Category: Sailing

18/02/2024

Raspberry Pi and IMU sensors

We return to the Raspberry Pi and we are going to see how to add additional sensors to it. Specifically, we are going to add an IMU, which connected by I2C and for less than 4 euros, will allow us to control aspects of our boat such as heel, trim or heading. This is the basis to be able to build an autopilot for our […]

28/01/2022

Cross the Atlantic by sailboat for free

In this post I have to confess that words are unnecessary. The video is really explanatory, we invite you to join us to cross an ocean. Let’s see HOW one can CROSS the ATLANTIC on a sailboat for FREE, even further, on a LUXURY CATAMARAN, a Privilège series 6, a piece of catamaran of 20 meters in length. And all this for FREE and without […]

28/10/2021

Sailing in Autumn, alone

Greetings sailors, today we come with a little advice: Do not stop sailing. Sailing in autumn is a real pleasure that, at times, can leave you almost speechless. And put to run out of words, better to stay with the images. Today we present you directly a video of everything that autumn still offers for sailors. A small trip through the bay of Santander, its […]

30/09/2021

What to do when your boat’s engine fails.

As a result of being stranded 12 miles out to sea, on a fishing day, due to an engine breakdown, it occurred to me that we should still dedicate a post to: how a boat engine works, the most common problems, and fortune solutions for any of those engine problems, which can happen to us when we least expect it. From that day you have […]

23/04/2021

Sailing for beginners, or for dummies

Description Greetings sailors, Today we are going to see what are the fundamental techniques and tricks that I use to go sailing alone with confidence. This post is a bit different from the previous ones, and without pretending to be an expert in the field, we are going to see a small solo navigation guide for beginners, or for dummies … The best of this […]