I sat back, sipping my Oceans Bourbon, while an episode of Sailing Fair Isle played on the screen. I was watching closely, hoping to catch a glimpse of my sons, who were on a catamaran somewhere in the background while Steve…
Category: Sailing
Some EOTI crew in this YouTube video from Annapolis
The Lazy Gecko crew are good friends. Jeremiah and Brittany are amazing humans. We had a blast with them on the Ohana and Antares 44. A great boat by the way. Brittany is one of those people you wish others…
With a movie about the US Civil War coming out: What would be its impact on the Bahamas and the Caribbean?
With a movie about the United States Civil War being released, my thoughts as a full-time cruiser turn towards the impact on many places where we have made friends. The locals turning against cruisers during the early days of COVID…
Sydney heads to school
What Influencers/YouTubers/TikTokers say and what they really mean…
YouTube Channels, parasocial relationships, and navigating the sea of content
I’ve been having an interesting discussion with a few people in the media personality and influencer business. What follows is some of the meat and potatoes of that discussion. In the sailing and cruising niche, there are a lot of…
Sailing and Cruising YouTube Creators and Affiliate Networking
Creator affiliate networks are platforms or networks that connect content creators, such as bloggers, vloggers, social media influencers, and other digital content creators, with brands or companies that offer affiliate programs. These networks act as intermediaries, facilitating partnerships between creators…
StarLink and Cruisers
Here is something to think about. A non sequitur to be sure. A whale sinks a sailboat (Raindancer) in March. It is highly reported in major media how StarLink made finding and coordinating rescue possible. Other reports float in of…
I live on a yacht, and you can too
I’m not going to even get into the argument of what is a yacht versus a boat versus a vessel versus a ship. I live on a 50-foot sailboat full time. It’s not the biggest boat in most marinas but…
Response: What SIZE SAILBOAT should you buy? HOW BIG is TOO BIG?
I use the following to determine the size of a monohull boat I think is good enough and the rules for evaluating other boats. Let’s say I pick a 45-foot boat, then I’d expect the beam to be 15 feet…
Response: REFIT an old boat or buy NEW?
This is a response to a podcast (it’s in the comments of the video.) I don’t think Adam really knows some of those costs. They may be a wee bit more expensive than he thinks. Why you buy a new…
Response: Lagoon BULKHEAD Issue – What you DIDN’T KNOW
We chartered a 2018 Lagoon 450F to sail around the Bahamas earlier this year. We really enjoyed the company, the sailing was amazing, but I kept finding horrific issues. The door frame was not aligned, cabinets had weird gaps,…
Tools and Spares. What we carry most of the time.
This post was suggested by my sons a long time ago. Then again some friends were talking about the tools they carried on board and I was like.. Let me pull some things out of the tool chest and see…
Response: Garcia EXPLOCAT 52 | A NEW Frontier for CATAMARANS?
I know they likely realize this but many of the technologies that are used for going north will actually help in the Caribbean. The insulation along with hydronic heating and chilling all make the aluminum cat a superior comfy space…
The 2022 Annapolis Sailboat Show edition of “YouTube sailing channels by the numbers”
Prior to the 2022 Annapolis Sailboat Show I wanted to get out an update on Sailing YouTube channels by the numbers. You can find lots of information about how we got the data on the original post. Sorry for any…