by SAILING ANIMA | May 3, 2026 | ADVENTURE
May 3rd, 2026 From Starfish Beach to the hidden shores of Bastimentos — a slow, sweaty, beautiful adventure. The anchor came up dripping somewhere between early morning and the rest of the world waking up. Starfish Beach was behind me now — that dreamy stretch...
by SAILING ANIMA | Apr 19, 2026 | ADVENTURE
April 19th, 2026 Bocas del Toro has a way of shifting gears just when you need it to. After the raw, adventurous energy of Isla Bastimentos, it was time to weigh anchor and find a corner of the archipelago where the pace slows down to the speed of the tide. That...
by SAILING ANIMA | Apr 12, 2026 | ADVENTURE
April 12th, 2026 Replacing Teak with EVA Foam: A Cockpit Upgrade in Bocas del Toro Life in Bocas del Toro has its own rhythm—and lately, that rhythm has been testing my patience. What started as a simple cockpit upgrade turned into one of those projects that drags on...
by SAILING ANIMA | Mar 29, 2026 | ADVENTURE
March 29nd, 2026 Dolphins, a $5 Lobster, and a Village I Can’t Stop Thinking About The wind had other plans that day. Or rather, it had no plans at all. We left Linton Bay with hope in our sails and ended up motoring most of the way to Bocas del Toro, the...
by SAILING ANIMA | Mar 22, 2026 | ADVENTURE
March 22nd, 2026 Some passages start beautifully and stay that way. This was not one of those passages. But honestly? Those are never the ones worth writing about. We left Curaçao with everything going our way. The winds were favorable, the crew was in good spirits,...
by SAILING ANIMA | Mar 1, 2026 | ADVENTURE
March 1st, 2026 After months of “making do” with a temporary setup, I’ve finally made some massive leaps toward true off-grid independence. From securing the galley for heavy seas to finally testing the limits of my new power bank, this week has been a...
