Sailing Peninsula de Nicoya
What a treat Costa Rica has been! A coastline full of bays, reefs and clear water have created protected anchorages, surf, and beautiful sandy coves. Spending our days free-diving incredible reefs, exploring empty beaches, and surfing in clear warm waves has slowed time down to a new reality. Afternoon thunderstorms are feeding the earth and … Read more
Northern Costa Rica Wilderness
Bahia Santa Elena Whales, dolphins, and marlins were all jumping at dawn when we made the passage into the calm bay of Santa Elena, Costa Rica. Nearly the entire Northern portion of the Costa Rica coast is now protected by Santa Rosa National Park, formerly the weapons drop-zone and staging area for the US contra-efforts … Read more
Close-Hauled South
A month of barrels and flat estuary water was hard to leave, but we were ready for the freedom and space of being at sea again. We headed out into the infamous Papagayo section of the Nicaraguan coast with Costa Rica on the mind. Weather forecasts showed little to no offshore wind event when we … Read more
Windy Windy Windy // Visiting Leon
Nicaragua is all set-up to blow night and day for weeks on end. This time of year is the windiest and this year has seen a strong pattern in place. The type of wind is offshore, East winds, hot dry winds that feel like the desert. The hardest we’ve seen it blow here was at … Read more
Passage to Nicaragua
Feb 16th was the first time we’ve raised sail since May of last year. After paying the port $300 and something for our stay in El Salvador we fired up the freshly rebuilt engine and prepared to head to sea. That project cost us $1400. Thank you remote jobs or we would be headed home. … Read more









