March 27, 2014
No trade
So now we wait. We have got ourselves into the happy position that both the boat and her crew are ready for the crossing from Mexico to the Marquesas. It’s just that the wind isn’t. The right forecast will be one that gives us Northerlies or even…
March 24, 2014
Ready to launch
Any day now there will be a big move. And I don’t just mean us finally setting off for the South Pacific. Rocket is officially starting to crawl. She’s yet to be caught in the act of the classic all fours crawling, hence no photograph. But she’s so…
March 19, 2014
A lot of support
You may have noticed a few changes around the site lately. There’s the new ‘Mothership’ page which details some of the product reviews we’re currently doing for various baby products being tested aboard. Also all these nice happy logos on the right…
March 10, 2014
All about Gill
Two new parents crossing an ocean with a baby and a Hydrovane? Well, not quite. Having not actually done any sailing with little Rocket we thought it wise to have a bit of extra help for the first 2,700 miles in the long stretch from Banderas Bay to…
March 1, 2014
Haul or nothing
Just when you’re getting ready to cross the largest ocean in the world the last thing you want to deal with is an unexpected costly and crucial repair. Now, I don’t think you need to know as much as we do about boats in order to be aware that a…