SV Rua Hatu, Author at Sailing Rua Hatu

May 1, 2025May 1, 2025

Winds of Change

After a month of hard work out of the water in a boatyard in Virginia, we felt ready to set off towards our goal of crossing the Atlantic Ocean towards Europe. We had made all the necessary repairs, checked all of the critical systems, amassed supplies, inventoried provisions for the long journey ahead, and planned for the transit and import of the pets. The icy cold winter had begun to subside, as we headed north towards New England. There we would rendezvous with my parents one final time stateside, before setting off for the Azores, mainland Europe and eventually the Mediterranean and Adriatic.

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022

Ebb and Flow: Dinoflagellates, Dolphins, and Swimming far from Shore

This is a guest post by Lyssa Brodsky. She and her husband, Forrest, stayed aboard Rua Hatu in April 2022.

It was an indescribably magical feeling to swim in the open ocean. More specifically, 10 miles from shore and 80 meters above the ocean floor. Though scary for some, I found it to be incredibly peaceful and I felt a oneness with the ocean that I’d never truly felt before.

April 23, 2022April 27, 2022

New Crew – Who ‘dis?

This is a guest post by Forrest Brodsky. Forrest and his wife, Lyssa, are staying aboard Rua Hatu in April 2022.

If you were to ask me what I would be doing to celebrate my thirty third rotation around the sun a month or two ago, I would have replied with a vague “Oh, probably riding my bike with friends in the woods and enjoying the usual libations….” What actually transpired was beyond my imagination.