Travel Sustainably As a traveler, you can do a lot to help ensure that tourism remains a positive experience for travelers and hosts alike. The following guidelines offer suggestions for low-impact and culturally sensitive travel: Respect Cultural Differences Local customs and traditions may be different from our own. Take the time to learn what behavior […]
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E-book Readers: convenient and Save Space I never thought I would love an electronic device this much, but for as much as I read and with limited space on board our catamaran, my ebook reader is wonderful! Thousands of books fit on one thin device. I got one of the first Kindles, but now there
Recommended Reading: A Sail of Two Idiots A Sail of Two Idiots by Renee D. Petrillo is a must-read for any liveaboard. While we are partial since she and her husband graduated from our sailing school, we believe you will agree that her amusing tale of her husband and she setting forth the dream, then buy
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Standup Paddle Board (SUP) An inflatable standup paddle board is the best investment I’ve ever made as part of my fitness routine. It is a great workout plus it is fun! Good inflatable SUPs retail starting at $200 and goes up from there. As liveaboards with no garage for storage, we find the inflatable version
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If yacht phase-out with your yacht charter management program with a large charter company is imminent, this article is for you. These tips will help yacht owners who previously placed a new yacht into a with companies such as Dream Yacht Charter, Moorings, Horizon, or Sunsail. If you’re near the end of your contract with
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We have had several requests for copies of John Vigor’s Boat Denaming Ceremony. John Vigor is a boating writer and resident of Bellingham, Washington. Below is an excerpt for the denaming ceremony from his book “How to Rename Your Boat…and 19 Other Useful Ceremonies, Superstitions, Prayers, Rituals, and Curses” <Christening ceremony of our first catamaran named Zuri
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If you keep a boat in the water during hurricane season in the tropics, you need to be prepared for the possibility of a hurricane warning in your area. Boats in the water will be subjected to high winds and waves and torrential rain and one should prepare for all such conditions.We have been in
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Match and fleetracing action was fierce as the AC45′s reached speeds of over 28 knots only hundreds of feet away from the crowds. So who won the Americas Cup Worlds? See the awesome video.
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Adastra is an impressive 140-foot cruising trimaran designed by Shuttleworth and built by the McConaghy yard in China. Ordered by an enthusiast living in Hong Kong, this motor trimaran is being built like a genuine racing boat, and weight reduction has been drastic, to offer a cruising speed of 17 knots and a range of
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UPDATED 2020 I found this great article by Allison Kade on LearnVest.com on how to find cheap airfares. All yachties travel at some point from their boat to a destination or the other way around to visit family, do a delivery, or just vacation from the liveaboard “vacation”. Air travel can become a very expensive
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Jibing is when you turn the boat away (bear away) from the wind and bring the stern across the wind. Unlike tacking where you turn toward the wind (head up) and bring the bow across the wind which luffs the sails and takes all the power out of them, when jibing, the sails are powered
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Regular servicing and proper maintenance is essential to keep the systems trouble free. We recommend the following annually: Haul-out and Antifouling Sail Drive Service (per manufacturers recommendations) Hull and Deck Polishing Rigging check and tune Seacock condition and operation Steering System Inspection Keel Bolt Inspection – if applicable Cathodic Protection Anchor Winch Service Sheet
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I rarely cook with mushrooms because Stephen hates them. But a few months ago, Don and Lynda, our previous seaschool students turned full-time cruisers, visited Fort Lauderdale. They invited us for dinner aboard their Island Spirit catamaran, “Awe-Spray”. Lynda served Mushroom Pesto (unaware Stephen dislikes mushrooms). Stephen almost licked his plate clean. He loved it.
This is one of our favorite fish dishes. When we visited Junieh, Lebanon, in 1993 on our boat called ‘Royal Salute’ we fell in love not only with the Lebanese people but with their cooking and it was a happy coincidence when we met Sam and Heather on s/v Cordelia, originally hailing from England, in
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I love this dish! It’s flavorful, quick, easy and the spicy peri-peri sauce gives this dish that little extra umph. The Portuguese who emigrated to the African Cape area that would later become South Africa mixed local herbs and African birds’ eye peppers to create peri-peri (correct spelling in Portuguese is piri-piri). Some say that
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Like many other Americans here in Florida we will be on our boat “Zuri” today, celebrating 4th of July, enjoying a great barbecue and watching fireworks displays in Fort Lauderdale. We have this ritual every 4th of July where we hoist our American flag off the starboard spreader and do some reflecting on our long
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Inspect the Battery for Damage Look for fluid on or around it to determine if it is leaking. Replace any leaky battery. Check for damage and good connections on the terminals, connectors, and cables. Replace any cables with frayed or cracked insulation and tighten any loose connectors. Look for corrosion and clean it off with
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It is important to be as informed as possible when you go into a yacht purchase. Paying a professional surveyor to inspect the yacht and evaluate its condition is part of that process. However, before you set out to look at the boat in question, get as much information as you can about the boat
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