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Category: Passage Making

Pacific Passage – thank you, Neptune!

March 13, 2020November 20, 2020 Renee Busheyn: Pacific Crossing, o: French Polynesia - Marquesas, Passage Making, Travel Log3 Comments on Pacific Passage – thank you, Neptune!

Thank you, Neptune! Our pledge to him while crossing the equator must have worked. It was a fast, 15 and a half day dream passage! We mostly had 15 knots of wind on a broad reach. Most of the time…

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“On a boat, going to the southern islands . . .”

February 26, 2020November 20, 2020 Bill Jn: Pacific Crossing, Passage Making, Travel Log5 Comments on “On a boat, going to the southern islands . . .”

Setting out today! Two of Boston’s finest sailors – Dave Kohn and Mike O’Brien – are joining us for our longest passage of our voyage, Pacific passage of 3000 nm from the Galapagos to the Marquesas. We set out with…

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Panama to Galapogos Passage

February 17, 2020November 20, 2020 Renee Busheyl: Panama, m: Galapagos, Passage Making, Travel LogLeave a Comment on Panama to Galapogos Passage

Panama to San Cristobal, Galapagos, 840 nm, 5 days, 6 humans By Guest Bloggers – Beth Bushey and Elouise Reiff  Beth is Renee’s sister, who enjoyed some occasional day sailing and decided to take the leap to the blue waters…

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Caribbean Holiday – St. Lucia to Bonaire

January 4, 2020November 20, 2020 Renee Busheyk: Caribbean, Passage Making, Travel Log1 Comment on Caribbean Holiday – St. Lucia to Bonaire

We had 9 souls aboard Verbena for the holidays! The Kohn family (Stephanie, Dave, Caleb (12) and Elio(10)) and Vera’s friend Ruby Flaherty joined from Boston for the winter break. We started with a win in Rodney Bay! At the…

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Atlantic 2019 – Chained to the wheel

December 11, 2019November 20, 2020 Bill Ji: Canary Islands, j: Atlantic Crossing, k: Caribbean, Passage Making, Travel Log3 Comments on Atlantic 2019 – Chained to the wheel

16 days and 3045 nautical miles after setting off with the ARC Rally from Las Palmas we crossed the finish line at St. Lucia. All of us were relieved to have completed this difficult passage. We were anticipating a long…

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Off to the Carib

November 24, 2019November 20, 2020 Bill Jj: Atlantic Crossing, Passage Making, Travel Log2 Comments on Off to the Carib

We are off today for the St. Lucia. It is a festive scene here with music, goodbye’s and good drama watching boats all get off the dock at the same time. The departing forecast calls for us to take a…

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Atlantic Prep

November 24, 2019November 20, 2020 Bill Ji: Canary Islands, j: Atlantic Crossing, Passage Making, Travel Log1 Comment on Atlantic Prep

Before we knew it, the Atlantic Crossing – 3,000 nm over 2 to 3 weeks – is upon us. Since arriving in the Canaries we toured Lanzarote and Fuerteventura by land and sea and then headed off to Las Palmas…

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Cascais, Portugal to Lanzarote, Canary Islands

October 23, 2019November 20, 2020 Renee Busheyh: Portugal, i: Canary Islands, Passage Making, Travel LogLeave a Comment on Cascais, Portugal to Lanzarote, Canary Islands

Guest post written by – Scott Dinhofer  Scott….Scott….. SCOTT!!! I was having a dream and one of the characters turned to me and started calling my name sharply. Turns out that on the boat outside of my dream, Renee was…

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Bay of Biscay – an overnight to remember.

October 7, 2019November 20, 2020 Ben JacobsonBen, f: France II, g: Spain, Passage Making, Travel LogLeave a Comment on Bay of Biscay – an overnight to remember.

Before this journey to Australia, my overnighting experience had been very slim but that would all change overnight.  What I have done so far in my life before the Bay of Biscay was participate in the sail from Boston to…

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We are a Boston based family who took a year away to explore the world aboard an X-55 sailboat named Verbena. Here we chronicle our voyage. Subscribe for updates.

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Bill, Renee, Vera & Ben

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