18/06/2021

Chasing Dory, the cheapest underwater drone. In-depth test and review.

Greetings sailors,Today we tested the cheapest underwater drone (ROV) we have found, the Chasing Dory. And not because it is the cheapest it is, far from it, bad.Today we add a submarine to our ship! Join us in this test, which ends up becoming an almost epic story in our video. Know the main details, tips and links to buy it in this post. Chasing […]

13/06/2021

Configure Marine Channels on Baofeng UV-9R

Greetings sailors, Given the multiple requests that you have made me about how to configure the Baofeng UV-9R station, which came out in the episode of sailing alone, I am going to make a short clarifying post about it. First of all, clarify that the Baofeng UV-9R is a portable, waterproof and very economical transmitter, I bought it on Aliexpress for 25 euros, although you […]

03/06/2021

Boat Tour Oceanis 321: Little details and great DIY ideas

Greetings sailors, Today we are going to take a little tour of the exterior of my boat. My boat is a Beneteau Oceanis 321 from 1997, with three very spacious cabins, especially for her length. She is a 32 footer but with great volume that goes up to 9.95 meters in length, almost 3.5 in beam and 1.30m in draft. And of course, as you […]

20/05/2021

Low cost chart plotter with Raspberry Pi and Open Plotter

Greetings sailors, Today we are going to see how to install the famous Raspberry Pi with Open Plotter on our boat. Basically we are going to put a brain to our boat. With the Raspberry Pi we will be able to do a multitude of things that could fill many posts, but today we are going to focus on doing two things with it: We […]

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 […]