Sailing the Pacific

FINALLY, we are nearing the big moment we've been preparing for - soooo many projects; big and small, crucial and convenience oriented, provisioning (basically fitting food into as many spaces as possible!), making water to keep our tanks full (repairing a pinhole leak too!), filling jerry jugs of fuel and spare water, weather watching and route planning.

Recently an inbound boat to Costa del Sol (our location) ran aground and was totally lost. It was very sad but fortunately the single-hander captain was safe. It's the first time anything like this has happened crossing the bar into Costa del Sol and hopefully the last. This event has caused everyone to pause and reevaluate procedures and timing when it comes to crossing the bar. For us, it caused us to be a little more conservative and delay our departure until tides are higher which means we will leave Monday March 11 around 3pm.

While we are prepared, ready and wanting to leave now, realistically, it's not a problem staying in the marina which is part of a resort. There's $15 buffet's, $1 beers, and swimming pools.

So for now, preparing continues until our big day on Monday.

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Vessel Name:	Crystal Seas
Vessel Make/Model:	Taswell 43
Hailing Port:	Lewes, DE
Crew:	Kirk and Crystal
About:	We met in 2014 and have a common love of exploring the world. Both of us have traveled quite a lot but vacations don't really give the opportunity to get to know a place and the people. That's why we thought it would be better to sell everything and live on a boat! And that's what we did... [...] More
Extra:	We live this lifestyle not because we are adrenaline junkies wanting to climb mountains or some other extreme activities. Surely there are people like that in this sport and we have nothing against that. It's just not us and it's not what motivates us to deal with the compromises, uncomfortable [...] passages, and effort or this lifestyle. Crystal and I both have a passion for travel and experiencing other cultures; seeing things from a different perspective. That is the underlying motivator. But, of course, there are other ways to do what we are passionate about. So why sailboat? Our sailboat is our home and we get to move our home, with nearly all of our earthly possessions, to a new country whenever we desire. Are there any other ways to do that? Maybe an RV but that has geographic limitations. A sailboat does not because most of the Earth is covered by water. Also, there are some areas of the world (a lot in fact) that are not so accessible by land. These are the areas we want to see. Places like the Sea of Cortez and the South Pacific islands. Sure you can fly to place in these areas, but you will only see a resort which does not expose you to the true culture or geography. Sailing is not for everyone and we are not even sure it's for us! There are times we are ready to sell the boat and move back to land but just then, we are presented with some of the most glorious, pristine sights on the planet that most never have the opportunity to see. That keeps us going. We gave ourselves 5 years to try this and re-evaluate things to see if we continue. We are two and half years into this and still we have doubts sometimes. Maybe those doubts never disappear; we don't know yet but we'll let you know when they become more than just doubts! More
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