Background – islandhoppingtothecaribbean

This Ship’s For Sale

Anybody want to buy a ship? We lived aboard Fidelis in the inner harbor of Baltimore for five years, from the summer […]

(Originally published in 2012) Sailing – our first time Back prior to about 1990 Annie and I really didn’t have any designs […]

Jaja, our second sailboat, a Jeanneau 32 foot, centerboard cruiser. (Originally published in 2012) Back in the spring of 1996, Annie and […]

Notayachtyet, our first sailboat, a Windrose 24 footer. (Originally published in 2012) Back in 1993, after our third trip to the Caribbean, […]

(Originally published in 2012) The Story of Fidelis Here is another story from back in the early days. It’s March of 1997, […]

(Originally published in 2012) As unnerving and as unpleasant as it may have ultimately been, I still envy Annie this trip. I […]

Hey out there! Hello and welcome to the all new and probably not so impressive Island Hopping website! I’m really sorry if […]

This is the old original introduction to the site. Read ON! Sailing to the Caribbean – the prequel Welcome to our blog […]