sea! (JB/ZBB)

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