Voyage Chronicles

Past Adventures

Over 30,000 miles of blue water, jungle rivers, subantarctic storms, and remote Pacific lagoons logged in S/V Attila's logbooks.

Under sail in French Polynesia
Pacific Ocean Passage

Thousands of Miles of Untracked Ocean

Polynesia: The Southern Pacific
Taravai, Gambier Islands — pristine anchorages and crystal waters
Pitcairn, Gambier, Tuamotus & Societies

Polynesia: The Southern Pacific

Departing Panama, S/V Attila navigated the classic trade wind route southwest to Pitcairn Island, reconnecting with the island community before entering the Gambier archipelago. We dropped anchor in the tranquil lagoon of Taravai for months of spearfishing, hiking, and boat maintenance, subsequently working our way northwest across the Tuamotus, Marquesas, and Society Islands.

Archipelago Cruising
Caribbean & Latin Cruising
Living off the grid along Central American coastlines
Panama, Darien, Costa Rica, Mexico

Caribbean & Latin Cruising

Years of exploration across the western Caribbean Sea, Mexico, and Honduras culminated in ascending the remote, untouched jungle waterways of the Tuira and Sabana rivers in the Darien province of Panama. Operating far off the chart grid required tidal calculations, anchoring in swift river mud, and trading with remote riverbank settlements.

River Expeditions
Desert Sailing & The Roaring Forties
Close-hauled in high-latitude swells
Sea of Cortez, Southern Chile, Subantarctic

Desert Sailing & The Roaring Forties

From the desolate, sun-baked desert anchorages of Baja California and the Sea of Cortez to the tempestuous squalls of southern Chile and the Roaring Forties. In heavy seas, the heavy-displacement whale-boat hull of our Hans Christian cutter kept the ship steady, safe, and true to her course when light cruisers turned back.

Extreme Weather

Expedition Snapshots

Atmospheric Moments Aboard S/V Attila

Polynesian Lagoon
Crew on deck
Sails trimmed