Sail Configurations (for non-sailors)
As we sail this planet we’re presented with different challenges and by far and away the biggest challenge, and the one we monitor most closely, is which way is the wind going and how will it affect our plans to travel to a specific destination, hence the saying, “sailing where the wind takes us” Sailors […]
Solar Upgrade
Our intention has always been to be as self sufficient as possible and we knew that power generation would be one thing we would need to solve. Solar, wind and hydro versus fossil fuels Many blue-water cruising boats would be equipped with a generator and religiously run the generator for an hour or so a […]
Cooling Victron Orions
A hot topic It turned out that our Victron Orions placed in the engine room don’t like the warm environment. We were getting warning notifications on our Cerbo GX, the controller that orchestrates the complete charging system on the boat, that it was overheating. More power We were keen to maximise the amount of power […]
Some thank you’s!!
We wanted to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who has helped us along the way as we start our journey – if you’re not on here then we’re sorry and we didn’t miss you on purpose! Get in touch and we’ll add you 🙂 Friends and Family Our friends and family know that […]
The work we did to upgrade Yanula Blue
We have mentioned that we wanted a project and knew the main big jobs that needed doing on Blue of Hamble, in order for her to be reborn as Yanula Blue … but we didn’t really anticipate the scale of what we would actually end up doing! I suppose it’s like any big refurbishment – […]
Boat refurbishment
We have mentioned that we wanted a project and knew the main big jobs that needed doing on Blue of Hamble, in order for her to be reborn as Yanula Blue … but we didn’t really anticipate the scale of what we would actually end up doing! It’s been like any big refurbishment – when […]
Our Boat – Yanula Blue
Yanula Blue is a Moody 42. This is what the Moody Owners Association describe her as; Moody 42 is based on the Moody 40. The transom has been lengthened thus giving larger lazarettes lockers and has increased the space on the Aft cabin. She has an inmast furling mainsail and furling genoa as standard. The […]
How we got rid of the boat smell!
When Blue of Hamble (as she was named!) landed back in the UK and we took ownership, one of the first things we noticed was the smell! It was horrible! We swear it was not present when we viewed her in Lanzarote, so we don’t know if it had been masked or we were just […]
Upgrades in Carpentry
One of the things we noticed when we bought Yanula Blue was unused space! We wanted to ensure we had every inch of her utilised so set about changing and adding the following: Headboard: Our friends Joan and Mike Shepphard had told us how they used the transom for extra storage – and we discovered […]
Yanula Blue – Naming Ceremony
On the 10th August 2024 we sailed Yanula Blue to Lymington and joined the PYRA fleet on their stopover, following their race from Poole that day. PYRA always have a “rendezvous” at the end of the racing on day one and so we invited friends we had made in the years of racing with PYRA, […]