Welcome to
Sailing with Nine of Cups
Nine of Cups is a 45' Liberty cutter-rigged sailing yacht . We've lived aboard since April 2000 and we're sailing around the world.

Our current location:                      Pape'ete, Tahiti,  Society Islands, French Polynesia -  South Pacific Ocean
Nautical Miles Sailed in 2009:
     5,586
Nautical Miles Sailed to date:
      55,840 nautical miles since our initial departure from Kemah, TX in May 2000.
 
HOT NEWS....Cups and crew are back in Pape'ete anchored off Marina Taina waiting for their "ship to come in" with boat parts
and to haul out for a quick bottom repair. (This update 1 July 2009).
David and Marcie with Yacht Club Punta del
Este
(Uruguay 2006) in the background. Find
out more about the crew by clicking on the
Crew's Personal Side.
Jelly (given name: Magellan) is our ship's cat
and as such has the run of the ship. In this shot,
she is a little seasick.  
Jelly has her own page.
Take a Tour of the Boat
S/Y Nine of Cups under way
Take a
tour of Cups or find out
how she got her name.
The Bahamas/ Turks and Caicos
Passages & Destinations:
The Dominican Republic/ Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Windward Islands
Trinidad and Tobago
Leeward Islands
Other Information:
Venezuelan Out-Islands
Where in the
world is Nine of
Cups? Click
here to locate us
We now have a
daily blog.
Venezuela to Bonaire
Bonaire
Curacao
Jelly's Own Page
Colombia
Panama
Ecuador
Galapagos Islands
Easter Island  
Peru/Bolivia
Peru Revisited
Chile   
Vital Signs
The Amazon River
Frequently Asked Questions  
Patagonia
Tierra del Fuego
Antarctica
Uruguay
St. Helena & Ascension Islands
North along the Argentine Coast
Paraguay
Trans-Atlantic - Tristan da Cunha
South Africa
Namibia
The crew's personal side...
Read our articles and newsletters
Info for Fellow Cruisers and Sailors
Sevens Seas Cruising Assn
Ocean Cruising Club
Summer 2007 - New England
Rescuing Sadko
Return to Panama 2008
Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador
Inland Travel in Argentina
Buenos Aires
Bird Sightings
Boat Projects
Ecuador to Chile Passage
Isla Grande de Chiloé
Puerto Montt, Chile 2009
Pacific Ocean Crossing
What's in a Name?
Islas Juan Fernandez
Easter Island  2009
NEW!
Pitcairn Island Group
French Polynesia
Fishing Aboard Nine of Cups