This is a question that I often got. Should I take a radar or an AIS ? I will try to answer. An AIS definitively. You should get an AIS. Receiving AND transmitting AIS. A real AIS class B. Its not so expensive, really reliable, and takes really little power. Negligible amount of power. An […]
Auteur : KataLind
Compass and GPS Compass
When I get other people sailing on my boat, they are amazed how Kata Lind is able to keep her course, straight, almost like a cargo ship, even on a bad sea, with a limited action on the rudder. So they all ask or check directly what kind of autopilot I have because they want […]
Koden
Read this article first : Technical point Koden, an unknown marine electronic manufacturer in pleasure boat world, big big mistake. Koden makes heavy duty professional marine electronic equipment. It’s a Japanese manufacturer, designed and made in Japan. It’s by far my favorite brand of marine electronic equipment and I will tell you why. I have […]
Plotter
Read this article first : Technical point Plotter, be careful with plotters. When you start using it, you can’t go back. You don’t know how it was possible to sail without it. During my work for big vessels, I installed and serviced many different plotters. Most of them ECDIS plotters (professional certified plotters) like […]
Outboard engine mercury
Read this article first : Technical point I will start by the easiest. On my dinghy I have an outboard mercury 6cv 4 stroke. I am unfortunately very disappointed by this engine. I bought this engine new in 2014, I haven’t used it a lot, I take care of this engine like any others […]
Baleares
The Balearic islands We have spent a wonderful summer in the Balearic islands. It started with Ibiza. Ibiza is known to be a party island, flakes, mass tourism, with wonderful weather and beaches. It’s true. But thankfully for me it’s not only that. Below, few pictures of mega yachts that we have seen in Ibiza. You […]
From Portugal to Ibiza
This part is the least interesting of the trip so far. The south part of Spain has been completely invaded by massive tourism and there are only few places to moor a boat…. the east coast of Morocco is basically a desert without bays to stop, so not the best part of Morocco either being […]
Algarve
We have spent the winter in Algarve-Portugal. This place is really nice. The weather, including winter, is really good, it’s not so expensive, people are nice, there are things to see. We have swum in the ocean the whole winter, a bit fresh but warmer than in Iceland during summer =) Unfortunately when place are […]
Technical point
This is now few years that we are gone from Iceland and it’s time to make a technical point. I worked for 10 years full time as an electronic engineer, designing, installing, tuning, fixing all kind of equipment from all manufacturers on board of trawlers, container ships and cargo ships. Mainly navigational equipment, but also […]
Spain and Portugal
We left Iceland in July, during the Icelandic « summer » and we quit France few days before autumn arrived. Same with Spain. We spent a month in Lisbon and we sailed to Algarve (south Portugal) when the cold and bad weather arrived. We are like nomads following the season. Visiting, bicycling, swimming, diving, relaxing in sun, […]