Blog — Fit2Sail

St Martin to St Barths

Beginning to explore the Leeward Islands for the first time in 30 years. Ahhhh!

boat life, cruising, destinationsNica WatersJanuary 30, 2023island hopping, Leeward islands, St Martin Comments

When the value to space ratio is high, you know it’s worth talking about! These small items add immensely to our enjoyment of life aboard. Maybe they’ll work for you!

boat life, Life aboard, practical tips, small boat livingNica WatersJanuary 20, 2023life aboard, cruising lifeComment

Mail Call, Island Style

Getting an Amazon package took a few more steps than it used to.

cruising, exploring the dream, land travelNica WatersJanuary 13, 2023cruising life, getting mail Comments

Kids Aboard!

Kids came to visit! We had a lot of fun, swam and sailed a lot, and learned things that will make next time even better!

boat life, exploring the dreamNica WatersJanuary 9, 2023family, cruising, guests on board Comments

Holiday Traditions

Keeping traditions alive (and creating new ones!) is one way to help keep holiday blues at bay.

boat cooking, exploring the dream, family, hard parts of cruisingNica WatersJanuary 3, 2023holidays, holiday eating, traditionsComment

Clearance Costs, Virgin Islands

Clearing customs and immigration when moving between countries can sometimes include surprising charges. So far, bouncing between the BVI and USVI has proved to be much less costly than we’d feared.

cost of cruising, destinationsNica WatersDecember 19, 2022formalities, clearing inComment

How We Offered Tracking

Allowing other people to follow along our journey in almost real time has been an unexpected joy. Here’s how we did it.

BVI Magic

The essence of the BVI - the awesome sailing and varied anchorages - has not changed. It’s purely magical.

anchoring, destinations, joys of cruisingNica WatersDecember 12, 2022BVI, Cruising, islands, caribbeanComment

Lessons in Diesel Management

We might still have run out of fuel. But doing some of these things before we left would have helped a lot.

boat life, practical tipsNica WatersDecember 9, 2022diesel, passages Comments