Selah at Sea

A captain’s unfiltered log across 1,300 nautical miles — Norfolk to the British Virgin Islands

There’s a moment on every passage when land fades behind you, and all that’s left is the boat, the sea, and the horizon stretching ahead. For the crew of Selah, a 2025 Fountaine Pajot 44 Maestro helmed by Rebecca and Erik, this crossing from Norfolk to the British Virgin Islands was more than a delivery—it was a full test of seamanship, patience, and adaptability. Over ten days, Selah carried her crew through light winds and squalls, across calm seas and rough patches, past pods of dolphins, under star-filled skies, and eventually into the turquoise waters of the Caribbean they would soon call home.

What follows is the captain’s raw daily log, preserved exactly as written at sea, an honest chronology of weather, watches, wildlife, and the strange, timeless cadence of life offshore.