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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…

catamaran, featured, Ipswich, Liveaboard Lifestyle, narrowboat, sailing, Suffolk, United Kingdom

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…

catamaran, marine plumbing, off the grid shower, sailboat diy, sailboat systems, sailing hacks, solar power, solar shower

Goodbye to Vannie!

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

boatlife, catamaran, catamaran blog, sailing blog, UK camper van, Vanlife, vw camper vans

Pandemic Survival #1: Lessons in Self-Isolation from Sailors

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

Anchoring, boating, catamaran sailing, covid-19, liveaboard, sailboat, sailing, self-isolation

Tech Blog: The Lithium Revolution

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

12v, 12v systems, boat electrical systems, Lithium Battery, lithium iron phosphate, liveaboard, marine electrical systems, marine systems, off grid living, solar power

The Saga of Pas de Deux, Chapter 23: Maldon Babylon

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

boating, catamaran, east anglia, essex sailing, liveaboard, Maldon, sailing, sailing blog, uk sailing

DIY Update: Indolence and Aspiration

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

boat interior, boat maintenance, boatlife, decoration inspiration, essex sailing, liveaboard, Maldon, sailboat, sailboat diy, sailing blog

The Saga of Pas de Deux, Chapter 22: Shore Life v. Poor Life

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

boating, catamaran, Essex, liveaboard, Oceanic 30, pas de deux, sailing, sailing blog

2018: A Snailing Blog, by Benn Berbank Green

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

catamaran, east anglia, essex coast, essex sailing, liveaboard, Maldon, Oceanic 30, sailboat, sailing, suffolk coast, uk sailing

The Saga of Pas de Deux, Chapter 21: Land Ho!

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

boatlife, catamaran, Essex, Liveaboard Lifestyle, Maldon, Oceanic 30, Photography, sailing, sailing blog, saillife, travel, United Kingdom

Harwich: An Amateur Catamaran Pilot Guide, by the Crew of PDD

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

catamaran, East Coast Sailing, Harwich, live aboard, Oceanic 30, orwell river, Pilot Guide, sailing, sailing blog, stour river, travel, travel blogs, uk, United Kingdom

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Why buy a pied à terre in a glamorous, cosmopolitan city when you can own your very own pied l’eau? This is a blog about testing the waters, swimming not sinking, venturing into terra incognita, and pretty much every other maritime cliché to be found on the seven seas.

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