Sitting here on the bow of our boat that we have done so much work on over the past three years, it is so pleasant to look around and appreciate all that we are blessed with. As we ready ourselves for our final departure in less than a year, I’m […]
Monthly Archives: June 2018
In a previous article, I wrote about using the website Windy.com to help with weather forecasting for sailors. In this article, I wanted to explain how you can obtain weather forecasts while cruising offshore and many miles from shore. A lot of you may already be familiar with weather fax, […]
Old School Weather Forecasting
What’s better than having a sundowner after a lively sail? Well, we can’t think of anything. But, for a good sundowner, a sailor needs ice! Should we invest in an expensive icemaker and find space to install it, or could we buy one of the inexpensive icemakers and would that […]
Ice Makers: I Think We Found a Good One!
As all good sailors know, the weather is one of the more important things to consider when planning a sailing adventure. About a year and a half ago we stumbled upon a website that can be used to forecast weather and is great for sailing. The site is Windy.com and […]
Windy.com for Weather
The settee is finally starting to look like we envisioned! What a long journey to get the boat even this far, but here we are. A clean bilge and I finally installed the washing machine. Whew! Thanks for watching!
SBS ep. 128 – Settee Update, a Clean Bilge, and ...
Jimmy Buffett was always an all-time favorite!
Jimmy Buffett – Changes in Lattitude, Changes in Attitude
One of the most prolific songwriters of all time, Gordon Lightfoot has a way of capturing life.
Gordon Lightfoot – The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
There comes a time in every sailor’s life where one must come to a decision. Either you are going to clean and paint the bilge, or you are going to live with a dirty bilge. The latter is not an option with us! I’ve been wanting to clean and paint […]