One of our favorite things about cruising is exploring the places we visit without spending a fortune. So while we’re in Annapolis, we set out to see how much ...

Brett and Jade: The forensic refit masters who resurrected a salvaged Beneteau 49, currently navigating the remote Yasawas of Fiji and the high-stakes ...

One Day living on a Sailboat with 2 humans and 2 dogs. This is pretty typical. Between the weather balloons not being released on time and there not being ...

After two years in the boatyard, we’re finally tackling one of the nastier pieces of old equipment aboard ROAM: our rusty, galvanized anchor chain. We’re ...

Harbors Unknown is the story of two dreamers, Kristin and Fabio Potenti, and our French Bulldog Yoda. We sold our home at the beginning of the pandemic (May ...

Annapolis, Maryland is one of the Chesapeake’s best-known cruising destinations—but what’s it actually like to visit by boat? In this episode, we’re putting ...

From Australian newsrooms to the Mediterranean. Join Kristina Costalos and John Tilley as they navigate the transition from full-time circumnavigation to ...

How much can you really save by importing boat equipment directly from China? For our refit of ROAM, we decided to look beyond traditional marine suppliers ...

Life at anchor isn't always about sailing. Sometimes it's about solving the everyday challenges that come with living aboard full-time. In this episode, we've ...

We knew the first few months after leaving the boatyard would be a shakedown cruise. After rebuilding nearly every major system aboard ROAM over the last two ...

Two years ago, we hauled ROAM out of the water expecting a six-month refit. This week, we finally put her back where she belongs. Getting to splash day wasn't ...

After years of planning, researching, sourcing parts, and redesigning, we're finally building one of the most important systems on ROAM: our DIY lithium house ...

After two years of planning, fabricating, redesigning, and chasing down welders, our sailboat finally has a massive new solar arch—and we couldn’t be happier ...

We've exchanged our traditional hose clamps for custom stainless steel wire clamps made with the Clamptite Tool. It's a gamechanger. Now we only carry a tool, ...

One thing you can count on is the boatyard changing the plan with no notice whether you're ready or not. We were supposed to splash tomorrow morning, and ...

So many jobs, so little time remaining. Tomorrow we're being lifted on the trailer to put the rudders back in, so tonight is it. The last critical pieces must ...

It's getting down to the wire...will we make our deadline? You'll get two different answers depending on which one of us you ask! Today we're continuing work ...

One of the remaining critical projects is wiring the wiindlass controls. What should have been a 1/2 days effort took the entire day, half the night, and still ...

We got a lot accomplished today, and it's a good thing because we're only 6 days from splashing! Shawn commissioned the Victron gear which means we have AC ...

We're running out of time, but today the helm controls are in and programmed. Does that mean we're ready to go? Not quite yet...

8 days lift until we splash and we're wrapping up a bunch of miscellanous projects...cut stainless for bimini frames, prep helms for new electronics, install a ...

We have 9 days left on the hard, and today we're putting the steering back in place. Mistakes were made...

With only 10 days before we splash we have two big goals...power up the galley from the batteries and get the solar panels installed. One went great and the ...

With only 11 days before we splash, we MUST get the solar panels wired and mounted! We have 4 panels and 7 lights to wire up, and it's a lot harder than we ...