Category: Gulf Coast
Best Sunrises In Galveston Bay
Okay, you might have seen better, but for us, these were the best sunrises in Galveston Bay! Truly, I hope you enjoy this video – the calm views of nature and the waters. 😉 We were lucky to see the best sunrises in Galveston Bay as we spent 3 nights at anchor in one of…
Another Simple Sail to Offatts Bayou
It takes time to build confidence. You know what I mean? At this point in time, we’re building confidence in our sailing, navigating, and anchoring skills. It’s the perfect learning opportunity for a weekend away! Oh, and Matt doesn’t need his truck anymore, so we say goodbye to ol’ red. Really, that’s what life has…
Mainsail Repairs
On a 5 hour sail down to Offatts Bayou, Matt noticed the sunlight beaming through the mainsail near the leech. It looked like a whole. It was a hole! So now we’re repairing the mainsail, and it’s a first! We’ve not done this before. So let’s see how it’s done. We first bought the Speedy…
Sunrise in Offatts Bayou
There’s something about waking up to a new sunrise. Each day seems to bring with it a new promise of something good. In Offatts Bayou, the sunrise is almost always over the bow as the Gulf breeze blow over Galveston island pointing you to our nearest star. The poet, Suzy Kassem wrote it this way:…
Out On Anchor for the First Time
After 5 days of working on the generator, furling line, and other sailboat systems, we finally made it out! And this was the first time to spend the night on anchor. In a few words…it was a blast! This is the story of getting there…navigating the Houston Ship Channel, the barge traffic, Galveston Causeway Bridge,…
Preparing for a Hurricane on our Sailboat
Hurricane Laura was barreling toward us in the Galveston Bay. She was on track to land on Bolivar Island (where we got stuck in the mud), which is just 10 miles away. This put us on the verge of 100 kt winds, and we had 4 days to get ready. Did you enjoy the episode?…
How we plan to leave land and sail away.
We thought minimizing our stuff, selling the house, and buying the sailboat at the beginning of the COVID shutdown were going to be the hardest part of this journey. We were wrong. Leaving land is the hardest part. We’ve settled on 4 simple steps that we need to take in order to leave land. And…
Dinghy Fun Around Clear Lake
This week, we decided to take a break from sailing Cadence, and instead, we went out to watch the sailboat races on Clear Lake. There was just one problem with our plan…the dinghy was too small for the big waves! The original plan was to just jump around the corner to Kemah (in a protected…
How Did We Get Stuck in the Mud?
That’s right. We got stuck in the mud! I know, I know. We have a 40 foot sailboat and should be moving around in shallow muddy water. But the little harbor we were trying to get into is just so nice! And we thought the high tide was on our side. We were wrong. Before…
Three Days of Straight Sailing
Learning to sail has been a blast, and yet, it was never really our focus. We bought the sailboat to (1) travel by water and (2) to live minimalist, and we never intended to enjoy the simple act of sailing – man, were we wrong! Learning to sail is not only challenging, but it’s also…