It’s been pointed out to me on many occasions that the whole concept of VolksCruisers puts some folks at a real disadvantage in the social context of cruising. Many have even suggested/demanded that I should come up with some, shall we say “cunning”, ways to make a VolksCruiser more socially acceptable. Seriously? I can only …
There’s a post over at Interesting Sailboats on whether the Pegasus 50 is the perfect fifty-foot long range voyage yacht or not. It’s (like everything on his blog) well worth reading. I mention this as it would appear that fifty-feet is becoming the new norm for cruising boats and it says a lot about what …
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So, the other day, someone asked me what I thought of the Amel 60 which someone was touting as the perfect/ultimate cruising boat somewhere or other. I’ll admit that it caused me to ponder a bit on a bunch of things to sort out an answer. First of all, it took me a while to …
A repost of something that should really be included here… Read More »
SUSTAINABILITY noun The ability to be sustained, supported, upheld, or confirmed. Environmental Science: The quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural resources, and thereby supporting long-term ecological balance: The committee is developing sustainability standards for products that use energy. The other day I found myself trying to explain the idea …
A family of six on an engineless Ericson 28. Most certainly a channel I’ll be following.
WoodenBoat has an excellent article “A Sound boat and Simple Living” for you to read online of the VolksCruiserish sort. You’re still here?
Sailorama is a great YouTube channel of the unapologetic cruising on a budget ilk and if you’re leaning towards doing the VolkCruiser Fandango you should really be following them. Really. For example… and Lots of good stuff and content with the added advantage of a definite lack of the “Look at me we’re wonderful and …
Maybe the best VolksCruising channel on the web… Read More »
Nick Skeates talking about Wylo 2 and things… Gypsea Stories: Wylo II from Bryony Stokes on Vimeo.
Of late I’ve been hearing the old Pardey mantra of “Go small, go simple, go now” a lot recently and, surprisingly, in a somewhat contentious manner. That such a simple bit of reasoning can become contentious I find just a bit bothersome… So, let’s break it down. Go small Sure, I get the fact that …
Over at one of my favorite blogs there’s an excellent post on the cost of living aboard and cruising that everyone should take the time to read and digest. Especially if you’re considering the whole VolksCruiser thing. More on the subject and my thoughts in the not-too-distant future. You’re still here?
