Sailing The DreamOct 24, 2022Coppercoat antifoul treatment - considerations and costs (part 1)A pure cost analysis not factoring inflation over a period of 10 years puts normal antifoul paint at 4500€ against the 4200€ of Coppercoat
Sailing The DreamOct 13, 2022Building a hardtop - costs, other numbers and conclusions (part 6)To our surprise the weight difference between the old set-up with the original Bimini and the new hardtop was negligible.
Sailing The DreamSep 16, 20212020 Fuel, engine hours & nautical miles summarySo what do we have to say about our favourite taboo subject, that no one really wants to discuss, in the year of 2020? Seems like...
Sailing The DreamMar 29, 20212020 BudgetThe time spent in lockdowns and repairs under insurance in cheap or affordable countries allowed us to keep the budget controlled.
Sailing The DreamDec 10, 2020The costs of ownership - maintenance (version 2020)On the follow up of the 2019 overall maintenance costs for The Dream, we have further updated our schedules with additional "jobs"
Sailing The DreamJan 26, 2020The costs of ownership - maintenance (version 2019)Since we decided to change our lifestyle and moved aboard The Dream we have been coming across with "guidance numbers and percentages"...
Sailing The DreamJan 10, 20202019 BudgetOn our third year sailing and second year in the Mediterranean Sea, we kept the 2017 and 2018 target of a 2000€ monthly budget for the three
Sailing The DreamDec 27, 20192019 Fuel, engine hours & nautical miles summaryOne year later the fuel consumption is still a taboo subject, no one really wants to discuss it.
Sailing The DreamFeb 11, 20192017 & 2018 Fuel, engine hours & nautical miles summarySomething no one seems to talk about is how much everyone motors in their adventures. Having now completed 2 seasons we can start comparing
Sailing The DreamFeb 4, 20192018 BudgetOn our second year sailing, we kept the 2017 target of a 2000€ monthly budget for the three of us and also the boat maintenance, marinas, et
Sailing The DreamJan 28, 20192017 BudgetOur first year of sailing started officially only on the 1st of June, the first day that we no longer had jobs and were getting ready to mov