Provisioning Cost
In our previous post we looked at all those items we purchased beyond the large systems we had installed at the boat yard. In this post we look at how … Continue Reading
Category: Checklists
Sailing Log Template
Some time before we moved aboard, I got ambitious and created a sailing log template on Adobe with ideas I got from a number of sources online. Our plan was … Continue Reading
Anchor Gear
One of the great things about living on a boat, is the ability to anchor just about anywhere you like without the need for infrastructure like a marina or mooring … Continue Reading
More Boat Maintenance – It’s a dirty job…but someone’s gotta do it
Women sometimes have difficulty finding their place on the boat. This can be for a number of reasons such as when they’re following their partner’s dream and trying to see … Continue Reading
Boat Maintenance
There’s an aphorism that says cruising is merely making boat repairs in exotic locations. Although we haven’t really had to “repair” our boat yet, after our first night at anchor, … Continue Reading
Boat Inspection & Survey…what we learned
We just returned from The BVI after completing a boat survey and purchase inspection – a first for us. Although we’ve been to The BVI a couple times, this is … Continue Reading
Boat Purchase – Using A Broker
Since we have lived in many many (many) places, we are quite comfortable using a realtor for renting and purchasing a home. This is, however, our first time buying a … Continue Reading
Bareboat Charter Checklist
I tend to be a checklist guy, at least up to the point that an essential task is performed enough times to become routine or automatic BUT still have something … Continue Reading
Caribbean Yacht Security
This is a post from Noonsite.com. Good news that some measures are being put into place to address this issue. Caribbean Yacht Security: New protocols and arrangements for your safety … Continue Reading
COLREGS Mnemonic
People generally like using mnemonics to help us remember things. We are no exception. For example, when we were learning how to sail, our instructor Stephen from Sailing School Malta … Continue Reading
Seacock Locations and Diagram
Here’s something that is taken directly from Captain John’s Sailing Tip of the Week. Something so silly and obvious, but we all get lazy don’t we… We have a primer for “seacock … Continue Reading
Checklists – Part 2
Now that we have a few miles under us, we have taken all the various checklists that we have come across and developed our own. We had a few templates/drafts … 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