A special interview! Our nine-year-old daughter, Sienna, interviews two boat kids about what it’s like to be kids living on a boat. She asks questions about what it was like for them to cross the Atlantic Ocean, what’s homeschooling like on a boat, what scares them and whether or not living on a boat is[Read More]
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Sailing in High Winds & Taking on Water!
The plan was to have a nice relaxing 250+ mile sail from St Martin down to Grenada. No drama. No storms. No issues. A first was we were going to sail from St Martin to St Kitts, a short sail, and then do an overnight passage to St Lucia. The rest of the voyages would[Read More]
Britican Liveaboard Experience
SailingBritcan Experience Liveaboard Life With Us! (SCROLL DOWN) The Top Level Scoop We’ve opened up our lives and our boat to those that want to experience what it’s like to live on a liveaboard boat. Our weeklong Britican Experience will provide the perfect opportunity for couples, families and singles to try the liveaboard life[Read More]
Questions Answered Living on a Sailboat
On on our new homepage video, we list the most common questions we get asked. They include: what do we do when we see pirates, what’s the best boat to go cruising in, how much does it cost to buy a boat/live the cruising life, how do we do our passage plans, what’s it like sailing in storms and sailing at night, what’s life like for a kid on a boat, how do we manage our provisioning and cooking, how do we run a blog/youtube channel/social media (and make money) from remote locations and how can we help you to convince your partner to go sailing. Get all these questions answered about liveaboard life below.
Time To Stop Living The Dream?
In the last week I’ve had three ambulance rides, a trip in a private plane, visited two hospitals – staying in one for five days and a commercial flight from the Caribbean to London, England where I’m now situated. Is it time to stop living the dream?
Why do I think it happened in the first place? Has this experience caused me to reevaluate whether my family and I should continue with the cruising life? What do I think about people that have health conditions that do want to go cruising? What’s the the future for sailing Britican? Find out more here…
How to enjoy the holidays as a live aboard cruiser
Many people ask me how I enjoy the holidays as a live aboard cruiser. Well…this festive season marks our fourth year on the boat and fifth year owning her. Looking back, we have celebrated Christmas in various countries with a variety of friends and family. Amazingly, each year Santa seems to get the Lat and Long that I send him, much to Sienna’s delight.
Britican Experience Sample Itinerary
Here’s an insight as to places we’ll take you and the learning lessons you gain along the way. Interestingly, it’s what’s not written here that will provide you with the most value. It’s the ability to gain confidence. To prove to yourself that it really is a worthy pursuit and ultimately end up thinking, ‘heck[Read More]
Life On A Boat – Dominica
This video should be entitled, sailing to Dominica and Martinique however we didn’t really see too much on land. It’s more of a video about what life on a boat is like. There’s some passage planning, heavy winds, a major squall, sushi, swimming, pot luck, fishing, socializing – you know, the all the things you do when you live on a boat.
The Magic of Sailing Around Guadeloupe
After our quick visit to Antigua, we sailed south to Guadeloupe with our two buddy boats, Pura Vida and Rondo. On our trip, we anchored in Deshaies, stopped off at the Jacques Cousteau’s Marine Park on Pigeon Island for a snorkel, and then went onto Les Saintes. Watch the video to see some sailing, fishing,[Read More]
Britican Club Video
How to Successfully Transition Into a Long-term Cruiser Don’t waste your time, money and sanity navigating through the boat buying land-to-sea transition alone. Get personal consultancy, mentoring and educational instruction, tips, secrets and insider knowledge. Introducing the NEW Britican Members Only Club – Limited Spots! To Purchase a Britican Club Membership scroll down to the[Read More]
