Passages - Sailing Roam

Refit

Ep48 - We created a new bowsprit. What could go wrong?

After losing our bowsprit on our first offshore passage, we designed and fabricated a stronger replacement. In this episode, we prep and refine the new aluminum bowsprit before installation aboard Roam.

Bahamas

Ep25 - The first leg of our journey north

Seven glorious weeks in the Bahamas are coming to an end. We have a deadline to get north of Cape Hatteras for hurricane season, so we're heading to Virginia. Here is our first step towards Virginia. In this episode, we share our day of champagne sailing from Nassau

Catamaran sailing offshore under gennaker before halyard failure during first multi-day passage

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.

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