We are Jade and Ben Couturier from New Zealand and Alaska, respectively. We met in the South Pacific back in 2013 while Ben was sailing on his previous boat. After a few years of travels we ended up in Key West, Florida.
We found Caprivi on the east coast of the USA in 2016, sailed her down to the Florida Keys, lived aboard and extensively refit her for five years. She is a McCurdy & Rhodes Navy 44 masthead sloop that was designed and built for the offshore sail training division of the U.S. Naval Academy. More details about the vessel here and about the refit here.
We finally left the comforts of island life in June 2022, and are happy to be exploring once more.
Follow along below.
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- An unexpected False PassWe didn’t mean to only spend two days in Nome but it happened quickly and precisely. Celebrations were minimal with a round of drinks.
- A thousand nautical miles to NomeA quick turn around in Tuktoyaktuk was both surprising and necessary. The Arctic weather bombs didn’t muck around, each giving us a few days.
- (No) gale, we sail | A thoroughfare across the ArcticIt seems that months have gone by in a blur without a word from this blog and that Caprivi is still somewhere in the.
