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Many people are drawn to the freedom of sailing but it’s still important to consider how you will stay connected with the rest of the...
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Welcome to our blog!
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.
Our Route
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.
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- Dec 30, 2022
- 3 min
STARLINK FOR BOATERS - How to Get Started...
Starlink is a satellite internet provider enabling high-speed, low-latency broadband internet in remote and rural locations across the...
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- Dec 29, 2022
- 3 min
NEW Iridium GO! Coming...
Iridium has not announced it yet (as of December 2022) but PredictWind, a partner of Iridium, has negotiated an exclusive early offer to...
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- Apr 17, 2022
- 3 min
Boat Buying Round Deux
Never in a million years would I have imagined just two years after getting our shiny new FP Saona 47 that we would have sailed it, sold...
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- Oct 28, 2020
- 4 min
Inspecting Surfaces & Package Options at Handover
This is part of the series of blogs on the owner inspection at handover, please check out hull inspection and major systems blogs for...
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- Oct 24, 2020
- 4 min
Mast & Rigging Inspection at Handover
Before you read this blog, please refer quickly to deciding on a new or used boat. The main takeaway is you have to remember that even a...
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- Oct 8, 2020
- 8 min
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...
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- Oct 1, 2020
- 3 min
Hull Inspection at Handover
There’s this strange time in the handover process where we are supposed to take possession of the boat but we still won’t have control of...
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- Sep 30, 2020
- 4 min
Sailboat Name & Artwork
We have been given so many compliments on our sailboat artwork, and for those who know what it means, our boat name. I thought I would do...
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- Sep 5, 2020
- 4 min
The Coppercoat Dilemma
We had been going back and forth about Coppercoat and there's definitely pros and cons. We believe there are benefits, especially if we...
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- Aug 28, 2020
- 4 min
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 -...
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- Aug 2, 2020
- 3 min
Deciding on a New versus Used Boat
When we were thinking about buying a boat, we were weighing between the pros and cons of a new boat versus a used boat. One of the things...
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- Jan 26, 2020
- 8 min
Choosing Flags, Registration, LLCs for a New Catamaran
So we were just told that our boat is coming out in just three weeks after first being told around December it was delayed until March....
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- Nov 15, 2019
- 11 min
Drowning in Sailboat Paperwork
Life is chaos right now, honestly. I happened to also have a doctors appointment this week and no kidding, my blood pressure was really...
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- Oct 4, 2019
- 9 min
How We Chose Our Broker
When you buy a new boat, it turns out that the broker you use you will be stuck with for a long time. It’s like a marriage. We sort of...
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- Sep 29, 2019
- 13 min
Deciding on Options & Learning About Commissioning
Decisions, decisions ...and so many things to consider. Commissioning and deciding about options when buying a new sailboat is not a...
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- Sep 9, 2019
- 14 min
How a New Catamaran Gets Built
In a recent trip to La Rochelle, France and took a Fountaine Pajot factory tour. Then, we got to watch as one of our friends got their...
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- Jul 29, 2019
- 1 min
Saona 47 Outfitting Advice from SY Eight
Check out our recent video featuring Sailing Yacht Eight as they give tips and observations when outfitting and cruising the Fountaine...
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- Aug 15, 2018
- 3 min
The French Way: Ca sera pret quand ca sera pret! (It will be ready when it's ready)
So you want to pick up your boat in France...pack a lunch! The language barrier in France can be a challenge but on top of that, cultural...
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- Jul 31, 2018
- 6 min
Lessons Learned: La Rochelle & Fountaine Pajot Factory Tour
We recently spent three days in La Rochelle on a family visit to France this summer and we wanted to share what we learned about the...
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- Jul 23, 2018
- 4 min
The Black Box Called Commissioning
We wanted to share what we learned in La Rochelle about commissioning in France, which trying to comprehend is as elusive as trying to...
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- Jul 12, 2018
- 2 min
Fountaine Pajot Saona 47 Sea Trial
We were able to be on a boat while the instruments were being calibrated. It wasn’t a sea trial really, more of a ride, but it was good...
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