May 2010

Learning
Scream's Cruising Budget 2009-2010

Scream's Cruising Budget 2009-2010 Based on last year's results and our previous research we know that $500/week is an appropriate cruising budget for a 45' sailboat with a crew of two. We have been tracking our budget for our own planning and for the benefit of others. We divide our budget as follows: Boat Maintenance […]

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Arrival

On May 4, in the early afternoon, we made landfall at Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas, French Polynesia, after 21 days at sea. The anchorage at Atuona was quite crowded when we arrived, and we nervously anchored bow and stern in the small space available. We were visited by friends from El Regalo who let us […]

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