My husband, Simon, and I spent over ten years dreaming about the type of boat we’d get and what we wanted to do with it. Our plan was to win the lottery, buy a new Oyster 56’ or Oyster 62’ Yacht (type of sailboat made in England) and sail around the world. In preparation for[Read More]
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Don't Step on Sea Urchins – Eat Them!
As we sail around the Mediterranean, we are privileged to try all sorts of local delicatessens Rabbit, horse, baby birds and now I’ve tasted the interesting flavours of sea urchins (see video below). When we went to Malta, we tried their famous rabbit stew (delicious). In Catania, Sicily we enjoyed a family BBQ where friends made[Read More]
Who else admits to feeling nervous about VHF radio etiquette?
Here’s a resource that will allow you to know everything you need to know about VHF radio etiquette. Discover how you can know what to say, how to say it and when to say it. But first, let me back up a bit. When I was a new sailor, I thought it was only me[Read More]
How to fix a topside hatch from leaking
As we have quickly discovered, boats leak from all sorts of areas – and often, the water enters a spot nowhere near the apparent leak. While preparing for a 850+ mile journey from Gibraltar to Malta we discovered a minor water flow coming out of one of our cupboards. At first we thought the water was making it’s[Read More]
Boat brokers – how to find a good one!
Our first boat purchase was on Ebay. Yep – we bought a boat on Ebay After a professional survey and a personal look-over of the boat, we purchased a 35′ Moody. The whole thing took a matter of weeks and everything was organised between us and the seller. That being noted, the purchase price of[Read More]
Our fresh water pump keeps running even when we’re not using water and it’s driving me nuts!
Imagine enjoying a nice book while curled up on the saloon sofa and having to hear brrrrrrrrrrrip every twenty minutes? Consider what it’s like when you finally start to drift off to sleep and the low murmur of brrrrrrrrrip echos through the boat? For several months I’ve been enduring the annoying sound of brrrrrrrrrip throughout[Read More]
Authentic Tiramisu aboard Britican
While being laid up in Preveza, Greece with engine, generator and rigging problems our dynamic life on the sea changed to a slow life on the hard. With no car, only two restaurants and a massive out of water storage marina surrounding us, we didn’t have our usual dose of ancient archeological sites, tourist attractions,[Read More]
Our first fishing story – from the Ionian Sea to our dinner table
“What is that noise?” (make sure to scroll down to see our first fishing story video below) Everyone started to look around. We were quietly sailing along Lefkas Island in the Ionian Sea doing around 6 knots. The sun was hot, the air was salty and the humidity heavy. Our guest, Admiral Stefano, was helming.[Read More]
How to make a bottle knot
How to make a Bottle Knot This knot is used to tie onto the neck of a bottle. You can use it to create a float, as we did, to feed a rope underneath an anchor we pulled up. Or, if you’re in cold waters and you want to keep your beverages cold, you can[Read More]
Britican Beef Kebobs
Right before visiting the ancient archaeological site of Delphi (read: Visiting Delphi – We made it to the center of the ancient World), we joined up with our American friends Jim and Carole aboard sailboat Nepenthe (Read: Couple sets off for a 3 year around the world sailing trip – 15 years later they’re still going!)[Read More]
