Exploring the unknown
4 Years as Liveaboard Sailors: Our Key Insights
Join us on a journey through our sailing adventures, as we share valuable lessons learned over four years of experience on the open waters
Anchorage
Antigua
5 January to 18 January 2023 Anchorages: Mosquito Cove Antigua, Hermitage Bay Antigua Marinas: Jolly Harbour Antigua Reading time: 6 and a half minutes Song of choice: Bob Marley – Two little birds We finished our previous blog (Crossing the Atlantic), wondering whether or not our dream of sailing around the world would Read more…
Passages
Atlantic Crossing – La Gomera Canary Islands to Antigua in the Caribbean
13 December 2022 to 4 January 2023 Anchorages: None Marinas: San Sebastian Marina, La Gomera, Canary Islands & Jolly Harbour Marina, Antigua, Caribbean After spending 22 nights at sea, a warm welcome to a bright and shiny Antigua. But admittedly, this has been the most challenging time spent at sea. We Read more…
Anchorage
Canary Islands, Tenerife – Part 3
23 October to 1 November 2022 Anchorages: Playa del Antequera and Los Christiano Marinas: Santa Cruz With heads a little sore from the party the night before, we set sail for Tenerife to surprise Sander’s parents in Santa Cruz marina. In the Atlantic Islands book, which is now our go-to Read more…
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Canary Islands, Fuerteventura – Part 2
19 October to 23 October 2022 Anchorages: Playa de Grand Tarajal and Morro Jable Marinas: 0 It is time to explore more of what the Canary Islands offer. There are seven islands consisting of Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Gomera, La Palma, and El Hierro, and we would like to Read more…
Anchorage
Canary Islands, Lanzarote – Part 1
22 September to 18 October 2022 Anchorages: Rubicon Marinas: Arrecife And so, after our longest time at sea, we are now ready to enjoy and explore the Canary Islands. There is nothing like revisiting a place you have been before on holiday. A year ago, we flew to Lanzarote to Read more…
Land
Sailing down the Portuguese Coast
21 July to 6 August 2022 This blog needs to start with a huge congratulations to Sander. After countless hours spent rigging up our fishing rods and casting without even a piece of seaweed taking hold, Sander caught his first fish sailing down the Portuguese coast. Imagine his delight as Read more…
Land
Sailing down Galicia Spain Part 2
26 June to 21 July In this edition, we lose our dinghy (due to a granny knot), snag some ancient fishing equipment, say goodbye to our spirited sailing buddy, Djell, and have 100’s of boats descend on us at anchor. But let’s start in the beginning… We enter Vigo estuary Read more…
Land
Sailing down Galicia Spain Part 1
19 June – 25 June 2022 Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, we enter a new chapter of our trip to Galicia, an ancient kingdom of north-western Spain. The name originates from the Celtic Gallaeci, who lived here when the Romans conquered the region c.137 BC. This region has been an autonomous community Read more…
Passages
Crossing Biscay (Falmouth to A Coruña Spain)
14 – 18 June 2022 Our departure time of 05:00 is halted once we find that our oil level is low (rooky mistake). Living in a small space means things vanish in the overpopulated storage spaces. Finding 20 litres of oil was not the problem; mining it out of its Read more…