We recently hauled Marty Alessa out of the water after nearly 3 years, yes, long overdue but life and circumstances got in our way. Here are a 6 handy tips that helped us survive this major upheaval in our lives. (Not guaranteed to make it "stress free" but they will help!) 1. First and foremost, … Continue reading 6 tips for a stress free haul-out .
As we are seriously preparing to leave my homeland, South Africa, and more specifically my special Cape Town, I feel like I want to share my glorious city with everyone, so welcome to my Insiders Guide to Cape Town. Yes, MY city. From the incredible Table Mountain to the beaches, the wine farms, the city … Continue reading An Insiders Guide To Cape Town.
Captain Mikes Seduction Steak! Right, he’s been bragging about this one for ages...so tonight was the test. You need: 2 x seriously salted sizeable sirloin steaks. Cut a piece, around 2cm off each steak. Cut this up finely and set aside. In your pan put in a blob of butter or coconut oil or whatever … Continue reading Flaming steak night on board
Its almost a year since I wrote this post, I will be updating my latest liveaboard lessons soon!
Welcome back to our sailing information station - the topic today is: Solar Panels. We are getting SV Marty Alessa ready to cross oceans (still not sure which way, Indian or Atlantic) and of course electricity onboard is at the top of the list to sort out. Need to run our fridge, washing machine (yes, … Continue reading Solar panels for boats – how much energy do you need?
Welcome back to our sailing information station - the topic today is: Solar Panels. We are getting SV Marty Alessa ready to cross oceans (still not sure which way, Indian or Atlantic) and of course electricity onboard is at the top of the list to sort out. Need to run our fridge, washing machine (yes, … Continue reading A guide to what you need to know about installing solar panels on yachts- how much energy do you need for day-to-day use?
The batteries arrive! CALCULATING HOW MANY BATTERIES ARE NEEDED ON A BOAT: We recently had to rethink our solar and battery power before heading off to sail the 7 seas. You can read all about our solar panel decisions here. Once we had worked out our energy needs, we needed to make sure we selected … Continue reading Boats and batteries – which battery is best and how many do you need?
Sometimes everything just seems perfect. Did our usual "shall we go for a sail into that magnificent sunset " spontaneous decision last night and threw off the ropes around 9 pm. My reasoning is, this is a good test of our provisioning skills, let's see how we go with whatever we have in the galley … Continue reading Testing our provisioning skills
My experience in a state hospital in South Africa - liveaboard injuries. For those that haven't followed all the drama - I fell off the jetty (misstepped, not wine-induced) and snapped my right wrist, tore tendons in my arm and dislocated my shoulder..... 12 December 2018. The op is done and the eagle has landed, … Continue reading Injuries as a liveaboard.
WHAT DO YOU DO ON THE BOAT ALL DAY: At the risk of sounding rude (well, more than normal), I must admit that this is probably the most annoying question I get asked as a full time live aboard. Along with "you're so lucky", but that is a whole new post I will get to … Continue reading What do you DO on your boat all day?
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