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Escape West
A family circumnavigating to EXPLORE, LEARN and SHARE
  • about
  • sv ESCAPE
  • homewaters
  • preparations
  • Our travels
    • Year 3 – 2021/22 Season
  •  media – press
    • Article awarded OCC prize
    • We are now on Hydrovane homepage :)
    • Artricle in Ocean Cruising Club news letter
    • We are now on Actisense homepage :)

Boat, equipment and upkeep

Cruising is about boat and equipment continuous upkeep. People planning to go sailing as ‘what boat should I buy?’, Seasoned blue water sailors ask about equipment and upkeep.

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Boat, equipment and upkeep

Monique sails with us

Check out why Monique came along for the journey

By dhoiland, 6 years11/11/2019 ago
Boat, equipment and upkeep

..and the prepartions continue..

We now have the nicest bowsprit not only in Pasito Blanco, but sy Escape is the first First to have such a solid base for anchor, gennaker and whatever else we decide to fly from our bow. I can also imagine a 5 year old that will climb and jump Read more…

By dhoiland, 6 years23/10/2019 ago
Boat, equipment and upkeep

stainless work in Gran Canaria

It started with a ‘Hola‘. I was in the boat in Pasito Blanco, sweating it out after doing some cleaning downstairs. ‘Hola‘ I heard back and then I stuck my head out from under the suncover. He – Jose Ramon – was hosing down the boat next to me. It Read more…

By dhoiland, 6 years11/10/2019 ago
Boat, equipment and upkeep

autopilot died and….

sy Escape has instruments from Navico / Brookes & Gatehouse (B&G).  They have worked well and our trusted autopilot – Seid – have steered us through calm and choppy waters since 2000.  But, on a return trip across the North Sea from Shetland, as the waves were building in the Read more…

By dhoiland, 7 years20/03/2018 ago
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