We take a quick sail to Lagos to go swimming, then we haul Kittiwake out, and start the big winter works. Elena takes you along on a typical day of hard work in the yard. We also included 2 minutes of clips from Italy at the end – some places were just too good to keep
Being able to get online from a sailboat while cruising is fundamental. It’s important for passage planning, looking up weather information, searching for the nearest grocery store, and staying in touch with family and friends. However, for us it’s even more important – our livelihoods essentially depend on it, as we earn our income by working from
When I started bugging Ryan with crazy plans for an escape route from our routine a little less than two years ago, I would have never imagined I’d be now sitting in Kittiwake’s saloon, typing away on my laptop, in a boatyard. I didn’t even know cruising was “a thing.” After a year of preparations and 10 months
Want to go sailing but can’t afford a chart plotter? No worries. There’s an easy budget solution. You can use any Android tablet as a chartplotter with a simple app and a few maps. Ryan explains how it all works in the video in just 2 minutes. It’s simple and straightforward. We used this system
One of the questions we get asked the most from aspiring cruisers and land-based friends is: what do you eat on the boat? Provisioning is also a very popular topic on all sorts of online sailing groups and forums. So I (Elena) thought I’d invite you into our galley today. Come in! Get comfy. Sorry it’s a
After nearly smashing our boat into a catamaran at the local marina, we spent a few days relaxing in Ortigueira. We explored the stunning ria and the beautiful village. We were then ready to set off for Ares, where our friends Sofia and Jaime were waiting for us, to give us our brand new cruising chute.
Once you’re hooked, there’s no turning back. You’ve watched all the sailing vlogs, read a lot of blog posts and magazine articles, asked for advice on forums, and bought some books on navigation. Now the dream of sailing away is getting more and more tempting and the more you look into it, the more it seems
Whether we’re planning a new adventure, looking for an engaging way to spend our time during a night watch, or need to escape to distant shores through our minds, we love to listen to sailing podcasts. Here are some of our favourite sailing shows. Boat Radio The podcasts by Boat Radio are excellent and the fact
We get asked why we chose a small catamaran to go cruising on a lot, especially by other cruisers with big monohulls. Here are eleven reasons why we chose Kittiwake over other boats. You’ll notice a recurring theme – our boat was cheap to buy (£9.5K) and get ready to cruise (£3K), and is still cheap to
Today we have something a little different on the blog – some creative writing. All of the facts described in this post are 100% real, I just wanted to try a different style post and practise my creative writing. Any feedback would be very appreciated – would you like to read more of these experience-based