Bahía Santa María to Cabo San Lucas The first night’s sleep after a multiday passage is truly a euphoric experience; never again will I underestimate the power of a full eight hours of uninterrupted sleep. Bahia Santa Maria was kind to us sleepy sailors who had fought long and hard to be there – weathering […] More
Living with lightning and thunderstorms at anchor is never easy, but after you’ve been doing it for a decade you sort of get used to it. There’s really nothing you can do except sit back, sip your ginger beer and think happy thoughts. The joy of going back in the Click here for full post: […] More
We dragged a Rocna anchor! Yes, for only the second time in 14 years our sturdy and reliable anchor let us down. But only slightly. In near gale winds over three days at anchor, we stayed up for 24 hours on watch, taking three-hourly shifts. As the light breeze Click here for full post: https://followtheboat.com/we-dragged-a-rocna-anchor/ […] More
TweetHow to Repair a Rotten Sailboat Deck, BEFORE THE WINDLASS RIPS OUT!!! Patrick Childress Sailing #48 This is a dirty job, and someone has to do it…DIY. Patrick Childress sets to work to take out the Lofrans Tigers Windlass that has pulled our anchor up for more than 12 years,… Click here for full post: […] More
We left Mayreau early as we weren’t sure what to expect in the Cays. Although it is late in the season the Tobago Cays is an extremely popular anchorage with every person we have met telling us it’s an absolute must. With all the hype around it, we were super excited to see what the […] More
After a fun time exploring the old whaling station in Petit Nevis, we pulled out our genoa and set sail for Mayreau. It felt good to be lazy sailing, with the wind behind us and only our genoa out life was easy. As you head south it can be hard to figure out which island […] More
We had a nice beam reach to Bequia from St. Vincent with a consistent force 5 blowing. Just before we rounded the northern point the swells got a bit choppy and steep, but this was short lived. Unfortunately, due to our genoa being fairly old and stretched (with many hand sewn repair jobs!), furling it […] More
Ask 10 sailboat owners what is the best anchor and you will get 20 opinions. One, because we are opinionated (because this is important stuff!) and two, because—as is the case with almost everything in boating, it’s a compromise—it’s hard to say which single anchor is “the best” for any purpose, Click here for full post: […] More
This is a Special Episode and we are really excited to show it to you now! We have put a lot of love and time into this one When we were in St Lucia we finally managed to get our hands on a brand new 25kg Rocna anchor. We mounted it and straight away we […] More
How to anchor? What anchor should I choose? Is there a best anchor? Will I ever sleep comfortably at night? These are our six steps to effective and efficient anchoring, learned through practical experience over the 12 years we have been anchoring in all kinds of conditions from Turkey to Thailand. This guide is aimed […] More
Well, to to be honest, we bought a whole load of new stuff… We went on a little shopping trip to Phuket just to demonstrate how easy it is to spend money on a boat with little to show for it. But stumbling across a bargain Fortress anchor was too difficult to resist. It will […] More
“Stop! The boat just broke!” Those were the words that I yelled out to Ty from the bow of Varuna at about 10:30 PM this past Saturday night… Not the way we had expected our night to turn out. We had just said goodbye to life near shore after a Click here for full post: […] More