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Where to go sailing during covid

Where To Go Sailing During Covid?

December 29, 2020 Leave a Comment

Since early 2020 it’s been difficult to know where to go sailing during Covid. We discovered one island that not only allows you to sail around but there are several nearby islands too. Furthermore, you can fly to this island with a negative PCR test and no need to quarantine. The island is St Martin[Read More]

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Life After Lockdown As A Sailing Cruiser

August 11, 2020 5 Comments

Life after lockdown as a sailing cruiser in Grenada feels almost normal. If you have a boat or are about to get one you could be living quite a wonderful life if you can get to this southern Caribbean country. The airport has yet to open and cruise ships can’t come in. The only way[Read More]

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Living On A Boat In A Marina

Living In A Marina On A Sailboat

July 7, 2020 8 Comments

A lot of our readers are wondering if the sailing cruising life is really for them. Is living in a marina on a sailboat for them? Is anchoring in a beautiful bay for them? And what about cruising from one destination to the next? Getting a boat, learning how to sail, maintaining a bunch of foreign[Read More]

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Life Under Lockdown

Boat Life Under Lockdown – We Got Off The Boat!

May 19, 2020 Leave a Comment

Discover what boat life under lockdown in Grenada is like. We managed to get out in a car after being in the marina complex for two months. We were eager to see if any life was going on outside our small little reality. As I write this, Grenada is still under a state of emergency[Read More]

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Life Under Lockdown On A Boat

Life Under Lockdown On A Boat

April 28, 2020 10 Comments

Throughout the world, every country and even individual states are handling the Coronavirus outbreak in different ways. Discover what life under lockdown on a boat is like. In some cases, it’s better and in others, it’s not so great.  Watch the video and then read more below for further details. Life Under Lockdown On A[Read More]

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Surviving First Virus Outbreak

Surviving Your First Virus Outbreak – How To

April 21, 2020 2 Comments

The theme this week on Sailing Britican started out about doing things for the first time. Our video that goes with this article showcases a guest who joined Britican for a week. It was her first time ever sailing.  While writing this article, the concept of doing things for the first time, however, has morphed into[Read More]

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Cruisers Checklist To Surviving A Virus Outbreak

Cruisers Checklist To Surviving A Virus Outbreak

March 31, 2020 3 Comments

Similar to planning for a long ocean crossing, the checklist for surviving a virus outbreak has similarities. The objective is to make sure you can last as long as possible in the most self-sufficient manner and have redundancy plans. Of course, passages may take up to a month but this virus might last several.  Unlike[Read More]

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Where Can We Sail To Avoid COVID-19?

March 24, 2020 12 Comments

Where can we sail to avoid COVID-19 pandemic? We have the freedom to hoist our white flappy things, let them fill with air and head in any direction – don’t we? We can sail to an island/country that doesn’t have the virus yet. We can head for a deserted island. Yeah?! Unfortunately, it’s not that[Read More]

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Life With The COVID-19 Pandemic – A Channel Update

March 17, 2020 4 Comments

A couple of days ago Simon and I recorded a video to update you as to our current situation. We cover where we are, what’s going on and what our plans are. It seems that there’s a load of information out there – some of it is scary and some of it is inspiring. We’re[Read More]

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Covid-19 Silver Lining For Cruisers

The COVID-19 Silver Lining For Cruisers?

March 17, 2020 5 Comments

Quite a few of my fellow cruisers are in the same boat as Simon, Sienna and me. We all had plans to go somewhere – to island-hop or progress through a series of countries. To head east or west or north or south. Some of us had specific end destinations and others of us had[Read More]

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