https://svfika.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-02-15 https://svfika.com/blog/family-completes-americas-great-loop-featured-in-yachting-world monthly 0.5 2026-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/c1050aee-38ac-4f72-9b7a-0ee80d6ea797/Yachting+World+-+January+2026+-+Great+Loop.jpeg Sailing Fika - From the Great Lakes to Yachting World - Make it stand out One of our favorite pictures of SV Fika that Chris took is featured in this awesome two-page spread in the January 2026 edition of Yachting World, an international magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1771165238168-VGY5F68BK5XMF4LYC93U/Yachting+World+-+January+2026+-+Soundings+Magazine+-+December+2025+-+Article.jpeg Sailing Fika - From the Great Lakes to Yachting World - Make it stand out Yachting World published a cruising guide article about the East Coast from Mexico to the far reaches of North America, prominently featuring the Great Loop (and many of Chris’ photos!). Alison was interviewed with a number of other sailors familiar with those regions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/12c63a18-d3c9-42c5-ac2d-3978d2ad1700/Yachting+World+-+January+2026+-+Soundings+Magazine+-+December+2025+-+Cover.png Sailing Fika - From the Great Lakes to Yachting World - Make it stand out Your life is a story and I am honored when I can share parts of our story with others. I was interviewed for two magazines recently: Yachting World (January 2026) and Soundings (December 2025). https://svfika.com/blog/family-completes-americas-great-loop-featured-in-soundings-magazine monthly 0.5 2026-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1771164653083-GK7M09A96064PZQXCOJW/Soundings+Magazine+-+December+2025+-+Lessons+on+the+Loop.jpeg Sailing Fika - From Michigan Winters to Soundings Magazine - Make it stand out We were featured in an article in the December 2025 edition of Soundings magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/3c63c1b8-73e2-4eaf-a3a3-fe55b13e81c9/Soundings+Magazine+-+December+2025+-+Bridging+the+Journey.jpeg Sailing Fika - From Michigan Winters to Soundings Magazine - Make it stand out A second article in the same magazine edition features many of Chris’ fantastic photos from our trip and shares more about the Great Loop. https://svfika.com/blog/working-afloat-alison-major-on-balancing-remote-work-and-life-on-the-great-loop monthly 0.5 2026-02-15 https://svfika.com/blog/its-book-launch-dayremote-work-afloat-is-live monthly 0.5 2025-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/2bd66d5f-bc1c-4280-ab8e-993059e1a2ee/Remote+Work+Afloat+-+Social+Image.png Sailing Fika - It’s Book Launch Day—Remote Work Afloat is Live! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://svfika.com/blog/front-row-seats-to-the-spacex-starship-test-flight monthly 0.5 2025-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/e9f852c9-ef03-4b5d-a781-e679054a2ee7/SpaceX_Debris_GeorgeTown_GrandExuma.png Sailing Fika - Front-Row Seats to the SpaceX Starship Test Flight - Make it stand out Watching the debris was like fireworks across the sky! https://svfika.com/blog/fridge-fixes-pirate-dinghies-and-regatta-fun-in-george-town monthly 0.5 2025-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/057ca9b1-25eb-4bf4-953a-370923b71d76/2025-03-05+Sea+People+Track.png Sailing Fika - Fridge Fixes, Pirate Dinghies, and Regatta Fun in George Town - Make it stand out Moving from Sand Dollar Beach over to Exuma Yacht Club. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1741464195647-MDDPNV17POV4CT0RNEC3/2025-03-03+Kid+Event+at+Regatta+1.png Sailing Fika - 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Fridge Fixes, Pirate Dinghies, and Regatta Fun in George Town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1741464400969-EN1SLGXTWJ2SWZFTTVVJ/2025-03-05+George+Town+Library+5.png Sailing Fika - Fridge Fixes, Pirate Dinghies, and Regatta Fun in George Town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1741464446506-U7EMLSKHVUL3OTUCD9D0/2025-03-05+George+Town+Library+6.png Sailing Fika - Fridge Fixes, Pirate Dinghies, and Regatta Fun in George Town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1741464442732-Q5IEYDG2S8QKTZUV4AKT/2025-03-05+George+Town+Library+7.png Sailing Fika - Fridge Fixes, Pirate Dinghies, and Regatta Fun in George Town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1741464451153-3WIO194EF97CA46P43LM/2025-03-05+Exuma+Yacht+Club+Music.png Sailing Fika - Fridge Fixes, Pirate Dinghies, and Regatta Fun in George Town - Great Music! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1741464445207-LQQHWSPF2V8F02X8XLUB/2025-03-05+Exuma+Yacht+Club+View+of+Fika+and+Anchorage.png Sailing Fika - Fridge Fixes, Pirate Dinghies, and Regatta Fun in George Town - Fika on the dock and so many anchor lights in the background! https://svfika.com/blog/beach-church-pig-roast-and-a-sinking-dinghy monthly 0.5 2025-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1741462395308-5LTQ8RGGKWNJYQ33FO5D/2025-03-02+Beach+Church.png Sailing Fika - Beach Church, Pig Roast, and a Sinking Dinghy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1741462388367-U62340IA4IOCFC8VUXLN/2025-03-02+Beach+Church+Songbook.png Sailing Fika - Beach Church, Pig Roast, and a Sinking Dinghy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/567214bc-76e3-490f-901f-3deca12ed16c/2025-03-02+Chat+N+Chill+Kids+after+Beach+Church.png Sailing Fika - Beach Church, Pig Roast, and a Sinking Dinghy - Make it stand out There are lots of other boat kids to play with after Beach Church! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1741462471254-1WPOT4TZ07NAYBUAMRGF/2025-03-02+Chat+N+Chill+Sign.png Sailing Fika - 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Beach Church, Pig Roast, and a Sinking Dinghy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1741462592574-TKR1ZAIHU4EXEF5IPB67/2025-03-02+Cuppa+Deflated+and+Leaning.png Sailing Fika - Beach Church, Pig Roast, and a Sinking Dinghy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1feea0f0-ead7-4915-98e4-f5c583df369b/2025-03-03+Pirate+Dinghy+from+SV+Wander.png Sailing Fika - Beach Church, Pig Roast, and a Sinking Dinghy - Make it stand out A temporary “pirate” dinghy from our friends on SV Wander. https://svfika.com/blog/exploring-the-art-trail-near-sand-dollar-anchorage monthly 0.5 2025-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/a45805b6-b22d-4c1b-81bd-1f33941b1c37/ArtTrail_GeorgeTown_GrandExuma.png Sailing Fika - Exploring the Art Trail Near Sand Dollar Anchorage - Make it stand out We moved Fika and anchored back by Sand Dollar Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1741460187238-RCJG51D2G696AFS8FC8K/2025-02-28+Sand+Dollar+Beach+-+Art+Trail+1.png Sailing Fika - 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Exploring the Art Trail Near Sand Dollar Anchorage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1741460305326-M6LYFHYB4BO510GLS8O7/2025-02-28+Sand+Dollar+Beach+-+Art+Trail+12.png Sailing Fika - Exploring the Art Trail Near Sand Dollar Anchorage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/020d0ab2-60e8-4dc1-9b4f-b8ca050d11f1/2025-02-28+Chat+N+Chill+-+Rope+Playground.png Sailing Fika - Exploring the Art Trail Near Sand Dollar Anchorage - Make it stand out The kids enjoy some time playing on the ropes at Chat N Chill Beach! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1741460532116-YGPLLUPQV4W55CPR3AQP/2025-02-28+Broken+Fridge+1.png Sailing Fika - Exploring the Art Trail Near Sand Dollar Anchorage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1741460528680-RORY34B8JXTXL8ZAV9DU/2025-02-28+Broken+Fridge+2.png Sailing Fika - Exploring the Art Trail Near Sand Dollar Anchorage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1741460545781-EWEPUF0D764GRQALKKAV/2025-02-28+Broken+Fridge+3.png Sailing Fika - Exploring the Art Trail Near Sand Dollar Anchorage https://svfika.com/blog/blue-boat-log-is-going-away monthly 0.5 2025-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/5e6c108b-1f51-4c4e-95e0-19f4840cb092/2025-02-24+Blue+Boat+Log+Entry.png Sailing Fika - Blue Boat Log is going away - Make it stand out George Town, Exumas, Bahamas - Moving from Sand Dollar Beach Anchorage to Kidd’s Cove Anchorage, near town. https://svfika.com/blog/preparing-for-a-cold-front monthly 0.5 2025-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/a0360c0d-4ce4-4442-b3ef-831bbfd5d771/2025-02-20+Blue+Boat+Log+Entry.png Sailing Fika - Preparing for a Cold Front - Make it stand out George Town, Exumas, Bahamas - Moving from Kidd’s Cove Anchorage near town to Sand Dollar Beach Anchorage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/95624dae-33a6-4770-a6a0-86b2c63916a4/2025-02-20+Propane+Truck.png Sailing Fika - Preparing for a Cold Front - Make it stand out Getting the propane tanks filled in George Town, Grand Exuma, Bahamas! Photos by Brandon Keepers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/974b8e9f-6a28-4c85-8d2b-2d528151ea45/2025-02-20+Propane+Line.png Sailing Fika - Preparing for a Cold Front - Make it stand out Brandon took our tank with him and was second in line. Phew! Photos by Brandon Keepers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/e4746dc6-c065-4629-a4d4-81bc25dd1f60/2025-02-20+Water+in+George+Town.png Sailing Fika - Preparing for a Cold Front - Make it stand out Ewan helps fill the flexible jugs with RO water from the grocery store’s dinghy dock. It’s incredibly nice that they offer this water for free here; water is almost never free in the Bahamas! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/20858504-0573-49b8-8892-fc966490a219/2025-02-20+Trash+in+George+Town.png Sailing Fika - Preparing for a Cold Front - Make it stand out The cutest, itty-bitty trash truck on the island! https://svfika.com/blog/provision-day monthly 0.5 2025-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/3845e02c-aa1a-441c-9b86-a94f4140f9f4/2025-02-19+Blue+Boat+Log+Entry.png Sailing Fika - Provision Day! - Make it stand out George Town, Grand Exuma, Bahamas - leaving the anchorage and mooring field near Chat & Chill Beach and moving to Kidd’s Cove Anchorage to head into town for the first time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/d6d111f5-8d7f-48ff-b326-ffc70075351c/2025-02-19+George+Town+Entry+to+Lake+Victoria.png Sailing Fika - Provision Day! - Make it stand out Heading into Lake Victoria in George Town, Grand Exuma, Bahamas. This entry connects our anchorage to the protected lake where the town dinghy docks are. https://svfika.com/blog/george-town-grand-exuma-bahamas monthly 0.5 2025-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/67fdc512-0f2e-49ff-a19f-e2e91f8befd1/2025-02-17+Blue+Boat+Log+Entry.png Sailing Fika - George Town! - Make it stand out We left at about 9:00 AM EST and arrived in George Town, Grand Exuma, about 6.5 hours later! We were excited to find our friends on SV Atlas VII and drop anchor right next to them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/64331f88-2a48-4324-b5fd-7db705180b5b/2025-02-17+Sunrise+with+Fika+by+Galliot+Cut+-+Photo+Credit+Ryan+Easter.png Sailing Fika - George Town! - Make it stand out An awesome sunrise picture with Fika that a nearby cruiser took and sent to us. Photo Credit: Ryan Easter https://svfika.com/blog/trying-all-the-anchorages monthly 0.5 2025-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/abbe39b3-0103-4e78-8551-4cd42ab55963/2025-02-16+Blue+Boat+Log+Entry.png Sailing Fika - Trying all the anchorages - Make it stand out Moving from Oven Rock to Cave Cay (and checking out all the anchorages in between)! https://svfika.com/blog/oven-rock monthly 0.5 2025-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/86cc4515-9d20-4a31-8b26-8f6af3d1eb62/2025-02-14+Blue+Boat+Log+Entry.png Sailing Fika - Oven Rock - Make it stand out Moving 9.4 nautical miles from Black Point to Oven Rock in the Exumas, Bahamas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/39b2d69f-8cda-474d-972f-ea024d536eff/2025-02-14+Follow+the+Arrow+to+the+Cave+near+Oven+Rock.png Sailing Fika - Oven Rock - Make it stand out Follow the arrow to the cave trail! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/aa36d03d-24d2-4c0e-9952-bea3d579ccff/2025-02-14+Trail+near+Oven+Rock.png Sailing Fika - Oven Rock - Make it stand out Looking back on the harbor from the trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/dc777a09-c984-42e3-a2f9-c5b74654c68a/2025-02-14+Entering+the+Cave+near+Oven+Rock.png Sailing Fika - Oven Rock - Make it stand out Coming down into the cave and getting ready to swim! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/fd9e7b92-a9b4-46a1-8601-4d7ce6afb571/2025-02-14+Swimming+in+the+Cave+near+Oven+Rock.png Sailing Fika - Oven Rock - Make it stand out Enjoying the water in the cave. To the left is a U-shaped portion of deeper water that you can swim around the cave if you dare! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/23420bf3-ed3b-4b6d-91c8-709826bb8c37/2025-02-14+Homeward+Bound.png Sailing Fika - Oven Rock - Make it stand out Reading reward: watching the movie inspired by the book! https://svfika.com/blog/rolly-anchorage monthly 0.5 2025-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/dd5dde93-f7d2-4a7f-9d38-f0e4cf176be1/2025-02-12+Blue+Boat+Log+Entry.png Sailing Fika - Rolly Anchorage - Make it stand out Moving closer to shore to try and get a little more wind protection to make it more comfortable on the boat. https://svfika.com/blog/black-point-settlement monthly 0.5 2025-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/e47af38b-a139-4c83-998a-f11156289ddb/2025-02-11+Sharks+at+the+Dock+at+Black+Point+Settlement.png Sailing Fika - Black Point Settlement - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/8d5b9181-4956-4dee-8db9-dc1e21ec071e/2025-02-11+Sharks+and+Stingray+at+the+Dock+at+Black+Point+Settlement.png Sailing Fika - Black Point Settlement - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/a4f53653-81cb-4494-bbcd-e9f3b1f8c25d/2025-02-11+Laundry+Time+at+Black+Point+Settlement.png Sailing Fika - Black Point Settlement - Make it stand out Rockside Laundromat is our new favorite laundry stop in the Exumas! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/ff68ebb0-c3df-4211-ab23-b56fd01b5720/2025-02-11+Yacht+Club+Happy+Hour+at+Black+Point+Settlement+1.png Sailing Fika - Black Point Settlement - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/a7cffad2-8cb6-4e0e-b5d2-b6178f2e76ca/2025-02-11+Yacht+Club+Happy+Hour+at+Black+Point+Settlement+2.png Sailing Fika - Black Point Settlement - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://svfika.com/blog/super-bowl-in-the-bahamas monthly 0.5 2025-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/0ac736a9-67f8-4376-93d4-9af966e4cdc5/2025-02-09+Blue+Boat+Log+Entry.png Sailing Fika - Super Bowl in the Bahamas - Make it stand out Moving from Bitter Guana Cay over to Black Point where there are a few restaurants, and more importantly, a laundromat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/3b213a8c-5337-44c8-b22e-6dd97ba031b6/2025-02-09+Super+Bowl+at+the+Yacht+Club+on+Black+Point+Settlement.png Sailing Fika - Super Bowl in the Bahamas - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://svfika.com/blog/bitter-guana-cay monthly 0.5 2025-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/24c87263-8fd4-4727-aac9-ee62b5328ac5/2025-02-08+Blue+Boat+Log+Entry+2.png Sailing Fika - Bitter Guana Cay - Make it stand out Moving from Staniel Cay over to Bitter Guana Cay, where endangered pink iguanas are prevalent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1740663819281-7B6O17W4SXB4CG0XFX92/2025-02-08+Bitter+Guana+Cay+5.jpg Sailing Fika - Bitter Guana Cay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1740663819595-NBOB6ETP7DR5RU8A0MBL/2025-02-08+Bitter+Guana+Cay+1.jpg Sailing Fika - Bitter Guana Cay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1740663829011-5MLL6DSTGZRPEKM0J3UI/2025-02-08+Bitter+Guana+Cay+2.jpg Sailing Fika - Bitter Guana Cay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1740663829771-PFXKQQKSWD57IY8V1J5O/2025-02-08+Bitter+Guana+Cay+3.jpg Sailing Fika - Bitter Guana Cay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1740663838871-5Y8F2I68V20J5R935DMZ/2025-02-08+Bitter+Guana+Cay+4.jpg Sailing Fika - Bitter Guana Cay https://svfika.com/blog/back-to-staniel-cay monthly 0.5 2025-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/bd371e6a-cf39-408c-a609-e907ed313377/2025-02-08+Blue+Boat+Log+Entry+1.png Sailing Fika - Back to Staniel Cay - Make it stand out Moving from Thomas Cay to Staniel Cay where there is a town for water, fuel, provisions, and more. https://svfika.com/blog/thomas-cay monthly 0.5 2025-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/81390799-a034-4684-90b5-8673ea9756d6/2025-02-01+Blue+Boat+Log+Entry.png Sailing Fika - Thomas Cay - Make it stand out Moving from our spot near Pig Beach up into the protected Thomas Cay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1740660273354-8J6BD41TXZOGH5DPP0KG/2025-02-01+Swimming+Behind+Juneiff+at+Thomas+Cay.png Sailing Fika - Thomas Cay - Make it stand out As a safety in the current, Eric from SV Juneiff tied a line with a buoy on the end to the back of their boat, letting it drag in the water. This way, the kids knew how far back they were allowed to swim and could grab the line if they got too tired in the current to prevent them from drifting too far back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/26b036a5-07a9-4fde-9cf7-9acbe5b932b1/2025-02-02+Communion+at+Thomas+Cay.png Sailing Fika - Thomas Cay - Make it stand out We’ve been working through the Bible in a year, starting at the beginning in Genesis. During this sermon, we were in Leviticus and shared communion while our friends and family back in Michigan also had communion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/c99bee55-3465-4c49-aa21-357b76f918dd/2025-02-04+Anchoring+the+Dinghy+at+Thomas+Cay.png Sailing Fika - Thomas Cay - Make it stand out Our dinghy is our family car. It’s how we get from our anchored boat to shore or other boats. Because of the tide change, we use a dinghy anchor. Ewan holds the boat while Chris gets the anchor prepared to hold the dinghy in place while we enjoy the island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1740662410429-G3XWT37Y84P65XE4IAWN/2025-02-04+Conch+Shell+Fire+Pit+at+Thomas+Cay.png Sailing Fika - Thomas Cay - Conch Shell Fire Pit Conch (pronounced “konk”) are common and very popular sea creatures in the Bahamas, and you’ll find their emptied shells everywhere after they’ve been eaten. Cruisers used the shells to build a fire pit on the beach! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1740662419257-QJR7J923IVZQMC9O1D75/2025-02-04+Cruiser+Art+at+Thomas+Cay.png Sailing Fika - Thomas Cay - Cruiser Art Cruisers are an artistic bunch, and dealing with trash is difficult on the islands. The best option is usually to burn it. Sometimes cruisers will clean up trash and turn it into art along a trail. This art is right on the beach and features the names of boats who have visited. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1740662461716-WN6Z5PAK7BEOIUNU26XG/2025-02-04+Drawing+in+Beach+Sand+at+Thomas+Cay.png Sailing Fika - Thomas Cay - Beach Sand The beach sand is nice here, and Gwynnie takes a moment to write in the sand that “Fika Was Here”! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1740662465593-7JQKKXRSU6RJ5RNOO61C/2025-02-04+Looking+at+the+Atlantic+Ocean+from+Thomas+Cay.png Sailing Fika - Thomas Cay - Atlantic Ocean Our hike and a diversion from our first trail led us up to a rocky ridge looking out to the opposite side of the island at the Atlantic Ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1740662515544-F5ZBGSOLPNYPQI2W3QKY/2025-02-04+The+Mud+Flats+at+Thomas+Cay.png Sailing Fika - Thomas Cay - Mud Flats These mud flats are covered with water during high tide. Our trail led us through the mud flats, which were still wet enough to suck our feet down! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1740662517387-RWT1UAOR4M5I63DXCPM3/2025-02-04+View+on+Top+of+Thomas+Cay.png Sailing Fika - Thomas Cay - Thomas Cay Another great view as a reward for our hike! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/f5ec9c13-1a8d-4b73-8773-8d44aa78d848/2025-02-06+Cooking+Eggs+in+the+Galley.png Sailing Fika - Thomas Cay - Make it stand out Normally Ewan just makes us pancakes, but today he wanted to make us eggs, too! What you see in the picture is our entire galley (the kitchen), with the sink just outside of the picture to the right of the stove. There’s not much space to work! https://svfika.com/blog/heading-south-a-farewell-to-the-bay-of-five-pirates monthly 0.5 2025-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/123679cb-1bed-4ced-a379-280b7bdd5d04/2025-01-19+Blue+Boat+Log+Track.png Sailing Fika - Heading South: A Farewell to the Bay of Five Pirates - Make it stand out Leaving the well-protected Bay of Pirates near the marina, going through the narrow cut, and anchoring just outside so we could leave later in the evening to head for the Exumas that same night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/315f7f17-629d-45c7-8e15-352804ad314d/2025-01-18+Fishing+with+Friends.png Sailing Fika - Heading South: A Farewell to the Bay of Five Pirates - Make it stand out Ewan went fishing with friends. They picked him up off the back of Fika where we were anchored near the marina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/6bc6d688-b219-4f76-8090-392247645750/2025-01-18+Boat+Sticker.png Sailing Fika - Heading South: A Farewell to the Bay of Five Pirates - Make it stand out Leaving our mark! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/8370090d-3cf9-4fa7-a012-b5dacd6d0afe/2025-01-18+Grill+and+Chill+Sunset+Kids.png Sailing Fika - Heading South: A Farewell to the Bay of Five Pirates - Make it stand out We had such a good stay at Great Harbour Marina! https://svfika.com/blog/podcast-navigating-the-1-boating-adventure monthly 0.5 2025-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/7f8b39e9-577c-4112-88d2-3b8cc2a3ece7/PODCAST+ON+BOATER%27S+LOUNGE+Square.png Sailing Fika - PODCAST: Navigating the #1 Boating Adventure - Listen Now Catch the episode on The Boater’s Lounge at Navigating the #1 Boating Adventure - the Great Loop or wherever you get your podcasts. https://svfika.com/blog/back-to-anchor-farewell-to-marina-life-and-so-much-pizza monthly 0.5 2025-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/69ebcfe7-5646-4d9e-b097-d2da26f4c0b6/2025-01-16+Blue+Boat+Log+Track.png Sailing Fika - Back to Anchor: Farewell to Marina Life (and So Much Pizza!) - Make it stand out We made a quick stop over to the fuel dock, then dropped anchor within sight of the marina so we could still hang out with friends for a couple more days before we leave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/0826057d-2411-4d86-a1aa-82112d00f20e/2025-01-05+Beach+with+Boat+Families.png Sailing Fika - Back to Anchor: Farewell to Marina Life (and So Much Pizza!) - Make it stand out The beach required bikes to get to, otherwise it was a very long walk! We had fun once we got there! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1741482314126-J0TLIXHNBCT1350YC3R8/2025-01-04+Pizza+Night+on+Oz+1.png Sailing Fika - Back to Anchor: Farewell to Marina Life (and So Much Pizza!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1741482313566-D4ZJDW3A33T9S4AG9G80/2025-01-04+Pizza+Night+on+Oz+2.png Sailing Fika - Back to Anchor: Farewell to Marina Life (and So Much Pizza!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1741482346881-HO2QSM2FLTUTG19V3CGG/2025-01-04+Pizza+Night+on+Oz+3.png Sailing Fika - Back to Anchor: Farewell to Marina Life (and So Much Pizza!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1741482345301-V7AC60NGBTMYOVXSZC5W/2025-01-04+Pizza+Night+on+Oz+4.png Sailing Fika - Back to Anchor: Farewell to Marina Life (and So Much Pizza!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/4b387c15-c06b-43bb-90c0-17162d9335bc/2025-01-06+Peppermint+Cake.png Sailing Fika - Back to Anchor: Farewell to Marina Life (and So Much Pizza!) - Make it stand out The peppermint cake was a big hit at the marina! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1741482403181-3XQ14RQRZS2R5DR9QXOL/2025-01-07+Underground+to+Canada+1.png Sailing Fika - Back to Anchor: Farewell to Marina Life (and So Much Pizza!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1741482406908-JGCHREUL7ZUPGFJQOVCP/2025-01-07+Underground+to+Canada+2.png Sailing Fika - Back to Anchor: Farewell to Marina Life (and So Much Pizza!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1741482423043-0O34E2PD7E4MFIFLTC0N/2025-01-07+Manatee.png Sailing Fika - Back to Anchor: Farewell to Marina Life (and So Much Pizza!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/c145c54e-871a-4b2d-ae3d-4d67ef7e2da8/2025-01-09+More+Pizza.png Sailing Fika - Back to Anchor: Farewell to Marina Life (and So Much Pizza!) - Make it stand out More homemade pizza! Fresh basil and mozzarella make it even better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/880101d0-5070-4eee-967e-a9e4e382ce88/2025-01-10+Grill+and+Chill.png Sailing Fika - Back to Anchor: Farewell to Marina Life (and So Much Pizza!) - Make it stand out The food is so good at the Grill & Chill every Friday night at Great Harbour Marina! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/b1e64333-d7e8-41fd-9dd9-f236a4b37a4a/2025-01-13+The+Native+Hut.png Sailing Fika - Back to Anchor: Farewell to Marina Life (and So Much Pizza!) - Make it stand out The boys got there first since the rode bikes, so they were already enjoying cold drinks! https://svfika.com/blog/checking-into-the-bahamas-at-great-harbour-cay monthly 0.5 2025-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/3fec53e7-d5f0-47d3-b13f-e16700656a12/2025-01-01+Blue+Boat+Log+Track.png Sailing Fika - Checking Into The Bahamas at Great Harbour Cay - Make it stand out Traveling from West End to Great Harbour Cay, the largest of the Berry Islands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/fa8e7fee-7fbd-449f-8c40-026aa5176495/2025-01-02+Raising+Courtesy+Flag+Bahamas.png Sailing Fika - Checking Into The Bahamas at Great Harbour Cay - Make it stand out Raising our courtesy flag now that we are checked in! https://svfika.com/blog/bahamas-for-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/eeb518f8-2a8d-4e83-9332-0ab73c476a1c/2024-12-31+Planned+Route.jpeg Sailing Fika - Bahamas for 2025! - Make it stand out Our planned route to aim from West Palm Beach, FL toward West End, then to turn south toward Great Harbour Cay (pronounced “key”). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/ef5b8e1d-3ac3-472c-a805-d55816e44448/2024-12-31+Blue+Boat+Log+Track.png Sailing Fika - Bahamas for 2025! - Make it stand out Traveling from West Palm Beach, Florida to West End, Bahamas. https://svfika.com/blog/breaking-free-leaving-oriental-eventually monthly 0.5 2024-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/2164f409-0ab2-46f6-91ac-0feeab64ab79/Oriental_DockCats.png Sailing Fika - Breaking Free: Leaving Oriental (Eventually) - Make it stand out The dock cats became a highlight during our time in Oriental. Dock cats are feral, like barn cats, but the town is working to capture, spay/neuter, give proper vaccinations, and either adopt out social cats or put the non-social cats back to work on the docks. We brought cat treats to say goodbye to these feral cuties. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/07cb4ce5-9aaf-4686-a09c-41390ae43eee/Oriental_4CardGolf_BroadCreek.png Sailing Fika - Breaking Free: Leaving Oriental (Eventually) - Make it stand out After a wonderful dinner together in Jerry and Donna’s home, we cleared the table to play 4-Card Golf, a card game. Chris won with an impressive score of -6! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/7efc47aa-d555-4062-aabf-6abba94057b2/Oriental_TheBean_BlackCherryIceCream.png Sailing Fika - Breaking Free: Leaving Oriental (Eventually) - Make it stand out Ewan and Donna share a love for The Bean’s Black Cherry ice cream. One last ice cream cone before we leave! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/f37b51cc-37e5-4bc4-a1ea-2110990fcee5/Oriental_LeavingBroadCreek_Rainstorm.png Sailing Fika - Breaking Free: Leaving Oriental (Eventually) - Make it stand out We had hoped to stay just outside the edge of the rain, but the clouds caught up and we got WET! Good thing Alison’s foul weather gear was handy for Chris to keep his torso dry in the downpour. https://svfika.com/blog/dragon-hunting-in-oriental-nc monthly 0.5 2024-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1722007632195-5XDCBDY5YCIV09M8TWVY/OrientalNC_DragonBINGO_Nesting_01.png Sailing Fika - Dragon Hunting in Oriental, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1722007633470-8BOL3K0ONEMKWFBO3F11/OrientalNC_DragonBINGO_Nesting_02.png Sailing Fika - Dragon Hunting in Oriental, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1722007653616-NN8AY01MUVNJ0HVIBUPT/OrientalNC_DragonBINGO_Nesting_07.png Sailing Fika - Dragon Hunting in Oriental, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1722007644767-TUZ0Q6MJK5QE70DJALBD/OrientalNC_DragonBINGO_Nesting_05.png Sailing Fika - Dragon Hunting in Oriental, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1722007662734-UJ3LCXEPYNOD3DXT3JCA/OrientalNC_DragonBINGO_Nesting_06.png Sailing Fika - Dragon Hunting in Oriental, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1722007642505-B7ECYTO3FIHW621GIWFM/OrientalNC_DragonBINGO_Nesting_03.png Sailing Fika - Dragon Hunting in Oriental, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1722007639963-FAGT2P2HVLUDKVPFZOLR/OrientalNC_DragonBINGO_Nesting_04.png Sailing Fika - Dragon Hunting in Oriental, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1722007241377-C32MIN9KZMDGOPEFHUF3/OrientalNC_DragonBINGO_01.png Sailing Fika - Dragon Hunting in Oriental, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1722007236858-NZGSEV99F9KFO9YA5CHR/OrientalNC_DragonBINGO_02.jpg Sailing Fika - Dragon Hunting in Oriental, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/af7a2869-042f-4e85-9026-183ea69b67f0/OrientalNC_DragonBINGO_03.png Sailing Fika - Dragon Hunting in Oriental, NC - Make it stand out Group selfie with one of the dragons we found! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/726d39f3-87a4-4391-be93-7bbf2dbc3ddd/OrientalNC_DragonBINGO_04.png Sailing Fika - Dragon Hunting in Oriental, NC - Make it stand out We were invited into someone’s backyard to see this gorgeous dragon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/416a55d6-7ef6-468a-a729-9af8d77db1eb/OrientalNC_DragonBINGO_05.png Sailing Fika - Dragon Hunting in Oriental, NC - Make it stand out Another dragon we found while walking to the park to play Pickleball with our friends on SV Ada! https://svfika.com/blog/a-brush-with-history monthly 0.5 2024-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/13146aa2-aeaa-4c30-bd1f-1ca54710bba2/Netherlands_to_Zeeland.jpg Sailing Fika - A Brush with History - Make it stand out The top map is our route with SV Fika in 2023. The bottom map was shared by the Zeeland Historical Society as a route traveled by Dutch colonists in 1847. https://svfika.com/blog/the-croaker-festival-in-oriental-nc monthly 0.5 2024-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/de23c7b2-0dd8-4b05-a554-7a404accb315/TheBean_Oriental_NC.png Sailing Fika - The Croaker Festival in Oriental, NC - Make it stand out Enjoying cold drinks at The Bean while playing another game of chess. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/da9bab54-2e17-4318-93b1-a16488545911/CroakerFestival_ParadeTheme2024.jpg Sailing Fika - The Croaker Festival in Oriental, NC - What is a “croaker,” you ask? I started to pick up on it when I saw a number of fish hats and realized the logo for this year’s theme involved a flaming fish jumping in front of an American flag. The image is from the Croaker Festival Website, showing the 2024 parade theme. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1720488622411-JE5X39I3ONNAEZ772L1Y/Oriental_CroakerFestivalParade2024_01.png Sailing Fika - The Croaker Festival in Oriental, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1720488599334-V6A3FVXEO4SKXUI7DDIM/Oriental_CroakerFestivalParade2024_02.png Sailing Fika - The Croaker Festival in Oriental, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1720488667942-RLIQ79YTCLRTOSYP7QRZ/Oriental_CroakerFestivalParade2024_03.png Sailing Fika - The Croaker Festival in Oriental, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1720488913982-K9B0APCFDEF22XSABKUZ/Oriental_CroakerFestivalParade2024_04.png Sailing Fika - The Croaker Festival in Oriental, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1720488976106-BAXEB40M8SA4G97RVHSN/Oriental_CroakerFestivalParade2024_05.png Sailing Fika - The Croaker Festival in Oriental, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1720489132139-28MKB5VW5YVP03ZAX1PK/Oriental_CroakerFestivalParade2024_06.png Sailing Fika - The Croaker Festival in Oriental, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1720489134327-H0L2SFJCU03I3CXLFE20/Oriental_CroakerFestivalParade2024_07.png Sailing Fika - The Croaker Festival in Oriental, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1720489651132-VRR6OGKFW6B8WDBCXEVM/Oriental_CroakerFestivalParade2024_09.png Sailing Fika - The Croaker Festival in Oriental, NC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/04b54850-fe1b-4b27-a515-1e9549a4ba55/Oriental_CroakerFestival_Friends.png Sailing Fika - The Croaker Festival in Oriental, NC - Make it stand out Taking a break for festival food with our friends from SV Ada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/531da28b-3ab4-4c1e-a60b-d200480589e5/ManualPumpOut_Oriental_NC.png Sailing Fika - The Croaker Festival in Oriental, NC - Make it stand out Chris rolling the manual pump and holding tank onto our dock so that we can empty our black tanks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/0f855750-54c4-423b-81f5-d348e4957aef/ReadyForFireworks_Oriental_NC.png Sailing Fika - The Croaker Festival in Oriental, NC - Make it stand out Sitting on Fika’s bow, waiting for the fireworks to start! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1117f24c-d455-40ad-b5cc-a1b40e84ef86/FireworksByFika_Oriental_NC.png Sailing Fika - The Croaker Festival in Oriental, NC - Croaker Festival Fireworks You can see how close we were to the fireworks and the bridge they were being launched from. We were able to sit right on Fika for great seats to the show! https://svfika.com/blog/article-in-practical-sailor-unstepping-the-mast-for-americas-great-loop monthly 0.5 2024-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/0fd97014-246c-4db8-9e0d-1415dbbc2d18/Practical-Sailor_Un-SteppingtheMastforAmericasGreatLoop.png Sailing Fika - Article in Practical Sailor - Make it stand out Above: The browser with Alison’s article, “Un-Stepping the Mast for America’s Great Loop.” https://svfika.com/blog/southport-north-carolina monthly 0.5 2024-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/f7e7c0d1-430e-4873-847a-337a2202d57c/DinghyRide+to+Southport+NC.png Sailing Fika - Southport, North Carolina - Make it stand out We had to trek about 2.1 nm in our dinghy, Cuppa, to get to downtown Southport, where we could have ice cream and lunch and enjoy the library and maritime museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/181fac9a-8af5-4144-a5d4-4de1ff351cb2/Southport_Library_Chess.png Sailing Fika - Southport, North Carolina - Make it stand out Playing chess at the nice, cool library. They had lots of books that we enjoyed on our visits! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/5cf3ec36-889d-4a40-a9cf-fe100adfa059/Southport_PortCityJava_Chess.png Sailing Fika - Southport, North Carolina - Make it stand out Port City Java was another good place to sit and enjoy cool air. The kids played more chess while I worked on preparing for a webinar about Remote Work on Boats! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/69f26dab-1b33-48bc-a867-278b1dc269d2/Southport_RustyHooks_Chess.png Sailing Fika - Southport, North Carolina - Make it stand out One of our many stops at Rusty Hook. We were able to come in for cold water and cold cheesecake to cool off one evening. And of course… another game of chess! https://svfika.com/blog/charleston-south-carolina monthly 0.5 2024-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/b0b68cb5-93c0-4d58-81f0-a067cf2cc652/Charleston_01_Rookery.png Sailing Fika - Charleston, South Carolina - Make it stand out Enjoying the shade of the trees in the park at The Battery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/ec17a104-ac66-43d9-83ad-714c20ca959d/Charleston_02_CobblestoneAlley.png Sailing Fika - Charleston, South Carolina - On our way up the eastern waterfront of Charleston toward Rainbow Row, we found a small cobblestone alley listed on Google Maps. We took a short side quest to find it and enjoyed the walk through an old-feeling alley for a couple of blocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/7bf67b0c-0c01-49e8-9822-63a5c268de36/Charleston_03_RainbowRow.png Sailing Fika - Charleston, South Carolina - Make it stand out A few of the 13 historical houses on Rainbow Row. The lower flowers served as the shops for the merchants who lived in the upper floors in the 1700s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/f66a2b8e-edd5-41d3-949d-ea91e2567e29/Charleston_04_PineappleFountain.png Sailing Fika - Charleston, South Carolina - Make it stand out Signs around the fountain let us know it was okay to wade in the fountain on the first two steps! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1194e511-0b43-4a18-a15e-2651731a119b/Charleston_05_Griffon.png Sailing Fika - Charleston, South Carolina - Make it stand out Thank the Lord for air conditioning, cold drinks, and fried food to reinvigorate ourselves! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1719155499776-DZB64XBU0VO957GVRDRN/Charleston_06_CityMarketOutside.png Sailing Fika - Charleston, South Carolina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1719155504256-Q5LHNKEP3I5N1VXCNPS3/Charleston_07_SweetgrassBaskets.png Sailing Fika - Charleston, South Carolina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1719155506287-HMNDZJ5YJYLKB1BOJ3Y0/Charleston_08_CityMarketInside.png Sailing Fika - Charleston, South Carolina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/9e127429-968e-4f35-8888-39158fb73121/Charleston_09_FortSumterVisitorCenter.png Sailing Fika - Charleston, South Carolina - Make it stand out This ranger helped the kids understand the history around the beginning of the American Civil War and had lots of other stories about slaves escaping, what kids their age would have been doing during the 1860s, and more! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/64c3e932-83e8-48af-a8f8-8951254f5475/Charleston_10_HymansSeafood.png Sailing Fika - Charleston, South Carolina - Make it stand out Chris is shocked at the size of Ewan’s burger, but our 11-year-old ate every bite! https://svfika.com/blog/savannah-georgia monthly 0.5 2024-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/526fb171-be2e-42b8-bf55-2e9701156460/Savannah_Fika.png Sailing Fika - Savannah, Georgia - Make it stand out SV Fika scoping out the dock situation along Savannah’s riverfront. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/814840e1-26ea-496c-afad-fbcdd9bd8888/Savannah_Leopolds.png Sailing Fika - Savannah, Georgia - Make it stand out Leopold’s was so busy, the line went out the door! The staff is great and they made sure people were comfortable and the line moved quickly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1b48b550-f0e8-4e19-b84e-1e9ed1f2fe9c/Savannah_EShaverBooksellers.png Sailing Fika - Savannah, Georgia - Make it stand out We loved this bookstore, E. Shaver Booksellers! It’s a great stop and is closer than the public library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/e90dca5e-d01c-4e98-b579-ee9b2b41490b/Savannah_CoffeeRoasters.png Sailing Fika - Savannah, Georgia - Make it stand out Savannah Coffee Roasters was the best coffee shop we stopped at in Savannah, earning it several visits from us! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/e573d889-575a-4156-aa39-07de10f96d5b/Savannah_TreylorPark.png Sailing Fika - Savannah, Georgia - Make it stand out Treylor Park has very unique (and delicious) menu items! These are the PB&J Wings. https://svfika.com/blog/discovering-annapolis-bookish-secrets monthly 0.5 2023-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/4d39a019-23d7-4bbc-8d01-303ac4dcc149/Annapolis_LibraryMap.png Sailing Fika - Discovering Annapolis' Bookish Secrets - Make it stand out After searching the map for West Marine and better grocery options, we were delighted to realize the library was nearby our stops! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/3f9b37c0-25bb-4a6f-8cc5-2728855659e6/Annapolis_Library.png Sailing Fika - Discovering Annapolis' Bookish Secrets - Make it stand out Before researching, we must find and read a few graphic novels! Gwynnie found one about cats, while Ewan enjoyed Big Nate and a book with dragons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/39fee11d-ff25-4e3b-96de-e13ea8359bd6/Annapolis_LibraryEstuaries.png Sailing Fika - Discovering Annapolis' Bookish Secrets - Make it stand out Our oyster research led us to learn about estuaries. This was helpful and foreshadowed our experience in the Hudson River, which is a tidal estuary! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/52811680-2d6b-46a1-a127-2155f1c2a010/Annapolis_CapitalComics.png Sailing Fika - Discovering Annapolis' Bookish Secrets - Make it stand out We found new series to enjoy at Capital Comics, thanks to recommendations from the shopkeeper. We also added two new Science Comics to our collection that felt fitting to our boat life education: Bridges and Sharks! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/4dff271d-85dd-442f-a9b7-37580b1c795c/Annapolis_OldFoxBooks.png Sailing Fika - Discovering Annapolis' Bookish Secrets - Make it stand out Gwynnie explores the enchanting “book house” in the garden behind Old Fox Books. The shop itself felt like one from a story where a character might stumble upon an important and magical book (like the shop in The Never-Ending Story or Flourish & Blotts from Harry Potter). https://svfika.com/blog/appreciating-historic-annapolis monthly 0.5 2023-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/3bd65e6e-2751-4011-92c8-21f945ffc6eb/Annapolis_HauntedTour.png Sailing Fika - Appreciating Historic Annapolis - Make it stand out A haunted walking tour! We heard tales of strange happenings and ghost sightings from Annapolis’ history. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/56eb34dc-1a57-4c2e-a4e5-682997dc85eb/Annapolis_DinghyCleaning.png Sailing Fika - Appreciating Historic Annapolis - Make it stand out It must be Gwynnie’s turn to scrub off the duck poop! They often left a hefty mess for us to clean up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/fa0626a1-1437-4d76-acf1-cbe6c6bcd8c0/Annapolis_FoxDen.png Sailing Fika - Appreciating Historic Annapolis - Make it stand out An unassuming sign above the doorway, seen from the sidewalk, caught Alison’s eye. Looking to the doorway revealed a staircase and a dark restaurant below! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/7b0d8c47-ffa6-4de0-9477-ee5c9398e6a4/GreatLoop_Annapolis_Blue_Angels_LR-6.JPG Sailing Fika - Appreciating Historic Annapolis - Make it stand out Front row seats from your boat to watch the Blue Angels?! Yes, please! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/99321fba-0261-4a33-894c-79c10a7f3b0e/Annapolis_BittyAndBeaus.png Sailing Fika - Appreciating Historic Annapolis - Make it stand out Bitty & Beaus had a map on the wall where patrons could pin their home location. People from all over the world have visited this coffee shop in Annapolis! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/87a48a03-a2a7-4fd1-aa67-42082207c70f/Annapolis_StateHouse.png Sailing Fika - Appreciating Historic Annapolis - Make it stand out Ewan and Gwynnie in front of the Maryland State House. A visit inside was free, providing glimpses into history, current political meeting rooms, and statues honoring Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass and their efforts for the freedom of slaves and the end of slavery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/8621cf98-f7bf-4dfe-9657-2f14655b832e/Annapolis_BoardGames.png Sailing Fika - Appreciating Historic Annapolis - Make it stand out The table is set up for us to play the game “Casting Shadows,” set in a dark and enchanting world where you must grow stronger and battle your opponents! https://svfika.com/blog/exploring-annapolis-ice-cream-gems monthly 0.5 2023-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/dae56a11-2611-4a4e-8d7e-fea9c49a3c00/Screenshot+2023-07-23+at+8.06.23+PM.png Sailing Fika - Exploring Annapolis' Ice Cream Gems - Make it stand out Chris looks into Storm Bros. as we enjoy our ice cream out front! We went here for ice cream VERY regularly as a way to cool off at the end of many hot days! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/2a28c601-22aa-43de-a9df-8995ba1d20f6/Screenshot+2023-07-23+at+8.11.10+PM.png Sailing Fika - Exploring Annapolis' Ice Cream Gems - Make it stand out More ice cream! This photo is also from Storm Bros… We went there so many times and didn’t take pictures of the other ice cream places! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/c22ffb85-f43d-40a8-90df-09743c91347e/Screenshot+2023-07-23+at+8.18.51+PM.png Sailing Fika - Exploring Annapolis' Ice Cream Gems - Make it stand out We also enjoyed pizza at TropQ! In this restaurant, you place your pizza order at a digital kiosk that sends it to the kitchen to be made. If you want ice cream, you step a little further toward the back and order right at the counter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/0116bcd4-be5b-425a-b22f-1a6f373a9b11/Screenshot+2023-07-23+at+8.11.27+PM.png Sailing Fika - Exploring Annapolis' Ice Cream Gems - Make it stand out Alison and Gwynnie inspect one of the smaller shakes we enjoyed from Chick & Ruth’s Delly. Yummy! https://svfika.com/blog/a-literary-haven-in-st-michaels monthly 0.5 2023-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/48607c6c-3726-4f2e-b91e-5bc7bf2ca999/Screenshot+2023-07-09+at+7.57.35+PM.png Sailing Fika - A Literary Haven in St. Michaels - Make it stand out The library we found in St Michaels! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/d00a6d79-68ff-4878-afdf-b0b33a4de302/Screenshot+2023-07-09+at+7.57.43+PM.png Sailing Fika - A Literary Haven in St. Michaels - Make it stand out Gwynnie loves spotting cats in all places, even books! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/d4fb4857-b392-4c31-bf7c-7a6a615ccf16/Screenshot+2023-07-09+at+12.19.05+PM.png Sailing Fika - A Literary Haven in St. Michaels - Make it stand out A Little Free Library shaped like the Hooper Straight Lighthouse we visited in the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum! https://svfika.com/blog/pump-outs-keeping-our-waters-clean monthly 0.5 2023-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/f451978f-40a8-43bd-879b-5c9ce43cccb0/Screenshot+2023-07-09+at+12.41.00+PM.png Sailing Fika - Pump-Outs: Keeping Our Waters Clean - Make it stand out Here Chris is getting ready to receive the pump-out hose from the staff, where he will connect the nozzle to our black tank opening. Then the staff will turn on the pump… and out goes the sewage into their tank! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/a090e376-5152-4094-9ba1-54c2391ce285/Screenshot+2023-07-09+at+12.48.37+PM.png Sailing Fika - Pump-Outs: Keeping Our Waters Clean - Make it stand out On days when the pump-out boat wasn’t running, if we needed a pump-out, we’d have to leave the mooring ball and get pumped out at a nearby marina. We dubbed this route “The Poop Loop!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/980ac1f0-bc83-45d0-b80e-431d098845ed/Screenshot+2023-07-09+at+12.48.52+PM.png Sailing Fika - Pump-Outs: Keeping Our Waters Clean - Make it stand out When we had to swing over to the dock for a pump-out, the kids got more practice tossing dock lines and then helping us re-tie to the mooring ball when we were done. https://svfika.com/blog/exploring-the-oyster-heritage-of-the-chesapeake monthly 0.5 2023-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/401c56aa-5705-4a9c-b5c8-765b10c0f487/StMichaels_01_LR-13.jpg Sailing Fika - Exploring the Oyster Heritage of the Chesapeake - Make it stand out Gwynnie stands in very large rubber boots at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/2f8c2e9e-9a40-4e6a-b342-47ab1ce5f53a/Screenshot+2023-07-09+at+8.46.56+AM.png Sailing Fika - Exploring the Oyster Heritage of the Chesapeake - Make it stand out Ewan carries an oyster tong used to scoop oysters from the bottom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/4cba88a7-9ac8-40e2-bf59-900da615010b/Screenshot+2023-07-09+at+8.47.11+AM.png Sailing Fika - Exploring the Oyster Heritage of the Chesapeake - Make it stand out Let’s see how well the oyster tongs work to get some oysters! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/726791a4-e930-4793-85d3-c5d2ff1e99b2/StMichaels_01_LR-8.jpg Sailing Fika - Exploring the Oyster Heritage of the Chesapeake - Make it stand out Old boats used in oystering are being restored and displayed by the museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/92b01773-1139-4ef7-8ebd-95824f5d5eaf/StMichaels_01_LR-12.jpg Sailing Fika - Exploring the Oyster Heritage of the Chesapeake - Make it stand out Gwynnie inspects some oysters that she pulled up from the harbor floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/c313b0dd-a508-4460-a3cc-6d86411fe785/Screenshot+2023-07-08+at+10.21.45+PM.png Sailing Fika - Exploring the Oyster Heritage of the Chesapeake - Make it stand out Ewan and Gwynnie are enjoying ice cream from JoJo’s Ice Cream. JoJo’s boasts, “From Cow to Cone in Two Days!” https://svfika.com/blog/bug-blasting-dinghy-rendezvous-and-sailing-delights monthly 0.5 2023-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/6a2833ea-f555-42b1-9721-10c8d35bff08/Bug-a-salt+Salt+Gun Sailing Fika - Bug-Blasting, Dinghy Rendezvous, and Sailing Delights - Make it stand out Chris takes aim with his Bug-a-salt Salt Gun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/a568042b-66ec-436d-ab86-fc8150208b80/Screenshot+2023-07-08+at+9.28.10+PM.png Sailing Fika - Bug-Blasting, Dinghy Rendezvous, and Sailing Delights - Make it stand out A pic of the crews of SV Fika, SV Hele Aku, MV Saga (minus the kids), MV Lil Sudden, and MV Coda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/fdb4474c-68f3-47d5-8a4c-05f297b03db0/Screenshot+2023-07-08+at+9.34.14+PM.png Sailing Fika - Bug-Blasting, Dinghy Rendezvous, and Sailing Delights - Make it stand out The red arrow is our boat at the anchorage, and you can see where we brought the dinghy to land so that we could walk across to Lowes Wharf Marina Inn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/f75816ed-3f3e-40f2-a167-e7d2053f0ea5/Screenshot+2023-07-08+at+9.33.50+PM.png Sailing Fika - Bug-Blasting, Dinghy Rendezvous, and Sailing Delights - Make it stand out After a short walk, we enjoyed dinner at Lowes Wharf Marina Inn as the sun set. The water beyond can be anchored in and boaters can dinghy to shore or be picked up by the restaurant’s dinghy on certain days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/72288d25-9373-4416-825b-56b3dc60ca3c/Sherwood+to+St+Michaels Sailing Fika - Bug-Blasting, Dinghy Rendezvous, and Sailing Delights - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://svfika.com/blog/our-start-to-the-great-loop-adventure monthly 0.5 2023-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/e13203f9-7ff0-4fe5-83ce-ef70bf105990/Screenshot+2023-07-08+at+7.15.13+PM.png Sailing Fika - Our Start to the Great Loop Adventure - Make it stand out Ewan and Gwynnie are watching for the dolphins to surface! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/04e64663-ad9b-48a7-9431-1de1ef4ddcd3/Day+one+map Sailing Fika - Our Start to the Great Loop Adventure - Make it stand out Day one of our Great Loop adventure! We traveled 37.50 nm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/93c9c4a0-f325-4b26-b02b-c0130a667282/Screenshot+2023-07-08+at+7.21.10+PM.png Sailing Fika - Our Start to the Great Loop Adventure - Make it stand out Heading for Prentice Creek. https://svfika.com/blog/the-family-car monthly 0.5 2023-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/f22a87fe-a9c7-49f2-92e7-812218895d40/Dinghy_1.png Sailing Fika - The Family “Car” - Make it stand out Ewan takes a turn trying to row. This is an excellent skill to have in case we run out of battery for our electric motor! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/0c0fe5bc-a18b-42ff-a288-2d70abb78eca/Dinghy_2.png Sailing Fika - The Family “Car” - Make it stand out Gwynnie scrubs off the dinghy, cleaning up duck poop. This was a daily chore when we were moored in Spa Creek by Annapolis! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/ff28d942-ef3a-4b3a-82ab-fb89d7342aa5/Dinghy_4.png Sailing Fika - The Family “Car” - Make it stand out Gwynnie enjoyed some close encounters with ducks! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1b674856-3581-4c8a-831a-467eb75af549/Dinghy_3.png Sailing Fika - The Family “Car” - Make it stand out Ewan (and Gwynnie) enjoy lots of dinghy-driving, chauffeuring us around. https://svfika.com/blog/internet-options-for-remote-work-and-entertainment monthly 0.5 2023-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/ef2d642b-c372-41e9-88a0-241414c9f467/Starlink_1.png Sailing Fika - Internet Options for Remote Work and Entertainment - Make it stand out Starlink’s “Dishy” comes with an X-shaped stand for normal use on the ground for traveling by RV. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/4a430ee8-5209-4ead-bc46-83f542a20cf5/Starlink_2.png Sailing Fika - Internet Options for Remote Work and Entertainment - Make it stand out After drilling a hole through the bottom, Chris mounted a fishing rod holder to our tower, next to the solar panels. Then we could feed Dishy’s cable through the bottom, plug it into Dishy, and secure Dishy in the rod holder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/6b92b503-3504-4ff4-8b21-534e34d7a2ca/Starlink_3.png Sailing Fika - Internet Options for Remote Work and Entertainment - Make it stand out Once finished, our Starlink Dishy is mounted next to our solar panels, and the cable is tucked out of the way, feeding into the boat where it connects to the router. https://svfika.com/blog/finding-the-right-boat monthly 0.5 2023-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/61d82edf-ebbb-4536-9d66-68ef912d6ef2/Boats_1.png Sailing Fika - Finding the Right Boat for Our Great Loop Adventure - Make it stand out Our first Catalina 22 offered a barebones vessel that gave us learning opportunities and fun as we tested out family sailing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/7e96f732-0a1e-4fd9-b1e0-dfb41f2d4539/Boats_2.png Sailing Fika - Finding the Right Boat for Our Great Loop Adventure - Make it stand out Catalina 22s are a fun way to learn basic sailing as a family, camp out, and have fun on the water together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/9e41bce3-1e77-4420-a9e1-50c7bbf9fdaf/Boats_3.png Sailing Fika - Finding the Right Boat for Our Great Loop Adventure - Make it stand out Living aboard our Catalina 30 for several weeks helped us see where we would be stretched and what we could make work living aboard together. While we could start the Loop in this boat, a larger vessel with three cabins would be a vast improvement for our comfort levels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/f52a309b-a80f-46ec-a546-2d2bb58b0a78/Boats_4.png Sailing Fika - Finding the Right Boat for Our Great Loop Adventure - Make it stand out Our Beneteau 423 with the 3-cabin layout has been a great fit for us as a family. https://svfika.com/blog/norfolk-uss-wisconsin monthly 0.5 2023-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/35020370-00dd-425b-baac-3ec4641203a3/Screenshot+2023-06-16+at+10.43.12+AM.png Sailing Fika - USS Wisconsin - Make it stand out Approaching the USS Wisconsin… it’s challenging to capture a true sense of the scale of this ship! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/218b13bc-ef37-403e-a4a5-943a76526f09/Screenshot+2023-06-16+at+10.43.38+AM.png Sailing Fika - USS Wisconsin - Make it stand out Imagine using a windlass this big to raise and lower your anchor chain! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/e2889f7d-7e69-421c-91a9-b76db670fcf4/Screenshot+2023-06-16+at+10.44.36+AM.png Sailing Fika - USS Wisconsin - Make it stand out Ewan can only dream of cooking and baking in a kitchen with a mixer of this size! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/55652c53-3c8a-4a0c-936b-f55d6d19ef99/Screenshot+2023-06-16+at+10.43.56+AM.png Sailing Fika - USS Wisconsin - Make it stand out Looking at the triple-gun turrets on the USS Wisconsin. https://svfika.com/blog/norfolk-libraries monthly 0.5 2023-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/413b4757-3d86-41ef-aac2-6add75d20d77/Library_USSWisconsin_1.png Sailing Fika - Norfolk Libraries: Aboard the USS Wisconsin & Visiting the Slover Library - Make it stand out Gwynnie looks into the library aboard the USS Wisconsin. A place of books, even aboard a battleship! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/fbaa70c7-09ef-4b93-9eac-86813cbe32d1/Library_USSWisconsin_2.png Sailing Fika - Norfolk Libraries: Aboard the USS Wisconsin & Visiting the Slover Library - Make it stand out Did you learn about card catalogues in your library as a child? The USS Wisconsin has a cabinet for its card catalog which would have contained index cards with bibliographic information, helping patrons to look up books for their needs and interests. Now we search for books using a computer database. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/030ca66e-1d2e-4068-a4dd-520cf605db0b/Library_Slover_SIGN.png Sailing Fika - Norfolk Libraries: Aboard the USS Wisconsin & Visiting the Slover Library - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/06dd9251-408a-40b0-a90d-80cad1fa6570/Library_Slover_Tean_GraphicNovels.png Sailing Fika - Norfolk Libraries: Aboard the USS Wisconsin & Visiting the Slover Library - Make it stand out The Teen Floor not only had a collection of graphic novels (some of the kids favorite types of books), but also a game room filled with board games and some video game consoles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/11c98d9e-b8a5-485f-b19f-d2fbaffa3bfb/Library_Slover_MakerStudio_1.png Sailing Fika - Norfolk Libraries: Aboard the USS Wisconsin & Visiting the Slover Library - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/abe26711-7860-439e-843d-e37d53afb76f/Library_Slover_CommunityHelp.png Sailing Fika - Norfolk Libraries: Aboard the USS Wisconsin & Visiting the Slover Library - Make it stand out Beyond the studios and books, the library also offered free supplies for personal care. We also spotted a seed library! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/d48a915a-80fe-40e5-b6df-90e12e86fc42/Library_Slover_Sailboats_2.png Sailing Fika - Norfolk Libraries: Aboard the USS Wisconsin & Visiting the Slover Library - Make it stand out While we visited we saw a celebration of local passtimes, with information about sailing and several small sailboats on display. https://svfika.com/blog/our-home-library-and-the-joys-of-reading monthly 0.5 2023-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/9ba3ecf7-68b6-44d1-8de9-81f293febfdd/LibraryBabies.png Sailing Fika - Discovering the World of Books: Our Home Library and the Joys of Reading - Make it stand out Gwynnie (left) and Ewan (right) exploring the games on the computers at one of our nearby libraries when they were itty-bitty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/a3b6bbcd-3c55-49f1-8bbf-a19179e492af/LibraryCard.png Sailing Fika - Discovering the World of Books: Our Home Library and the Joys of Reading - Make it stand out Gwynnie got her library card and her reading blossomed as she had so many books available to devour! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/24758e0e-8021-4fea-8949-456076638092/LibraryCardEwan.png Sailing Fika - Discovering the World of Books: Our Home Library and the Joys of Reading - Make it stand out Ewan's first library card opened up a world of interests. He loves graphic novels and has read every single book in the Pokémon Adventure series that he’s been able to get his hands on in our library system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/28e98709-c02e-471c-9536-805b284108ca/LibraryReadingTesni.png Sailing Fika - Discovering the World of Books: Our Home Library and the Joys of Reading - Make it stand out Gwynnie reads books from the library while Tesni, one of our cats back home, sits with her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/04ba31fe-061d-409f-b0e8-ba5b171feeb6/LibraryCheckout.png Sailing Fika - Discovering the World of Books: Our Home Library and the Joys of Reading - Make it stand out The kids are able to be very independent with the library, not only finding and choosing their own books, but checking them out and learning how to request books from other libraries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/8dbfd9c7-3d77-4232-aa52-093555178158/LibraryDogBooks.png Sailing Fika - Discovering the World of Books: Our Home Library and the Joys of Reading - Make it stand out Whether for research or for fun, Ewan and Gwynnie love getting books about dogs and cats, researching how to understand them and what characteristics different breeds have. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/040cd0f5-128a-4913-a3f4-ec0e489275e3/LibraryReading.png Sailing Fika - Discovering the World of Books: Our Home Library and the Joys of Reading - Make it stand out Ewan and Gwynnie enjoying books in a reading corner when they were much younger. https://svfika.com/blog/connecting-with-the-great-loop-community monthly 0.5 2023-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/8ed19cca-df02-4c33-8cd5-556c69c21c22/AGLCA_SpringRendezvous_May2023.png Sailing Fika - Connecting with the Great Loop Community - Make it stand out We attended the America’s Great Looper Cruisers’ Association (AGLCA) Spring Rendezvous in Norfolk, VA during the first week of May 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/670844bb-2a16-470b-b41c-45aee49edc15/Nebo.png Sailing Fika - Connecting with the Great Loop Community - Make it stand out This screenshot from Nebo shows that the boats involved with AGLCA have the AGLCA burgee symbol next to their location. There were a lot of Loop boats in this small marina during the Rendezvous! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/e0ae2833-778d-4dc5-b6f5-27be0b1d6fa1/SafetyCheck.png Sailing Fika - Connecting with the Great Loop Community - Make it stand out Once we passed, we were able to affix a “Vessel Safety Check” sticker to our mast, showing that we had been checked for safety. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/66771f09-362a-45b1-a780-377233d9d7e9/LooperCrawls.png Sailing Fika - Connecting with the Great Loop Community - Make it stand out Ewan and Chris prepare to welcome people aboard Fika during the Looper Crawl. Gwynnie and Alison answer people’s questions down below in the cabin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/6140846a-9dfb-4d06-8308-f716451031bb/BoatKids.png Sailing Fika - Connecting with the Great Loop Community - Make it stand out Gwynnie and Ewan enjoyed playing video games with the two other younger boat kids at the conference center. https://svfika.com/blog/we-are-on-a-boat monthly 0.5 2023-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/e6c4ad03-cec0-447f-9308-22fcd2762563/April24_Decals.jpg Sailing Fika - We’re on a Boat! - Make it stand out Fika gets her new name! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/d5ef2a4c-e697-45c6-b678-47879553ea37/April24_Dinghy.jpg Sailing Fika - We’re on a Boat! - Make it stand out We inflated our dinghy and took it for a few test rides! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/5fe40340-8c22-4f64-819b-aeabb9023341/April24_Sailing.jpg Sailing Fika - We’re on a Boat! - Make it stand out We sailed 35nm into Mobjack Bay, VA, to find a quiet anchorage for the week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/4edc088c-53c3-4692-a18d-955c975bbdab/April24_Gwynnie.jpg Sailing Fika - We’re on a Boat! - Make it stand out During our sail, we saw all kinds of boats, ships, and birds that we don’t normally see in Lake Michigan! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/869246db-10c9-4605-9724-2bdf5bf7c975/April24_Dinner.jpg Sailing Fika - We’re on a Boat! - Make it stand out Enjoying one of our first dinners on the boat! https://svfika.com/blog/13-on-your-side-interview-2023-04-14 monthly 0.5 2023-04-15 https://svfika.com/blog/fox-17-news-interview-2023-04-13 monthly 0.5 2023-04-15 https://svfika.com/blog/our-boating-history-from-small-sails-to-americas-great-loop monthly 0.5 2023-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/5b260fd0-15a6-41c5-91e1-f5336cbeccac/1EE3258F-6800-490B-B933-87CEA450693B.jpeg Sailing Fika - Our Boating History: From Small Sails to America's Great Loop - Make it stand out Alison at the tiller with Ewan and Gwynnie, posing for a picture taken by Chris on their first boat 1977 Catalina 22. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/b01ebbcb-1d16-49b6-972f-19a904ba52f4/490474CC-0236-467B-BF82-56FDEC63CC6A.jpg Sailing Fika - Our Boating History: From Small Sails to America's Great Loop - Make it stand out Pulling our second sailboat, a 1980 Catalina 22, on the trailer in St. Ignace, Michigan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/362053b9-07cc-412c-8f1d-c94ce2baca31/IMG_2169.jpeg Sailing Fika - Our Boating History: From Small Sails to America's Great Loop - Make it stand out Chris is at the helm, with Gwynnie and Ewan, on our 1983 Catalina 30 Tall Rig. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/41a5b72e-a01f-4441-929c-1f6b3b2f508e/IMG_5913.jpeg Sailing Fika - Our Boating History: From Small Sails to America's Great Loop - Make it stand out Our trip in the Catalina 30 during the summer of 2022 gave us nearly 350 nautical miles of cruising experience while we lived onboard for several weeks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/4a9c31dd-f396-4626-a139-a18d89e33db1/Beneteau_423_Caprica_LR_221103-3.jpg Sailing Fika - Our Boating History: From Small Sails to America's Great Loop - Make it stand out Our new floating home, a 2005 Beneteau 423, is in Deltaville, Virginia. https://svfika.com/blog/holland-sentinel-article-2023-04-08 monthly 0.5 2023-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/c386e92c-d7c3-40d2-b88d-6805763b22c9/HollandSentinel_2023April8_1of3.png Sailing Fika - Holland Sentinel Article - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/3483f3ef-b7e7-40ff-80bc-4f4602905ace/HollandSentinel_2023April8_2of3.png Sailing Fika - Holland Sentinel Article - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/f90f607f-b607-4c94-a734-85ec1b23050f/HollandSentinel_2023April8_3of3.png Sailing Fika - Holland Sentinel Article - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://svfika.com/blog/benefits-of-kids-living-on-a-sailboat monthly 0.5 2023-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/27382406-ff67-474d-9c1a-70c418073cb9/EuEo8dRQ.jpeg Sailing Fika - The Benefits of Kids Living on a Sailboat - Make it stand out Our kids get a dinghy ride during a visit to Annapolis, where our friends on SV Ada were anchored in late 2020 during the sailboat show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/54a104d9-536f-4d47-8f18-fe385593cb26/EVjmN4eQ.jpeg Sailing Fika - The Benefits of Kids Living on a Sailboat - Make it stand out Ewan took on duties as a crew member when we stayed on SV Ada in 2020. https://svfika.com/blog/what-is-the-great-loop monthly 0.5 2023-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/81057f68-1e6a-41ff-acc6-23c6d98aabde/GreatLoopMap_Transparent.png Sailing Fika - What is the Great Loop? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/ff3c6c6b-1fac-42f5-868a-bac7045eaa5c/Alison_and_kids_on_dinghy.jpeg Sailing Fika - What is the Great Loop? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://svfika.com/blog/fika-launch-shirts monthly 0.5 2023-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1679544749283-CRF1L00X4CCWYXXVBXY6/Screenshot+2023-03-23+at+12.01.52+AM.png Sailing Fika - Fika Launch Shirts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1679544750548-BTEXVBTLM64KIY8QUUI1/Screenshot+2023-03-23+at+12.01.17+AM.png Sailing Fika - 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Fika Launch Shirts https://svfika.com/blog/kids-on-the-loop monthly 0.5 2023-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/2fca210a-c4cf-420b-a9b2-7bc89bf7c740/Family+Images_LR_221119-6.jpg Sailing Fika - Kids on the Loop - Make it stand out Ewan and Gwynnie on the dinghy, exploring a waterway near our dock for the night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/8d793aa8-a86f-4022-bc01-419cf6b92c4a/2022_Silversides.JPG Sailing Fika - Kids on the Loop - Make it stand out Visiting the USS Silversides in Muskegon, Michigan during our summer sailing trip in 2022. https://svfika.com/blog/downsizing-for-our-sailing-adventure-moving-from-house-to-sailboat monthly 0.5 2023-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/f71fe1bd-b903-474a-b2b8-af76e167e5f0/sorting_books.png Sailing Fika - Downsizing for Our Sailing Adventure: Moving from House to Sailboat - Make it stand out Ewan and the rest of the crew worked to sort through many of our books to decide what we could share with other families, what we should store away for now, and what should come onto the boat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/dc7dd6c5-4d9f-4ff0-8620-34ce750e326b/SV_Fika_Website_LR_221119-24.jpg Sailing Fika - Downsizing for Our Sailing Adventure: Moving from House to Sailboat - Make it stand out Our Catalina 30 is ready for new owners! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/27967010-7552-4063-8583-04de626bae03/Beneteau_423_Caprica_LR_221103-3.jpg Sailing Fika - Downsizing for Our Sailing Adventure: Moving from House to Sailboat - Make it stand out The Beneteau 423 that we’ll be moving aboard April 17, 2023! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/9d839979-47d2-4296-8081-06b8a766fef8/Cinnamon_Rolls_on_a_Boat.JPG Sailing Fika - Downsizing for Our Sailing Adventure: Moving from House to Sailboat - Make it stand out Chris enjoying the galley on an earlier shakedown cruise last fall. https://svfika.com/blog/the-route-georgia-through-the-carolinas monthly 0.5 2022-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1671814818286-V2KKHI32WAQ384TCHCVX/unsplash-image-VlEKTw7pJlM.jpg Sailing Fika - The Route: Georgia through the Carolinas - Make it stand out Photo by Josh Moore on Unsplash. https://svfika.com/blog/the-route-floridas-east-coast-and-the-keys monthly 0.5 2022-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1671814046148-7H9C3RA7YA8DO8EA5TN3/unsplash-image-m7GlfExrTf8.jpg Sailing Fika - The Route: Florida’s East Coast & The Keys - Make it stand out Photo by Christopher Osten on Unsplash. https://svfika.com/blog/the-route-gulf-coast monthly 0.5 2022-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1670470551555-IN1Y00FN8847KTYEQ5PS/unsplash-image-EDsGcsGmRXs.jpg Sailing Fika - The Route: Gulf Coast - Make it stand out Photo by Chris Andrews on Unsplash. https://svfika.com/blog/the-route-inland-rivers monthly 0.5 2022-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1670468989526-GGNP84VV6067JTDPE8NI/unsplash-image-5eARmrl56u0.jpg Sailing Fika - The Route: Inland Rivers - Make it stand out Photo by Muzammil Soorma on Unsplash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1670469073581-XMEMU7ZU76CD8TJX0R1M/unsplash-image-A5ygdB8i0zA.jpg Sailing Fika - The Route: Inland Rivers - Make it stand out Photo by Justin Wilkens on Unsplash. https://svfika.com/blog/the-route-lake-huron-lake-michigan monthly 0.5 2022-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1670467159300-4G8IV6S5T5ZESUYIUJBZ/unsplash-image-0cYS5olPepo.jpg Sailing Fika - The Route: Lake Huron & Lake Michigan - Make it stand out Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/f58c6c69-64cc-4f7f-b2f0-dd05a20efd50/Family_on_Mackinac_Island.jpeg Sailing Fika - The Route: Lake Huron & Lake Michigan - Make it stand out Our family on Mackinac Island in 2021, with our 1980 Catalina 22 at the dock behind us. https://svfika.com/blog/the-route-canada monthly 0.5 2022-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1670465335044-IGOBU44D5ZLDL5Y6VNVT/unsplash-image-r6WE_nGvWZk.jpg Sailing Fika - The Route: Canada - Make it stand out Photo by Patrick Lalonde on Unsplash. https://svfika.com/blog/the-route-new-york-through-lake-ontario monthly 0.5 2023-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1669435937094-F8TEWXRAREPL63SBMASM/unsplash-image-VPZuFVWe-Us.jpg Sailing Fika - The Route: New York through Lake Ontario - Make it stand out Photo by Einar H. Reynis on Unsplash. https://svfika.com/blog/the-route-chesapeake-through-new-jersey monthly 0.5 2022-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/7ac1aa7d-4787-4d1a-b688-1a47cda5cee1/On_the_Chesapeake.jpg Sailing Fika - The Route: Chesapeake Through New Jersey - Make it stand out Sailing out into the Chesapeake Bay during a shakedown cruise of the boat. https://svfika.com/blog/americas-great-loop monthly 0.5 2023-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/7f572af9-1937-418a-8da0-cc13719674bd/greatloopmap.png Sailing Fika - America’s Great Loop - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://svfika.com/blog/a-new-boat monthly 0.5 2023-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1668958070345-8TG3L32QGM5UM53PLYN8/Family+Images_LR_221119.jpg Sailing Fika - A new boat for a new adventure! Preview of two OtroQuest branded t-shirts in merch store https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/0a82ec1d-08b0-4846-8707-70878ec7952a/Beneteau423_Layout.JPG Sailing Fika - A new boat for a new adventure! - Make it stand out The boat has 3 cabins and 2 heads - a great fit for a family of four! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/d03a67f8-7777-420d-a849-ef2a86e95024/tempImagekPrFFj.jpg Sailing Fika - A new boat for a new adventure! - Make it stand out Ewan and Gwyneth are checking out one of the aft cabins. It didn’t take long for them to claim rooms and declare that the boat was worth considering for purchase! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1669415990466-5YZTA79QPRU1T8QOERDW/DJI_0648.jpg Sailing Fika - A new boat for a new adventure! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1669415032791-4XQV1QIIZD5EXP5Y5JD2/DJI_0656.JPG Sailing Fika - A new boat for a new adventure! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1669415073659-1HAYX0S0G592N5HVBT9N/DJI_0659.JPG Sailing Fika - A new boat for a new adventure! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/44aa7723-9b1e-4a0d-8929-e38a663e5d60/IMG_6763.jpeg Sailing Fika - A new boat for a new adventure! - Make it stand out This boat is really well equipped for adventure! The former owners took wonderful care of the vessel and added some great features to the boat, including a fireplace! Look closely toward the forward section of the salon (living area) and you’ll see a small box with a warm glow. That’s the diesel heater making the boat nice and toasty! https://svfika.com/blog/summer-trip-2022 monthly 0.5 2022-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/fcdef30b-ade4-4539-aab4-6b3354126dbc/2022_Summer_Map.jpg Sailing Fika - 2022 Summer Trip - Map of Summer 2022 Passages. How Sand Dunes Saved Fall Releases https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/f6a614e5-34cb-4a36-90ba-6f41d5fd27af/2022_Unstable_Unicorns.JPG Sailing Fika - 2022 Summer Trip - Make it stand out When we weren’t exploring outside, we also played card games! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/4fd47493-f9b3-48a7-a5a2-c95a4bee324f/2022_Cuppa.JPG Sailing Fika - 2022 Summer Trip - Make it stand out Chris and the kids taking Cuppa, our dinghy, out for a spin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1b222120-23e0-4618-953c-db119adfbc97/SV_Fika_Website_LR_221119-41.jpg Sailing Fika - 2022 Summer Trip - Make it stand out The Frankfort Light stood watch as Ewan and Gwynnie had the beach almost to themselves one late afternoon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/dc7dd6c5-4d9f-4ff0-8620-34ce750e326b/SV_Fika_Website_LR_221119-24.jpg Sailing Fika - 2022 Summer Trip - Make it stand out No sooner did we drop the hook when getting into our anchorage at Frankfort, a forecasted storm blew in! Our Mantus anchor held tight and we were safe and sound despite the blowing wind and rain! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1669523748482-F6XECFDR7094HKJVUSQP/SV_Fika_Website_LR_221119-30.jpg Sailing Fika - 2022 Summer Trip - A Quiet Place We fell in love with anchoring out at Frankfort. It wasn’t very busy, the town was close by, and folks were friendly and helpful. It really was a slice of “Pure Michigan” the entire time we were there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1669523555262-X0VEYR4OVW31LJJEX8Q4/SV_Fika_Website_LR_221119-29.jpg Sailing Fika - 2022 Summer Trip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1669523565564-U9ADAPFS76LU3MTKYPA1/SV_Fika_Website_LR_221119-31.jpg Sailing Fika - 2022 Summer Trip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1669523575074-4F1GJXAYZ3EDY5DROZ0P/SV_Fika_Website_LR_221119-36.jpg Sailing Fika - 2022 Summer Trip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1669523579337-OMC1DB8IIGDXX423C796/SV_Fika_Website_LR_221119-45.jpg Sailing Fika - 2022 Summer Trip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1669523589204-SZLOUQ5TPY1Q56DDVL3K/SV_Fika_Website_LR_221119-46.jpg Sailing Fika - 2022 Summer Trip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/1669523590684-GAMNN0KQ125L6NYGPGFH/SV_Fika_Website_LR_221119-47.jpg Sailing Fika - 2022 Summer Trip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/8d793aa8-a86f-4022-bc01-419cf6b92c4a/2022_Silversides.JPG Sailing Fika - 2022 Summer Trip - Make it stand out Our family, standing in front of U.S.S. Silversides, a World War II submarine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63796a2a7953f90d2e71dbf7/a4b5e83f-506d-48ca-bba4-8b9b4e4bbee0/SV_Fika_Website_LR_221119-28.jpg Sailing Fika - 2022 Summer Trip - Make it stand out This trip solidified our love for sailing and opened our eyes to the many future adventures for our family. We feel so fortunate to live this life and share it with you. 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