Burnetts Ahoy Is Back!

Welcome! You have stumbled upon a travel blog that chronicles the journeys of two nomadic professionals who live their lives by cycling between working their butts off in science and medicine and goofing around in a boat!


Mel and Greg are pleased to announce that their work cycle has ended!  Allie and Isaak flew the crow’s nest for college!  Mel burned out again!  Greg is bored!  And most important of all: The sailing kitty is…adequate!


So, dear readers, expect some boat-prep-posts once again, and please have some patience as Mel shakes off a little, er, rust from her writing skills.  She promises she will do her best to make this blog more entertaining than the 1000’s of doctor’s notes she has written in the last 8 years!


Note that this website is a continuation of the original blog, which told the story of our family’s voyages aboard the spectacular Leopard 48 sailing catamaran The Amazing Marvin from 2015-2017.  Get the book if you are up for a journey through the Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, the Spanish ship repair industry, and the challenges of raising and homeschooling two tweens on a boat!

Blog Ahoy!

  • Sundowners, Sea Stories, and Shipwrecks: The BurnettsAhoy Book!

    Sundowners, Sea Stories, and Shipwrecks: The BurnettsAhoy Book!

    Hello, Dear Readers!  Many of you are probably shocked to find this post suddenly pop up in your feed or email given that it’s been almost 5 years since the Burnetts stopped cruising.  Seems like it was just yesterday!  Mel says this because the Burnetts are still landlocked in Nebraska, with a big beige ocean…

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Where Have We Been?

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