by SAILING ANIMA | Dec 7, 2025 | ADVENTURE
December 7th, 2025 All Upgrades, Costs & Lessons From a $23,000 Refit When I bought my sailboat, she wasn’t the pristine, polished cruiser you see in glossy magazines. She was tired, neglected, and full of hidden surprises. But she had good bones — and that was...
by SAILING ANIMA | Nov 30, 2025 | ADVENTURE
November 30th, 2025 Boat Life Preparations in Curaçao After months of repairs, upgrades, and unexpected delays, I’m finally getting closer to setting sail again. My Gibsea 402, built in 1990 and lovingly brought back from a neglected state, is almost ready for the...
by SAILING ANIMA | Nov 23, 2025 | ADVENTURE
November 23th, 2025 There are days in boat life that feel like milestones — not because everything goes smoothly, but because everything finally starts moving again. This sail was one of those days. After months of refitting my Gib’Sea 402, replacing neglected...
by SAILING ANIMA | Nov 16, 2025 | ADVENTURE
November 16th, 2025 When I decided to buy a neglected sailboat in Bonaire, people thought I had lost my mind. Maybe they were right. But sometimes, the best adventures begin exactly where everyone else sees a mistake. What started as a spontaneous dream to return a...
by SAILING ANIMA | Oct 27, 2025 | ADVENTURE
October 26th, 2025 Life at anchor is rarely just sunsets and cocktails — sometimes it’s fiberglass dust, epoxy fumes, and a leaky water tank testing your patience. In this week’s episode aboard SV Anima, I tackled one of those essential (and slightly messy) off-grid...
by SAILING ANIMA | Oct 12, 2025 | ADVENTURE
October 12th, 2025 When you live off-grid on a sailboat, maintenance doesn’t wait for the perfect conditions. This week, anchored in a calm bay under the Caribbean sun, I tackled one of those essential (but slightly nerve-wracking) projects — upgrading my rigging with...
