ArcticsternSep 263 min readInstallation of a Blakes SeaCockOur 1980 sailing yacht Venus, Baltic 51 is equipped with 12 through-hulls. During our recent maintenance, while the boat was dry on a...
ArcticsternAug 64 min readRepairing our Rudder (Part 1/2): PreparationWe had been planning to work on the rudder for a long time. Even when Venus was in Tahiti, we knew that saffron was waterlogged....
ArcticsternApr 246 min readHeading for the Caribbean: Crossing from Canada outside hurricane seasonThe call of the Caribbean is irresistible, For many sailors, sailing to these islands from Canada represents the realization of a dream