Welcome to Rode Tripping, a DIY Sailboat Refit, sailing and
DIY refit, diving and sailing packed adventure.
We are Colin and Mandi both scuba divers. We just purchased a new to us Hunter Passage 42 named Windsong 2. We don't like to talk about what happened to Windsong 1. Our plan is to refit and modernize Windsong through DIY and learn as we go. After the sailboat refit we plan to sail and scuba dive around the world.
Mandi is a US Coast Guard 100 Ton Captain, a Master Scuba Diving Trainer and a Medical Practice Consultant.
Colin is Open Water Scuba Instructor, Boat Crewmember and US Army Veteran. He spent a decade and a half in the armed forces and spent several years in the Middle East.
We both have several jobs as a captain or dive instructor and as a famous YouTube channel says, "living life to the fullest."
We are currently located in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Our plan is to refit (boat lingo for renovate) Windsong, bring her up to current standards and technology. In the last month or two (depending on when you're reading this) we relocated Windsong 2 to the "hard" (boat lingo for a boat that is on dry land and not crashed). Over the next couple of years, we will be doing DIY refits, and a mix of sailing and diving. The best part is we are documenting the entire experience on YouTube.