We’ve logged over 30,000 nm on our boat over the past five years, but even with all that sailing, we still have been stationary over 85% of our nights. And most of the time, that’s at anchor with our trusty Mantus Anchor. Why We Picked Mantus Since we are small business owners ourselves, we especially…
Every cruiser has a set of foulies for when the weather gets rough. After five years on the boat….what have we learned about foul weather gear? Our Gill Foulies We elected to go with the Gill OS1 jackets & pants given our offshore sailing plans. The gear fits great, and Amy’s really glad she got…
Finding the perfect gift for a cruiser is hard! We live in tiny homes, so we only have things onboard that serve multiple purposes or that we use frequently. They have to be compact and practical, space saving and low-maintenance. Before you buy that Amazon giftcard, let me walk you through more than twenty ideas…
We are both huge readers on Starry Horizons, and we read to entertain and to learn. Our bookshelf is limited, so we keep it full of the best reference books for cruisers. Kindles We are firm proponents of electronic media. We both have Kindle Paperwhites that we love. The ability to have literally thousands of books…
One of the things that was quickly apparent to us when we were checking out the Helia at the Annapolis boat show was that the factory trampoline was not going to be suitable for us. Â The trampoline was essentially a large, open net and quite “stretchy”, for lack of a better word, which meant it…
Figuring out what kind of sails your boat needs is not always a straight-forward and simple question. All sailboats need sails, right? But each sailboat may have a different set of needs. Most cruising boats come standard with a small headsail and a mainsail. The cruising route of 95% of circumnavigators is a downwind trade…
I’ll admit it, I’m a bit of a nerd. I like technology and while I’m not the most technologically advanced person in my family (here’s looking at you o’ brother of mine…) I think I come in at a solid second place. Therefore, the choice of electronics on our boat is a key concern of…