sailing

Dealing with the Blues while sailing

Recently Robert M. Pirsig passed away at age 88 in his house in Maine. He became instantly famous when he published the philosophical novel “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values” in 1974. His only other novel “Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals” appeared later in 1991 and tells the partially autobiographical …

Dealing with the Blues while sailing Read More »

When sailing is only a game: Sailaway the ultimate sailing simulator

Sailaway is a new sailing simulator that promise “to sail the distant ocean from the comfort of your home and PC”. The game is planned to be releases via Early Access in April 2017 by Irregular Corporation. Featuring a realistic reproduction of ocean water and waves, coastline and and real-time weather conditions (based on NOAA data) and …

When sailing is only a game: Sailaway the ultimate sailing simulator Read More »

The beauty of the Arctic: interview with Chris and Jess Bray

Chris Bray and Jess Taunton bought an old 29 ft. sailboat in Halifax, Canada in 2009, rebuilt her and sailed through the Northwest Passage to Alaska. Already professional photographers and adventurers (check out their website), they reached many fans on the Internet thanks to a popular Youtube series of their voyage. They are also currently …

The beauty of the Arctic: interview with Chris and Jess Bray Read More »

Push your mind and body further: interview with Matt Rutherford

Humans can’t survive for long in the ocean without the aid of technology. The development of technology is a key factor to enhance sailing performance but while very important, there are other factors that influence success in sailing. The extraordinary ability that humans possess in adapting to different environments and the mental capacity to withstand …

Push your mind and body further: interview with Matt Rutherford Read More »

A family of sailing nomads: meet the Coconuts

There are special people that redefine the concept of normality. Sometimes a lone individual takes on a challenge and defies conventions through a unique journey. In this case, it’s an entire family. The Coconuts are a sailing family of six, Jay, Natasha, Sol, Luna, Caribe e Artico, who sailed for six years in the South America, …

A family of sailing nomads: meet the Coconuts Read More »

Living a Happy Outdoor Life: interview with Ellen & Seth

Ellen Massey Leonard and Seth Leonard both already fulfilled their childhood dream to sail around the world onboard their first sailboat Heretic, and now they are fostering new voyages of exploration towards the Arctic Ocean onboard Celeste. They do all this while conducting an intense professional career, and documenting their sailing adventure on their website gonefloatabout.com. …

Living a Happy Outdoor Life: interview with Ellen & Seth Read More »

The 5 obstacles to “living the cruising dream”

Sailing towards distant horizons, visiting new countries following one’s own time is an increasing popular lifestyle, a dream at hand’s reach. The new wave of sailing bloggers (like myself) and Youtube Sailing Channel lure a wide audience into this narrative of self-realization and discovery that helps to spring up the belief that absolutely everyone can …

The 5 obstacles to “living the cruising dream” Read More »

Small boat, big ocean: an interview with James Baldwin

  James Baldwin has become an established point of reference for small sailboat enthusiasts. His website atomvoyages is a wellspring of informations for people who are planning to start  cruising affordably. He is author of two books about his voyages aboard Atom, a Pearson Triton built in 1963 that has been twice around the world. Most of …

Small boat, big ocean: an interview with James Baldwin Read More »

7 ways to deal with stress while sailing

Stress is not a disease. It can’t be cured or eliminated. We all experience it, when we physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually respond to life’s tension. It keeps up our activation, attention level and the readiness of our body when crucial situations occur. The ability to endure stressful situations and to accomplish tasks is influenced …

7 ways to deal with stress while sailing Read More »

Sail ever more simply and efficiently: interview with Webb Chiles

Webb Chiles is an American sailor, 5 times circumnavigator and author of seven books. He had throughout his life reached impressive sailing achievements but also, as a writer, he confronted the reader with the fascination of his peculiar human experience, or as his website states he goes “to the edges of the human experience and …

Sail ever more simply and efficiently: interview with Webb Chiles Read More »