Tag: Sailing
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DOKIO Portable Solar Panel Kit
What it is: DOKIO Portable Solar Panel Kit: A folding, portable 18V solar panel kit. We have two – one that 160W and another that is 300W. Why we love it: We’ve been in some tough spots and these panels have helped make a huge difference. Check out this post to read about how the panels helped…
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Boat Yard: Costs & Lessons Learned
We finally had the chance to sit down and talk about our first boat yard experience. It was humbling to think about all we didn’t finish, and a little horrifying to tally up the costs of the repairs we did make. This is the end of Chapter 1. In a few weeks, we’ll start releasing…
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Time drawn near.
Boxes are getting checked off, ordered and packed. The end of the month becomes the beginning of a new future. Small things keep popping up unexpectedly. Mementos of long forgotten events that bring to mind past excursions into the uncharted waters of life. This is different though. This is more extreme. This is leaving the…
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BOAT YARD: Holy rusted metal – uncovering the truth about the BAD REPAIR of my anchor locker
Discovering the hole in our anchor locker was disappointing and we knew we had to keep looking to find how extensive the damage was. What we found changed our entire timeline and the plans we had for projects during this haul out. But before we could even begin the repairs on the metal, we had…
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BOAT YARD: There’s a hole in my boat
We finally made it to the boatyard to become full-time liveaboards while refitting our steel Bruce Roberts 434 D. There were a few projects we had to check off the list before being ready for haul out. Once we were secure on the jackstands, we were eager to take a closer look at the patch…
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ASA Sailing Lessons
We started our sailing adventure as complete novices. We looked at a few options and decided that American Sailing Association (ASA) classes were a good fit. Over the course of five days, we gained confidence and practiced skills that are fundamental to our future adventures.
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A video introduction to the Sloop Naut Chronicles
When 2020 didn’t turn out as we planned, we decided to give up life on land and head for adventure on the high seas. Catch us from the beginning as we learn to live as sailors.
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Beyond My Horizons: My Work Then And Now
I didn’t have a traditional apprenticeship. I picked up some things along the way, some right, some wrong. After getting a spot in a real street tattoo shop, I found out very quickly that I had a ton to learn and to unlearn. The owner of the shop and the other artists showed me ways…