Southport, NC to Hilton Head, SC

We stayed at Bald Head Island marina 3 nights before leaving the Carolinas for Florida around noon on March 22. We had another fairly slim weather window for this trip that we wanted to take advantage of. However, once we were clear of Southport it was immediately apparent that the sea state wasn’t going to […]

Hampton, VA to Southport, NC

For our Hampton to Southport leg, we left Hampton on March 17 and pointed our bows to the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Unfortunately, there wasn’t much wind. So we ended up motoring most of the way. We had a tight weather window to get around Cape Hatteras. Our departure from Hampton was timed to correspond […]

We’re Going Live!

Okay people of the universe… Matt and I are about to be internet-famous to our dozen fans! We are launching our YouTube career with a YouTube LIVE event on Thursday, February 15 at 5:30 pm eastern. MARK YOUR CALENDARS, subscribe to our YouTube channel, and then grab your favorite cocktail and join us for Happy […]

First Year Sailing Catamaran Giro – FINAL installment

Welcome back! It has taken me almost half of a year to recap our first year aboard our sailing catamaran GIRO! Thanks for sticking with us… this is the final post on the subject… covering the last three months of our first year aboard. If you missed Part One, Two, or Three… or you’ve plain […]

First Year Aboard Sailing Catamaran GIRO – Part THREE! The Bahamas Baby!

This is the final third installment of our three-four-part series of our first year living aboard our catamaran sailboat, Giro.(Come on! The Bahamas deserves its own post.)  If you need to catch up, click here for Part I, or here for Part II. April 1 – 9, 2017. The Bahamas, baby! We left the U.S. […]