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# Water Wings Sailing

Sailing the World One Anchorage at a Time: Cruising Stories and Lessons from the Water

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- [ICW Adventures in Fort Lauderdale: Drama in Lake Sylvia](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/icw-adventures-in-fort-lauderdale-drama-in-lake-sylvia/) - After 5,800+ nautical miles and 11 months abroad, we finally arrived in Fort Lauderdale—only to be met with engine failure, historic flooding, and a lost anchor in one of the city’s busiest anchorages. Our stay in Lake Sylvia quickly became one of our most memorable lessons in cruising life, resilience, and the power of the sailing community.
- [Pages & Passages: 19 Book Reviews from My Winter Reading On Water Wings](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/pages-passages-19-reviews-from-my-winter-reading-on-water-wings/) - Pages & Passages kicks off with 19 winter reads from January through March. From five-star favorites to overhyped disappointments, here are my honest reviews, ratings, and recommendations to help you find your next great book.
- [PART 5: Did we Finally Make It Out of Fort Lauderdale?!](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/part-5-did-we-finally-make-it-out-of-fort-lauderdale/) - After six weeks on the hard, three shipments from Finland, and countless hours of troubleshooting, we finally left Lauderdale Marine Center—only to discover another Oceanvolt motor issue on our way out. A chance suggestion from another owner led us to a surprising fix and one final decision: trust the motors and head north up the ICW
- [Lauderdale Marine Center – Part 4: Splash Day & de-rigging](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/lauderdale-marine-center-part-4-splash-day-de-rigging/) - 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 water. But before heading north, we still have to remove the mast, transform our sailboat into a powerboat, and figure out whether we can actually trust the motors enough to leave Fort Lauderdale.
- [📚 My 2025 Year in Books: 65 Reviews, Loads of Recommendations!](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/📚-my-2025-year-in-books-65-reviews-loads-of-recommendations/) - In 2025, I read 65 books across thrillers, literary fiction, memoir, and a few palate-cleansing lighter picks—then rated every single one with honest, no-fluff reviews. This post includes my full rating system, standout favorites, surprises, disappointments, and my best “if you liked this, read that” recommendations. Apparently, I generally like my books dark, moody, and emotionally devastating 😅📚
- [A Tale of Many Motors - Part 2: A Brand New Broken Motor at Lauderdale Marine Center](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/a-tale-of-many-motors-part-2-a-brand-new-broken-motor-at-lauderdale-marine-center/) - A damaged replacement shipment, crushed motor components, and shocking warranty realities turn our Lauderdale Marine Center haul out into a much bigger Oceanvolt nightmare.
- [Lauderdale Marine Center – Part 3: The Starboard Motor Joins the Party and Other Projects](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/lauderdale-marine-center-part-3-the-starboard-motor-joins-the-party-and-other-projects/) - 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 attempt from Finland. After our initial shipment showed up looking like it bounced down the side of a rocky mountain, Oceanvolt had agreed to
- [Fort Lauderdale - The Clock Is Ticking (And We’re Not Moving)](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/fort-lauderdale-the-clock-is-ticking-and-were-not-moving/) - 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 in the next 30 days to start heading north in order to satisfy our insurance requirement…when we are still sitting in a man
- [A Tale of Many Motors – Part 1: Our Oceanvolt Haul Out Nightmare at Lauderdale Marine Center](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/a-tale-of-many-motors-part-1-our-oceanvolt-haul-out-nightmare-at-lauderdale-marine-center/) - 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 shipping delays, more problems than predicted and life stuck on the hard in Fort Lauderdale.
- [Fort Lauderdale – An Unexpected Extended Stay](https://waterwingssailing.com/florida/fort-lauderdale-an-unexpected-extended-stay/) - 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.
- [16 Gift Ideas Sailors will Actually Use: Our 2025 Favorite Finds for Life on the Water](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/15-gifts-sailors-actually-use-our-2025-favorite-finds-for-life-on-the-water/) - 🎁✨ Shopping for a sailor this year? We rounded up 15 gifts we actually use onboard — practical gear, clever upgrades, and little luxuries that make life at sea better. From teak care to sundowners, sewing machines to bug zappers… these are the things we don’t want to live without. ⛵💙
- [The Saga of Our Advanced Wing Systems (AWS) Sailing Rig](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/the-saga-of-our-advanced-wing-systems-aws-sailing-rig/) - Our AWS semi-rigid wing rig promised innovation, but offshore miles exposed its limits. Here’s why we replaced it with a proven blue-water rig.
- [Next Stop: Gran Canaria. We attempt to recreate a large American holiday abroad!](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/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 and westward over to Gran Canaria. Fuerteventura offered beautiful views involving a variety of landscapes from rugged volcanic cliffs to long
- [Sailing Gibraltar to Lanzarote: 90% Tranquility, 10% Terror](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/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 date. It will be a good test to make sure everything is working and in order for the big crossing. We were
- [Departing Valencia: Things get weird in the dark!](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/departing-valencia-things-get-weird-in-the-dark/) - Atlantic Crossing Leg 1: Valencia, Spain to Gibraltar, UK Arriving in May, we had no idea what we were really walking into. We were excited about being brand new boat owners of this beautiful newly designed catamaran. What we found when we arrived was that it was not quite ready to go. We toiled and
- [🌊 The Ultimate Guide to Crossing the Gulf Stream — Timing, Routes & Safety Tips](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/🌊-the-ultimate-guide-to-crossing-the-gulf-stream-timing-routes-safety-tips/) - Crossing the Gulf Stream can be one of the most thrilling and challenging parts of any voyage from Florida to the Bahamas. In this step-by-step guide, we break down how to choose the right weather window, read currents, plan your route, and prepare your boat and crew for a safe, confident crossing — even when conditions get unpredictable.
- [Limping Home: Crossing the Gulf Stream from Bimini to Fort Lauderdale](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/limping-home-crossing-the-gulf-stream-from-bimini-to-fort-lauderdale/) - After 10 months of travel, we pointed Water Wings west for one more hop...leaving turquoise water of the Bahamas behind us, the promise of home ahead, and the Gulf Stream dancing in between.
- [Bimini: The "Gateway to the Bahamas", Our Gateway Home](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/bimini-the-gateway-to-the-bahamas-our-gateway-home/) - Leaving Bimini felt like closing a book too soon. After ten months at sea, this tiny island gave us our last taste of the Bahamas—turquoise shallows, laughter on the beach, and a reminder that every ending is also a beginning.
- [The Berry Islands: Cruising Through the “Fishbowl of The Bahamas”](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/the-berry-islands-cruising-through-the-fishbowl-of-the-bahamas/) - Remote, wild, and breathtaking—the Berry Islands are the Bahamas’ hidden gem. From glass-clear anchorages to shark encounters, blue holes, and millionaire islands, here’s what it’s like to cruise the Fishbowl of the Bahamas.
- [Tenerife, Canary Islands: One Last Stop Before The Big Jump.](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/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 last stop in the Canary Islands chain, to finalize provisioning and wait for the best weather window to
- [Sailing into our Caribbean Adventure: First Stop Antigua](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/sailing-into-our-caribbean-adventure-first-stop-antigua/) - 2222 miles in just over 15 days after departing Cape Verde, the trade winds dropped us off in Antigua. Of note, it was now 4,387.2 miles from the start of our journey in Valencia, Spain! It was climatic to say the least. We had been dreaming, planning, and executing this live-aboard life for 3 years,
- [A Sailing Foray Through Some of the Bahamas’ Out Islands: Part 1, Castle, Acklin & Long Islands](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/a-sailing-foray-through-some-of-the-bahamas-out-islands-part-1-castle-acklin-long-islands/) - Since we are heading back to the states from the Caribbean, Turks and Caicos in particular, the Bahamas and it’s over 700 islands, cays and islets, each with it’s own charm, will provide us with lots of diverse options for beautiful fun stops that will include wind and wave protection as we cover the remaining
- [Bahamas Sailing: Conception Island & Calabash Bay, Galliot Cay](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/bahamas-sailing-conception-island-calabash-bay-galliot-cay/) - As the sun rose, we motored out of Clarence Town Harbor, our official entry point into the Bahamas, and turned WNW and raised the spinnaker. We sailed gently up the northeastern coast of Long Island crossing the Topic of Cancer. After a long day covering 89 miles, we rounded the southern side of Conception Island and
- [The Exumas: Sailing into George Town and Williams Cay](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/the-exumas-sailing-into-george-town-and-williams-cay/) - On March 9th, we departed the northern tip of Long Island on a windy, squally day and raised a reefed main and set our jib. We cruised along southwest at about 6 kts covering 25nm to passing by the Bahamas rocks and into George Town Harbour, hands down one of the most sought after anchorages
- [Sailing the Exumas: Shroud Cay: Getting Caught in the Lazy River](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/sailing-the-exumas-shroud-cay-getting-caught-in-the-lazy-river/) - As the sun rose over Staniel Cay, we started prepping for our day’s sail. The previous night while we were enjoying our 2 for 1 St. Patricks Day Rum specials, we had been debating whether or not to to head north back out on the east side of the Exumas or turn west inside and
- [Cruising the Exumas: Staniel Cay: A Grotto, Feral Pigs and St. Patrick’s Day](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/cruising-the-exumas-staniel-cay-a-grotto-feral-pigs-and-st-patricks-day/) - We make a stop in another Exuma Cruiser's hot spot, Staniel Cay. We checked out the famous swimming pigs, Thunderball grotto and celebrated St. Patrick's Day...which with 2 for 1 rum specials...quickly went off the rails :)
- [Nassau: The Boisterous Bahamian Capital](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/nassau-the-boisterous-bahamian-capital/) - Sailing into Nassau, the bustling capital of the Bahamas, means cruise ships, Junkanoo beats, rum cake, and a whole lot of chaos. Here’s what it’s really like to anchor in this busy Caribbean hub.
- [Turks & Caicos (TCI):  "Beauty by Nature" - Sailing in Paradise for 7 Days](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/turks-caicos-tci-beauty-by-nature-sailing-in-paradise-for-7-days/) - After an exhausting 2 days and 17 hours, where we encountered waves and winds more painful than forecast, we set anchor off of Grand Turk. But not before zigzagging down the shelf off shore for 2+ hours waiting on the sun to rise. We'd drive in to about 10 meters and then drift out over
- [The Atlantic Crossing (Part 1):  Spoiler Alert - We Didn’t Make It All The Way!](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/the-atlantic-crossing-part-1-spoiler-alert-we-didnt-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 then hopefully arrive in one piece in a beautiful, sunny and warm Caribbean Island. Actual destination still unknown. We
- [Atlantic Crossing (Part 2): Daily Musings from the Crew](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/musings-from-an-atlantic-crossing/) - 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 crossing a big ocean in a "little" boat! 12/10 Out of Cape Verde Off we go! And we
- [Sailing Across the Atlantic: By the Numbers](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/sailing-water-wings-across-the-atlantic-by-the-numbers/) - There was a lot of interest in our "By the Numbers" Facebook/ Instagram post. Being that it was a social media post, I wasn't able to expand much on the information in it. It generated a lot of questions! For instance, why even keep track of such randomness? It all started as we brainstormed ways
- [Gift Ideas for the Sailors in your life: 12 Things We Love!](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/looking-for-gifts-for-the-sailors-in-your-life-12-things-we-discovered-we-dont-want-to-live-without/) - Santa is coming in hot. Just weeks away! Need some last minute gift ideas for the sailor in your life? Especially a live-aboard sailor? Honestly, a lot of these could be useful in land-life, RVs, etc too. As the Holidays approach, I was thinking about what to get my husband this year. We tend to
- [12 More fun things we love on board: The Sailor's stocking stuffer edition!](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/last-minute-holiday-gifts-more-fun-things-we-love-on-board-stocking-stuffer-edition/) - Still looking for LAST MINUTE Holiday GIFTS? Here is the companion list to our “12 Things we don’t want to live without” blog! Stocking Stuffers! We are down to the wire on the gift giving season. So if you still need some fun ideas, check out some of our favorite easy, small items we use
- [Stretching our Caribbean Cruising legs: To Barbuda and Back](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/stretching-our-caribbean-cruising-legs-to-barbuda-and-back/) - On to the beautiful quiet island of Barbuda!….well, we got a bit North, but not quite there just yet. The winds were forecasted to be a quartering head wind which with our AWS sail system should have been an upwind slog but doable. Unfortunately as the weather does, when we actually entered the Boon channel,
- [Beautiful Nevis (Of St. Kitts & Nevis): Rainbows and rum](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/beautiful-nevis-of-st-kitts-nevis-rainbows-and-rum/) - We departed from Antigua for a new Caribbean country. St. Kitts and Nevis. The first island you come to heading westbound is Nevis. Nevis the smaller of the two islands comprising the nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. It earned it’s nickname, “Queen of the Caribees”, in the 18th Century because of its many sugar
- [St. Kitts: The Mother Colony of the West Indies](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/st-kitts-the-mother-colony-of-the-west-indies/) - Knowing we had a short sail over to the island of St. Kitts from Nevis (about 7 nm), we decided to sleep in and have a nice breakfast before raising the Jib and heading west. The winds were 10-15 directly behind us so the jib alone carried us across the Narrows and around the southwest
- [The Island of Two Nations: Sint Maarten (Dutch) / Saint Martin (French)](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/the-island-of-two-nations-sint-maarten-dutch-saint-martin-french/) - We had planned to go on a overnight direct sail to Sint Maarten, but on the advice of our new friend Buddy we decided to veer up through “The Narrows” between St. Kitts and Nevis and day sail to a large mooring field on the Northwest side of the French island of St. Barths (Saint
- [The British Virgin Islands: The Sailor’s Playground](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/the-british-virgin-islands-the-sailors-playground/) - Part 1: Virgin Gorda & The Baths After taking in all the beautiful blues of sea and sky along with fun bars, buildings of boat parts, and various historical attractions that Sint Maartin had to offer, we considered Sint Maarten a success. With our our generator back up and running as it should be, you
- [Our Scariest Sailing Passage - A Wild Ride to Turks & Caicos](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/our-scariest-sailing-passage-a-wild-ride-to-turks-caicos/) - This was our first big multi-night passage with only the two of us aboard. We’ve done overnights and they go fine though we are usually VERY tired at the end b/c no one sleeps well for the first night or two of a long passage. There is no time to get into any sort of
- [St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI): A Cruiser Pitstop with all the tourists!](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/st-thomas-us-virgin-islands-usvi-a-cruiser-pitstop-with-all-the-tourists/) - We make a pit stop in USVI to wait for a weather window make the 400+ mile journey to Turks & Caicos. Things go awry on our way in heavier seas during our first multi-day trip with just the two of us aboard. We recover in the beautiful waters of the islands.
- [The British Virgin Islands: The BVI Bar Crawl](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/the-british-virgin-islands-the-bvi-bar-crawl/) - After checking out Virgin Gorda, our first stop in the BVIs, it was time to move on. Trying to decide what is next in the “Sailor’s Playground” is always tough. So many options. The BVIs are not just known for its stunning beaches and crystal clear blue waters, but it is also known for it’s
- [The Islands of Eternal Spring - First Stop: Lanzarote](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/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 attractions. Five out of the the eight islands that make up the Canaries are actually Biosphere Reserves, basically major conservation areas. The Canary Islands are the
- [Gibraltar (Part 2): The Weather Doesn't Care What you Want To Do!](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/the-weather-doesnt-care-what-you-want-to-do/)
- [Gibraltar (Part 1): Exploring Gibraltar from top to bottom](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/gibralter-part-1-when-mother-nature-doesnt-cooperate-you-explore-gibralter/) - Getting settled and Climbing “The Rock”
- [Exploring The Beautiful History and Architecture of Valencia, Spain](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/exploring-the-beautiful-history-and-architecture-of-valencia-spain/) - Before we leave Valencia behind in our blog for good, I would be remiss if I didn’t cover some of the amazing sights and events we took in while we were there. After a couple of weeks of being in Spain, we were so focused (stressed) and bogged down fixing up the boat (we had
- [The Final Push: Prepping to Leave Valencia](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/the-final-push-prepping-to-leave-valencia/) - Return to Valencia After pulling away from the dock at Puerto Gandia we ran our autopilot configurations, then we were off for our 6 our journey north back to Valencia. It was a nice sail with 8-15 kts of wind pushing us the whole way. We had the main and jib up, then swapped to
- [Our First Haulout in Gandia, Spain](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/our-first-haulout-in-gandia-spain/) - Back at “home” in Valencia, it was time to get serious about addressing any remaining concerns and needed preparations prior to the big Atlantic Crossing. Our primary goals for the haul out to was to get a good look at the bottom of the boat, address minor thru hull leaks, a potential fiberglass repair on
- [Sailing the Balearic Islands: Part 2](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/sailing-the-balearic-islands-part-2/) - Knowing we had a little over a week left until it was time to head back to mainland Spain to prepare for our upcoming Atlantic Crossing, we decided to head around to western and northern sides of Ibiza. Based on incoming weather and wind patterns coupled with the research on beautiful and fun places to
- [Sailing The Balearic Islands: part 1](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/sailing-the-balearic-islands-part-1/) - After spending a full day and two nights recovering from our crazy trip crossing the Balearic Sea to Ibiza and letting the winds die down a bit, it was time to start moving and explore! We decided based on the westerly winds being forecast for the coming days to move to the eastern side of
- [Our first big trip: Bound for the Balearics!](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/our-first-big-trip-bound-for-the-balearics/) - Having successfully completed a relatively comfortable weekend on the hook making sure everything we would need to live comfortably worked, we were ready to stretch our legs even further. Coincidently, a lot of the big projects we were working on required outside services and vendors and we were rolling into August. In August, Spain, and
- [Valencia Part 3: Moving aboard & Settling in with liveaboard life far from "home"](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/valencia-part-3-moving-aboard-settling-in-with-liveaboard-life-far-from-home/) - On Saturday May 24th, we officially checked out of our quaint little AirBnB in Russafa and moved fully aboard. Having run through all the live-aboard systems, we were confident it was time! At this point, we still only had what we were able to carry on the plane with us 2 weeks prior, four 49lb
- [Cala La Sardinera, Spain: Our first overnight trip](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/cala-la-sardinera-spain-our-first-overnight-trip/) - Mid-July 2022, after 3 long weeks stuck on the dock, the throttles came back with the friction properly adjusted (getting it from UPS become a fun scavenger hunt that had Kevin biking all over the city of Valencia in the dead of summer to find the shipped box) and a lot of work fixing broken
- [Valencia Part 2: Finding our way around, Learning the boat, & OUR first sail!](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/valencia-part-2-finding-our-way-around-learning-the-boat-our-first-sail/) - One more note on our ride between the AirBnB to the Valencia Mar marina. We got to ride through one of the most beautiful city parks (and one of the largest urban parks in Spain), we have every seen, Turia Gardens. The Turia Gardens run through the city along nine kilometres (~5.5miles) of green space
- [Before the Atlantic Crossing, there was Valencia (Part 1: Arrival)](https://waterwingssailing.com/all/before-the-atlantic-crossing-there-was-valencia-part-1-arrival/) - After a lot of research, in March of 2021, we signed a contract for a Vision 444 (Hull #4) already working its way through the production line in South Africa. We had the option to “get in line” and put a contract down on a future Vision hull that we could fully spec out, but

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- [tools](https://waterwingssailing.com/?elementor_library=tools) - Tools Everything on your boat is broken…you just don’t know it yet! Here are some examples of things we use…A LOT. Electrical Fish Tape / Steel Wire Puller A True Life Saver Click here LIBRATON Strap Wrench 2-piece Click here FID Rope Splicing Kit Click here Whipping Twine Kit Click here 25' Tape Measure Click
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