My roommate and I chartered a pirate ship in the Mediterranean. After she cruised back to California, I met up with my friend from the Caribbean and we sailed all around Greece… What an adventure!
What a week of pirating!!! It all started on Beef Island, where I jumped on a plane to St. Marten! Jenna picked me up on her scooter when I reached the island. We cruised around, drinking rum and laughing the night away. In the morning, I flew over to St. Barths… one of the coolest landings in the world. The plane soars between 2 mountains, and lands on the tiniest strip.
I had the most lavish lunch at La Plage with the Spooky Crew! After lunch, we danced down to Nikki Beach for PARTY! We swam out to the Gem for cocktail hour.
The way back to Tortola was so amazing. Arrive by plane, leave by boat!! Ripped from St. Barths to Tortola on the power boat…. Crossing from the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean Sea, one snack pack, a cooler of cold beer, fishing poles, and a surfboard…. doesn’t get much better!
What a day!! I met up with my favorite Tahoe Crew for some Miracle March Spring Powder!
The Baths on Virgin Gorda (Fat Virgin in Spanish) was our next destination.
The Caribbean clouds were puffy and the Seas were calm as we sailed over to the magical little corner of the British Virgin Islands.
Volcanic eruptions deposited granite that eroded into piles of huge boulders on the beach. The 40 foot boulders form natural tunnels, arches, and tidal pools.
Katelyn and I swam under the magnificent formations, enjoying every moment! 
My BIG Birthday week celebration was amazing! The festivities continued to numerous islands, including Jost Van Dyke, Normand Island, Ginger Island, and Virgin Gorda.
Katelyn and I sailed over to Jost Van Dyke and dropped anchor at the east end. We walked the tropical path, into the Bubbles, only to discover our personal pool awaiting.
Waves from the North side of the Caribbean Sea splash over the rocks into a natural little pool.
Katelyn popped the bottle and we soaked in the aqua blue bubbles.
Lots of Large Pantys decorate the Shack…. all offerings to Bomba!
Olja and I at Bomba’s Full Moon Party a few years ago!
I landed on the island of St. Thomas in the heaviest rain I had ever seen in my life!
I couldn’t wait for the adventures ahead of me. I took a ferry from the US Virgin Islands over to the British Virgin Islands. A taxi was waiting for me to drive me to the West End of Tortola. There was one part of my trip I hadn’t figured out yet; how I was going to get on board yacht Xanadu, which was patiently waiting in the Sea, tied up to the mooring.
There were 3 options;
1. Swim to the sailboat, put the dinghy in the water, and come back to land for my luggage.
2. Hitchhike a boat ride out to the sailboat
3. Pirate a dinghy.
I headed to the bar to see what I could summon up. It was pretty quiet, as I drank my first Caribbean beer of the season.
I decided on plan 3….. PIRATE A DINGHY! I cruised over to my friends yacht, which was parked on the dock. The boat’s dinghy was hoisted up out of the water. I quietly lowered it into the water, started the engine and was off.
When I arrived on yacht Xanadu, I unloaded my bags off the pirated dinghy. I dropped my dinghy in the water, and towed the pirated dinghy back to its home. In the middle of the night, not a soul knew.
I laid down in my bed, with a smile of my face. I made it back to my favorite spot in the world and I couldn’t even imagine what tomorrow would bring!
As I was preparing for the next shoot coming up, I was delighted to find this photo. On my mother’s dresser, with so many other wonderful photographs, it was tucked in the most delicate frame. This was the first Photo shoot I ever did in 1st grade.
The next black and white shoot is so magical…. I can’t wait to share.
After we go off the boat, the whole crew and I headed to Dubrovnik, the OLDEST WALLED CITY IN THE WORLD! We are talking the year 1205 here! We rented the COOLEST apartment in the center of the walled city. There are no cars inside the walls, just walking around. We enjoyed shopping in the afternoons, quaint coffee shops, dinners under the stars, and of coarse clubbing until the sun rose!
We will for sure be back next summer for Yacht Week in GREECE!!
On Friday night, I headed over to one of my favorite islands, Jamestown! I had the pleasure of sailing on Brenden’s restored wooden boat over to the Folk Festial.
We arrived in front of Ft. Adams, Newport just in time to listen to Band of Horses live!
2014 Surfest at Ft. Adams was amazing. There were sooo many classic surf boards on display.
Thank you Sid and Waterbrothers for another amazing Surfest! Can’t wait until we do it all again!
Swimming in the Caribbean with the Turtles!
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After sailing through the night, we arrived at Virgin Gorda just in time for the Carnival Festivities! They really know how to party…… until the sun comes up! Virgin Gorda (Fat Virgin) is also home of the legendary Baths…. the most amazing natural pools and caves.
Caddy and Pedro came over for a drink. They rode over from Tortola on the dingy! So rad!
Next island…. St. Thomas! I will be filming for a creative underwater documentary about the queen angel fish.
So we sailed to St. Barth after we dropped her off…. about 3 hours. I had the best week! Every day was more fun than the last.
I raced on Affinity with Captain Jack and we won Les Voiles de St. Barth regatta!
After the huge party on the docks we set sail at midnight….head 12 hours down wind to my favorite island of them all….
Tortola!
I experienced my first cruise…. and it was pretty fun!! My favorite part was definitely the dessert table. Chocolate fondu!
Lots of gambling went down. (and 4 am pizza parties with the Ladies)
Congratulations Sarah… “YOU DID IT!”
I will set sail on April 10, 2014 from the British Virgin Islands, headed southeast 108 miles to St. Maarten After dropping my mother off on the Dutch side, we will sail on to St. Barths. Dad and I are racing in the regatta, Les Voiles de St Barth’s 14th to the 19th.
I will be granted full dinghy privileges.
Marianne and I had quite an an adventure in Reno. Between demoing exercise equipment and riding motorcycles!
and sliced a few down with his machete. Padro hacked the top off, drank down a little of the coconut water, than filled it to the top with guava rum. So good!
After sunset, we drove the trusty SideKick over to the Clubhouse at Frenchmans for an 
amazing island dinner. I was blown away with the creative tropical dishes, not to mention the view! I enjoyed a delicious yellow fin tuna, with pumpkin, and so many sides, I didn’t know where to begin.
There is nothing better than waking up in a bikini and jumping straight into the turquoise sea. After a refreshing swim and piece of pineapple, we raised anchor and headed straight for the Pirate’s Bite.
We dropped anchor in the Bight and swam into the Beach Bar. I made pizza dough from scratch, and than lit the BBQ. I love BBQ on the back of the sailboat!
Willy T’s might just be my favorite bar in the world.
I couldn’t think of a better way to reunite. My two best friends from high school came down to the Caribbean for our own High School Reunion. We attended one of the coolest schools in the world, Killington Mountain School in Killington,Vermont. Molly and Katelyn raced on the ski team, while I was on the snowboard team… but that didn’t keep us apart! What is up with the skiier/snowboarder rivalry? None of that here!
We provisioned Yacht Xanadu and set sail straight for Jost Van Dyke. Soggy Dollar Beach Bar was the New Year’s Eve DAY spot! We met up with my friend from Cane Garden Bay, Brady for some Pain Killers and partying. Around 5 o’clock we sailed over to Great Harbor and anchored in front of legendary Foxy’s to enjoy dinner and a some wild New Year’s Eve Celebrations.
New Years Day morning we took off to Little Jost Van Dyke to one of my favorite places…. the BUBBLES! After anchoring the boat, we dingy into the island. My mother and father first came here over 10 years ago, where the little local dog, Bubbles, lead the secret way to the coolest natural bubbly pool. Huge waves break over this unique pile of rocks, exploding into a private, natural pool, which creates a whirlpool. Of coarse we brought a bottle of bubbles to pop at the BUBBLES!
The day concluded with a refreshing Bushwacker and Painkiller at Foxy’s Taboo.
Next stop? THE PIRATE SHIP BAR! ARRRRRR
It’s that time…The Pirates and I are at it again.
The fun will begin on Tortola! Mom, Dad, and I will sail the British Virgin Islands
Than head straight to South America. We sail the outskirts of Venezuela, than dip straight to Trinidad and Tobago for some serious Carnival Celebration. After that, we will set sail North, to Grenada, in search of the world’s purest nutmeg! Hitting up any islands the wind takes me to in between Venezuela and Puerto Rico is the plan… I AM BEYOND EXCITED!
St Vincent, Barbados, St. Lucia, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, st Kitts Nevis, Antigua, Barbuda, St. martin, Anguilla… I can’t wait to explore some of the most exotic islands in the world with the coolest people i know… MOM AND DAD! I couldn’t think of anyone else i would want to be with… the pirates have been down there for over 10 years!
Camel Races getting wild in Virgina City on Funday Sunday!
We cruised out to the dessert to watch some wild races… Ostridge, Zebras, and Camels were getting after it on the race track. Next year i shall race the Camel…. sign me up
For one of the first times in my life, being late really paid off!!
It all started off with leaving the Hampton’s Saturday morning.
After an amazing visit with my Whistler friend, Chef Olivier, I was on my way to Montauk to catch the ferry to Block Island. After stopping over on Block Island for lunch, the plan was to hop on a ferry to Newport, just in time for the Folk Festival. Well, there was way too much traffic going on Long Island (New York, duh). I missed the ferry by about 15 minutes….the only ferry of the day! Instead of crying, like most girls would do, I decided I better figure out another way across the ocean if I was going to see all my friends at the annual Folk Festival.
Montauk Lighthouse
Olivier was on his way to New York City and offered to bring me there, and than take a bus to Rhode Island. That would take about 7 hours, and I would for sure miss everything, Soooo…. I asked the nice lady at Viking Fleet Ferry if there were any other options off the tip on Long Island. She told me my two options were boat or plane. She informed me that most of the boats were out on a fishing tournment, and gave me the number of the private airport in Montauk. So I took matters into my own hands and walked around the docks to see if I could find a boat ride out of Montauk. One captain said he would take me for $400 across Block Island Sound. Too expansive. I called the tiny airport and they said they didn’t really have any planes leaving, but I should try giving one of their friends a call, Steve.
All I can say is Steve came to the rescue and saved the day. Without even meeting me, he told me he would pick me up in 20 minutes. Talk about being in the right place at the right time!
I think this was the adventur
e of my life time… so far
Nuclear Submarine
Before I knew it, we were taking off in the tiniest plane I have ever been in! Over his radio we heard big talks about a Nuclear Submarine about 20 miles south east of Block Island. Steve flew us over it to check it out!
Instead of bringing me to Block Island, he offered, mid air, to deliver me directly to Newport! I felt like the luckiest person in the world!! On the way over, we chased a nuclear submarine! RAD!
Thank you Steve!
Horray for Folk Fest!
Folk Festival! Sweet! made it!
We loaded up the little Jamestown Ferry to cross the bay. This time, we weren’t headed to Doris Duke’s mansion on Aquidneck Island; a lavish concert on Rose Island was the destination of the evening. I had never been to the tiny, 18 acres island.
Karla and I checking out the view from the top of the light house!
Landing on the Island
Best Festival ever…. on the island! So green, so soft
I was so excited to climb up the rickety, rusted ladder, to the top of the light. From there, the view of the wind wrinkled ocean was magical. The Newport Bridge was glowing.
The dark history consumed me as I was standing on the same island that so many suffered on. Besides being used during World Wars I and II as part of the Navy Torpedo Station where explosives were stored, Rose Island had another purpose:
The barracks were used as a quarantine station during a 1823 outbreak of cholera on Newport. Victims of these epidemics along with military men who died in Newport are believed to inhabit a number of unmarked mass graves. In the late 1800s, witnesses reported “ghouls” stealing bodies from the island in the name of medical research. However, today, no one knows where these bodies are located…
“Rose Island” because at low tide the island appears to be shaped like a rose.
My kind of festival! Green grass, fresh and salty air, cold Rhode Island beer!
WOW! Is all I have to say…
That was the raddest Bonzai that I have ever raced in! The course was wild, the chicks were chill, and I straight lined the mogul field at the bottom of the race! I was in 1st place, and I figured, “now or never.” I was ripping so fast, I hit a mogul, caught an edge and I exploded really close to the finish line! I’m super sore today, but it was worth it haha… The skiers always bomb the mogul field, and I have always wanted to do it!
Macy and Kiana were right behind me, props for not running me over! thanks! That was a super fun, close race! That was the coolest group of girls that I have ever raced with in my life….. Congratulations to everyone.
Kiana and Carrie cheers! Drinking prize beer after the Banzai! Congratulations Kiana! 1st place!
Today was the wildest race of my life! Definitely the best banzai ever!
Thank you Devin for all your help, thanks Chilly for driving!
Chilly, Devin, and I rode the Walt Disney constructed gondola from 1940! Sugarbowl is such a magical resort. The feeling of sitting in a petite gondola that Frank Sinatra, Marlin Monroe, and Walt Disney were possibly in is amazing! The gondola operator used a key to lock the small door after we loaded up.
Chilly and Daron high fives on the podium…
Moguls anyone?
This is me hanging out on the podium
I raced in the Alpine Banzai… It was pretty sweet. There was a crazy drop in at the bottom to a gully, kind of like a skier’s right half pipe drop in. Chilly and Devin picked me up early and we cruised to the mountain. I love van time with our 3 man party team… listening to Mr. Marley… talking about our strategies for the day. The sun was shinning, all my roommates came out to watch, and the Sierra Nevada was flowing! Thank you Daron Rahlves for putting on such a fun event! I even brought Daron a Banzai truffle to the top of the race course from the candy store in Tahoe City.
Thanks AK!
Props to AK for making such sweet chocolates!
…..This one’s for the best roommates in the world…. Kate, Cody, Michelle, and Aubrey!
Candle making was all the rage. Pretty fun making buttons with your buddies and drinking beers!
Cody and Katie make candles at Every Thing Hunky Dory
Thank you owners, Lauren Hickey and Elsa Corrigan!
For my birthday my parents pirated me to Anegada…. the largest barrier coral reef in the Caribbean… I have been dying to explore Anegada for years. My wildest dreams have finally come true! We left Willie T’s pirate ship bar a few days before the 14th. Cooper Island was the first stop. I normally cook most meals on the sailboat, but today we went resort style and it was amazing! Lavish bushwackers! 
… such a filling drink!!
So stoked… first tropical birthday since I was born in Jupiter… Florida that is.
Well Well…. it’s been a while. I have been deep in the Caribbean with the pirates… MOM & DAD! Everyday we sail to a new island…. having the time of my life! Boxing day was the first celebration! My dad took me to the Horse Race Tracks on Tortola!! It was so interesting… kinda like a local festival! My first polo match in Hawaii and now my first Horse Race in Tortola…. what a year of interesting sports 2012 was.
The last Friday night of 2012, I celebrated with my boys at the full moon party at Bomba Shack. I still have my original mug from years ago… the tea tender was so stoked and served me free refills all night. Pedro blew me the cutest glass, blue star fish. He gave it to me under the full moon!
New Years Eve Day was rad!! I hung out with my local friends at Soggy Dollar…. one of my favorite bars! We anchor the sail boat in front of the beach, than swim into the beach bar. There is a mini clothes line behind the bar, where the bartender hangs all the we dollar bills up to dry…. Wet money is totally cool here!
I met up with my favorite Puerto Rican crew on Jost Van Dyke for some cocktails and swimming until the sun rose! Sebastian and I had the raddest dingy ride across Great Bay… laughing the whole way. haha lets just say it took us a while!
On New Years Day, my parents sailed me to their friend’s secret beach spot. We hit up the bubbles from some swimming and bottle poppin’… than I ran into my friend Damien at Little Jost Van Dyke. It’s so cool to not have a phone and just run into your friends from other countries. There is no better feeling! Damien moved to the Caribbean when he was 12 from Belgium. He grew up here… sailing, fishing, and windsurfing. He knows all the sweet surf spots…. we’re headed to cooper island later this week!!
For now…. Anegada here I come
Olja and i went snowboarding at alpine today for the first time of the season! We had a blast cruising around the mountain, looking for little hits. Olja was getting her jib on in the park….. killing it!
After shredding, I went home and prepped for the Winter Formal Party at the Hyyatt Hotel, in North Lake Tahoe. The three coarse meal was amazing…. and for dessert? CAKE POPS!!!
Cody, closing the show out!
The snow is scarce…. but it’s hot in here… check in tomorrow for lake views!
Block Island is my favorite place in the world…. from the pirates who use to roam the hidden coves, to the 20 mile traditional ferry ride out to the majestic place…. cruising around the island on bikes last august evenings …. watching a meteor shower…
There are treasures all over block island…. hidden in the nooks and crannies of the secret coves and buried under the exotic, white sand…. I often forget I’m still in New England when I am on the island. Now the hunt has gotten even more exciting… check it out!
I could not of asked for a better way to kick the season off…. it started with morning lakeside hot tubbing …. The AM soak is the way to do it proper… with a tropical drink in hand!
After, I built an ice cream cake for Matt Lee’s 31 birthday.
We used an ice cream maker to make a dutch chocolate base. Than we added raspberries and coconut.
I crushed oreos into the bottom of a spring springform pan. I layered the homemade ice cream onto of the oreos. I froze the cake for a few hours.
Finally, i frosted the ice cream cake in cool whip! horray !
We shredded Boreal in the evening. It was super fun to take a few laps…. meet up with friends, and anticipate the season ahead.
Trashion show went down last night…
I’ve been getting on it! I constructed an origami dress…. folded from the likes of Jeremy Jones and Jamie Anderson. I ripped out images of snowboarders from the magazines I’ve been hording for years. I strategically cut down each image into a 6 x 6 square, avoiding all text. I folded each square into an origami coaster. I than hammered 4 grommets into each corner.
I connected each square piece into a geometric pattern with fishing line. The only material I purchased was 300 grommets for about $8.78.
Trust me, I was worried, it wasn’t all going to come together… but oh, it did.
Super stoked!
check it out at the sierra Nevada Trashin’ show… and it was DUMPING snow outside! sweet
I had the pleasure of doing one last outdoor polaroid shoot before the snow. I have to say, i do love the polaroid camera… almost as much as my digital super 8…. but the zumi will always win! I’m in the process of transferring these images onto unglazed ceramic tiles…. it’s a tedious task, but I’m stoked to see how the images come out. If I really like it, im going to fire my own tiles….
Caitlin; perfect form
For Jess’s birthday, Caitlin and I bought her a KEG!…. of PBR, respectively. We had an exciting party at Hidden Beach in Tahoe.
No day is complete without a Beer bong!
I had the pleasure of going on a sunset lake cruise this week. The evening couldn’t have been more perfect.. thank you KK and Nic!!
CHASE! checking it all out
We have a few events lined up for you this weekend! Its going to be a wild one…
Friday Reno trip! haha yes slot machines and guns….
we are going to South Lake Tahoe after
first the ladies will start with….
Next we will go to:
well we had so much fun on our road trip last week, we did it AGAIN!
we headed up on a different route….. next to a super cool lake, Clear Lake that I didn’t even know existed. Super windy road but awesome!
We went to Comptche to a grown up version of summer camp. Berry picking, organic meal preparation, plant education, exercise, stretching, and plenty of healthy sleep where on the summer camp agenda. We wanted to thank our gracious hosts for their hospitality, so we volunteered to do some work on the farm. dead heading plants was our assigned chore.
The ladies and I are about to load up the new wagon and head north. I bought a super sweet passat volkswagen in Boston and shipped it to Tahoe. What a better time to take her virginity away than cruise to the wine country! 
Napa is so last year…. we’re going to MENDO!
First, a dip in the lake before we head out….
We”ll keep you updated on all the exciting weekend events!!
FIRST MOVIE PREMIER OF THE 2012 SEASONI could not have asked for more! Jeremy Jones kicked off the premier season, teaming up with Teton Gravity Research to make a movie that really takes it back to what snowboarding is all about. Watching Jermery shred lots of serious powder, made me so excited for winter!
Bib Perarek was killing it… as the first women to ever film for a Jermery Jones film project, respectively. She not just had a few shots in the movie…. she seriously killed it! Jeremy and friends travel all around the world on 2 week extreme missions… props for going out so deep in the mountains for that long. Lots of good riding from,
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