Due to a hectic week of sailing our boat to her berth, moving in and overwhelmed by fatigue, I made a preview for this week of vlog 11. Next week the full episode will be online! Short intro: After years of grief for my husband I've decided to change our home for a sailboat with ZERO experience...I'm just following my heart. I stay with my girls in The Netherlands where we at first will live on the boat untill my youngest will fly out..Then I will set sail to the world. (La Belle Bleu = my love for the sea and the name we want to give to the boat.) I hope I can inspire you to follow yours! Thank you for watching, I really appreciate you following along my journey. Don't want to wait until the next video? You can follow my journey also on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/labellebleu_/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Vita.erkelens.lie.a.fo/ Logo: Graphic Designer DaanKrause: https://www.instagram.com/krause_arts/ Piano: ' The Falls' Daan Krause Music: https://www.epidemicsound.com #Lifeonasailboat #explorelife #changinglifestyle #Lifeafterloss #boatlife #realisingmydream #hetroerom #levenopeenzeilboot #newchapterinlife #088 #doorzetten #nietopgeven #notgivingup #sailboat #liveaboardlife

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If you're coming to Croatia to enjoy the sun and the beaches than a day on Makarska Riviera will be your cup of tea. Makarska has some of the most beautiful and largest beaches on the coast and the Riviera can be looked at as a huge resort with all the amenities you would expect there. Things to do in Makarska: 1. Hike the Biokovo Mountains 2. Visit the Astronomical Observatory 3. Visit the Fence of Love 4. Get Into the Watersports 5. Catch a Sunset To find out more about this seaside town, visit our Destination Guide below: https://www.sail-croatia.com/set-sail/destination/makarska

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3-Second Knots - The Sheet Bend - The Resourceful Sailor www.sailingwithjosh.com

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While in Dana Point in 2022, we raced in a DPYC Wet Wednesday, and it was a blast!

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5 more amazing insights into sailing myths.... *Naked Figureheads...* Ships were always adorned with a topless female figurehead, despite the common ban on women, because her bare breasts were believed to be the only thing that could truly calm a raging, tempestuous sea. The logic is a masterpiece of male projection: women distract sailors and anger the sea, yet a carved woman must be sacrificed to the elements to appease them both. A polarizing double standard! *The Word "Pig"...* Uttering the name of the humble, porcine farm animal was strictly forbidden on a sailing ship, a bizarre taboo that made even the word itself an omen of shipwreck. The common theory is dark, but practical: pigs transported in wooden crates were often the only survivors of a wreck, leading superstitious sailors to believe the creature's name was a perverse magnet for disaster. *Cat's Sneezing Omen...* A ship’s cat was a prized, lucky companion, but if that particular feline companion sneezed, it was a sudden, irrefutable prophecy that a severe rainstorm was immediately on its way. Cats were revered because they hunted the disease-carrying rats that chewed through the critical ropes and wooden hulls. That sneeze was just an excuse to pamper a valuable crew member, or maybe a simple fur-ball warning. *Tattooed Pigs and Roosters...* Sailors often tattooed a pig on one foot and a rooster on the other, believing these barnyard animals were powerful talismans against a watery grave. These animals were often carried in lightweight, buoyant wooden crates as livestock. The logic was: if the ship sank, the pigs and roosters would float ashore, symbolically guiding the sailor to safety. *Killing the Albatross...* To harm or kill the majestic Albatross was to commit the ultimate nautical sin, inviting the full, unforgiving wrath of the sea upon the entire crew. This myth, powerfully immortalized in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, was actually a clever cultural deterrent to stop hungry, bored sailors from killing a bird that was genuinely helpful for navigation. We hope you enjoyed these myths. Let us know in the comments of any that you know about. If you love the sailing life, please SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, and COMMENT as it really helps the channel and we love to hear from you😁😁 *Thank You to all of you who support us in your different ways* ❤️ ✅ *INSTAGRAM* https://www.instagram.com/sailingnovavita/ ✅ *FACEBOOK* https://www.facebook.com/SailingNovaVita #sailing #yachting #boatlife #adventure

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