high latitude sailing boat

The One

For those unfamiliar with The Matrix movie, “The One” is a systemic feature of the Matrix, in which a special code is carried by a randomly selected human being. As such, he possesses vast superhuman abilities as an avatar within the Matrix, in addition to some extraordinary powers in the real world. Basically, this isContinue reading “The One”

How many hulls is too many ?

Let’s face it, coming from a catamaran world makes it difficult to imagine a long range sailing life in a monohull. It’s a mix of habit of course, comfort as well, and safety in any kind of rough sea condition we encounter. The layout makes you feel protected from foul weather, and we’ve been sailingContinue reading “How many hulls is too many ?”

Homework

So that’s how the journey goes on: spending hours on boatyards’ website, all specializing in all-roads aluminium boats, reading blog stories of sailors commenting their choices, good or bad, taking notes of the mistakes they made and the issues they encountered, and how they overcame them. Putting quite a few new destinations on this on-goingContinue reading “Homework”

Size matter

There are quite some Aluminium boats out there especially if we include the second-hand market. From the purpose-built one-off, like Nanuq featured above, or the second-hand one which is available after a proven high latitude track record to the series some reputable yard have built for a long time, such as the legendary Ovni (AlubatContinue reading “Size matter”

What is it that makes a high latitude boat?

Being a rookie has its advantages. It allows you to search for inspiration from role models you get to pick, and the unlimited access to online information streamlines drastically the process. And beyond the smartass answer (“Its crew is what makes a high latitude boat”), we’ll try to understand the specifics of such a boat,Continue reading “What is it that makes a high latitude boat?”