Hi I’m Xanthe, I live on Finding Avalon she’s a 38 foot Elan impression. I’ve been sailing her around the world for a bit more than a yea...

We bought a boat in Croatia over a year ago and have been living on her full time since then. Is it what we expected? In many ways, no th...

A sailor girl's experience of 2,800 nautical miles; 20 days on the Atlantic Ocean.

We travelled 2,800 miles across the Atlantic Ocean; four crew on an Elan Impression 384 taking 20 days to make it from the Canary Islands...

A great replacement for the old classic comfort dish, spag bol, when there simply is no room in your freezer for the mincemeat. A really ...

We went shopping for a yacht in Croatia; seeing 12 boats in total, which meant we inadvertently travelled the entire coastline (and a few...

10 things we wish we knew before buying our sailboat... We want you all to learn from our mistakes and clever discoveries, and as well gi...

"Don't do it!", "turn back!", "Save yourselves", they all said as we sorted among boxes of all our worldly possessions and moved out of t...