About Oh, the Places We've Been!
In 2008 I married Jack, the love of my life and the only man that could ever keep up with me. Instead of the nice little French Colonial with a white picket fence, we opted to make our home on the 46-foot catamaran "Let it Be". Since living on a sailboat we've had two kids and sailed thousands of miles along the coast of Central America, the United States, the Bahamas and currently Baja California. Our family of four is always ready for the next adventure and we’re never quite sure where it will take us next. Oh, the places we still have yet to go!
Hello friends and family! After a couple year sabbatical from blogging, the time feels right to take up my pen and share the joys and struggles of our past couple years. The great news is that we are all alive … Continue reading →
Hello from IL! We have been on a little road trip visiting friends and family in the US. Next week we plan to head back to our much-missed “Let it Be”, which we left quietly tucked in for a short … Continue reading →
Cap’n Jack here… In the previous episode of Cat Calls Summer Squalls I was saying… …At night the cat calls kept us wake. I awoke at about 3:00 am on morning only to find Nicole fully awake and both of … Continue reading →
Posted in Boat, Captain's Yarn, Sailing
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Tagged Bahia 46, Catamaran vs. mono-hull debate, Catamarans, circumnavigation, CSY 44, Family Sailing, Fontaine Pajot, ile de Grace, Kitty Hawk, Orana 44, S/V Let it Be, sailing with kids
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Cap’n Jack Here… Hey, I just got the bright idea to upload a bunch of photos. We are in Santa Rosalía, a small mining town located about half way up the Baja California peninsula. We arrived after a few days … Continue reading →
Posted in Captain's Yarn, Sailing, Sea of Cortez
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Tagged Bahia 46, Baja California, Baja Ha Ha, catamaran, circumnavic=gation cruising, circumnavigation, Cousteau, exploring, family travel, living aboard, mexico, N2E, Pacific Puddle Jump, Sailboat, sailing fast, sailing with kids, Sea of Cotez
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Cap’n Jack here… La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Puerto Vallarta and Banderas Bay It’s a good thing that our blog is about “the places we’ve been” because it gives us the opportunity to write post facto and make up for not … Continue reading →
Posted in Captain's Yarn
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Tagged Baja California, Banderas Bay, Caleta Partida, Cruising, Golfo de California, Humpback whales, Isla Espiritu Santo, Kenta Anae, La Cruz, La Cruz de Hanacaxtle, Puerto Balandra, Puerto Vallarta, Sailing, Sea of Cortez, Seven Seas Cruising Association, SSCA, Whale sightings
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Part III Cap’n Jack here… I last left you in Newport harbor where we spotted the Fontaine Pajot (FP) Mahe catamaran as we dinghied back to the Kitty Hawk. The story continues. We became friends with Mike Cote and his … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bahia 46, Captain Jack, catamaran, Catamarans, families aboard, Fontaine Pajot, FP Catamarans, happy wife, kids4sail, Kitty Hawk, Mahe 36, Orana 44, Sailboat, Sailing, sailing with kids, women who sail
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I’d like to start with a bit about the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, one of our favorite weeks of the year. With 550 hot air balloons this October, the sky was full of wonder and the city full of smiles. What … Continue reading →
Part II Cap’n Jack here… It was now spring 2013 and we were planning to cruise up to and spend the hurricane season in New England. We were looking forward to the cooler weather remembering the sweltering summers spent in … Continue reading →
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Tagged Block Island, Captain Jack, Catamarans, Double head sails, Fontaine Pajot, kids on board, Kitty Hawk, Life-line netting, Newport, Orana 44, RI, Sailboat, Sailing, sailing with kids, Spinnaker
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Part I Captain Jack here… It’s been noted on our blog before or should I say Nicole, my wife wrote before, that our CSY 44 cutter rigged sloop Kitty Hawk, was the perfect size boat for a family of four. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Catamarans, CSY 44, Kitty Hawk, Monohulls, Multihulls, N2E, Newport to Ensenada, Pacific, Pacific crossing, Pacific Ocean, Race
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We recently made a somewhat unplanned trip to Southern IL for the passing of my grandmother, Daphne Morgan. She was 94, lived a long and exemplary life and is someone I always strive to be like in her love for … Continue reading →
