Oh, the memories!
The Amazing Marvin
Our boat for this voyage was a fantastic Leopard 48 catamaran. Click the pic to learn more!
The family invented Marvin, a travelling cuttlefish who fastidiously records his adventures in his journal, and even solves mysteries along the way.
Kids
Learn about raising two tweens on a sailboat!
Prepping to Cruise
Read about how we prepared for our very first voyage!
Atlantic Crossings
Learn about Marvin’s really bad day
Jan 2017
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Our e-book tells the whole story, with extra commentary by captain and crew!
Our Transition Back to Land in 2017…
Marvin is SOLD!
So The Amazing Marvin has been sold! Marvin is going to fantastic owners: Leopard fans who will show him off properly, especially in his beloved Bahamas! The plans are apparently to rename the boat: Island Home, with his new Facebook page being: Island Home Sailing. The Burnetts are thrilled for Marvin’s new owners, and we are…
In the Wake #4: More Medical Stuff, and Marvin’s Under Contract!
Friends and family, it is while wearing one of those creepy drama masks that is halfway smiling and halfway crying that Mel announces this: Marvin is under contract! This means that the final sale is imminent at the end of this month, pending a successful survey and sea trial. Marvin may end up going to…
In the Wake #3: Medical Stuff That Actually Happened
So there’s tons of advice online about how to prepare ahead of time for medical emergencies on a boat. There are lots of med kits out there that you can buy that range from glorified multi-packs of generic Band-Aids to mongo-expensive full-on EMT med kits, complete with AED’s (defibrillators). You play the same game when…
In the Wake #2: Kids and Homeschool Wrap-up
Now that we have a brief respite in between the massive hurricanes Africa is hurtling toward us this season, Mel will continue summarizing our experience these past two years. Let’s talk about school. You: So, did you have any trouble getting them back into school? Mel and Greg: No. For details on our curriculum…
In the Wake #1: Cruising Lessons Learned
So when you learn to sail just one year before you set out cruising, you inevitably have to learn some things the hard way. Note that even now we make mistakes, but the benefit of sailing this long is that your mistakes have fewer consequences. In fact, they are not so much “mistakes” as “careless…