Computers at Sea

I don't think you can get more isolated from the internet than on a yacht at sea. We have lived without a direct connection for over five years, using only cafes and wireless networks when available.

To most people the internet is their most important resource for discovering solutions to computer problems.. make sure you understand the basics including backups before you go, we have seen YEARS of photos vaporize when a system fails.

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Categories:

• 1 : Computers@Sea
• 2 : Prepare for a Life Unplugged
• 3 : Plan your storage
• 4 : Back it up
• 5 : A Proven Backup System
• 6 : When to clone vs synchronize?
• 7 : Ultimate backup
• 8 : Living without a connection
• 9 : Saving data offline
• 10: Organizing Offline Data
• 11: Re-connecting Again
• 12: WiFi Connection Cautions
• 13: Extending your WiFi range
• 14: Internet Café Cautions
• 15: Two Boat computers or one?
• 16: Which OS?
• 17: Have a Laptop Already
• 18: Need A Good Travel Laptop?
• 19: Computer Travel Accessories
• 20: Satellite Navigation Notes
• 21: Google Earth at sea
• 22: Make you own charts

Sailboat Fishing Tips

One of my favorite cruising hobbies was fishing. I don't mean little fish, I mean ones any game fishing boat would be happy to return with from an expensive day on the water. I've spent 100's of hours perfecting a technique that almost always guarantees fish on our plate during or after a passage.

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Note: if you have any ideas, tips or categories you would like covered please Contact Us or Contribute them to our Community Blog ..you can even submit your favorite fish photos.


Visit our Sailboat Fishing Tips

Categories:

• 1 : A Slow Start
• 2 : Manage Your lines
• 3 : Lures With Surface Action
• 4 : Try A Teaser
• 5 : OffShore Fishing Tips
• 6 : Hand Lines Work
• 7 : Safe Hand Line Technique
• 8 : Safe Landing Spot
• 9 : Histamine Poisoning
• 10: Change the Lure Action
• 11: Sailboat Specific Adjustments

Our New Community Blog

We've completed our trip so now it's time to live vicariously through everyone that's out there doing or dreaming about their adventure.

Check out our community blog where you can submit your favorite content..



and become a fan on our facebook page

What Works While Sailing

The following are things that have worked for us and have been tested in the real cruising world during our extended sailing trip (2055 Days 27,500 nM 50,930 kM). By sharing what has worked for us, we hope you can avoid some of the frustration during the trial and error phase of outfitting for your blue water adventure.

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Note: if you have any ideas, tips or categories you would like covered please Contact Us or Contribute them to our Community Blog

Categories Covered

• 1 : Watches at Sea
• 2 : Cruising - General
• 3 : Travel Communication Options
• 4 : Boat Computer
• 5 : Boat Electronics
• 6 : Boat Electrical
• 7 : Battery Charging
• 8 : Cockpit Features
• 9 : Fishing Under Sail
• 10: Dinghy and Outboard
• 11: Boat Rigging
• 12: Boat Plumbing
• 13: Shade-Ventilation and Screens
• 14: Cruising Clothes
• 15: Boat Software
• 16: Boat Entertainment
• 17: Handy Boat Tools
• 18: Boat Storage
• 19: Boat Lists
• 20: Fuel Storage + Transfer
• 21: Diesel Engine
• 22: Cruising Conversions
• 23: Keep Things from Flying
• 24: Boat Self Steering
• 25: Boat Anchoring Gear
• 26: Boat Books
• 27: Galley General
• 28: Galley Storage
• 29: Galley References
• 30: Easy Foods + Food Preservation
• 31: Travel Camera Gear
• 32: Travel Photo-Video laptop
• 33: Travel Website Options

Custom Clothing on Zazzle

SailBillabong on Zazzle

buy unique gifts at Zazzle

Got any ideas for t-shirts.. design your own

Travel Gear for the Adventure

When you go off the beaten track, you really need good gear. When something breaks the chance of you finding a good replacement is VERY slim. You also want to enjoy the creature comforts of life, a nice DVD now and again, some music, good books etc. We have 5 years of experience with what works and what doesn't our there.. both sailing (30,000 miles) and driving around both New Zealand and Australia (15,000 miles).

We've reviewed lots of products for our What Works and Computers at Sea sections and have created a couple of stores to help you find/review products. Most have been "travel tested" during our sailing trip.

Gadgets That Make a Difference

Camera gear, galley storage, computer backup/accessories, clothing, watch timers, headlamps, books .. and more... they all make a difference... We started by documenting what works and added the store after we got lots of requests "where do I get ..."


Learn more - Cruising Clothing

We have many other sections with direct links on our What Works page or check out the Gadgets that make a Difference highlights.

Free Travel Cards

What do you need business cards for if your traveling or cruising? How about for all those new friends you'll make along the way ...

What better way to keep in touch then to hand out a card with your phone, email, and/or BLOG site? You can also use Vista Print to create your stamps, stationary, and more. See our Boat Card and Boat Stamp.

Custom Clothing


We even have our own custom shirt/bags etc at Zazzle. Fun designs by cruisers, for cruisers, day-sailors, and even land explorers. And because cruiser's tend to "be green" by necessity we've included some "go green" designs.

You can even design your own creations or shop for other unique one-of-a-kind designs. Check our Zazzle to get started.

Other eStores

There's More

We also have a page with all our affiliates. Remember buying through our affiliates doesn't cost you anything extra and it helps us keep all the free information coming.

See a note about our eStore.

Tip Jar

Personally I would buy something from the stores above but some of our "Followers" have asked for a tip jar... Here ya go!!

Latest News

Ok we've had it for a while but never really used it as planned!!

Blogs are so much easier to update, and now that we have finished our season from Thailand through the Red Sea to Turkey, we may have some more time.

What's been keeping us busy?

BlurbBits is the biggest thing. Developing, testing .. bla bla bla. It's been a fun and someone painful process making the switch to windows programing (can't we all get along)!!

We also been using them is our Blogs

From The Galley (what is it .. best way is to show you)

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Basically KT cooks some great meals, takes photos, and I get FAT!!

SV Billabong (our latest Blog w/Position)


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We've updated the Broken links on some the CCC webpages, and added some new direct photo links to our Gadgets that make a Difference Amazon Store. Please realize we aren't like a lot of sites that throw up links based on what the end vendor decides. We have painfully reviewed all the products you'll see in the store and even tried to add our own comments where appropriate. I hope you'll check them out!!

Added a FAQ page on SailBillabong.com including cruising costs

Please let us know if you think something is missing or you'd like added or discussed.