Boarded by Thai authorities - sailing SE Asia We F@#Ked up! Not once but twice. We have been sailing our floating home along the beautiful coast of Thailand ...

#sailing #sailinglifestyle #swelll I’ve been to this anchorage many times before. And it’s usually a pretty laid back spot. But the past few days were ...

#sailing #marizia #sailinglifestyle In our continuing series with Ferdi on his journey to get his ocean sailing license on Galopin. He's come with me to ...

A simple day in the life, living off grid on our sailboat. The transition from the docks to going off grid is a welcome change.

#sailing #sailinglifestyle #seamanship Seamanship, can it be taught? In my opinion no. You either got it or you don't. Like talent. You can't teach an artist, ...

In this episode we find everything is breaking. The cone clutch on our starboard engine is slipping. Our port side engine has an oil leak. Our generator ...

#sailing #solosailing #howto Let me start by saying that I’m Swiss. So how can someone like me, Swiss, get one of those? We’ve got no ocean, no sea, no ...

We sailed our boat off grid. Welcome to part 2 of our first (and chilly) Spring sailing adventure through some islands of the Pacific Northwest.

#sailing #sailinglifestyle #bikini We were about twenty miles away, and it was getting dark. The wind had dropped so I started my engine. But it was not ...

It is time for us to explore the gem of the Haruaki Gulf, Waiheke Island. Known for excellent wine and cafés, this island is a quick ferry ride from Auckland. ...

#adventurer #sailinglifestyle #sailing The latest of Galopin’s Guest interview is with Thorfinn who rode his bicycle from the most Northwestern point in ...

This week we continue our sail down the east coast of the North Island and we encounter whales, dolphins and yet another of the endless New Zealand gales we ...

In this episode we explore some more amazing places in the Bocas Del Toro archipelago with Minnie and Pa onboard. First up Zapatilla islands for some ...

This week we are tearing out the port forward cabin and starting to put together our coveted utility room. Want to support us? Here's a couple ways you can: ...

Blue moon life is going back off grid! After a winter living tied up to the dock, we are headed back off grid into the islands of the Pacific Northwest!

#sailing #sailinglifestyle #roughsea We say "Au revoir" to all the beautiful people I met in Dakar. The dilema for us sailors. But "Au revoir" means "See ...

After a few months in the Bay of Islands it is time for us to head south toward Auckland. Along the way we stopped to explore the Whangamumu Whaling Station. ...

We are sharing a reading of excerpts from Ralph Waldo Emerson's essays about nature, which first appeared in 1836.

#sailing #livingfree #boatmaintenance I wanted to do some shopping at the popular Colombane market. So the ladies, Chantal and Sorna offered to take me there ...

It is time to take another tour and this time we venture out to the Waitangi Treaty Grounds as well as the Stone Store in Kerikeri. The Treaty Grounds are just ...

This week's Blue Moon Life video brings you along on one of our favourite ways to spend a day off: visiting wilderness parks on the wild pacific coast of ...

#sailing #solosailing #offgrid I needed to upgrade my solar energy system so I set off walking the streets of Dakar alone to find a store named Solar ...

#solosailing #offgrid #livingfree One of the main reasons I came back to Dakar Senegal was to get my sails repaired and more. I do not have the budget to ...

We go all out for Lars's 30th birthday in Dominica with our friends Jessie and Jan from s/v Adhara. We share with you 10 of the best things we did on the ...