As any boat owner will tell you, there are always things to do on a boat. Finish one project and start two more! Here is a list of projects that we are working on for the next few weeks. Clean engine room Replace main halyard Take down old mainsail and install new Refurl and raise […] More
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Part 1: Planning the next steps for our lives. I know, I know. It’s been a really long time since we posted anything here, so I wanted to give everyone on our mailing list and Facebook page an update as to what has been going on. Have we been busy? To say yes would be […] More
So, here we are sitting around the settee thinking about what is to come next. Thus far our plans to buy property in Arizona have come to fruition. Our plans to buy an R/V and move it to the property, and plans to have a storage shed built have come to fruition. Our plans to […] More
One of our YouTube subs, WarbirdPylonRacer, asked that I make a video detailing how we sail to the island. Things like what we pack, how much water we take to last however many days we will be there, how we plan our means, etc. We will be making an associated video, but I wanted to […] More
The first two days of a five-day adventure to the island! Click here for full post: https://sailbeforesunset.com/2019/09/15/sbs-ep-136-sailing-back-to-catalina-island-days-1-and-2/ Instagram: @sailbeforesunset More
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We’ve managed to muddle though quite a bit of our punch list, but there are things that still need to be done before the next shakedown. Some things are more important than others, like installing the watermaker so that we can test it, but everything on here really needs to get done! Pantry door handle […] More
There comes a time, and probably many, in the lives of all boaters where things have become cluttered to the point where the crew says, “enough is enough!”. That is the point when it is time to start evaluating things to either be tossed or given away. When we moved aboard we knew that we […] More
The question that everyone that is going for extended cruising/voyaging asked at some point in their planning. How much is enough? You can never really have too much, but not having enough can be a real pain. Below is a screen shot of a spreadsheet I created to help me find a good balance. There […] More
I have to say that when I plan the work I want to do for the day, the fact that we live aboard and are working on our boat makes it seem more like a hobby as opposed to work. Before we moved aboard full-time back in June, going to the boat for the weekend […] More
As with all sailors, we have to be flexible when making plans. The whole point of moving aboard and planning our sailing careers is that we no longer have to adhere to a schedule, so if we change our minds about sailing here or there, it’s okay! Our original plan was that we would close […] More