SV Silver Moon Adventures Upgrades to New Boat

I started the 3rd week on Bonaire taking a Free Diving Course with our friends Cindy & Robert from Juno. This is something I've wanted to learn for years. My goals is to be able to stay underwater ...

We sailed from Trinidad for 3 and 1/2 days arriving in Bonaire on September 2nd. We were able to test our new Papillo set up. Basically that is wing on wing with 2 headsails. There just wasn't much wi ...

We hauled out in Trinidad with a short list of BIG projects: Bottom Job: Raise the keel.Change the Hatch Door Take off all the stainless steel screws off the sterns. Build slates for the stern of the ...

We took a couple of days offs to explore the island. We spent one Sunday at the ASA Wright Nature Center. It has my dream veranda. In the high season. November - April there are tons of birders who ...

We were here for 8 weeks, and it always seems all the projects get completed in the last week that we're in a location. Diesel Hot Water Heater Installed. Blair installed this, so that we won't have ...

Today is our One year anniversary of owning Silver Moon. We've covered over 7,000 miles and had quite a few adventures. It's a lot to remember, so if you're curious you can look at our previous blog p ...

We left on November 22nd and were excited to finally get a REAL crossing under our belt. Blair was a bit concerned because the guys had installed the boom at the last minute. The guys used the same s ...

When we arrrived in Cabo Verde, they first put us bow in to the dock with our stern facing the wind. This made the boat swing quite a bit, it also made getting on and off the boat quite difficult, and ...

The Rally started on November 10th with light winds. We were excited to finally get started and felt we had done everything we could to prepare for this initial crossing to Cabo Verde ( Formerly known ...

We arrived in Las Palmas, and since our Engine would not work if it was turned on and then off again, Blair turned on the Engine in the outer harbor and didn't turn it off again until we were safely a ...