The YBW discussion forums were invaluable not only for finding a boat but also for researching all the hundreds of topics one needs to understand. Holding tanks, SSB transceiver installation, anti-fouling, anchors, etc, etc...
Cruisers Links
Here are some websites of some of the other wonderful people we have met:
Happy Monster We met Hans and Dory in Spain, and shared many happy days cruising down the Spanish and Portuguese coast together. For those who cannot read Dutch, there is a translation in there somewhere.Ramprasad Sam, met in Bayona, Spain
We Two Are One Carl, met in Cascais, Portugal
Ros Ailither Hazel and Dave met in Cascais, Portugal
Freya Alan and Anne, met in Trinidad
Bess Oliver, Beattie and Elaisa, met in Trinidad
La Gitana Volker and Michaela on, met in Trinidad
Rotor Geza and Eva, met in Nevis
Bika Nina and Henrik, met in Spain
Alliage Amanda and Brendan, met in St Kitts
Newtsville Jonny and Kate are planning a trip from the UK to Australia and got in touch with us. Nice looking boat.
Other Useful Links
Here is a list the the sites and references we found useful during our preparation or en route.
We have purchased and read dozens of books on the cruising lifestyle along with subscribing the Yachting Monthly, Cruising World and Practical Boatowner. All have contributed formulating our approach and giving us some background knowledge. Here are some of the books we considered most useful:
Wind Guru The best site we have found for weather is WindGuru. This gives a seven day forecast of wind direction, strength, cloud cover, precipitation, wave size and direction for just about anywhere. We always take a digital camera shot of the screen in internet cafes as we have yet to find a way of saving the screen to a memory key and printouts cost money.
The YBW discussion forums were invaluable not only for finding a boat but also for researching all the hundreds of topics one needs to understand. Holding tanks, SSB transceiver installation, anti-fouling, anchors, etc, etc...
CruiserLog An informative website containing some useful information.
Someone has to pay for this lifestyle, and the Royal Air Force was good enough to employ Angus to fly for 25 years. A career that can be thoroughly recommended.