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Atlantic Crossing (Part 2): Daily Musings from the Crew
We had a lot of requests for our tracker musings as we crossed the Atlantic. Here they are in full! Grab a tasty cold rum cocktail and sit back and read the antics of four crazy sailors...
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The Atlantic Crossing (Part 1):  Spoiler Alert - We Didn’t Make It All The Way!
On December 2nd, we woke up with a boat full of fuel, food and excitement. It was launch day for our crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, where we would leave land behind for almost 3 weeks...
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Tenerife, Canary Islands: One Last Stop Before The Big Jump.
A 5 am start out of Gran Canaria meant pulling up anchor in the dark and motoring out to light winds as the sun rose over the Islands. We were headed about 53 miles to Tenerife, our...
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Next Stop: Gran Canaria. We attempt to recreate a large American holiday abroad!
Only our second overnight sail with just the two of us on board. We had a smooth 24 hour, 126 miles from Lanzarote down the eastern coast and around the southern tip of Fuerteventura...
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The Islands of Eternal Spring - First Stop: Lanzarote
The Canary Islands, formed in the early 1700s by volcanic eruptions, are considered the sunshine center of Europe with year round mild temperatures and a plethora of outstanding natural...
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Sailing Gibraltar to Lanzarote: 90% Tranquility, 10% Terror
Drama on the High Seas in the Strait of Gibraltar On October 28th, we decided to chase a slight weather window to make the jump to the Canary Islands. One longest multi-day trip to...
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ABOUT US

Welcome to WaterWings Sailing! We are Kevin and Erin, two retired US Naval Flight Officers who traded in our horizontal wings for vertical ones. We sold everything we owned, which encompassed 2 houses, 2 cars, and a lifetime of memories to try to live the dream of sailing the world. 

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“There are good ships and wood shipsships that sail the sea, but the best ships are friendships, may they always be! 

-Irish Proverb