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Our Next Adventures ⛵

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Salty @shannonerickson.me and @larakin.systems sail the Eastern US and Bahamas. Living and sailing on our Valiant 32 since 2017. OurNextAdventures.com

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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 20/06/2026
Still adventuring for 11 years! It's our anniversary! 🍾
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Justin Erickson @larakin.systems · 14/03/2026
Why is there no Bravo Below Decks and HBO Succession crossover. Go further, I want Below Decks but Only fictional families/groups as guests
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 22/01/2026
Its time to start thinking about Nymeria again. She has been alone all winter while we concentrate on the house.
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Shifting Tides: From House to Boat
Years of rental use has left a mark on our house in Durango. Nymeria on the other hand, has been cold and alone in her slip in Baltimore. It's time to shift focus.
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Justin Erickson @larakin.systems · 13/01/2026
One year ago right now we were causing Blue Origins New Glenn rocket to not launch.
Navigation chart showing navigation dataBlurry photo of the New Glenn rocket just before it's first attempted launch.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 12/01/2026
Stability brings new hobbies for awhile.
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Dungeons and Dragons is an Adventure right?
Now that we are back and stable for a bit, we have been exploring other Adventures.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 04/01/2026
We're still here! Lots of adventures happening lately.
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🥂 New Years Update 🥂
We’ve officially made the transition back to land and to the mountains of Colorado. A lot has happened since our last blog post back in May 2025. We had just finished our trip back from the Bahamas an...
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 03/01/2026
@larakin.systems has been updating things. Our website now has a new home!
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Join us as we adventure through life
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 05/07/2025
Happy Birthday USA!
A sailboat with coloeful fireworks going off in the background
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Justin Erickson @larakin.systems · 05/06/2025
This shit is gross. Well done by the emergency services containing this. Our boat is visible in this picture.
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Estimated 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel spill into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, officials say | CNN
Emergency crews from a host of government agencies were working through the night to clean up an estimated 2,000-gallon diesel spill in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor that started on Wednesday.
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Shannon Erickson @shannonerickson.me · 29/05/2025
Nymeria Update: We get a break from boat chores and get to stay in a hotel for a bit. Nymeria is going to be in the yard to get new bottom paint and her water line raised so that we don't look so heavy and low in the water. #sailskye @larakin.systems @ournextadventures.com
Sailboat in the air on a travel lift in a marina on a cloudy day
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 15/05/2025
Calm slow motor up the Chesapeake. Love the old lighthouses.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 07/05/2025
Only about 130 miles to go. We're almost to Baltimore.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 07/05/2025
Remember back when days were different?
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Shannon Erickson @shannonerickson.me · 06/05/2025
Just a lazy motor-sail up the North Carolina ICW (intercoastal waterway).
Small boat with headsail out. The logo of a wolf on the sail. Sun shining through the clouds that speckle the sky.
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Justin Erickson @larakin.systems · 06/05/2025
Seems like a good day to sail 65 miles north on the ICW. 6am departure.
Sunrise behind a sail. The sail has the likeness of a wolf painted on it. Many colors of orange in the sky that is scattered with light clouds.
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jam @socialistboat.dad · 01/05/2025
need RFK Jr to get around to taking off the "DO NOT EAT" label on silica packets
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 30/04/2025
We logged 560nm over 79 hours traveling between The Bahamas and the US. Our longest trip of our 3 year journey. We tested every one of our limits and succeeded.
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Parting Brings Such Sweet Sorrow
Like all good things, they must at some point, come to an end. After almost 90 days in The Bahamas, we were looking for a weather window to head back to the states. While I was checking the extende…
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 24/04/2025
While it's different being back in the states, the world is still beautiful.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 22/04/2025
We made it! Back in the states after 3 months in the Bahamas. On to our next adventure!
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Bahamas to Beaufort 2025.
Nearly perfect 3 day sail. Wind for most of the trip. Gulf Stream was rocking.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 22/04/2025
We are so close now. 2 more hours.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 21/04/2025
There is light at the end of this tunnel!
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Justin Erickson @larakin.systems · 20/04/2025
24 hours, 173 miles covered... 386 miles left. Feels like we will never get there. Still looks like some time Tuesday arrival. I'm tired.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 19/04/2025
After 3 months in the Bahamas it's a big run back to the states.
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Justin Erickson @larakin.systems · 19/04/2025
Here we go. 557 miles to USA. Hopefully less than 87 hours. Once we hit the gulf stream we should eat up the miles
Nav data showing 557 miles to destination and 87 hours to go.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 18/04/2025
We're underway. 1 hour done... 80+ to go!
A sailboat cruising through the water. Blue skies. White sails.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 16/04/2025
It's that time again... Route plotting for our 3+ day sail back to the states. Looks like a good gulf stream rally with several bail points.
A wind chart showing projected courses for sailing from The Bahamas to Beaufort NC.
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Justin Erickson @larakin.systems · 14/04/2025
How much power does it take to make water from the ocean? ~1.4kw I'm currently making 35 gallons (130L) of water an hour. My water tank will be full in about 2 hours and it will probably use about half my battery bank. Usually I run a generator, but my batteries were full and I wanted to test.
A digital dashboard display showing battery information. The time at the top reads "12:36". Below that, a circular gauge indicates a battery level of "81%". The word "Battery" is written above the percentage. Below the percentage, it displays "12.85V - 110A" and an estimated "5h 3m to go". To the left of the central gauge, a sun icon is shown next to "514W". To the right, a symbol resembling alternating current is displayed next to "--W" and "1922W". The background is black.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 14/04/2025
We meet so many great people on our travels. Here's to all of the friends we have met and will meet! 🥂
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The Best Ships are Friendships
We’ve chosen this nomadic lifestyle which has definitely come with its challenges. Not only does it mean that we don’t currently have a home port but we also don’t have a consistent support system …
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 13/04/2025
Full moon party on the dock last night. #Photography #sailing #sailsky
Several yachts with a full moon rising behind them.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 12/04/2025
We've been quiet lately. We're on our last leg of this Bahamas journey. Currently safely tied up at a marina on Green Turtle Cay until we get a good weather window to cross back to the states. Until then. We have nothing to do but soak it in.
A sailboat, Nymeria anchored with the the dusk skies darkening in the background.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 01/04/2025
Made it back around "The Whale" 🐋 and have settled in at Green Turtle Cay.
Several boats at anchor. Nymeria can be seen in the center.Nav screen showing 25.7 Nm in 5 hours.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 01/04/2025
We had a visitor today.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 01/04/2025
Our trip back to the US and north starts now. We have a window to cross "the whale" so we're taking it. We will wait out weather and whatever else over the next few weeks as we pick a window to cross back to the states.
A sailboat with sails flying. Calm seas, few clouds. Looks perfect.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 28/03/2025
With 2 of 3 months in The Bahamas behind us we turn back north. 30 more days until they kick us out.
A clear day sailing. Calm teal water. Sail trimmed to the wind. Blue sky.A person drives a boat. Using a phone and an ipad and the boat charts to navigate and run autopilot.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 26/03/2025
Hope Town Harbour had a lovely light show last night and luckily there's been no reported boat strikes. Nymeria, one of the masts on the right, enjoyed the gentle rain and light breeze that accompanied the show. Thanks to S/V Summer Salt for the Pic! @shannonerickson.me @larakin.systems
Night time photo of a cloud to ground lightning strike over Hope Town Harbour filled with boats
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 20/03/2025
We've been making an effort to be off our computers and to live more in the moment, so we haven't posted in a while. Here's a quick rundown of what we've been up to for the last few weeks. We've tried to not let the multiple cold fonts with gale force winds stop us from enjoying ourselves! #sailsky
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Slow down, You Move Too Fast…
Our trip here in the Abacos hits a bit differently this time around. We’re taking things a bit slower, hanging out with friends a bit longer, and just not trying to rush through this experience. We…
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 14/03/2025
Yea, this is ok. Dead calm this morning. Elbow Cay lighthouse in the background. This is the last remaining kerosene lit lighthouse.
A sailboat moored in a calm harbor the Elbow Cay lighthouse visible in the background. The red and white stripes on the lighthouse stand in contrast with the clear blue sky.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 13/03/2025
One of the things about cruising is you have to be flexible. One never knows what the weather will bring, or what opportunities are around the corner. Today we got extremely lucky and we're able to secure a long term morning ball in Hope Town.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 12/03/2025
It's the little things. We hunkered down at Man-o-War Cay for a 38kt blow for the last few days. Today, we made it back to Elbow Cay and have a good weather outlook, & paid for a shower and laundry. All while sitting at a bar and enjoying a Bahamian rum drink.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 06/03/2025
We've been hunkered down in 25+kts of wind for the last few days. We're over it. Nymeria has been holding well with 100ft of chain, but we had to help rescue our neighbors this morning because they were dragging. Supposed to settle down tonight. 🤞
A sailboat rocking in windy conditions. Person on the bow trying to reset an anchor.Instrument showing 33.6kts of wind.Wind instrument showing 28kts of wind. A graph showing the last 4 hours of wind going from 25-35kts.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 03/03/2025
We've spent the last few days wandering Elbow Cay and Hope Town. Definitely a must stop area in the Abacos. We're hunkered down an anchor tonight, we have a few days of wind to look forward to.
Nymeria, a sailboat is seen between two palm trees. An empty dock in the foreground. Sailboat looks alone anchored offshore.A power pole with many "distance to" signs pointed many directions. Examples include "Salt Run FL 306 ->" and "Cincinnati OH, 1056 <-"A white sand beach at low tide. Crystal blue water. A floating bar can be seen anchored just off the beach.The elbow cay lighthouse. White and red stripes. Orange sunset seen behind.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 02/03/2025
We made a big move today. 119ft. I'm tired. it's time for a beer on the beach. #bahamas #islandlife #elbowcay #boatlife
Gps chart showing 119ft between markers.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 22/02/2025
Man-o-War Cay. The Bahamas.
A sunlit wooden dock stretches into a turquoise sea under a sky of fluffy white clouds. Two small, elegant boats, one cream and one teal, rest peacefully on the dock.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 18/02/2025
Sunset over the pier. Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, The Bahamas. #sailing #sunset #sailsky
An orange sunset over an empty pier. A silhouetted sailboat and palm trees in the middle distance.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 17/02/2025
We've made it through "The Whale" a passage around a shallow zone. It's known to be hazardous in the wrong weather. Today was about as close as I want to cut it.
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'round the 🐋
Rounding the whale. And package pickup in Marsh harbor.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 15/02/2025
We, @shannonerickson.me/@larakin.systems, are so excited to make it back to The Bahamas. We're relearning how to embrace "island time" again, both in our expectations for how quickly things move here and in not putting pressure on ourselves to be "busy" all the time. Just soaking up every minute.
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Embracing Island Time
We are so excited to make it back to The Bahamas. We are relearning how to embrace “island time” again, both in our expectations for how quickly things move here and in not putting pres…
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 15/02/2025
Boat work in Exotic Locations.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 12/02/2025
Our first 2 weeks in The Bahamas have been an excellent adventure. We've just started and have seen only a small bit of the local wildlife.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 11/02/2025
Always enjoy our chess matches at the beach. When in no hurry to get anywhere, might as well play a game. So far this season of beach chess sits tied. @larakin.systems 2 @shannonerickson.me 2
@shannonerickson.me sitting on a beach playing chess. The chess board is made of fabric for ease of travel. The pieces are wood chips with images of the chess pieces on them.

Beautiful teal water and clean white sand.
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Our Next Adventures ⛵ @ournextadventures.com · 09/02/2025
It's great to be back in Civilization. We spent the last week on quiet islands. Now that we're at Green Turtle Cay we can live large for a few days. Pirates Passion FTW!
A hand written menu for Pineapples bar. Multi colors on a whiteboard. Happy hour 4-6 2 for 1.

Conch fritters  $15.00
Cheeseburger $16.00

Sands Beer $6.00
Pirates Passion. Punch $8.00
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