Values
Let's talk about values
Sustainability is a value that needs expanding
Plans
Huge changes coming
For once a title like this is not exaggeration and it's not click bait. We are very close to moving to love (nope, I'm not going to correct that typo ;) ) on the boat full-time (current expectation is for 5 years). Jane finished her job at the
Dyneema rigging
New knees are done and more :-)
Knees This last weekend we have finished the knees on the starboard side for the main mast cap shroud. We are not going to win any prizes for beauty ;-) But this is so much stronger (remember the original single knee on the starboard side only came down to the
Plans
Acceleration away from Billionaires
Recent events have led us to a significant acceleration this week. Also we now have more than 3.5x more followers of SustainableSailing on Mastodon (https://mas.to/@SustainableSailing) than on Facebook. So we have decided for ethical and health reasons to move faster to get away from the platforms
Appliances
Starting towards a Smart boat
We've found the Smart Boat Innovations YouTube channel really helpful and encouraging. The technique of bringing boat data into Home Assistant is absolutely brilliant. It gets us away from expensive Marine technology into the world of free/open source software and standards. So I'm taking our
Environmental
Welcome update
If you are joining us from "A Word in Time" then Welcome :-) These two video's might be interesting in terms of our plans, goals and beliefs. "It is the big reveal of the announcement we have been hinting at. Plus more progress on the
Dyneema rigging
Finishing the Mizzen mast?
It's been a mixed weekend! We arrived just after midnight Thursday evening and found that the wheelhouse had been completely taken over by huge flies. When I removed the opening section of the cover the edge it clips to was invisible behind multiple layers of flies. When I
Environmental
New video: "Are our views on Sustainability really shockingly controversial?"
Our new video has just gone live on YouTube! We have a conversation and are left wondering "Are our views on Sustainability really shockingly controversial?"
Progress
New Video: "Our last Carbon fibre stanchions & fitting guard rails for side solar panels"
Our latest video has just been released! "Our last Carbon fibre stanchions & fitting guard rails for side solar panels"
Environmental
Sailing Cruisers being good news
This is close to my heart. When I asked the Methodist Church to take 5 years without appointment to sail about the world I specifically mentioned it as a goal to be good news for the, often remote, communities we want to visit. That definitely includes the regular features of
Dinghy
New video: Crazy Sustainability? Old two stroke outboard
We are preparing for a first UK winter living aboard at anchor. Getting ashore has been a concern. Our ePropulsion electric outboard is great in many ways but has limited range & speed plus we probably won't get enough solar power to charge it. So this is a
Appliances
Some progress on a wet day
It's been raining almost all day and for the first week of our "Summer" holiday it looks like it will rain every other day. At the moment we are using dry days to work on the stanchions and guard lines which will lead to tackling the