Passage Videos
Nick frequently crews aboard Raven when a long passage requires an extra hand. The cool thing is that he takes video and posts it on YouTube so even if we aren’t aboard, we get a Read More …
sailing
Volcanoes, Earthquakes & Tsunamis!
The following video and news story on March 18 definitely caught our attention, as we plan to be sailing into Tongan waters come May, remaining there through October. This volcano is actually a couple hundred Read More …
Onwards to Rangiroa
After just a few days of catching up on sleep, refueling, provisioning, misc repair jobs, etc., Raven and crew set sail for Rangiroa some 600 miles away. Rangiroa is located in an archipelago of atolls Read More …
Landfall at Nuku Hiva
Raven made landfall around midnight (French Polynesia time) last night! I’m sure the crew is already anticipating a well-deserved big celebration and some nice shore time in one of the most beautiful places on earth! Read More …
En route to French Polynesia
Raven set sail last Monday morning from La Paz on her way to the Marquesas in French Polynesia. Here in Tucson Mike and I have been receiving daily email reports from Rod giving us some Read More …
Isla San Jose
PHOTO GALLERIES 2008 Mexico 3 – La Paz to Loreto We’re cruising today, heading slowly northwards with Loreto as our final destination. Today we’re anchored at the south end of Isla San Jose, a large Read More …
Cruising Lifestyle
Slideshow Mexico 2008 Sorry for the lack of communication – we’re completely without cellphone service and for some reason the satellite phone tells us we are only allowed outgoing emergency Read More …
The Sea of Cortez
Slideshow Mexico 2008 From Ensenada de los Muertos we continued on to La Paz where we have a slip reserved starting April 1. This will be Raven’s home base through Read More …
On To Mainland Mexico
Slideshow Mexico 2008 When my alarm woke me this morning, it was to the sight of a blazing sunrise on our port side, while to starboard a full moon still Read More …
More Miles (Nautical)
Slideshow Mexico 2008 Two hundred miles closer to our destination – we should be pulling into Magdalena Bay early tomorrow morning. Weather is warming up (still not tropical!) and I Read More …