December 23, 2022: We finally made it to Mexico, so close to Christmas and so far away from home. Exploring Ensenada, provisioning, and treating ourselves to a delicious seafood dinner…
We, like all of you, experienced a year of ups and downs, an ocean filled with emotions reaching from calm waters to stormy seas.
Our journey south was everything we…
Oregon has been exciting, now it’s California sun - here we come. But first there is fog, all the way to Eureka, and again, on another overnighter from Eureka to…
Fortitude X is on the move! We bid farewell to Canada on August 3rd, leaving Causeway Marina in downtown Victoria to cross the Strait of Juan de Fuca in moderate…
That’s right; after two years in the making, we made it official on May 31st. Born German, we are grateful for our upbringing and the opportunities provided by our families.…
Life on the boat that is.
Stepping on board Fortitude X after five months felt somewhat strange and at the same time so familiar. After a 40 hours odyssey we…
It has only been seven weeks since we parted from Fortitude X and yet, it seems like eternity.
After spending a good part of October to get the boat ready…
It’s official: we circumnavigated Vancouver Island. We took our sweet time on this exhilarating yet humbled journey, exploring one of the most exciting landscapes of the continent. Last time we…
Sitting in Nootka Sound, tucked away in Bodega Cove and listening to the rain. It’s a warm and pleasant day and the misty weather doesn’t bother us at all. I…