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Here are three of us ( we and the cat of course) and the boat. And 11, 7 m x 3,6m of space, enough for us three and for guest. Ok, maybe not for full football team but for 4(maximum) extra guest or crew (depend how you prefer to call) we could find a space:)
We love having visitors but we also understand that the way of life we are living may be not for everyone. You may love it…..or hate it! But before knowing that you need to try. SO we invite you to come and taste what it means to live on boat and sail visiting islands and bays, busy harbors or quite villages, stay on anchor, jump to water and swim directly from the boat, snorkel and go fishing, surf on waves sailing downwind or get wet when it needs to fight wind to nose, watch dolphins playing around, sight whales and so on. We share our home, our stories, our experience, everything. The moment you step on board- Grain de Sable is your home too!
There is just one thing you need to know- we are cruisers, but not a charter boat. We try to avoid strict timetables and rush. Be flexible-this is our style.. Here all depends on the sea and wind, so they are the ones who rules. And we are the ones who respect and adapt.
So if some of you are interested in sailing and tasting life on water you are very welcome to stay and cruise with us. You can come for a day, two , week or more ....all depends on how much free time you have and of course on how busy we are. So call us or write us and together we will speak about conditions and find perfect way for both parts!
We love having visitors but we also understand that the way of life we are living may be not for everyone. You may love it…..or hate it! But before knowing that you need to try. SO we invite you to come and taste what it means to live on boat and sail visiting islands and bays, busy harbors or quite villages, stay on anchor, jump to water and swim directly from the boat, snorkel and go fishing, surf on waves sailing downwind or get wet when it needs to fight wind to nose, watch dolphins playing around, sight whales and so on. We share our home, our stories, our experience, everything. The moment you step on board- Grain de Sable is your home too!
There is just one thing you need to know- we are cruisers, but not a charter boat. We try to avoid strict timetables and rush. Be flexible-this is our style.. Here all depends on the sea and wind, so they are the ones who rules. And we are the ones who respect and adapt.
So if some of you are interested in sailing and tasting life on water you are very welcome to stay and cruise with us. You can come for a day, two , week or more ....all depends on how much free time you have and of course on how busy we are. So call us or write us and together we will speak about conditions and find perfect way for both parts!
SOME PRACTICAL THINGS YOU NEED YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE COMING…..
Here are just a few things to keep in mind before planning a visit. They may sound little boring and not so romantic like all what is written above, but we want our guest to have an idea what to expect when they come here.
If you have sailed before probably it will be familiar to you, but if its your first time, read this may be useful:
Showering –ok, some of you may not like this, but we do not have hot water on boat. But we do have shower!!! (that’s sounds better nor?) Inside the boat and on deck, in the cockpit! But…. it,s cold( but who cares if outside is hotJ) and we use it just to rinse the salty water out and refresh ourselves. That means that when we are sailing long distances our best shower equipment is a bucket. .We shower ourselves with salty water and than take out salt with the fresh one. Girls have priority, so boys be ready to have some salt on you for a while) ,
On the anchor place is easier….we jump to the water, lather up , soak ourselves with shampoo, jump back in the water to rinse, then repeat. For the final rinse we use the fresh water hose on the deck to rinse off all the salt water before coming back.
And when we stay in yacht harbors, of course, we go to the hot showers onshore! AND ENJOY……..looooooot….!
Fresh Water – We have 320 liters tanks on board but we do not have a water maker . It did not come with a boat and because its so expensive we decided that we don’t need it
For the long distances we fill extra plastic tanks with fresh water to assure we will have enough for all the way. So as you see water is need to be controlled. That’s means water we use just for drinking and cooking, and yes for rinsing ourselves after salty shower too
All the rest we do with salty water (clean dishes and etc.) In the harbors again….we forget the salty water and clean every thing with fresh one. When we have 220 electricity from the shore we run our fresh water pressure pump and let to have some luxury for a whileJ
Electricity – At the moment our only power comes from the sun. We have solar panels which produce quite enough electricity when it’s sunny. In the early future we want to buy wind generator and to get energy from wind. But till now we just have a sun J So when it’s sunny we are ‘connected,':
If you have sailed before probably it will be familiar to you, but if its your first time, read this may be useful:
Showering –ok, some of you may not like this, but we do not have hot water on boat. But we do have shower!!! (that’s sounds better nor?) Inside the boat and on deck, in the cockpit! But…. it,s cold( but who cares if outside is hotJ) and we use it just to rinse the salty water out and refresh ourselves. That means that when we are sailing long distances our best shower equipment is a bucket. .We shower ourselves with salty water and than take out salt with the fresh one. Girls have priority, so boys be ready to have some salt on you for a while) ,
On the anchor place is easier….we jump to the water, lather up , soak ourselves with shampoo, jump back in the water to rinse, then repeat. For the final rinse we use the fresh water hose on the deck to rinse off all the salt water before coming back.
And when we stay in yacht harbors, of course, we go to the hot showers onshore! AND ENJOY……..looooooot….!
Fresh Water – We have 320 liters tanks on board but we do not have a water maker . It did not come with a boat and because its so expensive we decided that we don’t need it
For the long distances we fill extra plastic tanks with fresh water to assure we will have enough for all the way. So as you see water is need to be controlled. That’s means water we use just for drinking and cooking, and yes for rinsing ourselves after salty shower too
All the rest we do with salty water (clean dishes and etc.) In the harbors again….we forget the salty water and clean every thing with fresh one. When we have 220 electricity from the shore we run our fresh water pressure pump and let to have some luxury for a whileJ
Electricity – At the moment our only power comes from the sun. We have solar panels which produce quite enough electricity when it’s sunny. In the early future we want to buy wind generator and to get energy from wind. But till now we just have a sun J So when it’s sunny we are ‘connected,':
When clouds cover the sky for all day….we disconnect and read books, do homeworks...or just sleep:)
