by I CAN Foundation | Feb 18, 2022 | I CAN Chronicles
St. Lucia to Bahamas Passage Gearing up for our passage from St. Lucia to the Bahamas, we tidied the deck and salon, lashed down anything that could potentially be thrown about and prepped meals to reheat underway. The trip would be approximately 1,400 nautical...
by I CAN Foundation | Feb 16, 2022 | I CAN Chronicles
St. Lucia Our passage to St. Lucia marked the end of a wonderful 3 months based in Falmouth, Antigua. Although we were sad to leave such an incredible place, where so many meaningful connections with the community around us had been made, the prospect of a new island...
by I CAN Foundation | Nov 30, 2021 | I CAN Chronicles
Upon arrival at Falmouth Harbor Marina, we had to make a game plan. As we didn’t expect to be in Antigua, it was a matter of learning about the island and how we could make a positive impact along the way. Lucky enough, a few of our crew mates had previously spent a...
by I CAN Foundation | Sep 27, 2021 | I CAN Chronicles
The next segment of our voyage spanned 1,200 nautical miles from Nassau to Antigua. What we forecasted to take about four days ended up taking nine, and the trip was nothing short of an adventure. At this point, the crew aboard Wisdom included Steve, the...
by I CAN Foundation | Aug 31, 2021 | I CAN Chronicles, I Can Journey
Anna McMahon St. Charles, Illinois As a recent college graduate of the University of Missouri, I am new to sailing and help out around Wisdom wherever a hand is needed. With that being said, I call myself a deck-stew (deckhand/stew haha get it), but I’m formally the...
by I CAN Foundation | Aug 31, 2021 | I CAN Chronicles
The first leg of our journey spans from Fort Lauderdale to Bimini, the closest island in the Bahamas to Fort Lauderdale. It was a quick day trip, we left the marina at 8am and arrived in Bimini by 8pm; there were some issues with the emergency steering on our way out,...
