Hand Bearing Compass
Our birthdays are only a day apart so we took the opportunity recently to buy each other something for our sailing gear bags. There are lots of sailing gear list … Continue Reading
Our Stumble Into The Cruising Life
Our birthdays are only a day apart so we took the opportunity recently to buy each other something for our sailing gear bags. There are lots of sailing gear list … Continue Reading
Yes, we’re neglecting our blog since our recent move, but just to remind anyone watching that we are still here, we came across a neat little COLREGS guide put out … Continue Reading
A great lesson for all of us out there off Sail Feed We had a similar jaw dropping surprise when a cruise ship passed our stern off the coast of Malta … Continue Reading
We’re starting to look forward to getting back to North America, and thinking about the various places that we can do some sailing. Growing up on the East Coast we are … Continue Reading
So we’re now officially in Montgomery Alabama. What’s included below used to be on our Location Page above in the menu. I’m saving it here for posterity. One of these … Continue Reading
Great promo video from PADI.
This is a very cool video of someone climbing the mast, and will serve as a motivational video for Christa…as she is terrified of heights. You can see SEDOV on … Continue Reading
Giraffes…not sure why they fascinate me but they do. I can’t stop watching them whenever we’re at a zoo, and now I’ve discovered that giraffes live at the Montgomery zoo … Continue Reading
A great article from Sail Magazine on how technology has advanced over the past 45 years.
Here’s an interesting vignette to help you consider a right-of way situation we found on The Log – California’s Boating & Fishing News. We frequently test each other when encountering another … Continue Reading
Do we need another reason to want to retire on a boat? Do we need another reason? Why we are retiring in the tropics: 25 Truly Terrifying … Continue Reading
Fly the CPS-ECP Flag Contest Fly the CPS-ECP Flag and Win! Share a picture of yourself hoisting the CPS-ECP flag (regular/life member) on Twitter or Facebook and automatically be … Continue Reading
While sitting in a hotel room during our (most recent) move, we decided to look back on our previous location, and this inevitably led to what we accomplished on the cruising front. Our first … Continue Reading
John had 2 vacation days left that he had to expend prior to the end of the fiscal year, so we bought some (very) cheap plane tickets from Naples to … Continue Reading
Another step in our (cruising) master plan was to get SCUBA qualified, and we wanted to combine it with a vacation to a “suitable” tropical location that we have yet … Continue Reading
It’s been a while since we’ve surfaced here on our site. We were shocked to see that it was actually 14 Feb when we last posted something… John’s been busy … Continue Reading
It seems that we have done more reading about sailing that we have done actual sailing for quite some time, which is unfortunate, but has its benefits. While our street-smarts may … Continue Reading
Wow! I guess it makes sense for a manufacturer to verify the safety of their design with potential hazards, but we never knew there were boats subjected to actual crash tests as you … Continue Reading
The other day we started looking for items about food and drink on board, and that turned into a whole lot of rabbit-holes about surviving on board in general, and … Continue Reading
Now that we’ve become weather wimps living in Southern Italy the next trip had to be somewhere warm. Our recent trip to Austria and Germany between Christmas and New Years ranged … Continue Reading