Sailing

And this, boys and girls, is why it’s important for everyone onboard to be competent sailors. Despite all of Nick’s experience and knowledge, there’s one thing that he cannot control…

Living on a boat is basically maintenance in exotic locations…. ever heard that one before? Well this week we get to not only explore the beautiful French island of Ile…

We’re finally SAAAILING!!! After a season in the french canals, then a winter onboard in La Rochelle, then that whole pandemic thing, it’s fair to say we’re itching to get…

The time has come. We sailed into La Rochelle last July and if anyone had told us that Ruby Rose would still be in the marina a year later we…

Settling into our new normal after months of lockdown is a weird but gratifying experience. Being back on our boat, Ruby Rose is such a relief and it doesn’t take…

We’re baaaack! This is the story of how we got back to our boat in the midst of a full lockdown, travel restrictions and closed borders. It wasn’t easy and…

Watch keeping should be easy, but people stress about it, especially when you are starting out. However over the last seven years of sailing the Oceans we have learned a…

We’re loving (and also, not loving) the sailing conditions on the Spanish Coast- this is the last time we’ll be sailing in this country and we get a bit of…

This week we’re in Barcelona!! We’re beyond thrilled to find ourselves tied up on our own boat in the centre of one of the biggest, most dynamic and interesting cities…

This week we find that the sailing conditions are once again fabulous- who said you couldn’t sail the Mediterranean in winter?! We explore the lively and historic city of Tarragona…