FULL STORY - How we stopped wasting our lives - from office to sailing & driving around the world
Most dream about escaping the rat race, but how do you stop wasting your life in an office, how do you get clarity around your desired lifestyle, not lif...
The day has finally arrived. We are scheduled to get back in the water. Just a few minor projects to complete... Wax the hull, install the prop, paint the bottom of the keel and stand plates, then wash the boat and were done. Minor stuff.
It was very surr...
#sailing #offgrid #livingfree #seasick
It's a new year in Mindelo and people are back out on the streets to celebrate as well as aboard Galopin. I get ready to sail to Dakar and this time I'm going solo. The wind is more than anticipated and I get really ...
I never thought dealing with a hole in the boat could be so satisfying.
This week was a true test of DIY with your spouse. We had to coordinate two separate jobs while trying to talk to each other through the hull of the boat and let me tell you that pro...
#sailing #offgrid #hitchhikers
Galopin and I took on Jonathan, a Belgian boat hitchhiker to sail from Dakar Senegal to Mindelo Cabo Verde. And I spent Christmas Day with him out on the ocean.
Some say it’s The Best Sailing Channel on YouTube!
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Now that the fiberglass rebuild work has been completed on the rudder it’s time to start getting the rest of the hull back in shape.
We have 685 sq ft of surface to prep and paint before Hurricane Ian comes knocking on our door step. The blisters are al...
#sailing #offgrid #livingfree
We sail out of Dakar Senegal in West Africa and out into the rough Atlantic Ocean. Taking my boat Galopin for an open sea trial. Arona, the genius mechanic, had a new custom propeller shaft made and it proved to be an huge imp...
To say that we have a lot of work ahead of us is an understatement!
Now that we are in the thick of things we are getting a real idea of what needs to be done on Honu. It's not just about scraping and painting the bottom. The game is the same just the pl...
#sailing #offgrid #livingfree
When Galopin was sailing with the motor under load I heard and felt something was not right. And it was Arona, the genius mechanic who discovered why. The propeller shaft was bent. In a few days my boat got properly shafted by...
Can turtles fly?
It’s haul out day! “There is nothing scarier and more exciting than seeing your entire house and everything you own held up by two little yellow straps” That is the understatement of a life time.
We have been waiting for this mome...
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