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Getting Started

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Do you dream of selling up and setting sail? Well so did we back in 2018, so we’ve put together all the mistakes and lessons we’ve learnt along the way, so you don’t have to! One of the hardest steps, is actually deciding to take the leap altogether, so chances are if you’re reading this… you’re already further than you think! Leaving is going to seem like the hardest thing you’ll ever do, but take it from us that once you’ve done it, you’ll wonder what all the fuss was about.

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Things We Wish We’d Known Before Setting Sail and Living Aboard a Sailboat

  • ByKath
  • 08/07/2024
Setting off to live on a sailboat is a thrilling and freeing experience, but it also comes with…
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Living aboard a Victoria 34 – what’s the scoop?

  • ByKath
  • 06/04/2023
“The lovely thing about cruising is that planning usually turns out to be of little use” – Dom…
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Buying a Boat: A complete guide to buying a boat (with checklists)

  • ByKath
  • 10/10/2020
So you’ve taken the first big step and you’ve decided to buy a boat. Congratulations to you! We’ve…
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How To Live Off-Grid On A Sailing Boat

  • ByKath
  • 25/02/2020
Smaller Living Space Moving from a two-bed flat in Manchester, to living off-grid on the considerably smaller 34ft-long…
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15 Sailing Books That Helped us Prepare For Cruising Life

  • ByKath
  • 05/01/2019
With a small bookshelf and a few boat jumbles popping up over the winter we are constantly evaluating…
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‘Adjusting to Life Afloat’ – Ch.3

  • ByKath
  • 19/09/2018
We get used to the idea, and reality(!) of becoming full-time liveaboards. With 256 nautical miles under our…
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What it’s Like to Move Onto a Sailing Boat

  • ByKath
  • 04/09/2018
We have lived at our new floating address for over a month now, so what is it like?…
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‘Finding our perfect sailing boat in Greece’ – Ch.1

  • ByKath
  • 28/07/2018
Join us at the very start of our sailing adventure, as we search for our perfect sailing boat!…
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We Left Home to Live on a Boat

  • ByKath
  • 09/07/2018
So this week we finally did it. We actually left! Writing this from sunny Preveza and reunited with Caladh and her growing list of boat jobs – we couldn’t be happier!
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8 Things I Learnt When I Left Work Without Another Job to go to

  • ByKath
  • 09/06/2018
Three weeks ago, I left my job without another job to go to. The plan being to sell-up,…
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‘Violent storm hits us at anchor in Corsica’ – Ch.23

  • ByKath
  • 17/08/2024
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‘Sailing to active VOLCANOES & a broken engine’ – Ch.22

  • ByKath
  • 11/07/2024
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Things We Wish We’d Known Before Setting Sail and Living Aboard a Sailboat

  • ByKath
  • 08/07/2024
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‘Navigating swordfish fishing boats in the Messina Strait’ – Ch.21

  • ByKath
  • 04/07/2024
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