We recently sat down with Sassy Mama, a leading parenting & lifestyle magazine in Singapore, to chat about life aboard since we left the Lion City…
Read MoreAfter a little hiatus from sailing and social media, we’re back again! While our floating home has been all tucked up on the hard in Turkiye, we’ve been on a six month road trip through Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Thailand…
Read MoreOne year ago we said goodbye to our life in Singapore, our home for 8 years…
Read MoreEight years in The Lion City; three homes, two kids, a business, and a lifetime of friends and memories. We're going to miss this Little Red Dot.
Read MoreFor the third year running we attended the Singapore Yacht Show at ONE°15 Marina, Sentosa Cove. This is the first place we originally stepped foot on a Fountaine Pajot and met Andrew from Multihull Solutions, which ultimately sold us on our chosen catamaran…
Read MoreWhether it’s on forums, blogs, books, or Instagram, one of the most common tips when learning to sail is to “just go down to the local sailing club and ask a member to take you out”. Learning on other people’s boats has a number of advantages - it’s cheap, low-commitment and provides a huge learning experience to see someone else in command of a pretty complex machine. At least - that’s the advice and theory!
Read MoreWe’re stepping out of the bubble and into the world.
Read MoreLiving in South East Asia and planning an adventure across the world has its pluses and minuses...
Read MoreWe have had the opportunity on a few occasions to see yachts at boat shows, and these are obviously occasions when you see boats at their very best! What we were keen to see, however, is how people live and use boats in real life…
Read MoreThe Singapore Yacht Show displays some of the world's finest superyachts and international yacht brands in an elite setting. It's a platform for regional guests to meet yachting professionals and boat owners keen to explore the luxury yachting landscape. Needless to say, this is not our scene!
Read MoreOn the final day of our training we boldly made our way across a busy international shipping lane, dodging more than one giant container ship along the way. Were we foolhardy or just foolish?
Read MoreDay three of our keelboat training saw us hop aboard with a new trainer, get to grips with some serious keeling, and finally start to feel a bit more confident about this whole sailing lark.
Read MoreDay two of our foray into the sailing life came with a new set of challenges. Sailing under the Changi Airport landing zone, we were accidental race participants... and tackled seasickness!
Read MoreCan we go from complete novices to competent crew in a matter of weekends? Some disappointing setbacks and then a boat crash on the first day probably weren't the best of omens...
Read MoreWe've been hanging down around the marina again... Analysing, learning, dreaming.
Read MoreWe're going to miss you when we leave.
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