If the sailing lifestyle isn’t proof of work I don’t know what is?

To get here in this moment of time we spent five months working 10hrs a day 7 days a week preparing the boat. The Pacific is no joke it’s around 8,000nm from Panama to the east coast of Australia. Sailing those miles is relentless as the ocean, wind and the unpredictable Mother Nature constantly wear at the boat and crew trying to find their weakest point.

On the 11th of March we departed Panama bound for French Polynesia and we’re still out here over three weeks later sailing toward French Polynesia.

There’s only my wife and I onboard and one of us has to be awake and on watch the entire time we are sailing. Trimming the sheets and altering the heading doesn’t stop out here. Watching the weather, making water and keeping the boats electrical systems and power working is a constant concern that never goes away. Without it we aren’t f$&ked but it would definitely make life a lot harder.

The boats powered by 1.3kw of solar and this along with the wind is what’s powered and propelled us the entire way. It’s powering my phone and our sat comms to send this #sailstr #nostr #note.

Before departing my wife organised months and months worth of provisioning. She made lists and spent days sourcing all the food and items we’d need. I bought spares and tried to think of all the situations we’d need to cover. For sure you can’t envision everything but you do your best gained from the years of experience you have.

This is my fourth Pacific crossing however it’s by far the best. To be doing this two up with my wife on our new home has been a gift.

Being at sea for weeks on end gives one clarity and space within their minds. It shows you what’s truly important and where to focus one’s time and energy.

This clarity has confirmed what we’ve always felt and known and that’s that #Bitcoin is the key that will change the world and with its positive incentives it’ll make a fair and inspiring place for us all to live and grow together working towards a common goal, bettering the world for all.

It empowers the individual to do better and to be better and it gives us all a base of truth to build upon that will bring us together.

To steal a nostr:npub15dqlghlewk84wz3pkqqvzl2w2w36f97g89ljds8x6c094nlu02vqjllm5m quote “Bitcoin is hope”

And from nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a “I woke up

Today and chose rhetoric” our promise to Bitcoin and its community is that we will continue to educate people far and wide and to help awaken the world to the power of Bitcoin a monetary system based upon rules not rulers.

Here’s a few pics below of the last few days. We’re hoping to arrive on Sunday which will mean we’ve done over 24 days proof of work getting here and that’s what makes this lifestyle and way of travel so unique and rewarding ⛵️

Best wishes to all from the Pacific and man is it beautiful out here this place is so worth fighting for 😁🤙

Third day at sea and we’ve had a fantastic start to the passage. Calm first evening but some great sailing the second day with a top speeds of 14kts so far during a little surf.

Now the breeze has just gone light and we’re motoring for the evening until we get into some more breeze again tomorrow.

Should be a traditional zone tomorrow evening then into some light trade winds just to the north east of the Galapagos.

Nature has gifted us with dolphins, whales, a turtle and even a small shark swam by this morning.

Amazing what you see when you’re present out here.

Love how this life style connects you to the planet and the aquatic life that lives upon it.

Here’s this mornings sunrise

#sunrise #sailing #travel #adventure #nostr

Third day at sea and we’ve had a fantastic start to the passage. Calm first evening but some great sailing the second day with a top speeds of 14kts so far during a little surf.

Now the breeze has just gone light and we’re motoring for the evening until we get into some more breeze again tomorrow.

Should be a traditional zone tomorrow evening then into some light trade winds just to the north east of the Galapagos.

Nature has gifted us with dolphins, whales, a turtle and even a small shark swam by this morning.

Amazing what you see when you’re present out here.

Love how this life style connects you to the planet and the aquatic life that lives upon it.

Here’s this mornings sunrise

#sunrise #sailing #travel #adventure #nostr

For an antifoul we use copper coat which is a fantastic hard water based epoxy with copper dust in it. It’s good if you enjoy swimming and giving the bottom a scrub every month or so. Its hard and very smooth so is good for performance based boats as it gives the hull better efficiency through the water and the difference between it and an ablative is noticeable. We use plastic scrappers for anything hard and black foam sanding pads to give it a really good clean and to burnish the copper coat which helps reveal new copper to the environment and protection to the hull.

For an antifoul we use copper coat which is a fantastic hard water based epoxy with copper dust in it. It’s good if you enjoy swimming and giving the bottom a scrub every month or so. Its hard and very smooth so is good for performance based boats as it gives the hull better efficiency through the water and the difference between it and an ablative is noticeable. We use plastic scrappers for anything hard and black foam sanding pads to give it a really good clean and to burnish the copper coat which helps reveal new copper to the environment and protection to the hull.

hey nostr,

we're gearing up to launch Strike Europe, looking to do a little more testing.

anyone willing to help us test in the following countries?

- Belgium

- Bulgaria

- Cyprus

- Denmark

- Finland

- Hungary

- Iceland

- Liechtenstein

- Lithuania

- Luxembourg

- Netherlands

- Norway

- Poland

- Portugal

- Romania

- Slovakia

- Slovenia

if you're in other countries and want to help with final testing, you can also ping me, but these markets have gotten the least testing so far. just wanna get some more eyes and hands on them

gonna keep this nostr only too, so just DM me here. appreciate yall

Day 1 - of our Pacific Crossing has been spent cleaning the bottom of the hull.

If we do this we make the hull smoother and the boat far more efficient when underway and this makes travelling 4,000nm quicker and easier on the boat, you and your gear!

This is where we are anchored and we’ll spend the next day or two finishing off small jobs and waiting on a solid weather window to depart in.

Have to say it’s not a bad spot to do all the above in 🤙😊

Awesome! great well proven design and a perfect way to start the cruising life.

I love the Med one of my favourite sailing grounds it’s got so much diversity on offer within such a small area it’s super cool and Bonifacio on the south of Corsica has to be one of the best historic natural harbours.

We’ve just spent five months refitting in Costa Rica and Panama and have just departed today for our Pacific crossing heading west with no plans apart from savouring every moment. . We sail a Chris White Hammerhead 54 fr trimaran she’s also an oldie but a goodie.

Thanks for the tip, I will look into that ruler. 🙏🏻

I’ve bought a Moody 40 from 1979, which was refitted by the previous owner.

With my wife we wanted to travel even more than before (we were doing a lot of treks), and with my passion for sea and southern Corsica, it just made sense to try the sailing option!

So we’re gonna discover eastern Mediterranean this season!

And you guys, where are you atm and what’s your plans?

Grab a roller ruler if you don’t have one. They’re the goods for chart work. If you don’t mind me asking what type of yacht have you bought and why?

Alongside our sailing adventure that’s gonna start soon (see previous posts), I want to start sharing my passion for photography and shooting videos while traveling the world by foot or sailboat.

For years I’ve been shooting on my trips around France, Europe, and even India, capturing great moments and memories.

I enjoyed so much sharing some of my best work with friends and family, with prints of my best pictures, or short films.

I feel now that I want to share more broadly and nostr feels like the best place to start just that, by offering a chance to more people to experience nature, mountains, seas, wildlife and biodiversity through my eyes. So here I am, sharing my first picture.

This is a male Ibex (or bouquetin in French), shot on the mountain « La Tournette » above Annecy at about 2000m (6500 ft). We were on our way to the top (about 2500m or 8200ft), when my wife SaltyLady (npub1y49llvlzsyasffesyy3k9u39zqp4rwawjpgh9jy2xu6yah04lssq46wk85) and I stumbled upon this lone huge male Ibex grazing peacefully.

We often encountered lots of Ibexes and other wildlife while hiking in the area, but never had we met one that big and that close.

I love how this shot captures this glimpse of connection between him and us, moments before we just went on his own business.. grazing.

I hope this made you travel a bit and feel how we are all connected, humans, living creatures, nature. Oneness

If you would like the see other pictures of this ibex, or a video of the environment or even another subject, please let me know.

#photography #artstr #nature #moutain #annecy #wildlife #photo #naturephotography #animals #ibex #france

Nice. We only used a vhf with Ais when we were sailing. Enjoy the prep, it's part of the adventure.