Projects
Ep20 - New Dinghy
Our custom rigid inflatable tender isn’t just another boat. It’s our SUV, dive boat, exploration vehicle, grocery getter, sport car, pick-up truck, tow truck, garbage truck… you name it, we use this gem of a boat to do it!
Latest
Florida
Ep19 - Provisioning for 3 remote(ish) months
We've never had to provision for longer than a couple weeks at a time, so a true provisioning is challenging. Join us for a huge trip to Costco and have a laugh while we figure out how to get everything into the dinghy. If you have a provisioning
Florida
Ep18 - Time for a HUGE shopping spree!
If you've ever tried to complete a project or do a repair in a developing nation, you'll understand the challenges. We are firm believers in carrying what you need with you so you never have to cancel an adventure. That means carrying spares and supplies to
Projects
Ep17 - Roam gets all new running rigging!
How do you organize your boat project list? What takes priority? Often the priority list shifts when disaster strikes. On our passage from Isla Mujeres to Miami, our gennaker halyard ruptured. Due to that rupture, we lost the halyard, all associated rigging, the sail, and the bowsprit. To add insult
Florida
Ep16 - Boat life...the chaos vs the mundane
In this episode we demonstrate the dichotomy of boat life. Usually things are calm and down right regular. We do the same things as you might do if you live on land. We buy groceries, get our mail, and do home maintenance just like everyone else. Occassionally, things get crazy.
Florida
Ep15 - Miami Boat Show! | Vendors, Ideas & Refit Inspiration
Our first visit to the Miami Boat Show (DIBS) — exploring vendors, interviewing UGO Wear, and gathering ideas that would shape Roam’s refit journey.
Passages
EP14 - Our First Multi-Day Passage Goes Wrong | Losing the Gennaker & Bowsprit
During our first offshore passage from Isla Mujeres to Biscayne Bay, a halyard cover failure at 12–15 knots led to a dragging gennaker and a rapid unplanned separation of our bowsprit. A defining lesson in offshore loads and real-world sailing.
Mexico
Ep13 - Is Isla Mujeres really a cruiser's paradise?
Isla Mujeres is a tiny island just off the coast of Cancun, Mexico. It's a favorite spot for tourists because of it's beautiful beaches, numerous restaurants and bars, and glorious weather. Cruiser's often use Isla Mujeres as waypoint on their way north to Florida,
Projects
Ep12 - It's time to leave Rio Dulce!
We spent five months in Rio Dulce, and we're getting itchy feet...it's time to go! It took a full four months of work to get the boat ready to leave. We didn't do everything it needed, but rather did the bare minimum to
Projects
Ep11 - On the hard!
Sometimes pulling the boat out of the water for work can't be avoided. We spent exactly one week on the hard. It felt more like a month. We discovered that putting in new trampolines is way harder than we ever anticipated, and in the end, it's
Guatemala
Ep10 - Our renaming ceremony
Renaming a boat is a risky thing, but in this case it was necessary. Her name at purchase only made sense to the previous owners as it was a combination of their sons names, so it had to go. Additionally, we found ample evidence that a proper denaming/renaming ceremony
Projects
EP9 - EVERYTHING needs maintenance!
Back to projects this week! Plenty of things in the way of getting our projects done but we push on to start and finish dinghy davit maintenance.