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    From the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean Sea: Panama Canal by Sailboat

    by Michelle Zeratsky June 11, 2018June 11, 2018
    by Michelle Zeratsky June 11, 2018June 11, 2018

    Editor’s note: It was tough to choose a headline for this post. Very tempting to use one of the best palindromes ever: A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama! For…

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    Newly Salted: An Interview with John and Michelle About Cruising, Money, and More

    by Michelle Zeratsky April 25, 2018May 14, 2018
    by Michelle Zeratsky April 25, 2018May 14, 2018

    Before we left San Francisco, we were hungry for information, advice, and stories about the cruising life. Newly Salted and companion series Interview with a Cruiser became two of our…

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    How We Make Healthy Food Choices While Cruising

    by Michelle Zeratsky March 28, 2018April 10, 2018
    by Michelle Zeratsky March 28, 2018April 10, 2018

    We have been in Northern Nicaragua for a week, and we’re loving every minute. Well, except the stifling heat. We’re pretty sure it’s reaching 100°F during the day, but can’t…

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    365 Miles with a Cruising Cook: Zihua to Huatulco

    by Michelle Zeratsky February 28, 2018March 4, 2018
    by Michelle Zeratsky February 28, 2018March 4, 2018

    As we transitioned from “cruising curious” to “let’s make a 5-year plan” to “let’s leave on Wednesday”, we read a ton. Naturally, we wanted to know what it would be…

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    A Tour of Pineapple! Our 46-foot Floating Home

    by Michelle Zeratsky January 15, 2018April 21, 2018
    by Michelle Zeratsky January 15, 2018April 21, 2018

    After three weeks in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, we are finally ready to continue south. We plan to leave tomorrow.

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    10 Lessons After 3 Months of Cruising

    by Michelle Zeratsky January 4, 2018April 21, 2018
    by Michelle Zeratsky January 4, 2018April 21, 2018

    It’s hard to believe we left our life in San Francisco just three months ago. Since October 4, we’ve traveled almost 2,000 miles and made 23 stops. And in those…

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    Life at Anchor: Time to Reflect

    by Michelle Zeratsky December 6, 2017March 4, 2018
    by Michelle Zeratsky December 6, 2017March 4, 2018

    We stretched out the 120-mile trip from Cabo to La Paz, spending the last 11 days in five different anchorages just inside the Sea of Cortez.

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    Navigating Pineapple with… iPads?!

    by John Zeratsky December 1, 2017April 21, 2018
    by John Zeratsky December 1, 2017April 21, 2018

    Seagoing navigation has changed a lot since the days of sextants and chronometers. Nowadays, most cruisers have a dedicated navigation display somewhere in the cockpit. On Pineapple, we do something…

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    10 DAYS, 720 MILES, 2 STOPS. NOW WE PARTY.

    by Michelle Zeratsky November 13, 2017March 4, 2018
    by Michelle Zeratsky November 13, 2017March 4, 2018

    We are thrilled to report we’ve made it all the way down the Baja peninsula and are now in Cabo! We are feeling super accomplished and proud we’ve made it…

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    Steam in the Exhaust: Our First DIY Engine Repair

    by John Zeratsky October 24, 2017October 24, 2019
    by John Zeratsky October 24, 2017October 24, 2019

    Last Friday, after deciding to abandon our anchorage at Smuggler’s Cove on Santa Cruz Island, we started the engine, weighed anchor, and got underway for Prisoner’s Harbor on the other…

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    Monterey to Santa Barbara, Overnight

    by Michelle Zeratsky October 12, 2017October 24, 2019
    by Michelle Zeratsky October 12, 2017October 24, 2019

    After an unexpected long weekend in Monterey, we were antsy to keep moving south as soon as the swells and wind died down along the coast.

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    Earth, Wind, and Fire: Power on a Cruising Sailboat

    by John Zeratsky October 9, 2017April 21, 2018
    by John Zeratsky October 9, 2017April 21, 2018

    Everyone knows that sailboats are powered by the wind. But “powered” isn’t quite the right word. In practice, it’s just a few circumstances—mostly downwind, with somewhere between 10 and 30…

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    Here We Go

    by Michelle Zeratsky October 6, 2017October 24, 2019
    by Michelle Zeratsky October 6, 2017October 24, 2019

    On October 4, we left Sausalito for our passage to Mexico. We’ll have more stories to share along the way, but in the meantime, here’s a few photos of what…

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    She’s here! A mid-commissioning update

    by Michelle Zeratsky August 8, 2017April 21, 2018
    by Michelle Zeratsky August 8, 2017April 21, 2018

    Good news: It’s a girl! Which would make this a mid-berth update, I suppose… Sorry, I will make better jokes next time. I promise. This post comes to you from…

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    Made in China (Coming Soon to Oakland)

    by Michelle Zeratsky July 20, 2017April 21, 2018
    by Michelle Zeratsky July 20, 2017April 21, 2018

    After waiting more than a year, our new Outbound 46 is finally on its way from Xiamen, China! We’ve been inching towards this goal since we ordered the boat in…

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    Pine·ap·ple

    by Michelle Zeratsky July 14, 2017April 21, 2018
    by Michelle Zeratsky July 14, 2017April 21, 2018

    We chose the name Pineapple more than two years ago, and now we are this close to having a boat to bear the name: Our new Outbound 46 is on…

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    This Particular Boat

    by John Zeratsky July 6, 2017April 21, 2018
    by John Zeratsky July 6, 2017April 21, 2018

    Of all the boats in the world, how did we choose this particular boat? (Pun intended, naturally.) There’s one simple reason. The Outbound 46 was designed for exactly what we’re…

About John & Michelle

About John & Michelle

We’re a San Francisco couple in our 30s, sailing south to Mexico and beyond aboard our Outbound 46 Pineapple. We left our jobs and stuff behind, but brought our cats.
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