
The Jersey War Tunnels are a stark reminder of the German occupation of Jersey during World War II.
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The Jersey War Tunnels are a stark reminder of the German occupation of Jersey during World War II.
Continue readingWe were one of the first Astréa 42 Smart Electric catamarans delivered by the Fountaine Pajot ship yard. In this post I describe the Smart Electric system as it’s installed on our Astréa 42; the rating and configuration of the Smart Electric components may be different on the other yacht models.

The ship yard has finally finished most of their commissioning work and has officially delivered our new yacht to our dealer to start the ex-factory works. We are 3-4 weeks away from finally getting our boat.
Continue readingThis is the first in a series of posts looking at the process of buying a yacht for cruising. Songa is my fourth sailing yacht, and in this post I share the things we considered that led us to choosing Songa as our next boat.
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