We sailed the South Pacific
for nearly four years on our sailboat HIPNAUTICAL…
then moved on to Maui...
10 years later
we are going with the Nautical Flow once more
aboard our new sailing home -
Chat d'O
As the new year of 2020 began with the promise of perfect sight,
clear visions of an aspiring future were the harvest of Dreams to come.
Click to read about Our Mexican Sailing Adventures 2020
As the new year of 2020 began with the promise of perfect sight,
clear visions of an aspiring future were the harvest of Dreams to come.
Our biz was doing great, but not great enough to buy a house or a condo
and renting in Maui for another 30 years is not inspiring.
Then Bobbie Jo had the perfect solution...
"Why not buy a sailboat that is comfortable to cruise and live on"
We figured to spend at least a few years
making the transistion from land to boat life.
We had no idea what 'life' will throw at us as this ride unfolds.
So by the end of January, we began to seek out our new home.
After literally searching the world, we started limiting our search to
how far we'd be willing to sail a 'new to us' boat back to Maui...
We found our Dream Boat in Mazatlan Mexico.
The sail back to Maui would be around 3300 miles, basically down wind.
Covid was not yet a concern when the boat hunt started,
but by the time I flew to Mazatlan to inspect the boat and put down a deposit,
masks were starting to appear at airports.
Not long after arriving back on Maui, reports around the world of
countires locking down all travel...
Almost 3 weeks before we had planned to fly out to the boat
for the major sail back to Maui,
we moved our flight up 3 times in less than 2 days
then left land life for our boat in less than 24 hours,
just a day ahead of being locked in Maui and locked out of Mexico.
Originally we had planned to get the boat ready as fast as possible,
take about 10 days then sail her back to Maui to cover
a full calender for the busy wedding season.
Once we arrived at our boat on March 10th
we felt we may have a bit more time on our hands than we thought we'd have
on account we may not be allowed to leave Mexico or re-enter the US ...
Which indeed was the case for some time.
A few days later it was apparent that our Luv Biz waz gonna tank for a wee bit...
That wee bit is still on going nearing the end of the year
as this pandemic will take some time.
Our world was literally crashing in all around us but,
we felt quite lucky to have landed a world away
with the promises of an adventurous life ahead.
We indeed felt lucky and opulent
as we scored an awesome condo for only $19/ day
in view of our catamaran in the marina Mazatlan.
We'd work all day on the boat,
then retreat to the jacuzzi for happy hours & hours;-)
We enjoyed the opulent condo for over 2 weeks
then moved aboard our new floating home...
we still enjoyed the jacuzzi happy hours for another 10 days.
On the 10th day as we walked back to the boat we got the news ...
the Mexican harbor masters are instructed to close all harbors Monday am.
It was Saturday evening... we'd be stuck for a countless eon...
but an old salty sailor next boat over told us to
"just leave before sunrise."
So that's we we did!
He also told us;
"If the Mexican Navy catches up to you,
Just act like dumb Americans.
They'll be expecting that and already have pity on us...
Use that pity... it's well earned."
This was our very first experience of moving the boat from the dock.
Now we felt the adrenalin of escaping the Mexican harbor master
just before the sun rose that faithful day.
The seas were a bit rough as waves were building up in the
tight channel that led us to the open ocean.
Once we bashed our way out into the open sea,
the adrenaline began to calm down to an exciting feeling that
we did it!
We ended up anchored off an adorable little isle just a mile off shore.
We spent the day "learning the ropes", sorting out the lines to control the sails.
The Manta 42 MK2 is very easy to sail as
all the lines come to one powerful electric wench for easy 1 or 2 crew sailing.
Once out of the marina's constraints we thought we had all the time in the world...
then we realized that we had to be gone before the hurrican season starts:-O
We enjoyed cruising to a number of spectacular anchorages and cute villiges
on our way to Puerto Vallarta where we would depart for Maui on May 7th.
I captured the essence of our travels throughout Mexico,
all along our 24 day passage to Maui on a GoPro.
Once back home I took over 5000 high resolution photos with my professional cameras with a 28 to 300mm zoom and a 11 to 28mm very wide angle lens.
Allow these slideshow videos to take you away to Nautical Bliss.
We completed our 24 day passage from Mexico to Maui on May 30th, 2020.
It was quite an ideal voyage as long rough passages go…
We managed to fix all the little things that broke along the way.
We have since been cruising around the Hawaiian Islands
getting used to our new Nautical Flow.
The endless horizons Bless us with world famous Hawaiian Sunsets
while our boat sails or sits at anchor in the clearest blue water on the planet.
Whale season is just beginning as I write this and several times this week
the whales we’ve seen in the distance during the day
come near our boat for a closer look just after sunset.
Dolphins and turtles (honu) often cruise by our anchored boat.
When you call or email us,
you too will feel our laid-back ‘Hang Loose’ Nautical groove
as you connect directly to our Luv Shopp on the Sea
aboard our sailing catamaran Chat d’O…
Which means ‘cat of the sea’. Like a shadow…
we leave only a nice groove in our wake.
The enchanting part about getting married in Hawaii is that
we are worlds away from the chaos of mainland life.
Being that we run our Luv biz from our sailboat,
from your first email or call, you immediately begin to experience
a calming flow that radiates from the dreamy seas of Hawaii.
With our decades of Marital Bliss experience,
we take all the stress out of the planning stage
and make it an exciting destination wedding adventure.
On each Hawaiian Island
We have an extensive network of wedding professionals
to ensure that no matter where in Hawaii you want to get married at,
Our Marital Bliss Team will be there for you.
We help consult with all the ‘easy peasy’ details so
you are free to just lose yourself in the reverie of your upcoming
Hawaiian Dream Wedding.
Curious inquires welcome!
We bring the
Soul of the South Pacific
together with the Spirit of Aloha
for the benefit of joining loving couples
in the
Deepest expression of love
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Sailing often inspires a Personal Spiritual Experience
Sailing towards the endless horizons creates a sacred spaceand inspires the Spirit!Going with the Flow of the winds & wavesin harmony with a timeless sense of contemplationWithin this Sacred Space we experiencea connectiveness to ourselvesand all that is… Sailing often inspires a personal Spiritual experiencein that, all the sensations involvedwhen a good sailing groove is flowing,invokes a profound sense of reverie…We seem to connect with a feeling thatwe are an inseparable connection tosomething much bigger than we can realize normally. There is a Blissfully natural flow that flows like a wave.To catch a wave,one needs to swim into the right place on the waveto ‘catch it’.Too much effort and you will overshoot the wave and lose it,Or, not enough effort and the wave passes you by.Once in the groove...No effert is required... just like in meditation. Sailing makes it easy toSurrender to Nautical BlssFinding a Liberating Peace & FreedomLetting go of life’s annoying anxietiesTreat yourself to aSeaPassana Sailing RetreatCombining Blue Water Cruising experienceWith the Direct Awakening of Personal SpiritFeel a connection to what makes this life have meaningwhile in the groove of a Flow that effortlesslyJust Feels Right! Curious inquires welcome!roger@mauimarryingman.com
The Deepest contemplative mediation tradition is called
Vipassana
Life aboard Chat d’O flows like our very own
‘SeaPassana’
The Deepest contemplative mediation is called Vipassana,
an in-depth practice that integrates focused concentration
with the Insights of Self Realization through
a Mindful Mediation of Awareness.
Most Spiritual seekers of Vipassana
seek out a ‘retreat’ in nature.
Where the concerns of modern life are left behind
So that one can immerse themselves in
the Zenful Flow of life.
Life aboard Chat d’O flows like our very own ‘SeaPassana’.
Starting with the first light of dawn,
The elements surround us and shape the flow of the day.
In meditation,
the ‘beginner’s mind’ needs an ‘object’ to focus on.
This clears the mind of the
endless stream of ‘monkey mind thoughts’
constantly being generated by our brain/mind.
Viewing the ever-changing random water patterns upon the sea
is a refreshing way to clear the mind.
The Wisdoms one learns from Deep Contemplative Meditations
Comes in the form of ‘Self’ enquiry.
Most of the ‘components’ that we are inclined
to relate to as our apparent ‘self’
are really a collection of inter-dependent processes
that once pursued to its end,
reveals there is nothing substantial here
beyond the concepts of the mind.
These inter-dependent processes
tend to have a natural flow to them...
The Zenful Flow of Life
We all know the words of Wisdom – “Go with the Flow”
It’s commonly understood that to do something “Zenfully”,
Is to do something in
Calm, Steady, One Pointedness Mindful Grace and Flow.
The only constant in this life is change.
There is a flow to this change, so find it & ride it.
Sailing is a great way to ‘ride that flow’.
Take the time to find your Flow!
Anyone from a 'Beginner's Mind' to a Sacred Sage
Will find Inspiring Insights on our SeaPassana.
Curious inquires welcome!
We sailed the South Pacific
for nearly four years on our sailboat HIPNAUTICAL…
The first video features our first cruising boat Hipnautical
Sailing all throughout our worldly adventures,
while the rest shows
Views from our boat in all the places we voyaged to
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Meander thru these Dreamy Idyllic places
Hipnautical Sailing & Musical Adventures
Views of Hipnautical 01 - Ventura Cal to Mexico
SOUTH PACIFIC - Views of S/V Hipnautical 02
TONGA & Minnerva Reef – Views of Hipnautical
Fiji & New Zealand – Views of Hipnautical
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