Some days spent sailing could be a little boring, and that’s the truth. One day it’s gonna be full of excitement as the waves crash through the sailboat and the adrenaline rush kicks off but some days are just static as we go wandering around the ocean. We actually have found the perfect sailing companion which happens to be the …
After 8 months of staying in Marathon, Florida where we had to repair and refurbish our sailboat, it finally came to the point where we felt that indeed, we were all ready to cross the Gulf Stream all the way to Bimini, Bahamas – and by all, we mean our S/V Empress, Kach, and our onboard kitty cat, Captain Ahab. We …
Ever since we were all young, regardless of being born a Filipino or another nationality, parents will always be parents. Back in my younger days, it’s either my mother or father who will scold me if I haven’t prepared my things for school, a vacation, or even on any event weeks or even a day before– I wasn’t organized when …
Jonathan and I have been traveling the world by land for years and we know the environmental conditions out of the 70+ countries we’ve been to – including the extremely cold continent to the south – Antarctica! But as we venture out through the open seas with our sailing boat, it’s a whole lot different. The clothing we wear to …
Generating your own electricity from renewable sources like photovoltaic panels is nothing new; consumer solar panel systems have been around for quite some time now and have come a long way in the past two decades. What used to be a huge financial investment with a long payback of up to ten years and “professional installers” has developed into a …
This article is all about our mission to get a good night’s sleep aboard on our live aboard cruising sailboat, SV Empress, by replacing the thin old cushions with a king size, 10-inch thick luxury memory foam mattress from LULL. At the end of this article, you can watch the video showing exactly how we did it! How to Upgrade …
Water covers more than 70% of the earth’s surface. And most cell towers are based on land. Therefore, your phone might not have service for a big part of your ocean adventure. And it could be one thing many sea voyagers want. Being in the middle of the vast waters gives you that unique opportunity of getting to know yourself …
In the middle of the sweltering afternoon heat of the South Florida Keys, we stood and watched nervously as our long-envisioned dream started to rise up out of the water. Empress had been sitting in the water for a little over two years and we had no idea what we might find when we finally lifted her out. Our new sailboat, …
At the beginning of September 2016, I decided to take a RYA sailing course in Turkey, learning to sail a 42-foot cruising sailboat in the pristine blue waters of the Turkish Mediterranean. Read on to find out why I chose to take a sailing course in Turkey and how I signed up to a RYA Competent Crew course and managed to …
There’s a very good reason why we decided to go on a San Blas sailing trip – For anyone looking to travel from Central to South America via the Pan American Highway will ultimately run into the same barrier – The Darien Gap, a huge area of dense jungle and swamp, 160km long and 50 km wide, separating Panama from Colombia, …