by SAILING ANIMA | May 7, 2025 | ADVENTURE
May 7, 2025: Galley Makeovers, Window Woes, and the Countdown to Splash Day Galley Transformation Underway This week was all about turning my water-damaged, glue-crusted cabinets into something resembling a functional kitchen. The before-and-after is shocking: The...
by SAILING ANIMA | Apr 30, 2025 | ADVENTURE
April 30, 2025: Botched Repairs, Bloodthirsty Mosquitoes, and the Boatyard Blues The Osmosis Nightmare Unfolds This week revealed some truly shocking DIY sins from a previous owner. While sanding, I discovered an entire fiberglass patch that was basically just painted...
by SAILING ANIMA | Apr 23, 2025 | ADVENTURE
April 16, 2025: Solar System Mystery & the Kindness of Strangers The Never-Ending Sanding Saga The hull drying continues—slowly. While osmosis treatments demand patience, I turned my attention to another critical issue: my failing solar system. The Great Battery...
by SAILING ANIMA | Apr 16, 2025 | ADVENTURE
April 2, 2025: When Osmosis Derails Dreams (But Builds Character) The Plan That Wasn’t This week delivered a brutal reality check. My simple “haul out, paint, and sail away” fantasy collided with the truth: my hull is a waterlogged sponge. Humidity...
by SAILING ANIMA | Apr 4, 2025 | ADVENTURE
March 26, 2025: A Wild Ride to Curaçao – Engine-Only, No Electronics! The Dramatic Departure Docked bow-first into howling winds, tangled lines wrapped around unforgiving poles—not exactly the smooth exit I’d imagined. Thanks to a kind dockworker’s help, I freed the...
by SAILING ANIMA | Mar 28, 2025 | ADVENTURE
March 13, 2025 – A New Beginning Under a Lunar Eclipse The Backstory: How It All Started In February 2025, I sold my car rental company in Curaçao and set my sights on a new adventure. Little did I know, fate had other plans—and they involved a neglected sailboat...
