Essential Boating Gifts for Yachties and Sea Lovers

Not sure what to buy your boating friends or family members? A guide to useful and fun gifts,compiled by full-time liveaboards.

An all-encompassing guide about flotilla sailing holidays in Greece.

Welcome to our comprehensive guide on how to choose, and have the best experience, on your flotilla sailing holiday in Greece. In the summer of 2022, we were lucky enough to spend 6 months in Greece as flotilla leaders in the Saronic Gulf. When we applied for what looked like an interesting sailing opportunity and … Continue reading An all-encompassing guide about flotilla sailing holidays in Greece. →

How we provisioned our boat in a foreign country for a 6-week ocean crossing.

How to provision your boat, whether close to home or preparing for an ocean crossing

5 things men should know about sailing with women

Ok, so you have found a woman who actually likes to sail, loves the ocean, gets a kick out of hanging on for dear life as the boat hurtles down waves at some ridiculous angle. Now, look after her. Its the little things that will make or break this relationship... For example.....some of us have … Continue reading 5 things men should know about sailing with women →

Live Aboard Lifestyle – lessons learnt in my first few years as a full-time liveaboard.

Its almost a year since I wrote this post, I will be updating my latest liveaboard lessons soon!

Injuries as a liveaboard and my experience in a State Hospital in South Africa.

My experience in a state hospital in South Africa was a result of my live-aboard 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 … Continue reading Injuries as a liveaboard and my experience in a State Hospital in South Africa. →

Sailing in Switzerland.

Sailing on a Swiss lake - and a storm! As mentioned in my “Solo across the Atlantic “article (read it here if you have not yet done so), you can even encounter a storm on a seemingly calm, placid lake which will test your sailings skills to the limit. After Michael bought Waggis on the … Continue reading Sailing in Switzerland. →