Sailing Soulianis Archive – Page 4

This is our third time launching the boat after spending time on the hard. We’ve figured out the routine, for the most part, and each time has been easier than the last. But with so many moving parts, literally and figuratively, it seems like there’s a...

We leave the dock, woohoo! How far do we make it in the first week? Drumroll, please…four miles! Have we mentioned traveling by boat isn’t exactly fast? Okay, okay, there was a reason: a shipment of parts for our new mainsail had yet to arrive. But sti...

With a forecast of light winds and sunny skies, our first sail with Renata started off perfectly. Wellll, just give it 20 minutes… …and Kirk’s climbing the mast, Lauren’s minding the crying baby, the wind is gone and it looks like Soulianis won’...

Need a pick-me-up? A little warmth to perk up the gloomy spring that many of you northern hemisphere-dwellers have been slogging through? Settle in. We’ve got bright sun, beautiful seas, full sails, heaps of smiles, and of course, a cute baby for you. ...

Sailing is tough, and often uncomfortable. Anything that makes life easier or more comfortable onboard means you’ll sail more, and enjoy it more. We’ve had a spinnaker/whisker pole onboard since a fellow sailor donated one to us in Mobile, Alabama. We...

For the last 3 years, we’ve put our electric outboard through the ringer. So what’s the verdict? In this episode, we tell you what we like and don’t like about our ePropulsion Spirit Outboard, how we power it from the sun, and pick our winner: gas or...

The jury’s still out after taking this catamaran for a sail with our friends, Jordan & Randi from @LearningtheLines. After Kirk gets a long-awaited kiteboarding lesson from Jordan, we all hop aboard a Nautitech 40 Open for a weekend cruise out of K...

*** Want to try the hydration drink from TruWild? Get 20% here! https://truwild.com/discount/SOULIANIS *** We didn’t know it then — sailing into the sunset across the Gulf of Mexico — but this would be our last journey aboard our beloved Tartan 37....

Once we decided it was time, it happened SO FAST. One day we were in Michigan writing the ‘for sale’ ad for our Tartan 37, and a few weeks later we were in Florida getting the rest of our belongings off a boat — that was no longer ours. We knew thi...

What kind of boat we’ve been secretly dreaming about for the last 3+ years? Living, traveling and working on our monohull gave us a lot of insight into what we did and did not like about our first boat and our cruising lifestyle. Because we value spendi...

For the past 3+ years we’ve been secretly on the hunt for our next boat. Last episode we talked about what kind of boat we’re looking for — a trailerable trimaran! — and why we think it’s the best next boat for us. (Want to see it? https://youtu....

We’re on the hunt for our next boat! We’re looking for a trimaran that’s big enough to live on for several weeks to a month+ at a time, but still small enough to trailer. It’s been tough — if not impossible! — to find. So far most of the boats ...

WE FOUND OUR TRIMARAN! After 3 years of searching, we knew just what we were looking for. How did we know this was THE one? Join us on our whirlwind trip to get our new boat! Hope you enjoy! Lauren, Kirk & Renata FILMED: July 2020 SOCIALS + BLOG...

Five years ago we bought a sailboat and left home to go cruising. Now, after buying a trailerable boat, we’re SO EXCITED to be returning home to go cruising! Kirk flew down to Florida to scoop up a Farrier F9AX trimaran that we’d been eyeing for month...

Where do you keep a boat that’s TWENTY-THREE feet wide?? After returning to Michigan with our new trimaran, this quickly became the biggest hurdle before getting her in the water. A doublewide slip would still be a tight fit, not to mention it would cost...

Keeping your boat from floating away can be as simple as throwing out an anchor. But if you plan to leave the boat in the same spot for long periods of time, you might want to consider building a mooring. In this episode we walk through every part of our m...

What’s the best thing about having a trailerable boat so far? Working on it in OUR OWN YARD. Having access to all our tools, being able to make a mess in the boat and not worry about cleaning it up before dinner or going to bed, letting Renata run amok �...

It’s launch day! We’re excited to splash our trimaran, but nervous as heck, too. This is our first time stepping the huge 42’ mast ourselves. We think we’ve followed all the setup instructions, but little problems start adding up — and so do the ...

After the mast-stepping debacle & outboard failure in our last episode, our trimaran is now floating with her mast up and “wings” out, hurray! We enjoy our first sunset aboard, but our celebration is short-lived after discovering a leak in the hull...

Anyone else’s to-do list only ever seem to get longer no matter how many tasks you check off? We’ve got the answer to that: Toss that list overboard and hoist the sails 🤪 The weather is gorgeous, we’ve got swimsuits on in late September, and days...

Dreams are boundless when they exist only in our minds, that’s what makes them so beautiful. But when they collide with real life, they must conform to the laws of the universe. The reality of keeping a dream alive can be daunting. The litany of details ...

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Join us on a property tour of our land in northern Michigan. We discuss plans & projects, and how they intertwine with our ultimate sailing dreams. Please do let us know your thoughts in the comments! Hope you enjoy, Lauren, Kirk & Renata Filmed...

After a long winter, in a barn far away all by herself, we’re bringing our boat home! It was a tricky job to fit her tall beams through the garage door, can we get her out without incident? And… We’ve got a surprise to share with you! Hope you enjo...

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After nearly a year of planning, we’ve arrived at DAY ONE of our barn build: excavation! Seeing the earth being moved — the first real visual progress — is pretty thrilling. Prior to breaking ground, our discussions of the barn’s size and locatio...

Thanks to our sponsor BetterHelp for making this episode possible! Go to https://betterhelp.com/sailingsoulianis for 10% your first month of therapy with BetterHelp. The beauty of our trimaran is in its foldability — it unfolds to be sailed and folds to...

We decided to build a HUGE barn for our sailboat with absolutely zero construction experience. Is it… Crazy? Maybe. Educational? Better than school. Cost-effective? Jury’s out. Exciting? Never a dull moment ;D Come watch us prepare the foundation of ...