Life Raft Location
We hadn’t given much thought to Life Rafts and whether we wanted one prior to buying the boat. Most boats do come with them, but most we came across are … Continue Reading
Quick USA Eyelid LED Lights
Anyone that has these little courtesy doorway/stairwell LEDs probably like them as much as we do. Low amperage, indirect light that helps prevent a spill in the middle of the … Continue Reading
Boat Work Complete?
We’ve now started to turn a corner, as we’ve finally moved from deliberate boat work to provisioning ourselves so we can live on anchor, or perhaps occasional mooring ball, and … Continue Reading
Sailing Lessons
I needed to brush up on my sailing skills to be comfortable handling the boat by myself, specifically not taught by John (to save the marriage) so John arranged 4 … Continue Reading
Track Our Location
One of our little toys arrived yesterday, a Garmin inReach. Compact and water resistant, it has a number of features that we like. 100% global iridium satellite coverage enables 2-way text … Continue Reading
House (Boat) Warming Gift
Our good friends Travis and Nancy Morehen – that we left in Colorado <sniff> – sent us an unexpected, but tremendous house/boat warming gift. A set of Steiner Marine 7 … Continue Reading
Another Magazine – Charter Savvy
Charter Savvy is a free online magazine and describes itself as, “filled to the brim with compelling stories and great photography of bareboat chartering worldwide, with insider tips on everything from … Continue Reading
Black Friday Boat Shopping
One of the reasons that some people go sailing is to get away from the endless commercialization and conspicuous consumption so prevalent in everyone lives, especially this time of year. … Continue Reading
Grocery Run In Style
I’m now in rarefied company having borrowed The Wynns’ former toad to get some supplies. The (in)famous 2009 Smart ForTwo Brabus Convertible. It’s now a courtesy car with Just Catamarans, and I … Continue Reading
Main Salon Door Key
Once you start living aboard, your perceptive on various things is supposed to change drastically from your previous landlubber life. I think I just had such an experience, and my … Continue Reading
One More Move?
We’ve only been in this house since June 1st, and on November 17th the packager are coming before we move out on the 18th. John has put a big dent … Continue Reading
Key Largo to Dania Beach
The time has finally come to move the boat from my gracious hosts at Calypso Sailing to Just Catamarans in Dania Beach FL. Christa was still in Ottawa, so Lance, one … Continue Reading
Leopard 58 Cruise To Key West
Since I’m renting dock space from the owners of Calypso Sailing, a charter company in Key Largo, FL, a great opportunity presented itself yesterday. Calypso had to relocate a Leopard 58 … Continue Reading
12-Volt Caframo Cabin Fans
Assuming you all enjoyed my semi-rant about all important toilet seats, here another issue that should be a negligible item to address, but turned out to be the opposite…for me … Continue Reading
Who You Meet At The Dock
One of the many reasons we wanted to get into the cruising life was the inherent bouncing around (see what I did there?) from place to place, and the interesting … Continue Reading
Tropical Storm Philippe
Hurricane season in this part of the world is defined by most organizations (read: insurance companies) as running from 1 June to 1 November. The first boat we looked at … Continue Reading
The Glamour Of Living On A Boat
Ah…the glamour and style of living aboard your very own boat in the tropics. Full of sunsets, fruity drinks and lazy days with nothing to do. To try and reinforce … Continue Reading
We Now Live On Our New Boat!
Well, one of us anyways… After a leisurely 2.5 day drive from Ottawa with a mini van full of our stuff…by myself…I picked Christa up at the Miami airport and … Continue Reading
We Bought A Boat!
Our personal inspection, survey and sea trail were successful, so we have ourselves a boat! We close on 19 Oct, which is about 2 weeks sooner than planned so we’re … Continue Reading
Boat Purchase – Second Accepted Offer
We’re currently on our way down to the Fort Lauderdale area, for our second attempt to close on a boat purchase via personal inspection, survey and sea-trial. On our first … Continue Reading