Sailing
Some encouragement
So thanks to Doug Edwards (through whom we bought Vida) we now have some full size photos of her sailing to encourage us through the jobs :-)
Sailing
Sailing
That is definitely not for us :-)
We were just watching a YouTube video about a couple preparing for this year's ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers). They will currently be on their way across the Atlantic. Several hundred boats sailing from The Canaries to St Lucia in an organised event. Happens every year starting on
Sailing
Inspiring YouTube channels
There are now so many sailing YouTube channels producing really great content that I doubt we are going to even try to compete :-) We will continue to add a few YouTube videos to our channel but, especially at the moment, actually getting the jobs done takes a far higher priority
Environmental
Towards getting afloat, from home
A few updates from late night chats and planning. Mooring We now have a mooring, a place to keep Vida afloat during the season. The process of getting a mooring is complicated by the lack of any clear, documented, standard process. Anyway we found one through the North West Venturers
Environmental
Sustainable Sailing becoming a big hit.
Thanks to Greta Thunburg good article and important for people to be educated about the challenges.
Safety
Inspirational sailing in bad weather
I really enjoy the videos like this from Erik Aanderaa, his equipment choices are well thought out. He can appear crazy for choosing to go sailing in storms. But his videos are brilliant in demonstrating that with the right equipment, attitude and skills it is safe and achievable. We want
Progress
Starting to sort out sailing
One of the key factors in Sustainable sailing and reduced fossil fuel use that we haven't written much about yet is the actual sailing. This is an area where there is a lot of work to do. Starting condition Fortunately, we have evidence that the standing rigging (that