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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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.
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We track the destinations and anchorages we have visited on Polarsteps.
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- Nov 3, 2019
- 8 min
Making a Sailing Risk Management Plan
Let’s face it, stuff happens. It’s not the fact that they happen that is bad, it’s being unprepared for how to anticipate situations and...
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- Oct 31, 2019
- 8 min
Overcoming Fear of Ocean Sailing
The problem with sailing is the more you learn about it, the more you realize all the ways the ocean is out to get you. I have struggled...
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- Oct 17, 2019
- 9 min
Medical Matters
Accidents, heart attacks, sepsis…these are things that terrify me when it comes to living on a boat. In today’s blog I’ll talk about...
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- Oct 13, 2019
- 8 min
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.
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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 22, 2019
- 10 min
Meeting Tracy Edwards & Women in Sailing
I had the pleasure of meeting Tracy Edwards, famed British sailor and social activist this past week and wanted to share some thoughts...
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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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- Sep 6, 2019
- 11 min
A Couple's Sailing Power Struggle
Now I understand why so many couples never make it on to a boat, even if they both start out really wanting to. I want to talk about the...
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- Sep 2, 2019
- 11 min
Creating a Financial Strategy to Sail
In the last blog I covered how we set a sailing budget and basic assumptions. In this blog, I’ll share how we took our sailing budget,...
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- Aug 26, 2019
- 9 min
How Much does it Cost to Sail Full Time?
How are we ever going to be able to afford to quit our jobs to live on a sailboat? How are we going to be able to afford THAT boat? In...
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- Aug 12, 2019
- 8 min
Earning the View
About two weeks before our move out date, my husband got inspired with an idea that would upend all of my well calculated moving plans,...
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- Aug 5, 2019
- 11 min
The Change Curve
Eleven days, that’s how long the house was on the market. To me it was just way too fast, for my realtor she acted like the sky was...
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- Jul 29, 2019
- 9 min
Selling the House
Making a decision to sell the house was a highly emotional and consequential decisions I’ve ever made. It triggers the first round of...
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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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- Jul 22, 2019
- 8 min
Fall in Love with the Boat
Before a budget, before having a solid game plan, what did we do? We did exactly the opposite of what we should have done when deciding...
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- Jul 15, 2019
- 8 min
How Sailing Began
How did plans change from being a working mom to wannabe sailing cruiser, with no previous sailing experience? It had to do with a man,...
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- May 16, 2019
- 1 min
My First Offshore Passage with 59 North
I recently joined as crew on an offshore passage with Andy and Mia from 59 North to travel from Key West to Bermuda. Why? Because my...
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- May 16, 2019
- 16 min
My First Offshore Passage with the 59 North Sailing Crew
In this blog I’ll share my first passage experience as offshore crew with 59 North on their Swan 59 names ICEBEAR, and what I learned on...
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- Oct 4, 2018
- 9 min
What Are You Afraid Of?
We achieved status on top of the food chain because of this little ball of magic in our brain called the amygdala. It’s there to help...
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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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