Once I came up with the idea of taking a year or so off, the Caribbean seemed like an ideal place to spend the winter. Sun, warmth, kiteboarding, diving, adventure, a friend to visit! One problem - how was I to get there? Since I have recently fell in love with sailing, I searched for a job as a crew member on a boat heading to the Caribbean. As luck would have it, I found one! Mezza Luna is her name, a gorgeous 53 foot Swan yacht located in Annapolis, Maryl...

After a week long delay in Annapolis due to stormy weather in the Atlantic, the voyage was to finally begin. We were all very anxious to get sailing and after being storm stuck for 1 week, the plan was to sail out first thing on Friday, November 11th. There was some discussion about whether we should leave late Thursday evening because apparently, beginning a sailing voyage on Friday is bad luck, but there was a bit of a storm in the Chesapeake Bay Thursda...