

May 9-11, 2026 We Said Goodbye to the Bahamas on Mother’s Day — Nobad Weather Fam Returns to the States A night crossing under the stars, a last-minute conch salad, calm seas as a Mother’s Day gift, and the Gulf Stream pushing us home. This is how our Bahamas season ended. Back in Bimini: East…

May 1 – May 9, 2026 Berry Islands, Part 2: Thunderstorms, a Lightning Strike, a Pizza Party, and the Night We Said Goodbye to the Bahamas — Lionfish hunting at Chub Cay, a solar arch that changed everything, storms that literally parted around us, a boat struck by lightning, a sunken plane wreck, Josh’s legendary…

April 25- May 1, 2026 Anchoring in the Middle of the Ocean (Yes, Really) — No Bad Weather Fam Reaches the Berry Islands Nurse sharks, a mega yacht neighbor, laundry on passage, and a split-second low-tide decision that had us pulling anchor in under an hour. This is the Bahama Banks to Chub Cay leg…

April 16 – 25, 2026 We Made It to the Bahamas (Wasn’t Perfect | Some Mishaps & Salty Prayers) — Three families, three boats, one broken windlass, an engine warning, a waterspout, and the most beautiful water we’ve ever anchored in. This is what it actually looks like to cross the Gulf Stream. The Night…

Delayed Crossing: Easter Week Aboard Our Sailboat in Coconut Grove There’s a certain irony to preparing for a major offshore sailing passage: sometimes the biggest delays come from the smallest details. For us, it was a missing dog vaccine. After weeks of preparing our sailboat and waiting for the perfect weather window to cross from…

Living on a sailboat is never boring… and this episode proved it. 🌊⛵ From nonstop wind, thunderstorms, lightning strikes, and near collisions in Biscayne Bay, to grocery runs in rough seas with 4 dozen eggs balanced on a dinghy ride home — life aboard has been absolute chaos lately. In this episode: ⚓ Strong winds…

February 15-28 2026 We spent the whole month of February in Coconut Grove Miami, unintentionally. However, we visited David Kennedy park a ton, which allowed our kids to set a goal to conquer the monkey bars – and they did! We were so proud of them for trying and accomplishing their goal. We saw a…

February 8 – 15, 2026 Our first week in Coconut Grove, Miami, FL. We thought we would be here for 2-3 weeks. Well, we were wrong and would end up making this a home for the next 2 months as we worked to figure out how to build and assemble our solar arch and navigate…

We finally left the Florida Keys and had a beautiful, calm welcome to Biscayne Bay. We were sad to only spend one night in Key Largo but we needed to get up north before the next storm hit. We anchored in Coconut Grove area and our plan to only be here for a couple weeks…

Jan 25 – Feb 1, 2026 We heard the USCG come over the VFH radio probably 286 times warning us of the coming gale. The gale-force winds would be creating a sea state worthy of small craft advisory warnings for 72 hours straight. We drug anchor, got a new anchor and chain, made a new…