The tide is changing in our lives. We’re soon sailing Britican to Bermuda and our long-term liveaboard neighbors, Brad and Cherie from Sailing Puffin, are moving too. Brad and Cherie, however, are hanging up their sailing caps and moving back to land. Whenever we spend a winter, hurricane season or any length of time with[Read More]
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Voyaging with Kids – Treasure Hunt for Kids
The first question that my husband, Simon, and I are asked about the 3+ years of our liveaboard sailing lifestyle is not, ‘do you do a treasure hunt for kids?’, but it’s ‘what do you do about your child’s education?’ That’s when I take a large inhalation and proceed to explain, and hopefully enlighten, my[Read More]
How To Install Outboard Stabilizer Fins
Learn how to install outboard stabilizer fins to your outboard motor. Why? Stabilizer fins increase stability, allow for better gas mileage (average of 40%), help the dinghy to quickly plane at lower RPM, increase top-end speed and keep the bow lower at all speeds. (Video at the bottom of article) The only reason I can[Read More]
Sailing in Storms – Questions Answered
What’s it like sailing in storms? How can you prepare? What do you do when a storm hits you when anchored? What about unexpected storms and squalls? Watch this video and you’ll gain answers to these questions and more… Sailing in Storms Video – Questions Answered In our last video, Simon and I answered the[Read More]
Sailing Questions Answered – From Charleston, SC Meet & Greet
Our Charleston, South Carolina Meet & Greet event last weekend was a fantastic event. We had around 30 people join us to talk about sailing/sailing lifestyle at the Charleston Harbor Resort Reel Bar. There were many interesting sailing questions answered. Overall, however, what made the event special is that everyone mixed easily and effortlessly. There was[Read More]
US Cruising Permit – Our Story
After sailing 18,500 miles around the Mediterranean, crossing the Atlantic Ocean, sailing up the Caribbean and landing in Charleston, South Carolina for about a year it’s finally time to for our family of three to cast off once again! But not before dealing with US Cruising Permit issues. Our original plan was to leave Charleston[Read More]
How to make port window screens
The one thing that drives me absolutely insane about liveaboard life is mosquitoes. After three years of living on our sailboat and over 18,500 miles of sailing my toleration for bug bites is extremely low. Learning how to make port window screens helps reduce the problem. For boaters to avoid getting eaten alive, the first line of defense is[Read More]
Storage Organization On A Boat
A checklist to help boaters to better protect and organize their clothes, towels, sheets. Here are eight storage organization options and seven tips for using vacuum storage bags. Grab yourself a variety pack of Ziploc Space Bags or similar vacuum suction bags (click on the image to view on Amazon). These bags are fantastic. They will[Read More]
Choosing a Marina (How to avoid ‘bad’ marina’s)
When sailing into a marina for a short stay there’s few considerations to make. When making a marina a full-time or long-term hub, however, there’s loads of variables to contemplate. Choosing a marina is not as simple as it might first appear to be. There are good and bad marina’s – read this to make sure[Read More]
Top 5 Lessons Learned Sailing 18,500 miles
Readers of the SailingBritican.com blog often send us questions and a popular one is, ‘What are your top lessons learned sailing?’ Within this article and video, Simon and I discuss five biggies. This ‘Questions Answered,’ style article and video is a series of other common questions answered. Make sure to also read/watch: – How did[Read More]