Blog
Life Aboard, and the Sea That Teaches It
Which bay holds in a meltemi, what the hull sounds like at three in the morning — the parts of life aboard no brochure carries.
- Seamanship
Reading the Meltemi Before It Reads You
The Aegean wind arrives on a schedule you can learn. What the morning sky tells you, and when to move.
- Anchorages
The Bays That Are Not on the Chart
Six anchorages between Göcek and Kaş that hold in a blow, and how to tell a good bottom from a pretty one.
- Ownership
What a Survey Actually Finds
Osmosis, soft decks, tired standing rigging. What a surveyor looks for, and which findings should end a sale.
- Ownership
The First Season Costs More Than You Budgeted
Berth, insurance, antifouling, crew, the things that break in month two. An honest list before you sign.
- Charter
Charter the Boat You Think You Want
A week aboard answers questions a brochure cannot. What to notice on the third morning, not the first.
- Maintenance
A Winter Lay-Up That Pays for Itself
What to strip, what to leave, and why the cheapest winter is usually the most expensive spring.
