Read about travelling the world by boat: sailing around the world, cruising the Greek islands, saving money on a charter, and more.
HOW TO GO CRUISING WITH A DOG “Go big or go home,” a saying we perhaps took too literally in selecting our four-legged, 130 lb. boat dog. We love our Great Dane and we love our boat. So, when the opportunity arose to cruise full-time, we decided to take the entire family, including the Dane. …
Sailboat hitchhiking is a popular and eco-friendly way to see the world, but how do you actually get started? We wanted to get the low down and caught up with two sailboat hitchhiking pros, Mariusz ‘Maniek’ Hońka (27) and Maciek ‘Termometr’ Badziak (27), who hitchhiked from Poland to Bora Bora, crossing the Atlantic and Pacific …
We’re very excited to share this guest post on seasickness by John Neal of Mahina Expeditions. We’re huge fans on John and Amanda who spend seven months every years at sea (logging approx. 10,000 miles annually). They’ve authored over seven books on ocean cruising and contributed to many others. John has sailed 342,000 miles, rounding …
WHAT ARE THE ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF A BLUEWATER SAILBOAT? One of the oldest debates in the sailing community surrounds the essential features of a bluewater boat. After buying a boat and crossing the Pacific we began to seriously question our definition of a bluewater sailboat and surveyed 56 boats that crossed the Pacific in 2016-2017 …
“I’m a twenty-year-old sailor, but I would identify as an old salt.” says Cooper VonAchen. Cooper is preparing to sail from California to Mexico and the South Pacific, but he’s gone about it differently: namely without a big boat, fancy electronics, complicated systems, or even a marine head! “I preach simplicity and truly voyaging under …
Have you always fantasized about sailing through the Greek islands, but assumed you could never afford it? Think again. With a bit of savvy shopping, you can get a yacht charter for less than what you’d pay for a hotel in the same destination. Here are 8 strategies to save money on a yacht charter …
5 tips for filming your travel or sailing adventure With the proliferation of inexpensive gear, and the success of vlogs like Sailing La Vagabond, more and more people are opting to film their sailing adventures whether it be for friends and family, documentary film fests, or Patreon funded Youtube channels. We recently had the pleasure …
Over the last two years we’ve heard some pretty salty tales about a vessel named “Stay Gold”. This Lawson 30 has seen hurricanes, lost steering, and even washed ashore. She is however one hell of a tough boat, and absolutely refuses to die. Our first encounter with this salty legend was in the anchorage in …
If you’ve ever thought about quitting the rat race to go sailing, read on! Kim Brown of Sailing Britican shares how she made the break and went sailing around the world. Five steps to quitting the rat race and going sailing I once read in a book that no one puts on their gravestone, ‘I wish …
Affectionately termed the America’s Cup for Dirtbags, the R2AK (Race to Alaska) requires participants to navigate 750 miles of cold, whirlpool ridden, rock infested water from Port Townsend, WA to Ketchikan, AK, under human power alone. No engines. No support. It attracts a certain type of person to do something like this. Adventurous and perhaps half-mad; …