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#58 Tobago Cays St Vincent and the Grenadines

September 16, 2019

By: Cara

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Tags: black pearl, grenadines, jack sparrow, liveaboards, living the dream, petit tabac, pirates of caribbean, pirates of the caribbean, Sailing atlantic, sailing the caribbean, st vincent, tobago cays, why is the rum gone

A visit to the Tobago Cays in St Vincent and the Grenadines was amazing and included a visit to Petit Tabac where the first Pirates of the Caribbean was filmed. But the sea turtles and marine life was beyond the imagination! __________________________________________

Great day for aerial silk

August 23, 2019

By: Cara

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Tags: aerial silk, aerial silk on a boat, aerial silks, aerialsilk, aerialsilkonasailboat, after the work is done, caribbeanlife, grenada, lifeonaboat, liveaboards, living on a sailboat, living the dream, sailingthecaribbean, thecrabbycaptainandthesunnysailor

What a wonderful day we had, we were able to scuba dive an area close to Ronde Island just north of Grenada and then Cara got in some aerial silk at sunset. Our friend, Lynn on Open Agenda ( http://www.lynnklassenphotography.com/ ) captured these at sunset.

Squalls, Swells, and Secrets Martinique

July 26, 2019

By: Cara

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Tags: bikini, Caribbean, Caribbean island, fort de france, fort de France martinique, liveaboards, living the dream, Martinique, roseau, roseau Dominica, sailing, sea turtle, St. Pierre martinique, swell bridle, the crabby captain, the crabby captain and the sunny sailor

It was a crazy day of traveling but so worth the high winds, high seas and rolling anchorages for this… Please also check out our underwater video. Its beautiful! ___________________________________

Swimming with Sharks, Turtles and Rays

December 12, 2018

By: Cara

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Tags: bahamas, beneteau, boat life, boatlife, brendals dive center, diving bahamas, green turtle cay, liveaboards, living on a sailboat, living the dream, sailboat life, sailing, Sailing atlantic, SVMusic, swimming with sharks, swimming with stingrays, swimming with turtles, the crabby captain, the crabby captain and the sunny sailor, thecrabbycaptainandthesunnysailor

What a great day of swimming with sea turtles, stingrays, and nurse, bull and lemon sharks! We had wanted to take a dive trip with Brendal’s Dive Center but the seas were way to rough to try to go on the outside. But the snorkeling trip was better than weRead More …

Making the jump to the Bahamas

December 6, 2018

By: Cara

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Posted in Fun Times, How To's and To Do's, Vlogs
Tags: Atlantic, Atlantic crossing, BAHAMA BOUND, beneteau, boat life, boatlife, Crossing the gulfstream, Crossing the gulfstrean, Lake worth inlet, liveaboards, living the dream, Making the jump, sailing, Sailing atlantic, Sailing to the bahamas, SVMusic, the crabby captain, the crabby captain and the sunny sailor, thecrabbycaptainandthesunnysailor

Crossing the Gulfstream from Lake Worth, FL to the Little Bahama bank at Memory Rock in our Beneteau 40 sailboat

LAST DAY IN THE USA – BAHAMA BOUND!

December 2, 2018

By: Cara

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Tags: BAHAMA BOUND, boat life, boatlife, gotta go south, last day in usa, living on a sailboat, living the dream, sailboat, sailing, SVMusic, the crabby captain and the sunny sailor, thecrabbycaptainandthesunnysailor

Last day in the USA – BAHAMA BOUND! We set to cross the Gulf Stream early in the morning. Bahamas here he come!

We live in a crazy bubble

November 29, 2018

By: Cara

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Posted in Blogs, Fun Times
Tags: boat kindness, boatlife, helpful sailors, liveaboards, living on a sailboat, living the dream, sailors, SVMusic, the crabby captain, the crabby captain and the sunny sailor, thecrabbycaptainandthesunnysailor

Sometimes the higher power puts you where you’re supposed to be. Sometimes you’re just plain lucky. Sometimes you have to make things happen by sheer force. And sometimes you need all three. The next sequence of events is so bizarre that it is incredulous even toRead More …

So thankful for the best things about boatlife

November 23, 2018

By: Cara

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Tags: beneteau, Best thing about boat life, Best thing about Sailing Community, boat life, boatlife, living on a sailboat, living the dream, Mariners Thanksgiving, sailboat, sailing, Sailing community, SVMusic, Thanksgiving in Vero Beach, Thanksgiving Vero Beach, the crabby captain, the crabby captain and the sunny sailor, thecrabbycaptainandthesunnysailor, Vero Beach Florida

There are many things that we love about the boating community: the camaraderie, eagerness to help others, and the friendliness. But the best part is the open arms we encounter each time we pull into a new port. We meet so many people that within a few hours become lifelongRead More …