The Desert Sailor from boatLUV
USA
Naomi inherited her love of sailing from her Dad learning on the family's Mistral 16 and at camp on lasers on lakes in Quebec, Ontario, Canada, then cruising the Gulf Islands (B.C) on a Hughes 31. Currently, her sailing playground is Lake Mead, Nevada where she races with the Nevada Yacht Club on various keelboats both as skipper and crew and has raced Hobie Waves with Hobie Fleet 51. She is certified to teach ASA101 and the USPS curriculum (Las Vegas Power & Sail Squadron) where she is active taking students out on a Catalina 27, a Catalina 38 and a Coronado 25. She holds a Captain's Level V Certification from NauticEd. She has skippered bareboat charters (with her husband as first mate) in the BVI and Antigua/Barbuda. She completed an Atlantic Passage from Norfolk to Bermuda on an Island Packet 40 with the Maryland School of Sailing and has completed her ASA 105. She currently serves proudly as Secretary on the Board of National Womens Sailing Association. She is the creator of the youtube channel The Desert Sailor from boatLUV and Founder and creator of www.boatluv.com.
218
NM
Total Distance
17
Days
Time at Sea
The Desert Sailor from boatLUV
28 June 2024 at 12:49
How can it get any better!? Sailing on the leeward side of the Antigua is so pleasant. We waited until the winds picked up as they do around 1230hrs. Then headed out for our last sailabout of our 2 week charter on the Dufour 390GL "Rothko". It's so interesting how there is a definite invisible "boundary" line between now swels just waves and swells and waves! It's great practice to get used to a boat OR get used to sailing in these conditions for longer passages. You can always turn back when you've had enough! And our return track was almost exactly on our outbound track!! 20.5 kts of wind was the max. 15 was avg We consistently saw 7.3 SOG. Fantastic!! Full Mainsail. Full headsail which is a 100% self tacking jib.
4
12
NM
2h 4m
Dark Wood to Jolly Harbour, Antigua and Barbuda
The Desert Sailor from boatLUV
27 June 2024 at 12:48
Gorgeous day!! Beautiful seas, sunny breezy, warm! Gusts to 21 kts and steady 13-15 kts from the East. We took a long morning then sail about then anchored for our favorite Oxtail from Aunt Cavell's off our favorite beach, Darkwood Beach, Antigua. We anchored close enough to swim to shore.
5
8.4
NM
1h 48m
Jolly Harbour to Dark Wood, Antigua and Barbuda
The Desert Sailor from boatLUV
26 June 2024 at 10:18
We had some beautiful seas, and fickle winds due to a few showers passing to the North of us. We did reef the main just before one of the squalls passed. It didn't last long but we felt more steady. We saw a top SOG of 7.8 kts when in a starboard broad reach. We sailed past our final destination because we were having such a nice sail! Anchored in 2.6 M in sand.
4
11.3
NM
2h 24m
Five Islands Village to Jolly Harbour, Antigua and Barbuda
Private Voyage
16 December 2023 at 12:45
14.1
NM
3h 23m
Private Voyage
9 December 2023 at 11:03
9.9
NM
2h 3m
Private Voyage
26 November 2023 at 13:00
8
NM
2h 39m
Private Voyage
28 October 2023 at 13:50
10.2
NM
3h 39m
The Desert Sailor from boatLUV
18 October 2023 at 17:52
Dead Calm. 80 degrees F. Sliver moon setting over Boulder City. Meredith and me. Mike joined on his power boat. We rafted up and enjoyed fried chicken and coleslaw. Engine had a lot of "noises" and the throttle cable may be stretched.
2
8.3
NM
4h 17m
Rock Island to Junction City (historical), United States
Private Voyage
11 September 2023 at 11:53
13.9
NM
5h 5m
The Desert Sailor from boatLUV
26 June 2023 at 07:48
We motored north to meet the slack tide through Dodds Narrows. We were there slightly early but the current was in our favor and not too strong. After sailing a bit off of Nanaimo, we moored up to the Dinghy Dock Pub on Protection Island. This is a great spot to bask in the sun and to relax.
2
20.1
NM
5h 23m
Foster Point to Nanaimo, Canada