In our most intimate insight yet into life aboard SY Esper, we undergo self-therapy and get some irritations off our chest.
How to repair a dinghy leak
How to repair a dinghy leak? Are you sure you are using the best glue? Is your method correct? And we wonder if it’s better to be in the USA right now.
How to choose the right dinghy
What’s the biggest dinghy your sailboat can handle? Are you going to keep it on the davits? On deck? Will it deflate or fold for easier storage? Can you easily drag it on shore? Will you be able to take the outboard motor on and off easily? Where will you store the outboard? Do you want a tender which is easy to row?
Five months staring at the walls – can we get out of here?
It’s been a long wait, but we are ready to leave the marina and need some space to clear our heads. But before we go, there are a number of jobs to do… and will the authorities actually let us out?
How to secure your dinghy in waterspouts, lightning, and squalls!
With unknown reefs and rocks scattering the seabed running aground was a frightening possibility. And in an isolated part of Indonesia, with no-one around to come to our aid, we were in a precarious position.
All Hail The Hero
After returning from a coffee we found a group of lads looking over the harbour wall, waves smashing up the side. There, in the water completely submerged, were our dinghies, barely afloat. Even the outboard was underwater!