Have you or will you ever sail to Ft Lauderdale? This post, ‘Sailing Florida Fort Lauderdale’ offers an article and video about our trip on the ICW and up the New River. Read on to join us for the journey… If you missed our last sailing adventure, check out 10 Reasons to Sail down the[Read More]
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Sailing Florida – Cape Canaveral
After spending two enjoyable days and nights in St Augustine, we, and Michael aboard s/v Entitled, slipped our mooring ball lines. It was a crisp cool morning and there was a very slight breeze. The sun was shining and we were eager to head down to Cape Canaveral, a 20-hour sail. If you missed our[Read More]
Sailing to Florida – Amelia Island
Sail with us from Charleston, SC to Amelia Island in Florida. Discover what the lead-up to leaving, the passage, and our arrival was like. Video at the bottom. The lead up to leaving Charleston was hectic. I had to keep focusing on sailing to Florida Amelia Island. Saying our goodbye’s while fixing necessities on the[Read More]
Preparing to sail away from America
I’m not sure when we’ll leave land? It could be in a few days or a week. It’s 2:50am and I woke with a spinning mind. There are many things to consider and complete. Buying food is top of my list. Once we get back into the Caribbean, cereal is over $10 a box, wine[Read More]
Soon to be sailing away (again)
With the hurricane season finally drawing to a close, we are soon to be sailing away. Yippie! Over the past couple weeks, we returned from time away from the boat (we flew to England to see friends and family). Upon our return we put Britican back into the water, moved her to Charleston Harbor Marina and[Read More]
Our CopperCoat Antifoul Problems
After a year of having Coppercoat antifoul applied we had major problems. Our hull was riddled with barnacles and we had to pay a diver to clean our bottom every couple of months. When we complained to the boatyard that did the job they said it was it wasn’t their fault…it was a bad product.[Read More]
Hamilton Bermuda At Anchorage
After enjoying St. George’s for a couple of weeks we motored 2.5 hours to Bermuda’s Capital city, Hamilton. We would have sailed if the conditions were right but unfortunately the wind was on our nose. Even though we had the engine running the voyage was relaxing and full of beautiful scenery. With the Atlantic Ocean[Read More]
Sailing Around Bermuda – Life at Anchor
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 its moments. There was a bit of wind, no wind,[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 days crossing from Charleston, South Carolina to the isolated[Read More]
Top 5 Lessons Life Lessons Learned from Sailing
Readers of the SailingBritican.com blog often send us questions and a popular one is, ‘What are your top life lessons learned from sailing?’ Within this article and video, Simon and I discuss five biggies after our first 18,500 miles of sailing. Watch the video and then for more information and stories read the below article.[Read More]
