Tag: Learning to Sail
A Little Fog, And a Bunch of Fog in the Gulf of Mexico
We take to the Gulf of Mexico again from Galveston to Port Aransas, but this time we’re faced with fog, fog, and more fog. This episode is more of a sailing vlog, a day in the life at sea in the Gulf of Mexico. The first day wrapped up with good wind and a solid…
High Wind Training for Novice Sailors
After having owned a sailboat (Cadence, our Catalina 387) and sailed for just over 6 months now, I would still consider us novice sailors. Heck, 16-18 knots of wind gets me nervous and starts a series of aggressive reefing over-reefing. Mostly, we sail upright because, yes, it’s comfortable, but also because we don’t have the…
How Did We Get Stuck in the Mud?
That’s right. We got stuck in the mud! I know, I know. We have a 40 foot sailboat and should be moving around in shallow muddy water. But the little harbor we were trying to get into is just so nice! And we thought the high tide was on our side. We were wrong. Before…
Three Days of Straight Sailing
Learning to sail has been a blast, and yet, it was never really our focus. We bought the sailboat to (1) travel by water and (2) to live minimalist, and we never intended to enjoy the simple act of sailing – man, were we wrong! Learning to sail is not only challenging, but it’s also…
The Lessons Never End as New Sailboat Owners
Part of this journey is to push ourselves beyond our comfort zones and to enjoy the learning along the way. We bought a sailboat without knowing how to sail…and now, we’re sharing 5 things we wished we knew before buying a sailboat and 3 basic sailing lessons that we need to master ASAP! We Wish…
Quantum Sail, Neptune Toast, and Prop Problems
We had three days before we were heading offshore. But the to-do list was still long, and the boat wasn’t ready! After spending two weeks at the boatyard preparing our Catalina 387 for offshore cruising, the sails still needed work, our sailboat still didn’t have a name (which is a legal requirement in addition to…
First Time Sailing Our Tiny Home
Yes, there have been a lot of firsts! We figured this one would be worth sharing – our first sail by ourselves in our new tiny home, the Catalina 387. Even after taking our sailing lessons, we still couldn’t remember how to get started. And it wasn’t so much remembering as it was trusting. Trusting that…