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Life of a Sailing Cruiser During Covid

Life of a Sailing Cruiser During Covid – 7 Differences

August 31, 2021 2 Comments

What is the life of a sailing cruiser during covid like? How have things changed since the pandemic started? Is it all bad or perhaps there is a silver lining to be found? Read below to get an overview as to what it’s like to be a sailing cruiser in 2021 and beyond. 1. Restricted[Read More]

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Hauling Out For An Emergency Repair

Hauling Out For An Emergency Repair

August 24, 2021 2 Comments

From time to time we break things, or things break on the boat, that just can’t be fixed while in the water. One of those ‘things’ is a thru-hull fitting. My husband Simon did an engine service having to close a few thru-hull fittings. When he went to open all the stopcocks one of them[Read More]

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Britican Sailing Lifestyle Video

Britican Sailing Lifestyle Video

May 18, 2021 Leave a Comment

In this Britican Sailing Lifestyle video, we provide an insight as to what we’ve been up to between all our Britican Experiences and big boat projects such as our marine Diesel engine fix and our installation of a new marine Diesel engine. It has been a hectic couple of months in St Martin. Boat jobs,[Read More]

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Tips For Sailing Families

Tips For Sailing Families

April 27, 2021 Leave a Comment

Discover why we decided to sail away. Find out if you have the same reasons! Here are some tips for sailing families that want to transition into the sailboat cruising lifestyle. Discover: Why we sold everything we had and went sailing? What was the hardest part in the beginning? What have been the best parts?[Read More]

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Handling Boat Life Problems

Handling Boat Life Problems

April 13, 2021 Leave a Comment

When it comes to handling boat life problems there’s a special temperament that is required to keep sane. A good friend once told me that if you’re going to own a boat you need to enjoy troubleshooting. If you’re not a good problem solver or lack patience don’t buy a boat. When creating this video[Read More]

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Becoming A Liveaboard Sailing Cruiser

The Secret Benefits To Becoming A Liveaboard Sailing Cruiser

March 30, 2021 12 Comments

You only have to submerge yourself into a bunch of YouTube sailing videos, read the book, Dove, or experience a week-long sailing charter to gain a glimpse into the benefits of becoming a liveaboard sailing cruiser. Most people would agree that sun-filled days, tropical white sandy beaches, daily adventures, new friends and an amazing variety of free anchorages are truly a dream come true.

But are those the only benefits to becoming a liveaboard sailing cruiser?

If you’re on the path to break ties with ‘normal’ land-based life and sail off into the sunset what should you expect? Is it just sand, sea and adventure or is it more?

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Sailing Living Family

Sailboat Living Family

March 16, 2021 2 Comments

Here’s one of our sailboat living family updates! This video covers what we’ve been up to in February and March. We’re taking the boat out of commission for three weeks so you’ll find out why. Additionally, you can see what we’ve been up to with our last two Britican Experience guests. Furthermore, there’s an update[Read More]

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Top 10 Boat Life Tips

10 Top Boat Life Tips

February 16, 2021 10 Comments

Watch this video to see our top 10 boat life tips that will help to make your surroundings cleaner, life aboard the boat safer, and a few things that we do to simply make cruising life more enjoyable and easier. 10 Top Boat Life Tips Video Top 10 Boat Life Tips List – First 5[Read More]

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The Sailing Life

Who Will You Become Once You’re A Sailor?

February 7, 2021 5 Comments

When I set off on our sailing adventure over seven years ago I asked myself, ‘who will you become once you’re a sailor?’ I wondered what kind of person I would have to become to live the sailing life. Knowing it was going to change me,  I was hoping that the journey would help me[Read More]

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The Life Of A Sailing Family

The Life Of A Sailing Family

February 2, 2021 Leave a Comment

What’s it like to have the life of a sailing family? Every month to every couple months I do an update as to what our lives are like living on our sailboat. We’re now into year eight of our sailing adventure. Do we still love it? (YES) Have we grown tired of the beautiful white[Read More]

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