Ahoy there, fellow adventure seekers and sea enthusiasts! Read on for some sailing tips for families. If you’ve ever dreamed of embarking on a nautical escapade with your loved ones, you’re in for a treat. Sailing isn’t just a hobby; it’s an unforgettable lifestyle that can bring your family closer while exploring the vast blue[Read More]
Life Aboard
Sail Furler – What Do You Need to Know
When it comes to bluewater sailing, having a reliable sail furler is essential. Furling systems allow sailors to quickly and easily reef or unfurl sails as needed, even in adverse weather conditions. In this article, let us explore the different types of sail furling systems commonly found on bluewater sailboats and the factors to consider[Read More]
Cost of Living on a Sailboat
The cost of living on a sailboat is typically lower than that of living on land, but it is not entirely free of expenses. Sailing has long been considered a romantic and adventurous way of life, with the freedom to explore the world while being one with nature. For many people, it is an alluring[Read More]
How Can I Crew on Britican?
A question we get asked often is ‘How can I crew on Britican?’ Since 2015 we’ve taken volunteer crew for as short as a few weeks and as long as several months. Our volunteer crew learn all about the sailing lifestyle in return for offering their time, energy, and any special skills. We’ve had electricians,[Read More]
Sailing Experience in Open Ocean
Over the years we’ve grown to offer more than week-long sailing cruiser lifesetyle experiences. In addition to providing guests with a Caribbean island-hopping daily sailing and boat life opportunity, we also offer sailing experience in open ocean. Many of our open ocean long passage guests use this as the final test. This test allows them[Read More]
Pre Sailing Passage Preparation Video
Before heading out into the open ocean we do a variety of tasks to prepare ourselves and Britican. In this pre sailing passage preparation video, you’ll discover what we did prior to sailing from Hampton, Virginia across the Atlantic Ocean, to Bermuda. The voyage to Bermuda is estimated to take around 100 hours and around[Read More]
Sailing Family Separate
Things feel very official now – sailing family separate. Two days ago Simon and I went to the boat and offloaded the few remaining things that signified Britican as a family sailboat. Watching the Christmas tree and festive collection bag leave the boat felt poignant. It wasn’t much, but it provided years worth of monumental[Read More]
A Seasickness Solution For Sailors That Works
Do you get seasick or are you afraid of getting seasick? How about the technique where you plug one ear and close one eye? Read on for a drug-free unique seasickness solution for sailors that actually works. Going out for an enjoyable sail isn’t fun when you are hanging over the side puking your brains[Read More]
Open Ocean Sailing Passage
What’s it like to experience an open ocean sailing passage? The preparation and first couple of days of sailing are hard work but after that, it’s usually easy-going, relaxing, and non-eventful. Our longest open sailing passage was from Gran Canaria, off the west side of Africa, to St Lucian in the Caribbean. Crossing the Atlantic[Read More]
Life on our Sailboat – A Family Member Visits
For our latest life on our sailboat sailing channel update, we show you what it’s like to have a family member visit us for a week. What a blast we had. Even though the wind was too much to sail we found other adventures. And when we did get a break in the high winds,[Read More]
