When Sailing
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We are Greta and Michael and have been living on our sailboat ForTuna since April 2019. We travel the Mediterranean Sea and soon the Caribbean to raise awareness about ocean pollution. We share our travel and sailing adventures with our community of sustainable travellers. We would love to collaborate with Brands or Influencers who share our believes in sustainability and eco-friendly travels. So far we have worked with NorthSails, Beneteau, Albfilters.
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juming into boatlife was scary, but 5 years later we would do every single struggle again, because staying in the same place our whole life, that is something we can’t do ⛵️ Find free and paid resources on our website to jump ⛵️ link in bio #sailinglife #boatlife⚓️ #sailing #sailboat #sailboatlife #saltylife #staysalty #liveaboard #liveaboardlife #liveaboardsailboat
Crazy to see it all on one map 🗺️🤩 definitely more miles I ever thought we would sail ⛵️ can you guess how many we sailed? Drop your guess in the comments ⬇️ #sailing #sailboat #sailinglife #sailinglovers #boatlife⚓️ #sailing #sailboatlife #sailaway
🇬🇧- 🇮🇹 today 12th of april, marks the day we have been living on ForTuna for 5 years. 5 years of non-stop full-time living on our dear sailboat. Can someone please pinch me? 🤩⛵️ Oggi 12 aprile, è il giorno in cui viviamo su ForTuna da 5 anni. 5 anni di vita non-stop a tempo pieno sulla nostra cara barca a vela. Qualcuno può darmi un pizzicotto? 🤩⛵️ #saltylife #sailinglife #boatlife⚓️ #sailboatlife #sailing #sailboat #barcaavela #vitainbarca #sailingadventure #sailingaroundtheworld
You’re going to want to start these now… and save this Reel to find it again ⛵️ Everyone’s path is different, but there are some key steps you need to begin as early as possible. Here are our top three suggestions: 1. KEEP AN OPEN MIND. The reality of boatlife is less dreamy than what you see on social media. We try to show you all aspects of boatlife but showing the dialy challenges is tricky (and boring 🥱) Don’t get us wrong, it’s one of the most rewarding things we’ve ever done and we LOVE it. But, the truth is it’s not for everyone. There are plenty of challenges. Just be prepared for the realities - daily chores, really small spaces, limited privacy, rolly anchorages etc. 2. START DOWNSIZING. Unless you intend to keep a landbase or a storage unit you will need to downsize. It’s harder than you might think. There’s sentimental value involved and the concern that you’re just throwing away money (re-selling could always be an idea?). Give yourself plenty of time to get this done. 3. SET A BUDGET. And don’t think it has to be huge. Figure out what you can personally afford and then decide on a monthly savings goal to make it happen. We try to be really transparent about the costs of boatlife. If you want to know EXACTLY how much we spent, check out our website or drop “Budget” in the comments and we will send you the link to our Boatlife Budget Bundle. It does come at a small price but it contains everything we spent in the last 4 years AND a 60page ebook to help you figure out YOUR boatlife budget. #boatlife #boatlifetips #digitalnomad #fulltimetravel #travelreels #sailinglife #sailing sailboat
We had many great adventures during our 5 years of Boatlife but our time in the River Chagres makes it into the TOP 3 memories 🤩 we loooooved it here and will show you a lot more in the coming Reels 🐊 but let’s start with the biggest adventure of them all ⛰️when we finally had the courage to step foot on the river bank 😳 no there are no hike trails, no there is no dinghy dock, just us and the big green ocean of plants 🪴 ps: the location here on Insta is way off, if you would like to find this spot let us know in the comments pps: yes I should have chosen different shoes 🥾😋 #boatlife #sailinglife #sailing #sailaroundtheworld #sailingadventure #sailingaroundtheworld #sailingpanama #panama
Is this you? 👇 Feeling the anxiety creeping in every time you want to take the plunge and give boatlife a chance? ⛵️ because let’s be real, boat = money and money = stress. but how do all these sailors on Instagram do it? or all the liveaboards you do not see on social media platforms (which are a looooot). Did they all win the lottery? 💰 We can not speak for all liveaborads, but we can speak for the thousands of liveaboards we met during our 5-year Boatlife journey: none of us won the lottery or have a trust fund. What we all had? the guts to create remote income streams 👩💻 and YOU can do that too. If you are ready to get unstuck from the believe that remote income streams are only for super-famous Influencers comment REMOTE. This will trigger a message to your DMs which will include a link to our DIGITAL SEA NOMAD Bundle. 📕 What does the DIGITAL SEA NOMAD Bundle include? - 15 remote income streams used by liveaboards - a list with 100 websites to find remote jobs - 65page Ebook about how to set up your boat office and stay profitable Comment REMOTE to recieve the link 🔗 or find it in our Insta Bio #sailinglife #liveaboard #liveaboardlife #sailboatlife #boatlife⚓️ #sailboat #sailing #remoteworking #digitalnomads #remotework
UPDATE: this was an AprilFools post! BIG NEWS 🎉 it was a long time coming but it is time to announce that we sold ForTuna and will leave the sea behind us. ⛵️ After 5 years we are simply fed up with the big blue, 🌊 the dolphins scratching our bows, 🐬 the corals growing in our backyard 🪸 and the endless sand beaches with turquoise water 🏝️ We are officially land people and wont be seeing the sea for the next years as we venture into the mountains of this world 🗺️ From today on WhenSailing will be officially WhenMountaineering 🏔️ who is along for the ride? 😉 🚐 #vanlife #boatlife #sailing #sailinglife #sailboatlife #sailboat #sailboats #sailinginstagram #whensailing #staysalty
There is one fruit that puts fears into sailors and boat owners 😳 it is the scary banana 🍌😅 for some reason the myth prevails that bananas are bad luck on boats. ⛵️ Not sure where it came from but these seem the most reasonable explanations: 1. When a boat sunk, bananas stored on the boat would floating in the sea so they blamed the sinking boat on the bananas! 2. Bananas release ethylene gas, which can cause other fruits to ripen and spoil more quickly, potentially leading to food shortages during long voyages. 3. The same ethylene gas produced by a huge amount of bananas stored on old wooden cargo ships caused the crew to get light-headed, fatigued, and confused. 4. Spiders and poisonours snakes can hide in whole banana stocks causing crew to be bitten. Which one do you think was the cause of the myth? Do you know any other reasons? #boatlife #sailinglife #sailboatlife #sailing #sailinginstagram #whensailing #sailboat #ocean #crossing
5 things I wish I knew before leaving for an off-shore passage 1️⃣ Lifejackts/PFDs get heavy real fast 2️⃣ Meal preparations are everything 3️⃣ choose the right bed 4️⃣ podcasts/audio books are your best friends 5️⃣ take a (salt-water)-shower as often as possible it helps to “reset” your body. To learn more about offshore passages, download our “Ocean crossing Bundle”. It includes a provisions calculator and an offshore safety checklist. You can find the link to it in our bio or simply comment “ocean”, and we will send you the link in your DMs. #boatlife #sailinglife #sailboatlife #sailing #sailinginstagram #whensailing #sailboat #ocean #crossing
oh what a wonderful 10days we spent in @puertobahia 🥳 it is such a great starting place for all the adventures the Dominican Republic has to offer 🇩🇴 our favourite are: - Whale watching in Samana Bay🐋 - Los Haitises National Parc 🌱 - Las Terrenas 🍸 - Playa Rincon 🏝️ unfortunately time flew by and we have to say goodbye to friends 🥲 to take our last big leap for this season 🗺️ a whooping 950nm to Panama 🇵🇦 thanks to Starlink we will try to keep you updated from the big blue Caribbean Sea 🌊
WIN a boat slip for 4 Nights at Marina Puerto Bahia in Samana, Dominican Republic. 🇩🇴 We love it here and cannot wait for you to experience this amazing town and marina for yourself 🤩 no matter if you can come this season or next, this win is valid for 1 year! so make sure to try your luck and win a boat slip for 4 nights (on your own boat) 🏆 to enter: 1. follow @puertobahia and @whensailing 2. tag 3 friends in the comments ✨ share the Reel in your stories and tag @whensailing for a bonus entry ✨ Entries must be made before 11pm AST on 24th march. Winner will be drawn at random and announced on 27th March 🥳 Fine print: This giveaway is hosted by Marina Puerto Bahia. The winner will be contacted via Instagram DM by WhenSailing. The Voucher is valid for 1 year (through March 2025). This giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram. #sailinglife #boatlife #boatlife⚓️ #dominicanrepublic🇩🇴 #sailingthecaribbean #sailboat #sailing #sailingtheworld #circumnavigation #samaná
A sailing license, but in specific sailing experience is very important of you want to be living on a sailboat. While the sailing license gives you the basis to handle a boat and is necessary to get good insurance, sailing experience does give you the confidence to sail the boat, to dock it properly, to be able to react when situations get more tricky. Many of you have been asking us how to get sailing experience so here our best ideas so far: * go sailing with friends who already have sailing licenses Once you defined which kind of sailboat you would like to buy and have found suitable options these are the following steps which await you Take it our for a sailing trail if possiblelift our the boat and make a professional surveyReneogatioate the price if anything was detected during the surveybuy your sailboat and new home We will write a second blog post which will go more into detail about sailboat buying, what you should look for when visiting the sailboat and what you can use to negotiate the price.
Getting the cables through the mast is quite a tricky thing but we found a way at the end to pull trough three new cables For now we decided to use our Radar only via WiFi and not install the data cable. Also we go on our second freediving session and explore the crystal clear waters of Cyprus. Why not subscribe to our channel so you wont miss the next episodes released twice a week?
For the AIS we choose the AIS 700, perfect for sailboats of our size and easily installable. For the radar we choose the Quantum Radar from Raymarine, which was a bit bigger than expected and caused some delays in our plan due to an unfitting radar mount. Check out this video to see the problems we encountered during the installation and what you should avoid when doing the installation of radar and AIS. Why not subscribe to our channel so you wont miss the next episodes released twice a week?
We finally hoist the sails and leave Israel behind us, but on our sail to Cyprus we encounter our first serious problem. If you want to see how we cope with losing the fixing pin of our boom during our 200nm crossing from Israel to Cyprus check out the video! We obviously also show the amazing sailing experience we had before the incidents and will show you how you are going to prevent losing your boom and the fixing pin of your boom at sea. Why not subscribe to our channel so you wont miss the next episodes released twice a week?