Note: This article assumes a good understanding of downwind and low wind speed sails. If you are relatively new, follow this link to our article on downwind sails first. We finally decided on a...
Note: This article assumes a good understanding of downwind and low wind speed sails. If you are relatively new, follow this link to our article on downwind sails first. We finally decided on a...
Coasting towards our goals… A Five-Year-Plan update Last year, around this time, we shared our thoughts about finding purpose in life after “early retirement.” The concerns came about after spending...
Code zero vs. Screecher? We tackle common questions on light wind sails and suggest the best headsail inventory for the Lagoon 42 catamaran
We are now 40 months away from cutting ties with our work life and beginning a new phase of our adventure aboard our boat. Our plan is still mostly intact; thankfully, it survived the 2020 chaos by...
What is weather helm and how to fix it in a catamaran? Although most sailors understand whether helm and how to fix it, the underlying causes of weather helm in a catamaran and the reasons why common...
Welcome to what we hope to be the most comprehensive and up-to-date Lagoon 42 catamaran review on the interwebs. We manage the Facebook Lagoon 42 owners’ group and are the owners of Blue Buddha...
Nestor grew up in the middle of the Andes mountains, several hundred miles from the nearest ocean. He has lived his life in cycles, with stints in music, film, academia, and entrepreneurship. Yet, a constant in his life has been a deep passion for the ocean and an ever-growing need to visit distant lands and experience other cultures. He is an avid sailor, a decent vegan cook, and a reliable long distance campervan driver.
Yolanda grew up in a suburban Michigan town and came of age in the Hardcore/Punk scene of greater Detroit. Her interest in travel began with road trips to music fests & blossomed after a trip to Europe with her grandmother at age 16. Later, she got her Doctorate and built a career as a physical therapist. Her non-professional life has been as adventure-filled as Nestor’s. After her early days of kickboxing and punk rock, she became a serious tattoo collector, a runner, a rock climber, and now a sailor.
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