Mothership Adrift Travel and Sailing Archive – Page 2

▷UK BLOG AWARDS NOW ENDED _______________________________________________________________ With all the family and friends we'd had onboard there was yet another shopping trip ashore, but day tripper boats, jet skis and jet boats made the journeys through...

While stuck at anchor in Santa Ponsa waiting for our water pump and battery charger to arrive, we decide to go ashore and check the ridiculously loud music keeping us awake at night! It turned out to be the Festival del Rei en Jaumer - a week long festival...

After the dinghy disaster in Ibiza the kids surprised us with their ability to spring into action and make dinner while we dealt with the problem. A few days later we found the footage of their.. inspired approach. Leaving Ibiza, we headed for the Spanish...

Yup, we had a rat onboard within days of docking in Almerimar Marina. We tried using traditional traps, homemade traps, glue, duct tape and even Oscar, a Patterdale terrier - a proven ratter, but nothing worked. But if there's one thing worse than a live...

YouTube has started disabling comments sections of family based YouTubers and parent bloggers - they are also demonetising videos that they perceive as having unsavoury/predatory comments.. not content - but COMMENTS. Our mission has always been to produc...

In our wintering marina, we were overjoyed to be surrounded by several families cruising with kids. We did lots of fun things together going for beach walks, laser tag, the children got very creative doing cooking, arts and crafts and the adults experiment...

All of our sailboat repair and maintenance blogs are now hosted on our dedicated maintenance channel, MOTHERSHIP MAINTENANCE Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/c/mothershipmaintenance An edited version of this video is now hosted there. This vide...

Without other boat kids around and a repair list as long as our boat, we decided to try out the local Spanish schools for the winter so that the kids learn a bit of Spanish, meet some other kids their own age and we can crack on with our jobs aboard. We a...

We need a new dinghy / tender for our sailing boat, it needs to be lightweight and a good price because we are getting cracking in our gelcoat. Apart from Highfield, I also discovered 3D Tenders, Quicksilver and AB / Lamima rigid inflatable boats. How do ...

All of our sailboat repair and maintenance blogs are now hosted on our dedicated maintenance channel, MOTHERSHIP MAINTENANCE Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/c/mothershipmaintenance An edited version of this video is now hosted there. Our boat'...

After the Christmas celebrations in Spain, we head back to make a tour of England to visit family , friends and collect our Czech passports before Brexit. We head to the old market place in Kingston Upon Thames where seven Saxon Kings were crowned and to ...

We went to Adrenaline Alley skate park in Corby, England for an active day out with the kids over winter. This video show some highlights of our trip here and even the adults had a little go...just trying to fit in! This is the largest urban sports venue ...

Getting active with children is difficult when the weather is not so good so this is a great way to have fun , be active and the adults love it too! ⒸⓄⓃⓃⒺⒸⓉ ▷PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/mothershipadrift Share in our adventure and ge...

All of our sailboat repair and maintenance blogs are now hosted on our dedicated maintenance channel, MOTHERSHIP MAINTENANCE Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/c/mothershipmaintenance An edited version of this video is now hosted there. Fixing th...

We return to our life on the boat in Spain and do our bit for the VHF cruisers net before we even managed to unpack. After struggling to be healthy through "dry January", we go on a road trip around Andalucia in Spain. The VHF net is a great way to connect...

We continue our road tour of Andalucia and visit the spectacular Mosque- Cathedral of Cordoba for some history, religion and cultural studies and then the zoo to learn about the different habits of animals and how they are protected. We arrive in Cordoba, ...

To visit the Alhambra Palace in Spain, you need to be very organised and buy your tickets in advance and make sure you arrive early to see the Nazri Palace and gardens. It is worth the effort and like a scene from Game of Thrones. On our first attempt to...

Here we discuss life as a travelling and sailing liveaboard family and answer questions LIVE in our first ever livestream broadcast! PLEASE NOTE: YouTube have disabled comments on family channels because they sometimes feature kids. As YouTube is no longe...

We don't like seeing plastic thrown away on the beach, in the ocean or anywhere for that matter because we know how harmful it can be to wildlife. So along with a community of cruisers, we all decided to clean one part of the beach in Almerimar, Spain wh...

All of our sailboat repair and maintenance blogs are now hosted on our dedicated maintenance channel, MOTHERSHIP MAINTENANCE Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/c/mothershipmaintenance An edited version of this video is now hosted there. Our #Eume...

Cueva de Nerja or Caves of Nerja are a series of caverns near Málaga, Spain which display and amazing array of stalactites and stalagmites - even the world's biggest stalagmite! These days the amphitheatre like chambers regularly house concerts but arch...

We show you what our Amel Super Maramu 53ft sailing yacht looks like both above and below decks. PLEASE NOTE: YouTube have disabled comments on our channel (and other family channels) due to safeguarding issues regarding minors on the YouTube platform. In...

All of our sailboat repair and maintenance blogs are now hosted on our dedicated maintenance channel, MOTHERSHIP MAINTENANCE Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/c/mothershipmaintenance An edited version of this video is now hosted there. We quickl...

We wintered in Almerimar marina on the Costa del Sol. Although Almerimar is probably more famous for it's miles of greenhouses and Golf Resort, we explored further afield and went walking in the Sierra Nevada mountains and the Alcazaba of Almeria. We also ...

All of our sailboat repair and maintenance blogs are now hosted on our dedicated maintenance channel, MOTHERSHIP MAINTENANCE Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/c/mothershipmaintenance An edited version of this video is now hosted there. We finall...

After a long winter, we drop our lines and head East. We have to deal with a ripped main sail, an over heating engine and kids that get more lively as the days go by. Night watches seem to be the best time for peace and quiet but the amazing wildlife we s...

Tenders (RIBs, Dinghies) are vital to the life of live-boards (as we discovered last year when we didn't have one anymore!) So we were thrilled to finally afford a good quality (Hypalon), hard bottom (aluminium) RIB that can take the entire family. Thanks...

All of our sailboat repair and maintenance blogs are now hosted on our dedicated maintenance channel, MOTHERSHIP MAINTENANCE Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/c/mothershipmaintenance An edited version of this video is now hosted there. Deciding ...

While waiting for a weather window to cross from the Balearics to Sardinia, we sail to Isla De Cabrera ( Goat Island) and apply for a permit to stay the night. That evening, we have a drink or an expensive nightmare as described by Woody and the next morni...

We set sail on the tail end of some stormy weather and stow the dinghy on deck to make sure we don't lose it! We sail for 4 days with some pretty strong winds and big swell and decide to skip Sardinia on our way to Sicily as the wind is in the right direc...

All of our sailboat repair and maintenance blogs are now hosted on our dedicated maintenance channel, MOTHERSHIP MAINTENANCE Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/c/mothershipmaintenance An edited version of this video is now hosted there. How do yo...

We finally arrive in Sicily and find shelter in the harbour. We explore the wonders of the city and then attempt to continue on our journey South until.....we manage to get 3 lines around our propellor as we try to leave. Find out how we get the propellor ...

We arrive in Syracusa, Sicily to pick up two friends as crew to continue our journey East. First we enjoy the food from the markets, the streets, icecream parlours and a restaurant before we stock up the boat and set sail again. Apart from some bits of boa...

The new Greek Cruising Tax puts the wind in our sails this episode as we shoot through the Cylades to avoid it! We reflect on the lack of group activities for the kids and also have medical problems with what we think is Psoriasis. Eventually we reach Bozb...

After seeing how Turkish Gullets are made in a Bozburun boat yard (and seeing where Roman Abramovich had his yacht built!) we sail to Marmaris and traverse the bureaucracy of agents, crew lists and the Turkish blue card scheme aka 'poo cards'. Turkey's 'pu...

We sail all the way from Spain to Turkey to have some major upgrades completed including new standing rigging, new cockpit canopy, new sails and a double Racor filter fitted on the engine. The last time we had major works done was in Tunisia last year but ...