All Aboard (December): Pacific Mexico & Taking the Leap
Hello water lovers, welcome back to the ocean waves with GS Product’s monthly “All Aboard” roundup of the best sailing blogs and stories from across the waters of the world wide web. Stocking a full range ofchain, wire rope and marine fittings, we get to talk to and work with all sorts of seafarers from all over the world – which is why we like to keep tabs on what our favourite floating folk have been up to by reading and sharing blogs from across the community every month.
This December; find out why sailing Pacific Mexico is nothing like a sail across the Sea of Cortez,hear from an American sailor experiencing Thanksgiving from Botswana and discover why it’s not so easy to just buy a boat and GO…
Why Pacific Mexico is No Sea of Cortez…
For any of you planning a South American sailing adventure; be warned: after sailing the wonderfully swell-free Sea of Cortez, the waters of Pacific Mexico can come as something of an unpleasant surprise. This is somethingthe Terrapin tribe (a family of four plucky sailors) have found out on their journey through the region. From less-than-ideal anchorages, to taking rotating shifts, this is not a passage to be ill-equipped for. The crew of the Terrapin found one anticipated 18 hour journey stretched to 90 hours!Read the full blog to get a better idea of what to expect and to share in the adventure.
Thanksgiving Thoughts in Botswana
Another crew of plucky adventurers, the good folk of theSV Delos, are also awesome bloggers. After seven years on the ocean waves, the shifting crew of the SV Delos have travelled far and wide, this November finding themselves in Botswana. With nary a Yank on board, this time of year triggers thoughts of home and the Thanksgiving celebrations happening back in the States.Read Brady’s blog, penned in Botswana, for a dose of slight homesickness mixed with the thrill of travel and pure gratitude for a life lived adventurously.
How NOT to Buy a Cruising Boat
Whether you’ve been a land lubber all your life, or are considering a return to the water after a few years ashore, buying a cruising boat is a bit step, financially and in terms of what it means for your lifestyle going forward. Effectively: things are going to change. That’s why this is a purchase to enter into after conducting reams of research and doing some serious soul searching. If you’re in the process of completing either of these steps,this brilliantly honest blog from The Rebel Heart’sCharlotte Kaufman is well worth a read, offering insight, advice and a whole heap of shared experience of dreaming about setting sail – but not quite making it – yet. Read up for some good reading recommendations and some refreshing frankness.
How far are you from beginning or relaunching your adventure? Have you sailed Pacific Mexico? Share your stories below.
