Creative Cruising Concepts

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Gadgets that make a Difference

During our extended five year sailing trip we kept tracked of what worked and what didn't so we could help others who are planning on following in our path.

We've reviewed items, added our commments/suggestions and added them to an amazon a-store so you can find them.

Learn more - Travel Camera Gear

Learn more - Travel Photo-Video laptop
Also see our section on Computers At Sea (for backups etc).

Learn more - Cruising Clothing

Learn more - Boat Entertainment

Learn more - Watches at Sea

Learn more - Boat Books

Learn more - Boat Computer and Accessories

Also check out our other gear options..

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

What Works While Sailing: Offshore and in Remote Locations

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.

Visit What Works for more details

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

In addition we also cover What Didn't Work and Boat Changes we made along the way.

Categories Covered

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.

Visit Computers at Sea for more details

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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.

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

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Thursday, August 7, 2008

Other Pages

Boat Changes
What Didn't Work
BlurbBits Info

Sunday, November 25, 2007

Not@All-Computers Unplugged

Maintain a Reasonably Connected Lifestyle without a Direct Connection

Do you get heart palpitations when your signal indicator goes to one bar on your Blackberry? Wondering if you'll have an internet connection on your honeymoon?

There are literally 1000's of sites dedicated to helping people stay connected while they travel, but what if you can't.. I mean what if there was no way. It could be a vacation or business trip to remote locations, a trip without a computer/pda (oh my god NO!!) or an extended business trip without the IT guy. The adventure traveller of the future will be defined as the one who as goes beyond the edge of the Internet, and survives. Isn't that one of the things that makes remote places so nice and exotic?

This site is dedicated to helping you. We have spent five years sailing around the world with no direct connection to the internet. We've survived and I think we've actually done pretty well for ourselves. We run three websites and have had a lot of success and fun living unplugged. We have a website dedicated to helping sailors get ready to sail around the world or head off on an extended blue water voyage. We believe there may be others who are interested in learning how to live in a world where the internet isn't at your figure tips.

Some Links
Communication
Prepare to Unplug
Backup Your Drives
No Connection?
Organizing Offline Data
Connecting with Wireless
Internet Cafe Cautions
Travel Laptop Options
Computer Travel Accesories

Let us know what you think and we'll see where this goes.

If you're bored you can check out our Journals, photos and blogs of our five year (and still going) 30K Mile adventures. We even have Google Earth anchorage waypoints, our route, and journal, photo placemarks for trip so far.

Friday, November 2, 2007

Really Old News

This is where we'll announce the most recent additions to our web site. If you've visited us before and want to know what's changed, take a look here first.
11/20/07: I don't even know where to begin. We added a store (read our announcement), cleaned up the pages and some easier to access (and control spam) forms for email, feedback and spreading the word.
11/02/07: Changed background color, added Google Maps
4/14/07: Added Site Search, a comment section, and better linking to our other sites (via search results). Also added ads..Hey gotta try and pay the bills somehow.
2/10/07: Updated some of the email information to pictures after getting spammed repeatedly. Added this seasons changes.
10/05/06: Changed format of fishing catch log to make it easier to add more (hey the fishing's good!!).. Also added Lure and weather condition information for each fish. Added to the navigation bar.
9/1/06: Updated the fishing section into a printable Sailboat Offshore Fishing Tips with some photos of recent catches
8/5/06: Made some formatting changes and added some pictures to the what works page
5/13/06: Our first website: sharing what's worked, what hasn't and some of the changes we've made along the way.