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Liveaboard Golden Glow Antares 44i

2018 updated TOP TEN “Most Used” Sailor’s Gear

September 10, 2015 // 4 Comments

2018 Update Sailing across the coral-rich Pacific these last two years, these closed-toe , lug-soled, water ready and steady sandals are something we rely on frequently, whether it’s wading near or on shore of all these coral atolls, or using them for sturdy footing in our dinghy. We figured out [read more]

Anchoring Statistics

September 9, 2015 // 0 Comments

Statistics & math word problems!  Both can strike fear into full-grown adults.  To a gambler in Vegas: they give an important edge, to a college sophomore: fear and dread of a ‘nightmare’ class. To sailors, the words may never be spoken. While in Marigot Bay in St Martin earlier this year [read more]

My Woman is a Nautical BAD Ass

August 30, 2015 // 3 Comments

My water-woman, Ellen, is a Nautical Bad-Ass. Today she proved it again. We were running long lines between two shores in a narrow inlet on Paxos Island in Greece. The winds were blowing 10-20 knots and we had maybe 80-100 feet between the two shorelines. My water-woman and her smile that keeps the [read more]

…and a bottle of Rum

August 24, 2015 // 0 Comments

a Painkiller on the Rocks Our guests on Golden Glow tell us their favorite boat drink is Rand’s Monkey Madness, made with his secret recipe that will knock your socks off, flavor-wise and otherwise. (You’ll have to invite us for a sundowner or join us for a cruise on Golden Glow to [read more]

What Boat Tools for Circumnavigation?

August 22, 2015 // 10 Comments

I have been asked a few times “What are the best boat tools to have on a sailboat?” The short answer: Well it depends… It depends in part on how much you want to do yourself what systems you want to work on how good your Rolodex is to find qualified workers how far away you will be [read more]

Florence, Italy – Michelangelo, Galileo, Leonardo & Vino

August 17, 2015 // 0 Comments

One of the wonderful aspects of our global sailing tour is the ability to visit remarkable cultural and historical parts of the world.  Sometimes they are land-locked and we have to take an excursion farther from Golden Glow. Last weekend we took the high speed train to Florence, yet another pearl [read more]

A Second Honeymoon on Golden Glow

August 12, 2015 // 3 Comments

Once upon a time (about six years ago), we chartered a catamaran called Eh Voila for two weeks in the British Virgin Islands with three other couples. We were there to celebrate a few 50th birthdays and one 25th wedding anniversary. Since some of the connections go back to early childhood, if you [read more]

When in Rome

August 5, 2015 // 0 Comments

Hunter & Savvy Survey the Tiber River in Rome Hunter and Savannah came all the way from San Diego for a summer vacation on Golden Glow in July 2015. Since they were flying into Rome, our plan was to take them to the very beautiful offshore islands of Ponza and Palmerola, not too far by [read more]

Spa Golden Glow – Rand’s Weight Loss

July 15, 2015 // 0 Comments

Some people go to boot camp, some to fancy spas. In the months we’ve lived on Golden Glow, we’ve discovered to our unexpected delight that our new boat-lifestyle is achieving some modest results of the most luxurious and expensive of spas: weight loss, muscle definition, limbering up, [read more]

Our TransAtlantic Passage begins – Bermuda-ho!

April 30, 2015 // 5 Comments

Ellen down in the generator bilge with her arm reaching into the lowest hold cleaning it Rand installing hardware to fly our parasail from the front of the boat Golden Glow’s last chance to enjoy beautiful Caribbean waters for a while Our last supper on land before pushing off Our [read more]
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