Who has not dreamed of living off-grid. Toni and I with our Seawind Catamaran thought this might be achievable, with our water maker, 1600 watts of solar, fishing skills and the like. But are we really ever off-grid, AIS tattling your course and speed, smart phones and smart watches lighting up the airwaves, cell towers pinging your location with every text message, and now eyes in space. I guess we could simply turn everything off, but then how will they find us if we are ever in distress? Feel free to comment and let us know your thoughts. Subscribe and share the adventure! Become part of the conversation by liking https://www.facebook.com/SV.MomentsInTime/

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¡Día espectacular en Nanny Cay! 🌞⛵️ Vientos desafiantes y maniobras emocionantes 💨⚡️ ¡Orgullosos de nuestro equipo! 🏆🙌 #44Cup #SailingLife #TeamSpirit- Spectacular day at Nanny Cay! 🌞⛵️ Challenging winds and awesome maneuvers 💨⚡️ Proud of our team! 🏆🙌 #44Cup #SailingLife #TeamSpirit •⁠ ⁠@cabildodelanzarote @cact_lanzarote @lanzarotesd #servicioinsulardedeportes @puertocalero @magicmarine_sailing @calmardevelopment @alegra_travels #LanzaroteCaleroSailingTeam #Lanzarote #Vela #Caribbean #Competition #44CUP

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A slipway launch rich in heritage. A yacht shaped by vision. Celebrating the new Benetti Class 44M FORTITUDE1.

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We had an interesting final sail on Peter's Firebird in the most wind I sailed in when in Barbados - we sailed with 2 reefs. Peter's friend Eric has a foiling waveboard and he wanted to foil behind the Firebird. In the end he managed it, but there was lots of falling in at the beginning. It was hard work for Peter and I as we had to start at near zero speed, so Eric could grab the tow rope, then slowly accelerate to about 7 knots so he could get ready for lift off. Then accelerate to 10 knots very quickly, so he could lift out. And then control the speed at 10-12 rather than surge up to 15-18. But of course the wind would drop, or he'd fall in or.... but, as I say, after 2 hours he did manage to fly for maybe 30 secs. Although, if we were quick enough, we could stop and heave to after he fell in, sometimes we sailed on too far and then we had to pull in the tow rope (we discovered it was too easy to get it entangled on rudders and daggerboards), tack round and sail back. As always it was scary how quickly a head disappears from view. But interestingly we could easily see him when he was in the sun, it was when he was north of us that he became invisible (one of his sons kept a very close eye on Dad, religiously pointing to his position). Flat water helped, and lots of passing day charter cats got a bit confused by seeing a swimmer apparently a mile out to sea but happily waving!

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