Cadence, a 43 foot Hallberg-Rassy, at anchor over turquoise water

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S/V Cadence

A life long dream finally is coming to fruition. Please feel free to browse our site, follow our passages as we set off on a ? year circumnavigation of planet earth abourd our 43 foot Hallberg-Rassy

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June 3, 2019

Atlantic Crossing

Please excuse the long absence from writing this blog. The crossing knocked the stuffing out of me and shook my confidence in my plan to continue sailing. This mindset along with warm temperatures and easy Caribbean living ultimately kept me from writing updates. Once I was up to the task of catching up, my computer went down and it has been a minor nightmare getting it all back up and running.

December 23, 2018

MOROCCO

If you have not been to Morocco it is due time that you had. Sooo, put down the blog and book your tickets….

November 18, 2018

A Coruna to Lagos

While Jessica returned to the US to get some further testing on her Lymes disease and also see an orthopedic doctor about her knee, I was tasked with getting Cadence further south. Initially I thought I would do the passage solo. I have had a few overnight solo passages so far, and many long day hops solo, but not several days in a row. I want the challenge of doing a passage solo, as well as the time to be “out there” and all alone so I can figure out who I am. The coast of Portugal is littered with fish pots and fishing boats, many without AIS and don't come up on radar, soooo, I decided to take crew. I guess I will have to wait for another opportunity to figure out who the heck I am.

November 10, 2018

Does cruising suck?

Instead of my traditional where are we now and what are we doing blog, I thought I would write something about what it’s like living in a floating moving home. Perhaps this will be of some interest to those thinking about living and traveling aboard their sailboat. I think these feelings are mostly related to life on a sailboat, not life in a camper van or for someone traveling but living shoreside. I say this because of the unique circumstances one finds themselves in when you live in a home with a huge moat around it and very often in places where there is either no one to share stories with, or no one sharing your language. Perhaps there are similarities to those who are on long sojourns traveling and away from friends and loved ones, being in a new place every few days, however the unique aspect of living in some 400 square feet of space with one other person adds a different aspect to the mental ups and downs of being a traveler away from home.

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