Brazil to French Guiana | Storms, Sickness & Devastating Loss

We set sail from Recife, Brazil expecting a straightforward 1,200 nautical mile passage… but the ocean had other plans. What should have been an “easy” leg quickly turned into our most disastrous passage yet. From equipment failures to relentless storms, it felt like everything that could go wrong did. Rob battles through a painful kidney stone while Shannon is knocked out by a debilitating migraine — all while we face four straight days of intense, punishing weather. This journey pushed us to our limits in ways we never expected. 🌊 Raw. Real. Unfiltered life at sea. ⚓ When the adventure turns into survival. Join us as we share one of the toughest passages we've ever endured. #SailingLife #OffshoreSailing #SailingAdventure #LifeAtSea #StormSailing #RealLifeSailing #BluewaterCruising We are a suburban blended family that has raised our 3 older children and now want to travel the world. After planning and saving for the past 6 years, we are now embracing our dream of sailing around the world on our Leopard 45 sailing catamaran. Follow our journey as we Circumnavigate the Globe in 3-4 years on a budget of $4,800/month (food, communication, fuel, insurance, transportation, mooring/marina & fun). We left the USA in October 2023 and plan to visit 26 countries on 5 different continents all while worldschooling a budding teen in our off grid tiny house. 🏆 Looking for boating spreadsheets, inside info or wanna help keep the dream alive? Support us on PATREON:   / sailingparadisefalls   ⚓Want to know what GEAR WE LOVE? Check out our AMAZON Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/sailingpa... 🎬 Start from the BEGINNING here    • Start from the Beginning!   🌏 Want to watch us cross oceans?    • Passage Making   📫LET’S CONNECT Check out https://sailingparadisefalls.com/ Join our PATREON Explorer’s Club level to follow us live   / sailingparadisefalls   FACEBOOK:   / sailingparadisefalls   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/p/DI82-s_sA... 🫶🏻THANK YOU SO much for watching, subscribing and commenting! It really means the world to us! Much love - Rob, Shannon & Davis