After spending time on our Catalina in the Cleddau estuary, getting used to the difference between being on a nice calm lake, and being out in open water with tides and currents, we decided to look in to doing our day skipper training. As we plan to sail the med and further afield one day, …
After a long summer of anticipation, we finally got the news that the restrictions had been lifted enough for us to be able to transport the boat home to Wales. We hired a company to bring her down, and met them at Milford Haven, where she was due to spend a few months on the …
Once the mast and running rigging was installed it was finally time to learn to sail! This was very exciting but also quite daunting, as we had never tried anything like this before. Lake Windermere was a brilliant place to learn, as we didnt need to worry too much about things like tides, navigation, and …
When we bought our boat, it didn’t have a mast. Not a broken mast. Not a damaged mast. Just… no mast at all. A sailboat without its most important feature is a strange sight, and it became even stranger once we started learning why. From the moment we took ownership, everyone seemed to have a …
Our journey in to sailing began when we found a beautiful Catalina 36 for sale on Lake Windermere. The boat was perfect for us, and we were able to by it at a great price, due to it having been de-masted by a previous owner. As complete novices, we were both excited and apprehensive about …
Our adventure began in 2017 when we bought a Catalina 36 that needed everything. Over five years we rebuilt her from the inside out — full refit, new mast, new rigging, and countless hours of learning. We sold her two years ago, but the dream didn’t end. Now we’re planning the next chapter: living aboard …