Two weeks have transpired since we safely arrived in Bermuda. How does it feel to be sailing around Bermuda and anchoring rather than living in a marina? It feels outstanding…and I mean amazingly outstanding. Our five-day sailing to Bermuda trip from Charleston, South Carolina to paradise had it moments. There was a bit of wind, no wind,[Read More]
The Journey
Sailing to Bermuda Video – The 5 Day Passage
Sailing to Bermuda has allowed us to hit our 20,000 nautical miles mark! Woo woo! And this sailing to Bermuda video showcases our trip. Looking back, my family, guests and I have really made quite a bit of progress on our around the world journey. Part of me always wonders if we’ll actually make the full[Read More]
Sailing to Bermuda
It’s calm now. The water is flat. Interestingly, my thoughts coincide with the sea state. The incessant recollection of lists no longer exist nor the slight panic caused by the overwhelming amount of self imposed deadlines. Our sailing to Bermuda trip has been completed! Before the five day crossing from Charleston, South Carolina to the[Read More]
Why we sold up and sailed away
What makes someone want to say ‘screw it, I’m trading my life in for a sail around the world?’ In the following video you’ll hear what made my husband and I decided to quite our ‘normal’ life, leave our financially secure set-up and head out into the unknown. If we can do it, so can[Read More]
Sailing Britican Update
Previously on SailingBritican.com…I wrote about how we landed in Charleston, South Carolina after sailing 18,500 miles around the Mediterranean, crossing the Atlantic Ocean and sailing up the Caribbean and up to the States. (Read ‘Living on a boat in Charleston, North Carolina – USA‘ for more background) Our decision to make a long-term stop during[Read More]
Sailboat Hurricane Plan – Anchoring up a river!
With less than a week to go before hurricane Matthew hit my husband, Simon, and I discussed our sailboat hurricane plan. We could keep our sailboat, Britican, where she sits in the Charleston Harbor Marina, South Carolina, on pontoon B39. Alternatively, we could move her from the marina to a space more inland by motoring[Read More]
Waiting for a hurricane to hit – here’s how it feels…
Fear is what I feel while waiting for a hurricane. I’m scared. My husband, Simon, is also scared although he doesn’t admit it as much as I do. Hurricane Matthew is less than a week away and reports predict a path heading up the east coast of America. Our home, a 56’ sailboat named Britican[Read More]
Living on a boat in Charleston South Carolina – USA
Before I get to the part about how we’re living on a boat in Charleston South Carolina, USA, let me first give you a bit of background on how we got there… My shoulders are tight. There’s a knot in my neck so my side-to-side head motion is painful. When surveying the rest of my[Read More]
Has my return to land caused me to call it quits to sailing?
It will be three weeks since hubby, my daughter and I arrived at our USA base-camp for the summer/fall. Having to sail out of the Caribbean hurricane zone for safety and insurance purposes we chose America for a variety of reasons. The most important of them was to visit family Several years ago my brother[Read More]
Can you handle living on the sea full time? Read this to find out…
Since the end of March 2014 my family and I have been living and sailing full time on our 56’ Oyster sailboat. Aside from my husband, Simon, and daughter, Sienna (now aged 6), we’ve had loads of guests join us, from time to time, on our incredible journey. Thus far we’ve circumnavigated the Mediterranean visiting[Read More]