People have asked us how we store our dinghy aboard. So here is the answer ----- About us ----- We have begun a liveaboard adventure on our Bavaria 36, Salty ...

We have a lovely sail from Milport to Troon. Bev gets to do some gybing and Gaynor does a cracking job of helming Salty Lass into her slip at Troon. We then ...

We leave the Crinan Canal and go to Largs to see Saturn Sails to get a small repair done before it becomes a big repair, but on the way we dodge storms, see ...

WE take the short route across the Mull of Kintyre through the Crinan Canal. It did not quite go to plan ----- About us ----- We have begun a liveaboard ...

We start our journey south and get some more anchoring practice. In addition, we get some "Anchor dragging" practice as well at 5am in the morning. Exciting ...

We visit Tobermory and get back into practice at anchoring after our winter break, but first we have to dodge the jellyfish - and they are everywhere.... ...

We spend some time in Oban and experience the joys of Scottish weather ----- About us ----- We have begun a liveaboard adventure on our Bavaria 36, Salty ...

We have a problem getting the engine started, but eventually we wound up in what is reputed to be the "Best Stocked Chandlers in Scotland". After that, we ...

Our dinghy - Salty Sausage - has had a long rest over the winter, slumbering in her dinghy bag. The time has come for her to earn her keep. ----- About us ...

----- Recipe ------ Ingredients: 1 diced chicken breast 1 small onion 3 carrots 1 parsnip 1 large leek or 2 medium ones 1 or 2 cloves of garlic 2 tblsp ...

We hunker on the Scottish island of Islay to wait out a storm, but our preparations do not go to plan... and the storm is a nasty one. ----- About us ----- ...

We continue along the Northern Ireland coastline in our Bavaria 36 sailboat as we leave Ballycastle and Rathlin Island for the bright lights of Northern ...

We sail our Bavaria 36 from Carrickfergus to Ballycastle to attend the Rathlin Maritime Festival and we meet up with fellow sailors, cruisers and Youtubers ...

We finally get back to work (sailing) and leave Liverpool for new adventures starting with a crossing to Northern Ireland to attend a maritime festival ...

In spite of chaos, we are back on a weekly schedule.... we hope :-) ----- Follow us ----- http://www.saltylass.co.uk https://facebook.com/salty.lass.1 ...

We kick off our next series of adventures with a b it of a pop video. Enjoy! ----- Follow us ----- http://www.saltylass.co.uk/airplane-mode.html ...

Our last big job before we could go sailing again, was to tackle some of the wiring on the lass. We only tackled from the back of the boat to the control ...

The standing rigging is replaced. We finally get finished in the boatyard, but not in the order we expected so everything was out of sequence, but the running ...

A small "Extra" on our boom preventer (not really a gybe preventer) and how we set it up on lightwind days with a cross-swell on the sea ----- Follow us ----- ...

After hauling out, we start the work on the mast, replacing the sewage systems and doing work on the keel. Gaynor also discovers her inner teacher and gives a ...

We prepare the boat for the removal of the mast and the replacement of all the standing rigging as well as a few long delayed jobs. First, remove the very ...

We retire our Bavaria cooker and install a (more or less) drop-in replacement. As usual with boat projects, it does not go according to plan... ----- Follow ...

We re-bed some leaky deck hardware and then invest in some new kit to help us survive in the winter conditions out in the Irish Sea. Mullion NorthSea ...

We use dyneema to replace our guard rails and get an unexpected benefit - cost! We saved money and time. And as if saving one lot of money was not good ...