What We Packed For Our Charter
As my suitcase tends to look much like this picture each time we travel, we both tried to lay out what we thought was absolutely essential….and then removed about 20%. … Continue Reading
Category: Equipment
Getting Rid of Our Stuff – Part 2
Similar to our first post here, we’ve had some pretty good luck selling our stuff since we moved to Colorado Springs. It really is surprising how much money you have locked-up … Continue Reading
Getting Rid of Our Stuff
Much has been written on other sailing blogs, and those associated with “smaller” living, about getting rid of your unnecessary stuff. Included in this is to first stop buying more … Continue Reading
Best Boats 2016: Bali 4.3 Review – Sail Magazine
Leave it to Catana to come up with something new. This time, it’s a production 43ft catamaran that bears little resemblance to the company’s racy voyagers. They call the new … Continue Reading
Bali 4.5 – Miami Boat Show – Part 2
Part 1 here: Bali 4.5 – Miami Boat Show We had left our information with one of the people working the Bali 4.5 at the show. When we never heard … Continue Reading
Lagoon 42 – Miami Boat Show – Part 2
Part 1 is here: Lagoon 42 – Miami Boat Show The Lagoon 42 webpage has finally been updated with actual pictures instead of computer generated models. They’ve included a video tat … Continue Reading
Maverick 440 – Miami Boat Show – Part 2
Part 2 of our original post here: Maverick 440 – Miami Boat Show Rudi got back to me with some info and prices. I asked him about one that was … Continue Reading
Lagoon 42 – Miami Boat Show
One of the boats we were looking forward to seeing was the Lagoon 42. It seemed to be one of the most popular boats of the weekend for most other … Continue Reading
Bali 4.5 – Miami Boat Show
One of the first boats we came across after entering the show was the Bali 4.5. We’ve read a lot of the new Bali line, but had never seen one … Continue Reading
Maverick 440 – Miami Boat Show
The boat we were most intrigued with was the Maverick 440. We had read about them on various blogs and magazines, but had yet to see one (or the 400) … Continue Reading
Waterproof Camera Float
Since we had ordered a new underwater camera for our charter over Christmas, I wanted to get some camera floats. One for the camera for when we were snorkeling or kayaking , … Continue Reading
Fish ID Cards
Each time we went snorkeling or diving we would always say afterwards that we wished we had an ID card or book available to help identify the spectacular sea life that … Continue Reading
I learned something new already this morning! | Zero to Cruising!
We subscribe to the blog zerotocruising.com from fellow Canadians Mike and Rebbecca Sweeney. In today’s newsletter their article was I learned something new already this morning! It was about a … Continue Reading
Waterproof Floating iPhone Lifejacket
Christa and I both have iPhones, but over the years she has been getting my hand-me-downs each time we move to a new city. Right now I have an iPhone 6+, … Continue Reading
What’s for Lunch?
While vacationing on the Lagoon 440, I was quite impressed with the galley. And not just for how spacious it felt, due to the saloon layout that allowed great views of … Continue Reading
Hand Bearing Compass
Our birthdays are only a day apart so we took the opportunity recently to buy each other something for our sailing gear bags. There are lots of sailing gear list … Continue Reading
45 Years of Sailing
A great article from Sail Magazine on how technology has advanced over the past 45 years.
A Shout Out to Canada Power and Sail Squadrons (CPS)
Fly the CPS-ECP Flag Contest Fly the CPS-ECP Flag and Win! Share a picture of yourself hoisting the CPS-ECP flag (regular/life member) on Twitter or Facebook and automatically be … Continue Reading
Knots – Trucker’s Hitch
OK, this won’t tech you anything about actually making a trucker’s hitch…unless you’re really sharp near the end, but it is still a great video.
Ocean Sailing Rules: The Salty Dawg Incident of 2013
Here’s a fairly long but very informative article, via the Sailfeed site, about the trouble some people got in while participating on the 2013 Caribbean 1500 rally. Interesting perspective for … Continue Reading