T he Spanish Balearic Islands have been everything we hoped for and more. This chapter of our adventure began on June 5th, when we sailed from mainland Spain, through the night, to arrive…

Emerging from the boat in Gibraltar marina was surreal. Tears were shed and many hugs shared before Anthony set off to catch his flight back to London. Minutes later we found ourselves eating…

The big day is upon us. Today we depart La Rochelle, France and begin the 7-ish day sail to Gibraltar. We’ve got our PolarSteps app turned on so it should track us, whenever…

Arcadia is a Fountaine Pajot catamaran built in La Rochelle, France. The model is an Astrea 42 Maestro version, meaning that the starboard hull has our bed/bath while the port hull has two…

April 2022: While Neil had a bit of sailing experience, Sarah was a newbie when she stepped onto a small keel boat in San Diego harbor. What followed was a quick introduction to…