Less than a year to go! A five-year plan update. It’s a few months into 2023 and we realize that we haven’t written an annual update on what we are doing and where we are in THE plan. Time is really...
Less than a year to go! A five-year plan update. It’s a few months into 2023 and we realize that we haven’t written an annual update on what we are doing and where we are in THE plan. Time is really...
In November of 2022, I joined the crew of the Lagoon 42 catamaran Games Maker II during the westbound Atlantic crossing from Gran Canaria to St Lucia. The boat was part of the 2022 Atlantic Rally for...
NOTE: This article is intended for catamaran skippers with good command of sailing terminology and maneuvers. As much as owners of the Lagoon 42 catamaran love this model, most of us accept the...
Bar Soaps & Eco-Friendly Toiletries Update: Nestor and I are on a mission to reduce single-use plastic packaging, both now at home, and in the nearish future when we live on a boat. We don’t...
Note: This article assumes a good understanding of downwind and low wind speed sails. If you are relatively new, follow this link to our article on downwind sails first. Update: This article was...
Coasting towards our goals… A Five-Year-Plan update Last year, around this time, we shared our thoughts about finding purpose in life after “early retirement.” The concerns came about after spending...
Nestor grew up in the middle of the Andes mountains, several hundred miles from the nearest ocean. He has lived his life in cycles, with stints in music, film, academia, and entrepreneurship. Yet, a constant in his life has been a deep passion for the ocean and an ever-growing need to visit distant lands and experience other cultures. He is an avid sailor, a decent vegan cook, and a reliable long distance campervan driver.
Yolanda grew up in a suburban Michigan town and came of age in the Hardcore/Punk scene of greater Detroit. Her interest in travel began with road trips to music fests & blossomed after a trip to Europe with her grandmother at age 16. Later, she got her Doctorate and built a career as a physical therapist. Her non-professional life has been as adventure-filled as Nestor’s. After her early days of kickboxing and punk rock, she became a serious tattoo collector, a runner, a rock climber, and now a sailor.
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