Date: Sunday, April 15th 2018 Time: 17:23 UTC Location: 16° 46.2’N 110° 14.6′ W COG: 227° T SOG: 4.5 knots Distance to the Marquesas: 2,359 nm 24hr Distance covered: 116 nm Well, we think we may have reached the trade winds! While the winds last night, today, and tomorrow are light, they are north-easterly in …
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Day 2 – Pacific Crossing
Date: Friday, April 14th 2018 Time: 17:32 UTC Location: 18°02.1′ N, 108°42.8′ W COG 228°T SOG 6 Knots Distance to the Marquesas: 2,457 nm 24hr Distance covered: 145 nm We have found lots of good wind. Banyan has been sailing along beautifully between 5 – 7 knots depending on the wind direction which has shifted …
Day 1 – Pacific Crossing
Date: Friday, April 13th 2018 Time: 17:48 UTC Location: 19° 34.7′ N, 106° 51.9′ W COG 227° SOG 5.9 Knots Distance to the Marquesas: 2,614 nm 24hr Distance covered: 106 nm On Wednesday we pulled away from the dock and had a nice afternoon sail up to Punta de Mita where we anchored for the …
Posting While Passaging
We hope to post while we are on our way but please don’t stress if you don’t see any messages from us. Seriously, offshore communication can be finicky. I’m sending this message to try and test the last glitch in the system. I hope to post regularly. Subscribe to the blog www.vawtersonthewater.com to have the …
Back on Board!
We spent 4 months on Banyan in the spring of last year and put her to bed while we RV’d all over the US and Canada. We had an awesome time and it was mainly necessary because of work… and I really wanted to spend the holidays with family. Now, I can not begin to …
February in 1 Second a Day
Back Aboard! In February we reunited with our home, SV Banyan. We made a passage from Guaymas down to La Cruz, MX and are now marina bound until we get our outboard engine fixed. The girls are very pleased with this scenario as they can hop on and off the boat meeting old friends and …
November in 1 Second a Day
Hi Folks, Somehow our November in 1 Second a Day video didn’t get published on the blog last month. Just in case you missed it on Facebook or my YouTube Channel, check it out here! Cheers, Anne
Late Departures and Casino Parking Lots – Living the #RVlifestyle
Just about a month ago, we were a bit eager to be on our way south. With the dropping temps in Canada, things were getting a little chilly in the old RV. Nothing on the RV had frozen yet, but it was only a matter of time. So eager were we that we would …
October in 1 Second a Day
Happy All Saints Day! I hope you enjoy our 1 Second a Day video for October. I’ve made a little adjustment so hopefully it is a bit easier to veiw than the video from September. Cheers!
The Family Adventure Summit
So, back in May, on a hard-to-get-to beach in Mexico, we met the coolest couple, the Duvals. They have lived in their off roading van (a very tricked out Sportsmobile) with their two small children for the last three years. I spied them on the beach one morning. I whipped out the binoculars, saw kids …