
@sailingodoya Grew up waterskiing in Brazil. Fell in love with exploring the outdoors in the USA. Sailing Odoyá in the Caribbean with Ali. Courses: • Marine Diesel Engines, Levels I and II - Annapolis School of Seamanship • Vessel Systems Maintenance - Annapolis School of Seamanship • Wilderness First Aid - Nols • 80 hours training on our boat with a captain



Gustavo Carvalho & Ali Briggs Carvalho
26 May 2026 at 08:32
Our propeller is not working well so we emphasized sailing as much as possible and it went well! We were super slow on the down wind legs but meh. On the way out of mustique we saw 2 small fishing boats. One guy waved. We waved back. The other guy waved. I waved both hands and shook my body. He replied in kind. Only after did we realize we missed an opportunity for a dance off.
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Lovell Village to Petit Rameau, St Vincent and Grenadines
Gustavo Carvalho & Ali Briggs Carvalho
18 May 2026 at 13:04

Port Elizabeth to Dovers, St Vincent and Grenadines
Gustavo Carvalho & Ali Briggs Carvalho
17 May 2026 at 05:55

Beauséjour, Saint Lucia to Port Elizabeth, St Vincent and Grenadines
Gustavo Carvalho & Ali Briggs Carvalho
15 May 2026 at 13:39
Great sail! We started out by getting fuel and the fruit man was there selling herbs (including ganja, had we heard of it?) — got some mint, green onion, and bananas and were on our way. Little ding on the stern, whoops! Engine test, seems to be working! Surfed some waves and felt so nice, helped Captain Gu feel nice. Beam reach, wow! So fast, so smooth. Is that cargo ship moving towards us? Is this a collision course? Why yes! Do we have right of way, why yes! With a collision imminent in a few minutes, VHFed the cargo ship to ask their intentions and they asked us to divert to their stern. Success! It was so smooth we took turns hanging out on the bow with the Pitons in sight. La di da! But wait, where is our second folding chair? Did it get stolen at the marina? Go overboard? 🥺 Close to the Pitons saw a man in an inflatable ale dinghy waving us in. We’ve seen this before in Dominica. Followed this man in and as we got close to the ball noticed 1. He’s in an AB RIB (very expensive even for us) and 2. He’s just in boxer briefs. Odd, but we paid him the 50 ECD for the ball. Thanks Gregory! An hour later, parks department comes by to collect the mooring fee. Boo Gregory! So calm, lovely anchorage. Until 30 knot gusts continuously overnight spinning us around the ball like a figure skater.
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Fourreur Island to Beauséjour, Saint Lucia
Gustavo Carvalho & Ali Briggs Carvalho
29 April 2026 at 10:08
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Pré Cassin, Guadeloupe to Portsmouth, Dominica
Gustavo Carvalho & Ali Briggs Carvalho
21 April 2026 at 10:41
We had an AWA of 60 with 12 knots from the NE and 2 foot waves. Champagne sailing on a close reach. We decided to sail overnight to Les Saintes rather than stopping for a rest in Montserrat. If we go back north we’d sail closer to Montserrat to better see the volcano. Sunset bass guitar lesson and weed. Bangars and mash for dinner. Hit the wind shadow leeward of Guadeloupe and motored and ran the water maker. Felt a little dicey once we were near shore at 4:30am because of lights in distance - had to trust the radar. Saw our first lighthouse and it was lit, for us!! Float officers Diane and Vitor. So beautiful and cute once we got here!

Craddocks, St Kitts and Nevis to Fond Curé, Guadeloupe
Gustavo Carvalho & Ali Briggs Carvalho
18 April 2026 at 10:43

Charles Fort to Craddocks, St Kitts and Nevis
Gustavo Carvalho & Ali Briggs Carvalho
17 April 2026 at 08:24

Koolbaai, Sint Maarten to Sandy Point Town, St Kitts and Nevis