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In the previous article we explored our list of requirements for selecting a sailboat. As it turns out, that list significantly narrows down the options available to us and for that we are thankful. Having applied our list of must-haves we're left with three salty blue-water "take you anywhere" sail...
These photos are likely from our last sail of 2017 when we experienced actual waves on the reservoir. They weren't exactly ocean-sized swells but really, who cares. It's all relative!
A number of our friends have been asking what type of sailboat we'll be picking for life upon the water. Just start looking at YachtWorld or SailboatListings and you'll soon see that perusing the 28,000 odd sailboats listed between them is no small feat. If you scour the web you'd probably find...
When I talk to people about our plans to circumnavigate, cross oceans and explore the world by sail I get a range of reactions. Most are excited but some can't fathom why anyone would want to take such a risk when we could live out our lives in relative comfort on land.
To be sure, the sea isn't f...
In 2017 we continued to expand our sailing skills upon the Glenmore Reservior. We managed to almost submerge the boat, get ourselves pushed up on the shore and survive a lightning storm with hail (while making our way quickly to shore). There may have been a couple of stressful situations thrown in there, but we had fun and kept at it!