“Nor Siglar”‘s adventure, what a beautiful present!

For Christmas, *V* got the book 9 Years on the7 Seas with Nor Siglar from *E*. Not to worry it’s a second hand books and an exception to the rule, and it will be cherished for many years I am sure!

This page summarizes, an amazing adventure taking you around the world. From start to [...]

No trip to the south for us yet…. just enjoying the sunshine!

As the holidays are spinning around with a whirlwind of energy and activity, with families sitting around the dinner table, we simply decided it was time for us to unwind and relax one night on the boat! But not before enjoying our turkey dinner with close friends!  Of course we had hoped for a quiet [...]

Blogging controversy, some people need a life.

We are well aware, that a lot of us on this planet have issuesssss, and as we were reading our favourite sailing forum, we can see that this niche market of people is not immuned.

A month ago we discovered two blogs, written by “younger” ( that’s how we will refer to them)… In [...]

The liveaboard simulator…

We all need a laugh on Monday morning, and having just read this great text I had to share it. For anybody who has been on a boat before for more than a sunny afternoon, you will nod your head a few times for sure. Enjoy the laugh, I am getting ready to leave. Let’s [...]

Advanced Bluewater Cruising By Hal Sutphen

Another of those lucky discoveries from the library, imagine two in a row not bad for summer reading. This book is derived from years of teaching and preparing groups for the various cruising rally by the author.

A great compilation of general topics, required to make a safe passage. I [...]

Addicted to another blog, Sequitur.

Before we list and recommend a blog we like to read it for a while. This is just what we did with Sequitur’s one. We have been following them and really enjoy the detail narration of their adventure.

Not only do they relate the good time, but also the not so fun time. This [...]

66 Days adrift William Butler for the 100 post celebration.

Please be my guest count back from the original post and you will find 100 post have been published. In 7 months that roughly 15 posts a month, not has easy at is look. But make us realize all the steps, we have taken seen we started thinking of that little [...]

The legendary Go or No Go decision, and the read of the week-end The water in between.

We had a boat, we had a crew, we had open water and we had spare time. The Sunday sail was supposed to be a glorious one, a nice family affair. Even our late teenager daughter had said, I will be there.

One detail was that we had also onboard a very young and [...]

Catamarans, The complete guide for cruising sailors, George Tarjan.

 

 

Once in a while you get your hand a book, read it and say I feel it’s well written, exceptional pictures and include all the knowledge you need.

A few weeks back a friend, pass me this e-book. Having read a [...]

Motivation and right decision are primordial to the enjoyment of circumnavigation and life in general.

As you are all starting to know me more by now, you have fully understood that I do spend quite some time on the internet reading blogs and searching for infos! (a little too much to the taste of my better half, but that’s us men do! no? focus on only one thing at a time…), this [...]