It’s a rapidly changing world out there, with people and communities trying hard to keep their past and their future, their lives and their environments meaningfully connected. We are curious to discover how they are faring and what will be their future. Sailing along the the shores of Central America and the South Pacific, we search out people and communities with a story to tell.
Pacific Crossing Prep: Balancing Boatwork and Big Dreams in Puerto Peñasco The air here in the Puerto Peñasco boatyards sometimes seems to taste of a […]
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It’s been our morning routine for the whole of Term 3 now, to take Nico to the Birkdale Primary School – just 10 minutes’ walk
Hola Mexico! We’re coming back Read More »
We are doing 6.5 knots motor sailing and should get to Dog Bay before midnight. A warm Westerly is pushing us along with the full
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Back in the water after 7 months of what seemed a neverending refit in the boatyard. Where do I start? We completely disassembled New Life
Back in the water! Read More »
As the plane descended, the sun was setting in the Sea of Cortez, silhouetting San Carlos and the harbour of Guaymas where New Life was waiting for us in Gabriel’s boatyard.
There are over 8 billion people crowding onto the land surfaces of this planet, but there was no sign of life along the wide span
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Unsurprisingly, as we headed North from Santa Rosalia, for the whole day we saw no yacht, ship or even fishing boat. There is maybe one village on this coast for the next 500 km.
Today we were sailing the first 150km of that.
Once the gateway to California when it was founded by Spanish missionaries over 3 centuries ago, Loreto is now the gateway to the largest marine
Loreto: At the heart of the Sea of Cortez Read More »
Two weeks spent in Bahia Concepcion were lots of fun, with water activities, good times with other families and always plenty to do. Even a few essential repairs did not distract from this and were successfully completed.
In a small, unofficial marina we join other sailors fixing up their boats.
Village life on the water Read More »
