Water Wings
Sailing around the world one anchorage at a time
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After six weeks on the hard at Lauderdale Marine Center, three shipments from Finland, one new Oceanvolt motor, and two replacement saildrive legs, Water Wings is finally back in the...
Days turned into weeks. The Florida heat got heavier, the bills got larger, and somehow we were still sitting on the hard at Lauderdale Marine Center waiting for our second shipment...
A damaged replacement shipment, crushed motor components, and shocking warranty realities turn our Lauderdale Marine Center haul out into a much bigger Oceanvolt nightmare.
What started as a a quick haul out at Lauderdale Marine Center to diagnose and potentially replace our port Oceanvolt motor, quickly spiraled into a full-blown saga involving endless...
Change of Plans (Many times over)
With hurricane season looming and our new mast still nowhere in sight, we had some tough decisions to make.
How do you get out of Florida...
A planned two-week stop in Fort Lauderdale turned into an unexpected month anchored in Lake Sylvia—boat repairs, cruiser life, and exploring the Yachting Capital.
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 ships, ships that sail the sea, but the best ships are friendships, may they always be!
-Irish Proverb
