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SV Exit's Current Location:
Just cleared into Solomon Islands at Lata on Ndeni Island in the Santa Cruz Islands - Currently anchored at Shaw Point
Last updated : December 24, 2025

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Fiji Part 3 – Circumnavigating Vanua Levu December 21, 2025
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Becoming #1 October 26, 2025
Tuvalu: Part 3 – Five Months At The World’s Edge October 23, 2025
Tuvalu: Part 2 – Hidden Below The Surface October 5, 2025
Tuvalu: Part 1 – The Planet’s Least Visited Country With Its Most Urgent Message September 8, 2025
Escaping The Cyclone Box May 2, 2025
Wallis And Futuna – Boat #35 May 2, 2025
Polarity Reversal May 2, 2025
A Ticking Clock In Tonga May 2, 2025
From French Polynesia To Who The Hell Knows Where… May 2, 2025
French Polynesia 3 – The Society Islands May 2, 2025
Meandering Lines May 2, 2025
French Polynesia 2 – The Tuamotus Archipelago May 2, 2025
Floating The Anchor Chain May 2, 2025
French Polynesia 1 – The Marquesas Islands May 2, 2025
Crossing The Line May 2, 2025
Degrees Of Difficulty May 2, 2025
Necessary Evils May 2, 2025
Ready To Move On May 2, 2025
Even Further Off The Beaten Path May 2, 2025
Isla Carmen, Gulf Of California May 2, 2025
Isla San Francisco May 2, 2025
Isla Espirítu Santo May 2, 2025
Coxless Pair Or Double Scull? May 2, 2025
Return To The Peace May 2, 2025
Shit Happens May 2, 2025
The Central Scrutinizer May 2, 2025
Gulf Of California – We Made It July 29, 2022
Final Sprint July 25, 2022
Feels Like Hotel California July 7, 2022
Thirty Days In The Hole June 30, 2022
Making A Break For Mexico May 25, 2022
Zarpes, Prisons, And Junkies (Costa Rica – Part Two) May 21, 2022
Costa Rica – Part One April 12, 2022
Who’s Counting? March 17, 2022
The Right Tool February 22, 2022
Exit’s Pacific Ocean Baptism – Archipielago De Las Perlas, Panama (Part Three) February 15, 2022
Exit’s Pacific Ocean Baptism – Archipielago De Las Perlas, Panama (Part Two) February 15, 2022
Exit’s Pacific Ocean Baptism – Archipelago De Las Perlas, Panama (Part One) February 15, 2022
Hit & Sit Accident January 22, 2022
Panama Canal Transit – Day Two January 19, 2022
Panama Canal Transit – Day One January 18, 2022
Profurl Issues January 4, 2022
Guna Yala (The San Blas Islands) December 26, 2021
Persistence In The Pface Of Pfrustration – Part Two September 7, 2021
Persistence In The Pface Of Pfrustration – Part One August 5, 2021
Panama Haul Out 2021 – Shelter Bay Marina June 24, 2021
Rio Chagres, Panama May 5, 2021
First Contact April 28, 2021
A Plan or Plan A April 19, 2021
Additional Bocas Bits And Bobs April 19, 2021
The Waiting Place April 18, 2021
Slower Than Steve October 20, 2020
Ocias, Oh See Us (The Legend Of The Spit Finger Search And Rescue) October 15, 2020
Isla Joya October 10, 2020
Oh, The Places You’ll Go! October 2, 2020
Don’t Overthink That Which Keeps You Grounded September 30, 2020
Six Month Hibernation…That Damn-Penic September 21, 2020
Out Of The Fire, Into The Frying Pan April 12, 2020
Quarantine… A Two Week Passage At Anchor April 1, 2020
Spit Out Of The Mouth Of The Bull March 19, 2020
Sanctuary In The Mouth Of The Bull March 18, 2020
Like A Greyhound On The Run March 18, 2020
It’s Okay To Live Like A Refugee March 17, 2020
Close Call… Or Nothing At All March 14, 2020
No Corona Here… Only Caybrew Beer March 13, 2020
Backtracking February 20, 2020
Developing Allergies January 20, 2020
Well, It’s Paid For January 18, 2020
Shit… January 10, 2020
Decisions At Cayos Cochinos January 8, 2020
Blue Christmas December 26, 2019
It’s Not That We Have To Leave… December 20, 2019
Over The Line December 11, 2019
Guatemala Gets It November 30, 2019
Still On The Dirt November 24, 2019
Back On The Dirt November 10, 2019
Better Late Than Never October 15, 2019
Out Of Time October 6, 2019
Windless & Windlass-less September 20, 2019
Nervous Locals September 9, 2019
I Think You Should Go August 15, 2019
A Sunny Place For Shady People August 9, 2019
A Fine Line July 10, 2019
Find Your Caymankind July 7, 2019
Departing The Cayman Islands July 6, 2019
Stingray City June 28, 2019
…We Always Find Our Way Back Home June 17, 2019
Las Vegas…Why not?!?! June 7, 2019
Getting To Washington State May 20, 2019
S/V Exit Under House Arrest May 18, 2019
CI CBC, WTF? May 14, 2019
This Is Cayman Brac Traffic Control… May 13, 2019
Cayman Brac & Little Cayman May 12, 2019
Ja’maica Decision Yet, Mon? April 25, 2019
A Brief Visit From A Little Friend April 19, 2019
Northern Coast Of Jamaica April 18, 2019
Wagwan April 8, 2019
Windward Passage – Bahamas To Jamaica April 1, 2019
Out Of Communication But Still In Touch #wearblueforrachel March 23, 2019
Jumentos Cays & Ragged Islands March 22, 2019
Drinking Water From The Ocean March 7, 2019
Long Time At Long Island February 28, 2019
Drifting Over Tartar Banks January 17, 2019
Bahamas Redemption: Cat Island January 15, 2019
Trials and Tribulations (or Bad Luck and Bullshit) January 5, 2019
Back In The Bahamas December 9, 2018
Deja Vu November 12, 2018
This Gravel Parking Lot Looks Vaguely Familiar November 3, 2018
You Can’t Depend Upon Luck, But You Need A Bit Of It October 13, 2018
Back To Back Creek October 9, 2018
Anchored Behind Lady Liberty October 4, 2018
Final Push For New York City September 30, 2018
Starting South… Again September 28, 2018
What’s That Ticking Sound? September 24, 2018
An Extended Stay In Robinhood Cove, Maine September 23, 2018
Tucked Away In Linekin Bay September 2, 2018
Seguin Island August 31, 2018
Maine… Exit Returns To Her Old Stomping Grounds August 29, 2018
Fly-calibur August 28, 2018
P-Town August 28, 2018
To Cape Cod August 25, 2018
Buzzards Bay August 25, 2018
Local Hospitality And Reunions August 17, 2018
Block Island… Beyond A Walmart Parking Lot August 14, 2018
Passing States On The Atlantic August 3, 2018
Barnacles… Are They Edible? July 21, 2018
A Snail’s Pace July 20, 2018
Back To Our Reality July 17, 2018
Leaving Our Baby At Anchor For Seventeen Days July 13, 2018
Procrastinated Decisions June 20, 2018
I Hate This Fucking River June 19, 2018
Three Day Offshore Passage Back To The States June 15, 2018
Departing The Bahamas June 12, 2018
Making Bombs In Marsh Harbour June 11, 2018
First Spearfishing Experience June 6, 2018
Arriving At Great Abaco Island, Bahamas May 31, 2018
Keep On Movin’ May 30, 2018
Spanish Wells, Eleuthera… Better By Dinghy May 29, 2018
One Year Ago Today May 26, 2018
Backtracking Through The Exumas May 23, 2018
George Town May 11, 2018
At The Doorstep of George Town April 21, 2018
Swimming Pigs And James Bond April 13, 2018
Inching Along April 10, 2018
What Mega-Yacht? I Only See Mega-Twats April 3, 2018
The Exumas April 1, 2018
Beyond Nassau March 31, 2018
Our Bahamian Guardian Angel March 22, 2018
Rendezvous With Old Friends March 20, 2018
Ten Feet to Ten Thousand Feet February 28, 2018
No Dramas In The Bahamas February 24, 2018
What Happened To The Snap, Crackle, Pop? February 23, 2018
Bimini Bound February 18, 2018
Exit… Stage Left February 17, 2018
Time Schedules February 14, 2018
B.O.A.T. = Break Out Another Thousand February 13, 2018
So That’s What An Eventful Offshore Passage Really Is February 7, 2018
Makin’ Ice With The Sun February 4, 2018
On The ‘Soft’ In St. Marys January 25, 2018
Fuck You Florida! January 3, 2018
2017… Did This Year Really Just Happen? December 31, 2017
Getting Back Offshore December 30, 2017
Christmas on the Atlantic Ocean December 25, 2017
Our ‘First’ Road Trip Away From Home December 23, 2017
Navigating Endless ICW Channels December 10, 2017
Ocracoke – The Outer Banks December 7, 2017
Forward Momentum December 3, 2017
On The Move Again December 2, 2017
Sitting… Waiting December 1, 2017
…Exotic Locations November 29, 2017
Thanksgiving F-uck In The Industrial Park November 24, 2017
Dismal Preparation November 23, 2017
Inside The Hornets’ Nest November 22, 2017
Return To Norfolk November 20, 2017
If It’s Not One Thing… November 19, 2017
Mobjack Bay November 17, 2017
Farewell To Maryland… Again November 16, 2017
Explore. Dream. Discover. November 12, 2017
Out Of Time November 8, 2017
Power Struggles November 6, 2017
The Pendulum Swings October 27, 2017
On A Loose Leash… And A Long Anchor Chain October 14, 2017
Sensory Overload October 5, 2017
Oh, Those Marinas… October 4, 2017
Brief Reflections October 2, 2017
A Tight Place October 1, 2017
Exploring the Back Yard September 29, 2017
Wide Open Calendar September 22, 2017
…What It’s All About September 19, 2017
Another Anniversary September 15, 2017
The Yama-mama Raised From The Dead September 10, 2017
Lessons Learned September 9, 2017
Locked In Mortal Combat With The Yama-mama September 6, 2017
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back September 1, 2017
The Three Strikes Rule August 31, 2017
Shakedown Training Cruise – Sailing With A Sorcerer August 26, 2017
“Are you guys really from Pullman, Washington?” August 19, 2017
Small Milestones and Great Leaps August 17, 2017
Exit Launches!!!!!! August 16, 2017
Err…Tequila Dangerous August 12, 2017
40 Days and 40 Nights… At Least Noah Was On The Water August 10, 2017
Still Hard July 18, 2017
The Hard Life July 12, 2017
Exit Strategy July 5, 2017
Go Big Or Go Home June 17, 2017
Nothing Lasts Forever March 4, 2017
Coming Full Circle To Move Forward February 21, 2017
Eight Years As Junkies February 18, 2017

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