We spent a night anchored at the bottom of the Alligator River in coastal North Carolina.  There is a system of rivers and canals through which one can travel inland […]

Leander made Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina at 3 p.m.  this afternoon. We entered the harbor in sight of an oversized United States flag, snapping smartly in a stiff breeze.  We […]

Leander departs from the Bahamas today for the good ol’ USA We’ll sail 700 miles up the Gulf Stream from Nassau to Beaufort Inlet, in North Carolina.  We should be […]

We didn’t leave Culebra, Puerto Rico, yesterday after all. Our good friends on s/v Piper, who were to leave today with us, did leave, but quickly returned because their engine […]

Time to put some more water under the keel. This morning we’ll depart the island of Culebra, off of the east coast of Puerto Rico, for a four-day  sail to […]

So many emotions are involved in the moments before departure. We are leaving “Europe,” for all intents and purposes, after many years being abroad. And this will be our first […]

  Some parts of the crossing were more pleasant than others. Sima thought this part was less fun. Squalls sometimes came up, accompanied with a sudden change in wind speed […]

Here are Alexander and Aylin during the Atlantic crossing. They are looking at shapes in the clouds, and discussing our destination. “To that cloud! Fly to space!” offers Aylin, pointing […]

Leander is at the dock at English Harbor, Antigua.  We tied up at 6:30, ten minutes after sunset and about twenty minutes before darkness set it. We are exhausted and […]