Velocir Sail Care, Interview with an Expert – Article in SpinSheet Magazine 4 Apr 20144 Apr 2014 Amelia’s article, Sail Care, Interview with an Expert, appears in the April issue of SpinSheet magazine. Grant worked as a sail inspector for two years at Bacon Sails and Marine Supplies in Annapolis, MD.…
Sailing… Co-Captaining,Can It Be Done? – Article in SpinSheet Magazine! 24 Apr 2013 Amelia's article, Co-Captaining - Can It Be Done?, appears in the April issue of SpinSheet magazine. We co-captain Velocir, which is probably not typical of most boating couples. Happy to say…
Preparation… I’m On A Boat–Interior Paint Preparation 25 Feb 201325 Feb 2013 Let’s go back in time, to when Velocir was completely stripped down to a bare hull. Yes, that glorious moment when the interior was saying “paint me, I have no…
Preparation… I’m On A Boat- Solar Vent Installation 18 Feb 201325 Feb 2013 Before leaving on our trip to the Bahamas in 2011, we installed new solar vents on Velocir. We had seen many older solar vents in boat yards still going strong…
Leisure… I’m On A Boat–Downsizing Your Sailboat 9 Feb 20139 Feb 2013 Before Motu Iti, Amelia’s parents had cruised and sailed two other bigger 40 foot sailboats. One cruise was to the Bahamas for a year with a young family, the others…
Preparation I’m On A Boat–Using a Nature’s Head 6 Feb 20136 Feb 2013 The Nature’s Head Composting Toilet has been a great solution to rid ourselves of stinky holding tanks, repairing valves and finding pump-outs. Even better, being ecologically friendly on the boat…
Leisure I’m On A Boat–Creating a Cozy Boat Home 3 Feb 20133 Feb 2013 It can take a lot of creativity and hard work to make the interior space of a boat warm and inviting. Aboard Motu Iti, Nancy shows what she did to…
Cooking… Happy Birthday to Grant!!–and other adventures 27 Jan 20133 Feb 2013 Sometimes we wonder why so many people, us included, live in places that are so dreary and cold a good chunk of the year. We are reminded of this every…
Sailing Bon Voyage to MOTU ITI! 4 Oct 20124 Oct 2012 We are excited to share with everyone that MOTU ITI has officially left on their cruise this winter. After a lot of work and planning, their cruising dreams have become…
Crew… Welcoming Our New “Crew” 10 Sep 20128 May 2023 Our trip last year to the Bahamas was a little underwhelming to our social life. We met some really terrific people, but learned that when surrounded by an older crowd…
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