• Life Aboard

What do cruisers panic about – it’s not always about sinking, the anchor dragging, hitting a whale or…

What do cruisers panic about? People that don’t live on a boat probably think that the biggest worry for a…

  • Passage Planning

12 Non-Essentials for Long Passage Sailing

With our 2800+ mile Atlantic long passage sailing expedition fresh in my mind, let me list the items that made…

  • Britican Experiences

Guest Post: What is it like to sail on Britican?

The following post was written by Richard Abbott (pictured below) after spending two weeks sailing with us from Palma, Mallorca…

  • Kids On A Boat

Homeschooling a five year old on a boat

The other day a newbie cruiser called me a ‘veteran’ to the cruising life. After 1 ½ years of living…

  • Recipe

Eggplant Mozzarella Stacks for Sailors

Living full time on a sailboat in the Mediterranean for over twenty months has had it's challenges. One major difficulty…

  • The Journey

Sitting in a bay anchored in Sardinia Italy feeling low

With any kind of lifestyle there are ebbs and flows, highs and lows, exciting times and boring times. Living full…

  • Recipe

Ground beef mince and cabbage – the easiest and tastiest recipe ever!

Whenever I tell other cruisers about the meals we eat aboard Britican, they often look at me and say, ‘You…

  • Kit
  • Maintenance
  • Videos

How to use Spartite to reseat your mast

If you told me a couple years ago I’d be writing an article on how to reseat a sailboat mast,…

  • Life Aboard

20 reasons why being a full time cruiser sucks

Before I get into my 20 reasons why being a full time cruiser sucks, let me first premise this article…

  • Life Aboard

There’s no ‘I’ in team, but there is a ‘Me’ – Lessons learned while sailing around the world

Every once in while I have an epiphany or a new way to see my world Usually it’s sparked by…

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