November 1st, 2018. As tradition goes we spent our first few nights on the boat in Hadley Harbor, Ma patiently waiting out a Nor’easter. (In case you don’t remember or never knew, we we’re held up here during a Nor’easter in 2014 as well and we’ve loved it ever since) Hadley Harbor is a hidden…
Sailing Boston to the Bahamas 2018
Sailing Off Shore – Southport, NC to Charleston, SC
After a few days on the ICW in North Carolina we pulled into a little town called Southport to stretch our legs, fuel up and anchor for the night. The weather looked good for us to sail offshore to Charleston, South Carolina the next day so we made an early dinner and went to bed….
Celebrating Coast Guard Day 2022
Happy Coast Guard Day🇺🇸 August 4th marks the foundation of the United States Coast Guard and this year (2022) they are celebrating 232 years of service! Each station takes a vote and decides how they’d like to enjoy the day. At Station Eaton’s Neck we opted for a cook out with a water balloon fight,…
Introducing Mr. & Mrs. Salty
After roughly 9 years of dating Wes and I wasted no time in tying the knot with a short 2 month engagement. The story goes like this: On a Monday I called the justice of the peace to see if she was available on Friday afternoon. She was. I hopped on Amazon and ordered every…
5 Easy Steps to Applying for a Bahamian Pet Import Permit – 2022
Welcome to the Wicked Salty 5 Step Guide to Applying for your Bahamian Pet Import Permit! Here, we will go into detail about the exact process laid out by the Bahamian Department of Agriculture and also discuss some tips from our personal experience in applying with our dog Lola. How to Apply for a Pet…
What is Required to Bring my Dog to The Bahamas? – 2022
Truth be told, we’ve never actually been to the Bahamas without our dog Lola. Over the many years we’ve spent sailing we’ve learned a lot about the requirements for dog importation into the Bahamas. So, we thought we’d compile it all right here for you. Documents needed to Bring your Dog to the Bahamas: Pet…
Our First Floating Home
In the Spring of 2014, we began our sailboat search. We weren’t searching for just any sailboat. We wanted a sailboat that we could safely live on and sail from Boston down to the Bahamas. After dumping out our piggy banks we set a budget around $10,000. It probably took 2 months of searching until…
How it’s going
Fast forward to 2022. We have sailed hundreds of nautical miles, crossed the Gulf Stream, navigated the ICW, bought three boats, sank one, swam with pigs, joined a summer racing crew, free dived James Bond’s Thunderball Grotto, became Yamaha technician certified, got married, joined the United States Coast Guard and so so much more. Thinking…
How it Started
Let us take you back to 2014. We had just graduated college and we’re looking for an adventure before fully committing to “adulting”. We discussed our options. Backpack around Europe? Too cliche. Van life? No, thanks. Buy a sailboat on Craigslist and pray we make it to the Bahamas in one piece? HECK YA! We…