Simon and Kim

The first month, August, we flew to the UK where we joined our dear friends for a trip to Cowes to enjoy Cowes Week, a major sailing event. We then took a trip to Charleston, South Carolina, where we lived in the Charleston Harbor Marina for a year. Genset servicing with new heat exchanger and hose * Engine raw water clean out and some new hoses * Solar rack above the davits, solar panels and controller * Complete overhaul and servicing of the propeller In future posts we cover adding a steel frame and solar panels to our boat and talk about our decision to add solar power.

I ultimately think that those who set out to live the liveaboard life and don’t make it happen are in no, way, shape or form ‘failures’. The people I’ve met that have gotten into sailing as a means to an end don’t seem to last very long. The key thing to ‘get’ is that it’s a lifestyle you’re transitioning into…not simply a way to see the world. And his wife replies, ‘Sure thing as long as I have loads of space to put things.’ The couple then goes to buy a boat that’s too big and load it down with too much stuff.

Discover what it’s like to haul out in Trinidad, learn how to do a ‘Med Mooring’, check out all the work that goes into preparing a boat for storage on the hard, get our latest CopperCoat antifoul update and see what life on as a liveaboard is truly like. ‘Not All Those Who Travel Are Lost‘ t-shirts in our T-shirt Shop. Get to view our videos early AND have access to premium video content for as low as $2 a publication. Do you want to nail down passage planning, anchoring and grabbing a mooring ball before you head out and do it by yourselves?

Before we crossed the Atlantic Ocean, and an 18-day passage from Gran Canaria to St Lucia, Caribbean, I created several inventory spreadsheets. These spreadsheets were created to help remind me, and our guests, as to what and where meals, dry goods, beverages, and paper goods were located. Within the 'Atlantic Crossing Dry Goods Inventory', you'll find a list of all the shelf-stable items I packed including canned goods, kinds of pasta, grains, jars, sauces, beverages, mixes and so forth in addition to the quantity and the place where I stored the goods. On the 'Atlantic Crossing Freezer Inventory', you'll discover what meals I pre-made in addition to all the other items I chose to freeze.