After getting ready to leave for the Bahamas, preparing, provisioning, and getting our hopes up, we encountered problems with our sailboat again! This time the ...
Living Hakuna
Acceleration zones are hardly ever anticipated, even when you've been expecting them when sailing between islands quite often. And when they hit you, ...
Sailing Sisu
An almost critical error is averted this week as the penultimate demoulding process looms after 3 years of work. Clearly demonstrates why we need to think ...
Life On The Hulls
HAPPY THANKSGIVING ALL! Our dinner today will be Fried Trout - lightly breaded with salsa. LINKS: BLOG SITE: https://bluedotvoyages.com FACEBOOK: ...
Sailing PILAR – Blue Dot Voyages
Find out what Stephen found on a routine engine check before sailing south for the winter. LINKS: BLOG SITE: https://bluedotvoyages.com FACEBOOK: ...
For the last month I've been tearing this 48' Oyster sailboat apart, getting ready to sail it back to Florida and start the real work. My Covid escape plan is ...
Sailing Zingaro
After sailing our catamaran to Miami all the way from Virginia we get ready to start crossing items off our to-do list. We start by picking up our accumulated ...
We have left the Black Sea and is now on our way back through the Sea of Marmara on our journey to the Caribbean. But we keep on battling with our awesome ...
Sailing Our #Seawind1600Catamaran from Ft. Lauderdale to Biscayne Bay | #HarborsUnknown Ep. 6 This week we sail from Ft. Lauderdale to Biscayne Bay, spend some ...
Harbors Unknown
Installing the dead glass in this case , or dead wood in traditional boatbuilding speak is an essential part of any stern drive boat. The beefing up of this ...
After careful planning and weather watching, we are sailing in the Black Sea, but is it DANGEROUS?? The Black Sea is know for its violent storms, but you hear ...
We have been living on our catamaran for almost 4 months but we haven't had a chance to make a real passage. That ends now. We took our first passage in our ...
Folsom Ocean Views
After 5 months of hurricane season, we're finally sailing our catamaran south! We set our sails and cruise from Deltaville, Virginia to Miami, Florida. In ...
After three years of talking about the lifestyle of Catamaran Cruising it was time for Janet and I to find out if we really like it, the verdict, you tell us. ...
We Gotta Regatta - We were headed out to see a funeral on the water, when to our surprise and delight, we ran headlong into the Alice Cup Regatta by the ...
We've been aboard for 3 months now and have gotten very comfortable living onboard our sailing catamaran. With this new found comfort we wanted to take a ...
Welcome to part 4 of our catamaran design series, where we discuss righting moment and structural strength. Righting Moment and structural strength of ...
Sailing Ruby Rose
After 5 months of hurricane season, we're finally sailing south! We set our sails and cruise from Deltaville, Virginia to Miami, Florida. ☺ Support our ...
So what do you do when your engine fails and you have to drop anchor? Petro took up the challenge to drop anchor under sail. AND a big Bucket list tick for ...
Dry fitting an engine can be a bit of a task but finding the correct position for the shaft can be another matter altogether. Fun and games this week and ...
A huge thank you to those who help keep our boat afloat by supporting our creative process via Patreon. You can be part of the crew for less than the price of ...
The Cruising Kiwis
We've been onboard our Leopard 40 sailing catamaran for about 3 months and we are starting to get comfortable. So much so that it's time for our dinghy to get ...
Our journey takes us through the Dardanelles, across the Sea of Marmara, all the way to Istanbul, where we were welcomed by a local Legendary singer NEV. How ...
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we finally get the trailer removed from under our boat!! It was a very stressful 20 minutes but the staff at marina ...
Barefoot Travels