Go Canada!
OK, so we’re not in the World Cup, but we do have this going for us… Canadian Eric Holden set to win round-the-world yachting race Boasting an insurmountable lead in … Continue Reading
Author: Christa Greer
New Painting
In an attempt to class up the house a bit…and we need lots of help in that department, we wanted to get a painting or print to put on the … Continue Reading
Checklists
Coming from an aviation background, John was used to having a checklist for just about everything. He was interested in what he could find out there in a similar vein for sailing. … Continue Reading
Day Skipper Course in Malta – Part 2
In Part 1, we wrote about what we thought of the boat we spent the week on, and what we think we want in any future boat, either chartering or buying. The … Continue Reading
Malta Sailing
John & I just got back from a sailing week in Malta where we qualified to be “Day Skippers” of a sailboat – complete with official ID cards. We lived … Continue Reading
No Boys on This Boat
Here’s an interesting article that we received via the Sail Magazine newletter that shows up periodically in our inbox: http://www.sailmagazine.com/cruising-news/no-boys-boat Sometimes information specifically for women can be in short supply … Continue Reading
PCOC
As John would say, I finally got my Pleasure Craft Operating Course (PCOC) completed online through the CPS website. While it’s not required over here in Italy, it is required to … Continue Reading
Books Books And More Books
Here is the latest bunch of books to arrive courtesy of Amazon a few days ago. We come across the titles through various means, with no one real trusted source. … Continue Reading
Two In A Boat
I just finished my first book that I deliberately selected to cover what we may need to know towards our cruising lifestyle. Two in a Boat was written by Gwenyth Lewis, … Continue Reading