Sailing Journal: Taking the Scenic Route through the Caribbean & beyond...
About Me
Wandering Wanda
Wandering Wanda
Wandering Wanda
Wanda Dobson left corporate insurance marketing and is a health & wellness copywriter. She looks forward to new sailing adventures Nov - Dec on the Sea of Cortez, and then back in the eastern Caribbean Winter 2023.
SV Scenic Route
Wandering Wanda
Wandering Wanda
I was First Mate with this boat from 2021 - July 2023. 2018 Lagoon 380 catamaran. Visited ten Caribbean countries and twenty islands from Grenada to Statia.
SV Asgard
Wandering Wanda
SV At Ease
Joined Captain Ethan, First Mate Amber, and 4-legged crewmember Kona in Carriacou, one of Grenada's northern islands.
SV At Ease
SV Estrella
SV At Ease
Crewed for fellow Navy Veteran Captain Julie on her 44' Leopard Catamaran while we completed a scuba diving certification in southern Grenada. I may see Julie again up island for scuba adventures in St. Croix.
SV Amarra
SV Estrella
SV Estrella
Visited my friend Capt Craig in Baja California Sur to explore the Sea of Cortez. Unfortunately, SV Amarra ( 1977 39' Landfall) sustained damage during Hurricane Norma a week before my visit. He is a popular sailor and introduced me to another cruiser heading north, so I was able to hop on her boat! Cruiser Community Serendipity.
SV Estrella
SV Estrella
SV Estrella
Met Capt. Paula at a La Paz Cruiser Coffee hour and asked her if she was interested in crew for her trip up the Baja California Sur coast to Puerto Escondido. I provisioned, packed and moved onboard the same day. Estrella (Spanish for Star) is a well-equipped, custom-built 2005 37' Canadian made Gozzard.
SV Heart of Gold
SV Sunshine Hippie
SV Sunshine Hippie
Joined Captain Chad on SV Heart of Gold, a 1977 Bob Perry-designed Valiant 40 for a sail from Puerto Escondido to La Paz. He makes boat life fun with sundowner dance-offs and acoustic guitar sing-a-longs.
SV Sunshine Hippie
SV Sunshine Hippie
SV Sunshine Hippie
Back in Grenada, I joined former Budweiser Brewmaster (& fellow MSU Spartan) Ed on his lovely Bavaria 51. He has mentored many sailors over the years and gave me lessons on a sail to Grenada's northern island of Carriacou.
SV Remedy
SV Sunshine Hippie
SV Remedy
When I join Capt. Jerry on his solid bluewater 37' Pacific Seacraft in April, it will be my longest sail to date. We will traverse the Caribbean and U.S. Intercoastal Waterway to Chesapeake Bay.