Maintenance

We have transitioned to full-time (except when it's cold) liveaboard cruising with the goal to sail around the world starting in the Mediterranean.

We created this blog and our podcast, Covert Castaway, to share lessons learned and document our journey as we make this major life change.

We track the destinations and anchorages we have visited on Polarsteps.

See places we've been, view pictures and interact with our route by clicking the link below.

Major Systems Inspection at Sailboat Handover

This is a continuation of a series of blogs about items we wanted to take extra care to inspect at handover. After the hull inspection...

Engine Problems Before Bay of Biscay Passage to Gibraltar

We were getting ready to finally leave the boatyard at La Rochelle. It was time. Not only had we spent way too much money in that town -...

Warranties & First Year Fixes

In today’s blog I’ll talk about what I learned about warranties and who is supposed to be responsible for what.