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  • Guadeloupe and Dominica = Amazing Eco Tours!

    February 19 – March 5th, 2024 We are now making our way south to the Winward Islands which was our goal for this season – to get as far south as Granada. We sailed from… Read more

  • Back to Antigua

    January 3rd – February 17th, 2024 When we first told our Salty Dawg Sailing Association friends (who are very experienced cruisers) that we were going to head west to the BVI for Christmas, they said… Read more

  • A Very Merry BVI Christmas

    We let the kids decide where to meet for the Christmas holidays and they unanimously picked the British Virgin Islands. We had visited there 10 years ago with our friends the Fillenworth’s and the kids were… Read more

  • Antigua to St. Martin

    It’s impossible. Absolutely impossible to share all the cool experiences and photos from our first few weeks in the Caribbean and keep it a length you will actually want to read! But, I’ll do my… Read more

  • The Offshore Passage: Hampton VA to Antigua

    We spent the last couple of weeks of October cruising the Chesapeake and getting some key upgrades (new lithium batteries), preparing to go off shore. We visited several lovely harbors including the Solomon Islands (Mill… Read more

  • Annapolis, St. Michaels and heading down the Chesapeake

    We left Baltimore on Wednesday October 11th and headed south to Annapolis for the sailboat show. In addition to seeking key suppliers regarding boat upgrades, we were really excited to meet the Salty Dawg Sailing… Read more

  • Heading South for winter: Marblehead to Baltimore

    With our sights set on the Caribbean for winter 23/24, we headed off from Marblehead on Thursday September 21st (our 32nd anniversary ) with good friends (and great crew!) Scott & Kimberley Fillenworth. We left… Read more

  • The Initial Sail home from St. Thomas. April 27 – June 16th

    Phase 1 – April 27th – May 14th #1 Crew (Ryan and Nate) headed back to Boston and the next day Billy’s sister Pam and our hired Captain – Pirate Mike Brown – joined to… Read more

  • Getting Carried Away

    It’s been five months since we actually took ownership of our Leopard 48 catamaran which we have named Carried Away. What a whirlwind it has been! This first post is a quick recap (at least… 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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