Here is a tale about heartbreak and triumph all within 48hrs. Sunday 15:00. Never had we felt so ready to leave an anchorage, never had.

Time goes too fast, life’s too short, this past year flew by. These are NOT terms I would use for us the past 12 months..

165hrs total at sea 864.5 nautical miles 5.3kts/6mph average speed 6 night passages These are the stats gathered from our navigation aids as we sailed.

Welcome to Cruising Meraki’s Blog This is Shawna (Kate’s mom) and any of you like me who go back to the early 1990’s (before internet).