Sailing Superstitions Sailors were a superstitious lot, not surprising given the risky nature of the job. They would spend months at sea at the mercy of high winds, rough seas and cutlass wielding pirates. To try and guarantee a safe…
Crewing Posts December Here are some of the latest crewing posts from the Lovesail Crewing Section. We are not just a dating and friendship site. Members of Lovesail can post non-professional crewing opportunities on the site for fellow members’ interest.…
Sydney Hobart Race 2013 This year the Sydney Hobart Race will be in it’s 69th year. As the name suggests this yacht race starts in Sydney Australia, on Boxing Day, and finishes some 630 nautical miles later in Hobart Tasmania.…
Lovesail Christmas Membership Offer 2013 The Lovesail Christmas Membership Offer is open to all existing free members of Lovesail. We are offering 3 months membership for the price of 1 month. Look out for an email which will be winging…
One Hull Good Three Hulls Better – A Cruising Diary Lovesail member Flushing has been kind enough to let us reproduce his cruising diary from last year, that was first published in East Coast Sailing in October 2012. He was…
Transat Jacques Vabre Race 2013 The Transat Jacques Vabre race is a transatlantic yacht race that follows the old coffee trading route from France to Brazil. The name, Jacques Vabre, comes from a French brand of coffee that sponsors the…
Latest Crewing Opportunities on Lovesail.com Here are just some of the latest crewing opportunities that have been listed recently on Lovesail.com in the Crewing Section. Bahamas winter 2013-14 Looking for a mate to join me on my Peterson 46 for…
The Honeymoon Continues – Ian and Wendy’s Story Back in April I wrote about Ian and Wendy, two Lovesail members that met on the site, fell in love and got married (read their story here). Both very keen sailors they…
List of Boat Jumbles 2014 Here is the list for all the Boat Jumbles 2014 around the UK. Unless otherwise stated the jumbles start at 10:00am and run until around 3:00pm. The list will continue to be updated as more…
Love with a Chance of Drowning By Torre DeRoche Love can make a person do crazy things….. Published by: Summersdale (1 July 2013) ISBN: 978-1849534185 Sailing virgins should look away now. If any new Lovesail members are planning to pop their…
