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]
Life Aboard
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]
Big Changes For Britican
In this Sailing Britican Channel Update video, we’re going to finally announce our big changes for Britican. But before that, we touch on the boat projects we did this month so you get an idea of the maintenance side of boat life. We’ll also introduce you to two of our Britican Experience couples so you get[Read More]
13 Benefits of Doing a Long Sailing Passage
Some people spend their lives dreaming of doing a long sailing passage like crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Others can’t imagine why any sane person would put themselves on a tiny floaty thing and travel in a massive open scary sea. Neither the dreamer nor the dread-er fully appreciates the varied benefits of long passage sailing.[Read More]
Living On A Sailboat Full-Time 40 Benefits
One afternoon while sitting in my cockpit, rocking back and forth (at anchor) I decided to write 40 reasons why living on a sailboat full-time rocks. If you need to convince yourself, or perhaps your partner, of the benefits of sailing off into sunset, give these a read. In all honesty, I’m not sure why[Read More]
Sailing St Barth’s
Sailing St Barth’s is an incredible experience. Check out all the super and mega yachts in addition to seeing the most breathtaking views. Spend time in our favorite anchorage, Columbier, and see what an abandoned Rockefeller house looks like now in ruin. Watch the video now. Sailing St Barth’s – Super & Mega Yachts, a[Read More]
So This Is What A Panic Attack Is?
In Miami International Airport I sat at Gate 24 questioning whether or not I could get on my final flight taking me home to Simon, Sienna, and Britican which was moored in St Martin. My heart was thumping so hard I could feel my body jerk forward and backward. Each time I focused on my[Read More]
