Liveaboard Lifestyle: Why it’s always worth it, even when sometimes it seems like it’s not.

What with our lengthy separation and the memory of Benn’s hard, lonely, and wet winter aboard Pas de Deux still…

DIY Solar Shower Blog, v1

When we found P.D.D. three years ago, it had been kitted out with a lot of extras you wouldn’t expect…

Today we said goodbye to our beloved VW van, Vannie, our trusty and rusty tour guide, who took us all…

Self-isolation is nothing new to sailors — it is, after all, the entire point of sailing. We sail in order…

We convert to a Lithium Iron Phosphate battery system – and it is incredible!

One obvious difference between this and other sailing blogs is that the people who write other blogs actually go sailing…

For some unaccountable reason, in the popular mind, liveaboard sailing is almost invariably associated with not working. In fact,…

Hello, friends, and a belated Happy New Year! Our (very few) regular readers have pointed out that the posts have…

Boxing Day 2018 Dear “piedaleau” aficionados….hello! You may have noticed a lull in the blog lately. I’m sure there is…

Yesterday afternoon at about 1 pm, Pas de Deux slid into her winter berth and our long, lovely summer at…

When we first envisioned traveling around on Pas de Deux, we imagined ourselves sailing from harbor to harbor, discovering charming…