There is a saying amongst sailors that goes ‘everything on your boat is broken, you just don’t know it yet’. Perhaps that is a bit of an exaggeration but the truth is that much time is spent on boats doing maintenance or repairs in order to keep essential systems running. John and Kim are a…

By mid March, Starship was back to her barebones crew. It was just Jason, Dylan and I again after weeks and weeks of visiting with family and friends. Despite all of Jason’s efforts, it wasn’t until after our company was gone that he and Dylan started spearing tons of fish and lobster! During our continued…

We are currently in George Town, Bahamas. Today was a beautiful, hot day but the humidity was very high. On days like today we move slowly. In the coming days, we plan to sail south to the Ragged Islands – a crescent shaped group of islands that are part of the Jumentos Cays in the…

One of the hardest parts of this trip is being away from loved ones. It has been a long time since we have seen many of our nearest and dearest so our chain of visitors this winter has meant alot to us! Our final company this winter was our Aunty Fran and Uncle Tom. They…

If you have had a chance to read my post https://svstarship1.ca/2024/03/20/a-sailors-last-sunrise/ you will know that the first night of Dale and Jennifer’s arrival was quite bitter sweet. That night was so special and unforgettable for many reasons.  We are so thankful that the timing worked for us to have the opportunity to have them meet…

I have some catching up to do from our incredible last several weeks! Further to Tessa’s beautiful post about their visit…here are my words to try to capture those incredible eight days we had together. ❤️ Before we had our friends, Jennifer and Dale join us, our cousins Kevin, Tessa and their daughter, Lily excitedly…

We are currently in an anchorage called Farmer’s Cay, in the Exhumas, located approximately 15 nautical miles south of Staniel Cay. I wrote the following this morning as the sun came up. It was a beautiful morning sitting in our cockpit. A storm went by last night drastically reducing the very high humidity. The sun…

As I work to put into words the surreal month we have had welcoming several friends and family onboard…Tessa sent us her thoughtfelt words on her time with us. She is an extrodinary woman and I will forever be thankful that she, Kevin and their daughter Lily have become a very significant part of our…

We have had so many heartwarming experiences on this trip. We have been the recipient to so many acts of kindness and have met some truly remarkable people. From convenient car rides home from grocery shops to those who have given Dylan fishing lures, each kind gesture makes us want to pay it forward any…

This is Jennifer, guest writing on the Starship blog. My husband, Dale, and I are nearing the end of our two weeks on the boat with Jason and Amanda, while Dylan is back in Winnipeg spending time with family and remembering what winter is like! Before last week, I had spent exactly ZERO hours on…