We made it!  On December 5th, 2025 our transatlantic voyage came to an end as Arcadia and her four passengers sailed into Jolly Harbor, Antigua. We promptly broke out some Portuguese beers to toast…

As I write this post, we are about 500 miles offshore.  We left Gibraltar four days ago, and by morning, we’ll make landfall on Madeira Island. There are four of us on Arcadia.  Neil and…

August found us back in the States for a bit. We docked Arcadia in a marina in northern Italy and flew home for a planned break from sailing. We were anxious to see…

Our final days in Greece and subsequent month in Italy involved a lot of miles and several long passages. In between, we enjoyed some epic stops, which were a nice mix of famous…

In Greek, the word “parakalo” means  “you’re welcome” or “no problem”, but is also used to express gratitude and hospitality.   This word captures our experience as we’ve continued to explore the Cycladic islands.  The intense blue…

We arrived on Paros Island May 6th, a couple days ahead of Tom and Stacy Ernst, our first guests of the season.  The first order of business was to tie the boat to the…

It’s been one month since Neil and I found ourselves stuck in Philadelphia. We were supposed to have been en route to Greece to begin our second sailing season, but a series of…

(Late Entry) On September 4th we landed in Albania, following an overnight sail from Italy. It was a quick stay to take care of some business and we soon made our way to…

We departed Sardinia, bright and early, on August 4th for a 30ish hour sail to the Egadi islands. The sail was, thankfully, uneventful and we cheerfully arrived in what quickly became one of…

I write this while waiting for our engine to be serviced, or more accurately, serviced again. I’m also waiting for my heart rate and breathing to slow. Neil and I just battled a…