Sailing the South Pacific
Sailing the South Pacific is a video from 1993 (I think) from Bob Bitchin’ that looks like it has been converted from VHS and uploaded to YouTube…with associated video and … 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
All is Lost – Movie
All is Lost is a movie staring Robert Redford about a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean. You may have heard about this movie from a couple of perspectives. It … 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
Twenty Eight Feet: Life on a Little Wooden Boat
Twenty Eight Feet: Life on a Little Wooden Boat is a short documentary about David Welsford from Halifax Nova Scotia, who has given up the luxuries of land in search … Continue Reading
Aragorn’s Studio Raku Pottery – Trellis Bay BVI
While we were waiting for the craziness to start with the BVI version of Burning Man at Trellis Bay on Christmas, we had some time to enjoy a tour and … 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
Coast Guard approves official electronic charts
Interesting news. I’ve had more than one person tell me that electronic charts had been officially allowed for years. WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard published guidance Feb. 5 that … Continue Reading
Miami Boat Show – Strictly Sail Miami
Less than a week to go! The annual Strictly Sail Miami show kicks off in Miami on February 11, and as usual there’s a strong multihull contingent. Among the new … Continue Reading
Avred Fuchs Sails the North Atlantic Greenland to Germany
Avred Fuchs Sails the North Atlantic Greenland to Germany looks to be a great documentary. I have only found Part 1 and Part 5 of the five part series online. … Continue Reading
Cruising Cost(s)
So we want to retire on a sailboat, a catamaran to be specific, and to be even more precise, likely a Lagoon 440 or 450. We just returned from a Christmas … 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
Catamaran vs Monohull
As we get closer to Strictly Sail Miami we’re trying to load up with as much information as possible. We came across and interesting set of videos from SV Delos on their YouTube … Continue Reading
Cruising Catamarans
We’re headed to the Strictly Sail Miami boat show in February since it will be the best place to try and get on as many catamarans (and likely some monos) as … 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
Two US Sailors Rescued Nine Times in Seven Months
In case you haven’t heard about these guys yet, read the quick synopsis the Old Salt Blog recently gave on them: Two American sailors, Bob Weise and Steve Shapiro, both … Continue Reading
Dockmanship
Dockmanship is a neat little book from David Owen Bell that covers all the important stuff associated with being close to the dock in about 100 pages. It starts with the basics … Continue Reading
Climbing the Mast Video
I have a thing for watching mast climbing videos. Probably in part because Christa is terrified of heights and I tend to torment her with them… I posted the first … Continue Reading