Odyssey Sailing Festival Picture this: your ultimate week-long getaway on the water. The sun is blazing, the breeze is just right to keep you cool as you zip through the crystal-clear waters between the breathtaking British Virgin Islands on a pristine, spacious new catamaran. What could possibly make it better? How about adding seven of […]
Sailing Short Handed Sailing across an ocean is a bucket list item for many sailors, but doing it with a short-handed crew can bring extra challenges. I wrote an article for YachtWorld to share some top tips for others looking to undertake long passages offshore without a large crew. We have sailed over 20,000 nautical […]
A Sailing Holiday Like No Other How to get out on the water If you haven’t yet found your perfect sailboat, there are still a number of ways you can experience time out on the water, from joining your local yacht club and helping out as crew to chartering a vessel on holiday for that […]
Navigating the Dangers of Remote Atolls in Tuamotus By Sail Popular Cruising Routes In French Polynesia When we first set sail from the Pacific coast of Panama, with our eyes on the horizon and a goal of reaching French Polynesia, we had no idea what was in store for us. We had spent two years […]
Repowering in Paradise: The Adventure We Didn’t Plan For French Polynesia is known for its traditional dancing, humpback whales, and world-class surfing. Major boat refits? Not so much. But that’s exactly where we found ourselves earlier this year. There we were, live-streaming to our YouTube followers on Sailing Red Seas, with our Leopard 47 catamaran SV Indioko tied […]
Red Seas – Lats & Atts When we first decided to buy a boat that would become our permanent home, the world had just gone into lockdown and international travel became impossible. After a four-month wait in our small apartment in Scotland, we grabbed the first opportunity we could to book one-way tickets to the Caribbean […]
We interview new Leopard 47 owners Brioni and Iain about their catamaran search and why they chose the Leopard 47. They share their finding from 2 years of online research as well as their time living aboard so far. We talk about performance issues, layout considerations, and design flaws. Follow and support Brioni and Iain […]
