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Yesterday, Sea Spirit made the 85 nautical mile passage from Bimini to Chub Cay in the Berry islands of the Bahamas. This passage was about double the length of our first passage from Florida to Bimini, and from engine start to engine stop was about 9 …

Sea Spirit is in the Bahamas! Ok, I understand that this is not exactly far flung, but for us it is a significant achievement to be here in Bimini at the Bimini Blue Water Resort. Why? Because it represents our first true passage in Sea …

It has been a phenomenally busy couple of weeks here on Sea Spirit, getting ready for our inaugural cruise from Fort Lauderdale to the Bahamas. Since we intend to continue south through the Caribbean from there, we wanted to be very sure that the …

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Fuel system
In addition to having enough fuel capacity (2105 US gallons), I was quite interested in how reliable and convenient the fuel system was going to be on Sea Spirit. As it turns out, the company did nearly e…

Before purchasing our Sea Spirit Passagemaker 60 yacht, we looked at a lot of boats, both in person and on sites like YachtWorld. While one could talk forever about one brand of boat versus another, this page will simply talk about our&n…

Before purchasing our Sea Spirit Passagemaker 60 yacht, we looked at a lot of boats, both in person and on sites like YachtWorld. While one could talk forever about one brand of boat versus another, this page will simply talk about our&n…

My usual modus operandi in any difficult situation is to evaluate the risks involved, put considerable effort into eliminating or minimizing those risks, and create recovery options in case the risk factors actually do develop. Sometimes, bef…