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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!
Here you can follow our journey aboard the spectacular 2017 Leopard 48 catamaran The Intrepid Jerry. In Nov 2025 we left the US for the Caribbean and are making our way west toward the Panama Canal, the Pacific Ocean, and beyond!
Below you will find our travel map, blog, and information about our first voyage aboard The Amazing Marvin from 2015-2017.
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Where is Jerry?
Offshore, Pacific Ocean, Sailing from Panama to French Polynesia
Last update: April 14, 2026
Jerry’s Journey:
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A Symphony of Calm Arousal
Pacific Crossing Day 10 Tonight’s post is all about the pretty, pretty Pacific. Flattery may get us somewhere. With the engines off after four days of motoring through the ITCZ, it is finally just us and the sea. It’s a…
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Jerry Crosses the Equator!
This morning (April 17), a rainbow burst from a sunshower and pointed the way straight to the equator. It is easy to make the weather at sea magical. The rainbow must have been monitoring the GPS coordinates of Jerry’s chartplotter…
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Day 2: The Great Blargh Apparently Needs Better Onboarding
Pacific Crossing Day 2: Jerry’s good luck charm gets a rough start.
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Load moreDay 20 of this bulls#$t. Here’s a video from yesterday when Greg forgot for a moment that the boat and the sea is sailing us right now and not the other way around. He did a normal captain thing and chose to modify the sail plan just before Mel’s shift. Sleep-deprived Mel then proceeded to ignore two golden rules of crewing: “If you think you might need to reef, reef”, and “Never be afraid to wake the Captain.” So enjoy this video of Mel screwing up.
Last night was rough hand steering. Winds dropped to 8 knots for 10 minutes and then gusted to 35. Because of course. This video is from yesterday because today all Mel did was have a cry and a lie-down. She recalls doing this after her rough call nights in residency, when she had two babies at home. Fortunately, the result of Mel’s breakdown was a modification of the call, er, watch schedule so that she no longer has to cook dinner after a two-hour shift.
Some insight into Mel’s current basket-casiness: Mel thinks Panama melted all her HRT pills as she is unable to sleep on demand, she hot flashes all through dinner time, and her hair is falling out. Or is that all from hand steering? Alternatively, malaria?
Another thing Mel did when exhausted after call was to diagnose herself with bad diseases…
Anyway, the winds are shifting as we speak. Since we have learned we no longer have a choice in the matter, we may have to change our destination. Follow along with us if you want to see the South Pole! #handsteeringblows #overit #jerrysailsthepacificDay 18 of #jerrysailsthepacific and Day #overit of hand-steering. Just some pics today. Mel’s face will tell you the whole story. Special thanks to Amanda for the sweater pic! ❤️ #offshoresailing
Day 17. Mel is getting a little loopy. #jerrysailsthepacific #sailingadventure #leopardcatamarans #youllbeback
