Sailing around the world, Sailing Aquarius

Our Milestones:

January 2017 - Moved aboard Aquarius in Martinique.
February 2017 - Added solar, and wind generator, replaced the batteries and standing rigging. OMG, so much to learn!
March 2017 to June 2017 - Sailed Aquarius North to BVI’s then South to Trinidad & Tobago to end of Season 1. We left Aquarius on the hard in Trinidad, at Powerboats Marina, to visit family and friends.
June 2017 to September 2017 - At Powerboats, we got a new bimini top, covers, bottom paint, and a ton of other work was completed on Aquarius. We also received our new sails in September 2017.
September 2017 to November 2017 - Sailed to Granada, ABC’s, Columbia, and down to Panama. And destroyed our ballooner sail in the process!
December 31, 2018 - Transited Panama Canal into the Pacific Ocean.
January 2018 - Received our new Ballooner sail.
February 2018 was hit by an MPMA Shipping boat while on a mooring at Balboa Yacht Club in Panama. The damage was repaired in Flamenco Marina, Panama.
March 2018 we sailed to Salinas Ecuador, then started our Pacific crossing to French Polynesia.
March 2018 finished our 21 day Pacific Ocean crossing arriving in Hiva Oa, Marquesas, French Polynesia.
March 2018 to October 2018 sailed through the Marquesas, Tuamotus, Society Islands, then proceeded to Cooks Islands, Palmerston, Nui, Tonga, then down to New Zealand. Finished Season 2 with over 10,000 NM sailed!
October 2018 - Arrived in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand.
October 2018 to January 2019 - Sailed around the Bay of Islands, and then South to Port Whangarei, where put Aquarius on the hard.
February 2019 to March 2019 - Repaired Aquarius, rebuilt the bow thruster, fiberglassed the front lazarets, and new bottom paint.
March 2019 - Sailed Aquarius South to Auckland, and cruised through the Islands in the Hauraki Golf. Then sailed North to Opua to wait for a weather window to make the crossing to Fiji.
April 2019 Reached 10,000 YouTube channel subscribers.
April 2019 to July 2019 - Sailed through Fiji, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, and then through the Torres Strait and on to Indonesia.
June 2019 - Created PATREON account where you can join us and participate in our journey.
July 2019 to September 2019 - sailed the islands of Indonesia.
August 2019 HALF WAY AROUND THE WORLD!
October 2019 - Visited Singapore, and visited family and friends in Las Vegas and San Diego. Finished Season 3 with over 20,000 NM sailed!
November 2019 to January 2020 - sailed North through Malaysia, and checked out of Malaysia in Langkawi.
January 2020 - Sailed North to Phuket, and found our Volvo Penta engine needed a lot of repairs!!
January 2020 - Reached 20 000 subscribers on YouTube.
March 2020 - COVID: Locked down in Phuket Thailand. July 2020 Aquarius hauled out in Krabi Boat Lagoon.
July 2020 upgraded to Lithium (LiFePO4) Batteries - GAME CHANGER!
December 2021 we returned to Aquarius and splashed on December 24th.
Departed Thailand for the Maldives on January18th, 2022.
February 2022 arrived in Maldives and joined First Maldives Yacht Rally - so much fun!
March 2022 we sailed to Seychelles!
In April 2022 we finished the Indian Ocean crossing arriving in Tanga, Tanzania. AFRICA MAN!
Arriving in Africa we are 3/4 around the world. WOOHOO!
Started Season 6 by leaving Tanzania for the Yemeni island of Socotra, followed by Djibouti. Then, we motored up the Red Sea visiting Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and Israel.
New Years Eve 2023 we transited the Suez Canal - exactly 4 years later after transiting Panama Canal!
Spent 2023 in The Mediterranean sailing Greece, Turkey, back to Greece, Croatia, Italy, Monaco, France, Spain, all the way to Gibraltar.
December 2023 we entered the Atlantic Ocean, leaving Tangier, Morocco for the Canary Islands, then onward to Cape Verde.
January 20th, on route from Cape Verde to Martinique Aquarius was dis-masted. The remaining 1,286 nautical miles were completed with the engine, and both masts laying on the deck. We received fuel from two passing boats along the way or we would not have been able to complete the crossing.
January 30th 2024 we completed our CIRCUMNAVIGATION upon our arrival in Le Marin, Martinique, where we first picked up Aquarius 7 years ago!
In 6 weeks, with the help of our devoted followers, we found a neglected AMEL Super Maramu 2000, which was fitted with new AMEL masts in 2007. We bought it, removed the masts, and placed them on Aquarius. We fixed all the stainless steel and fiberglass, and replaced all damaged electronics. Less than 3 months after dismasting Aquarius is in better shape than before!
May 2024 we celebrated our circumnavigation with friends and family in St. Thomas, USVI. And we were featured speakers discussing our circumnavigation, at The 2024 VIBE Boat Show.
Currently, Aquarius is in Trinidad, waiting for the next season.