The Foster Journey Archive – Page 2

The first thing we've learned about the sailboat community is - everyone is so friendly. The same is true for the owners of this Lagoon 380! We've been on their Lagoon 380 twice and just love the little touches they've added. Hopefully, you enjoy too! _...

We really needed to embrace minimalism and downsize our house, so we started with a purge in the closet and declutter my clothes. After a few trips to goodwill, a garage sale, and a trip to the dump, we had to declutter the garage - thanks to some online s...

We're finally learning how to sail! This is a two-day sailing lesson course for beginners called ASA (American Sailing Association) 101. We spend a few moments at the dock, then we learn to dock a sailboat, and then we learn to sail on a Beneteau 311. Cap...

It's been a long, major first step - getting rid of our stuff, remodeling the house, and now, we sold the house! 😀 Let us know you watched the video by leaving a comment. 👍 If you enjoyed this episode, leave us a thumbs up! With the house sold, we ...

The Catalina Morgan 45 is a sailboat with a heritage for strong construction, comfort at sea, and value for the price. That's why we put an offer on this Morgan 45 and the offer was accepted! Come along as we discuss the sailboat, take a walkthrough of th...

After months of shopping and over a year of planning, we finally bought a sailboat! It's a 2004 Catalina 387 from Catalina Yachts. This episode features the survey, haulout, sea trial, and closing of the sailboat! We think she'll be the perfect sailboat f...

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Last week we shared the process of buying our new sailboat, a Catalina 387. Now we'd like to welcome you aboard and experience our first two days with us. It's a tiny home, but we think the Catalina 387 is perfect for our family not only to live aboard, bu...

In the last episode (Ep.24), we share our new tiny home with you - a Catalina 387. And now, we try to take her out sailing for the first time by ourselves...and this is our first time sailing any sailboat by ourselves. So yeah, the nerves were high! Plu...

Before we head offshore in our new tiny home, a Catalina 387, we have some work to do - recommission the water tanks, new sails, new prop, bottom job, haulout, paint and wax, dinghy repairs, and a few other details. Here's part 1, of how we're preparing th...

This is part 2 of our series on how we prepared to sail offshore in our Catalina 387, a 40-foot sailboat. The sailboat didn't need any major overhauls, but in this episode, we get the old prop off and order a new one, get a bottom job, and try our hand at ...

We spent two weeks at the Boatyard preparing to take our Catalina 387 offshore and test it for further travels, but first, we needed to upgrade our sails at Quantum Sails, rename the sailboat with a proper toast to Neptune, and the new propeller had proble...

We only just finished our ASA 101 sailing lessons with Windward Seaventure, but after a few days of preparing Cadence, our Catalina 387, we're off for an overnight cruise into the Gulf of Mexico. It might be foolish for us, an inexperienced sailing family...

After living aboard a sailboat (Catalina 387) for 2 months, there are a few lessons we wish we knew before buying. Here are five things we wish we knew before buying a sailboat. Hopefully, you find them helpful or interesting! Cheers. 😀 Let us know y...

Basics of tacking, gybing, and MOB drills...Okay, we passed sailing lessons 101, but it takes time to master the basics of sailing. Actually, the sailing lessons were great. But it was almost like not knowing anything after buying our Catalina 387 and tryi...

We're planning on heading offshore by ourselves, but first, we need to improve our basic sailing skills. So we did a little "bootcamp" of 3 days of sailing skills. We made six sailing mistakes, which one do you think was the worst? Join us for: - Sailin...

The desire to go far, to go offshore, and then to travel is outpacing the need to learn and build some sailing skills. In this episode our offshore plans get cut short with a sailboat aground in the mud. 😀 Let us know you watched the video by leaving a...

Sound strange for sure, but sailboat air conditioners can get all kinds of fish, shells, jellyfish, and algae stuck in the AC and they stop. Sometimes the AC will have an HP (high pressure) code, and this trick will show how to get rid of the HP code on th...

We took a break from sailing our boat and went to watch the sailboat races...but our nearby pizza was closed. That meant we couldn't just dinghy around the corner, we had to cross Clear Lake and go over to Seabrook to Boondoggles Pub. That means good pizza...

We sold the house. We have a sailboat. Now we have a plan on how to sail away as a family on our tiny home, a sailboat. More specifically, a Catalina 387, which is a 40 foot two cabin monohull sailboat. It's a classic sloop design, weighs just over 20,000 ...

It's been a busy week as we prepared our sailboat, Cadence, for Hurricane Laura. It was our first hurricane to prepare for as sailboat liveaboards. Come along as we secure the dinghy, take down the Genoa, repair the anchor, and do a bit of sailing. All Is...

No episode this week - instead we wanted to share 40 minutes of sailing videos that have been unused, unedited, and uncut. Hope you enjoy! 😀 Let us know you enjoyed the slow tv sailboat videos by leaving a comment below. See you next Sunday! 👍 If y...

It's a line in the sand. We had plans to spend time out on anchor for the first time...but Nancy said she's not going. So I have to repair the generator, get new furling line, and splice the anchor. Hope you enjoy this episode! 😀 Let us know you watch...

This is a first for us...anchoring out away from the security of the marina. We're heading to Offatts Bayou in Galveston, TX, just inside the shoreline from the Gulf of Mexico. 😀 Let us know you watched the video by leaving a comment. 👍 If you enjoy...

We took on a wave! Previously on The Foster Journey, we shared the 5 days of preparation for our first overnight sailboat trip, and we ventured off to Offatts Bayou, one of the best anchorages on the Texas Gulf Coast. Now, we're sharing the sunrise, swim...

Join us for a Monday of Homeschool with Olivia. This is how we do homeschool on our sailboat as a liveaboard. Nancy and I are educators, and we are taking this opportunity to do school how we have always dreamed about it! 😀 Let us know you watched the ...

After two hurricanes blowing our way, we figured we'd use some inside time to share how we homeschool on a sailboat. This is after just 6 weeks, and Olivia (11 years old) shares how she likes homeschooling and how it compares to her previous public school ...

Both sails have tears and rips. And now, we have to learn to sew the sails and repair them. Plus, we take the grandparents sailing, return a no-good sewing machine, and enjoy a wonderful sunset. 😀 Let us know you watched the video by leaving a comment....

We won't need her on a sailboat, so Matt finally sold his truck! One down, one to go. Plus, we're taking a simple - adults only - sail back to Offatts Bayou. It seems like the last few weeks have been all about learning how to live out on anchor. One smal...

We were lucky to see the best sunrises in Galveston Bay as we spent 3 nights at anchor in one of our new favorite spots. Really, the past month or so has been about learning how to live out at anchor. It's not just about having a sailboat as our tiny home,...

We're preparing to go on our first offshore trip and need to prepare, so we're sharing the story of: - How To Use a Cheap Hand Pump to Change the Oil in a Yanmar diesel 40hp - How To Navigate from Galveston to Freeport, TX Cheap Hand Pump for Oil Change...

She's rated for offshore sailing, but can Cadence, our Catalina 387 safely sail in the gulf of mexico from Galveston to Freeport, TX? It's a quick cruise, and it's our first time sailing in the Gulf of Mexico by ourselves. The total trip took 15 hours fr...

Being our first offshore sailing trip and our first time in Freeport, TX, we had reservations and wondered which marina can a sailboat stay at in Freeport? We're happy to try out Bridge Harbor Yacht Club and Marina. Update 1/15/2021: We No Longer Recomme...

The Gulf of Mexico is known to be a confused and shallow sea, but we found nice 4-8 foot swells and gentle wind while sailing the Gulf of Mexico from Freeport to Galveston Texas. It's only our second time in the Gulf, but we're starting to get a hang of sa...

Life on the sailboat has definitely been different. Now, after living on a sailboat for 6 months we thought we'd share 10 discoveries - lessons learned after living on a sailboat. Plus, we're sharing a day in the life at the marina...it's not what we thoug...

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