Exhausted, Humbled, and Grateful: Watch Us Sail to the DR!

After a quick rest in Mayaguana, we set sail once again, this time bound for Luperón in the Dominican Republic, where we'll spend hurricane season. But getting there isn’t easy. This leg of our journey takes us through rough upwind conditions, long nights at sea, fuel logistics in remote islands, and a lot of motor sailing. Michaela handles the water maker for the first time, we install a quick fix on the bathroom door, and battle wind shifts that have us tacking nonstop. But all of it, the exhaustion, the uncertainty, and the salty spray — is worth it when we finally arrive and are welcomed by a pod of dolphins and the incredible sailing community in Luperón. This is our longest passage yet, and it pushed us hard. But we’re proud, grateful, and excited for this next chapter. #sailing #dominicanrepublic #liveaboard Don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on our adventures! https://www.youtube.com/@patrickandmichaela Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/patrickandmichaela Check Out Our Merch Store! https://shop.patrickandmichaela.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ⛵ Boat: Prout Snowgoose 37 Elite 📍 Route: Mayaguana (Bahamas) → Luperón (Dominican Republic) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow us on Social Media Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sailing_thalia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailing_thalia/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patrickandmichaela/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Business Inquiries please reach out to business@patrickandmichaela.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Audio Credits Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com Song: Call It a Day (Instrumental Version) Song: Golden (Tribute Version) Song: Golden (Tribute Version)(Instrumental Version) Artist: Tommy Ljungberg Song: Rose In The Garden (Instrumental Version) Artist: Cody Francis Song: Does She Notice (Instrumental Version0 Artist: Sleepaway Camp Song: Untamed Song: Untamed (Instrumental Version) Artist: Ludlow Song: I Rememeber Song: I Remember (Instrumental Version) Artist: Victor Lundberg ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 01:04 - Watermaker Duties & Fuel Run 02:08 - Fixing the Bathroom Lock 03:41 - Tacking Begins: Into the Wind 05:36 - Safety Moment: Life Jacket Confession 05:52 - First Night at Sea 08:27 - Deciding to Skip Turks and Caicos 09:21 - Struggling with Wind Shifts 13:30 - Longest Passage Ever (So Far) 16:43 - Exhaustion Sets In 18:14 - Problems with the Engine 18:54 - Tacking Toward Luperón 20:11 - Land Ho! Dolphin Welcome Party 21:26 - Arriving in Luperón, DR 22:15 - Outro