Sailing Adventures of John & Cora
John is still looking for a brave soul to join Migaloo on the Bermuda - Azores sailing leg (16 May - early June) 1800 nm. Check your diary and sanity and contact John if both are blank ! Our sail plan for 2018 is to continue to cruise the Bahamas until early April and... Continue Reading →
Since crossing the Atlantic (May/June 2018) Cora & John have cruised the western Mediterranean. Nearly every month we have enjoyed periodic visits from friends and family aboard Migaloo. Usually for 1-2 weeks at at a time which seems to work out well. We have met many fellow 'cruisers' and have enjoyed their company immensely,... Continue Reading →
It is now June 2018. We write this post from Lagos Portugal after having crossed the Atlantic with the ARC Europe rally. 29 yachts in all. On board our yacht Migaloo we switched out crew for each of the 3 sailing legs. Epic trip. Here's how it played out: April 2017 Cora &... Continue Reading →
Cora and I have been crusing Migaloo in the 'near Bahamas' this past month. Met up with some great fellow sailors - Willard & QP who keep a most interesting record of their travels on yacht Freya blog. We are grateful to Freya for showing us so much about cruising and yacht operations. Willard... Continue Reading →
December saw Migaloo mainly sailing in SE Florida, and enjoying visits from friends and family. January saw us mostly rooted in Florida SE coast as we commissioned updates and repairs on Migaloo (West Palm Beach) and John took time for a SolAeroMed business trip to China. Our sons, Drew & Rhys flew out to... Continue Reading →
We completed purchase of Migaloo at the end of 2017 after years of searching and planning a life afloat. She is a Nordhavn 56' motor sailor and we hope she'll take us around the world in safety and style. We initially left our three adult children in Canada, Drew, Leoni & Rhys, and expect... Continue Reading →
Cora & I have launched this blog to keep our friends and family current on whats up with us. We have now acquired a new lifestyle aboard a capable and comfortable passage making yacht - a Nordhavn 56 motor sailor, which we have named Migaloo. Our first cruise started mid December through Xmas and New... Continue Reading →
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