{"id":4762,"date":"2015-08-02T15:11:27","date_gmt":"2015-08-02T15:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/?p=4762"},"modified":"2015-08-03T11:01:31","modified_gmt":"2015-08-03T11:01:31","slug":"their-blog-makes-mine-look-well-different","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/?p=4762","title":{"rendered":"Their blog makes mine look, well, different."},"content":{"rendered":"

After the last 500+ posts I have somehow convinced myself that my blog is pretty entertaining. \u00a0Well, it is entertaining for me to write and my mom likes it. \u00a0But then, even though I am “vertically challenged” she says that I am big. \u00a0Anyway, doting mother set aside, I have been pretty sure that my posts are more interesting than most, at least. \u00a0This is what I imagine I look like with a halo and all. \u00a0 Mom agrees.\"\"<\/a>I can say with confidence that some of my posts are more interesting than those who just put down a lot of waypoints that prove that they were somewhere and write something about what speed and compass course they were\u00a0traveling.<\/p>\n

However, today that warm feeling of superiority was all but shattered when I was reading FaceBook and stumbled on the blog of Cygnus III, written by a couple, well perhaps by the guy, or bloke as a true Brit, which he is, might call himself. \u00a0 Now, with my blogging self image shattered, I feel more like I am marooned on a desert island with all hope lost. \u00a0\u00a0\"\"<\/a>“Bob, give us a break. \u00a0Stop it… NOW!” \u00a0 OK, OK, yes, perhaps I’ll live and muddle through another day. \u00a0However, it’s apparent that the site of the travels of Mark and Angelina, a couple that live aboard their Oyster 45 sailboat Cygnus III. are setting the bar a bit higher for me and my lowly site.<\/p>\n

They mostly dispense with the we-went-there sort of coverage and dig down to the “marrow” of what it’s like to live aboard and cruise, and they do it with flare.<\/p>\n

In their own words, I give you…<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s this Cygnus III website all about?<\/em><\/h3>\n

Well, in 2010 we decided to sell our Dyson hoover and the house we kept it in to buy a sailing yacht called\u00a0Cygnus III <\/b>to live aboard.<\/em><\/p>\n

We wanted to go\u00a0sailing into a striking sunset, visit paradise and get free coconuts.<\/em><\/p>\n

It was all pretty simple really. If we got lost along the way we could just pull in somewhere and ask directions.<\/em><\/p>\n

What no one told us was how bleeding scary the sea is! There\u2019s, like, rocks and storms and shit!<\/em><\/p>\n

So these are the tales of our hapless voyage on our sailing yacht\u00a0Cygnus III<\/a>\u00a0and the places and predicaments we have found ourselves in.<\/em><\/p>\n

Well put, and as I read excerpts from their site aloud to Brenda, we found ourselves chuckling and sometimes laughing out loud at their observations about what it’s like to spend months together on a small boat and to live to tell the tale.<\/p>\n

Often, when we are talking to fellow cruisers about what it’s like to live aboard, there seem to be a few basic truths about the questions we all get\u00a0from those who have never left the dock or, ye gads, \u00a0slept aboard OVERNIGHT.<\/p>\n

Here’s what the Cygnus crews have to say that and more…<\/p>\n

How will you know when you truly become a live aboard?<\/em><\/h3>\n

If your living on a boat these descriptions may ring your ships bell?<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. When staying in a house you always come down stairs backwards<\/em><\/li>\n
  2. You find yourself bleeding from random places at random times.<\/em><\/li>\n
  3. You and your wife define \u201ctaking a break\u201d as moving about six feet apart and looking in opposite directions.<\/em><\/li>\n
  4. You avoid telling people you live on a boat just so you don\u2019t have to explain to them you actually sleep on it as well\u2026 again.<\/em><\/li>\n
  5. You think butter only comes in soft or liquid form.<\/em><\/li>\n
  6. You only have 3 cooking pots.<\/em><\/li>\n
  7. When invited to dinner at someone\u2019s house you spend all night turning unnecessary lights off.<\/em><\/li>\n
  8. When invited to dinner at someone\u2019s house you ask if you can do your laundry.<\/em><\/li>\n
  9. The doctor assumes your body covered in random bruises is a sign of physical abuse.<\/em><\/li>\n
  10. You are the only one who doesn\u2019t want to win the big screen TV at the charity raffle.<\/em><\/li>\n
  11. You think \u201cGame of thrones\u201d is something you do when two people need the toilet at once.<\/em><\/li>\n
  12. \u00a0Kids think you\u2019re the coolest person on earth. Adults think you have lost your marbles.<\/em><\/li>\n
  13. When you don\u2019t like the neighbourhood you just move.<\/em><\/li>\n
  14. You are content knowing that sailing is code for boat repair in exotic places.<\/em><\/li>\n
  15. You can assemble a gourmet dinner using only one pot and mouldy cheese.<\/em><\/li>\n
  16. Doing laundry involves a net bag, a moving boat, and 50 feet of line.<\/em><\/li>\n
  17. When asked for a piece of paper, you ask if they want course or fine.<\/em><\/li>\n
  18. You don\u2019t want anything for Christmas that isn\u2019t on a Kindle.<\/em><\/li>\n
  19. Cardboard boxes, wrappers, and packing are thrown away before getting onto the boat.<\/em><\/li>\n
  20. You define a good anchorage as one where you can get Wi-Fi.<\/em><\/li>\n
  21. Your wallet contains more boat cards than business cards<\/em><\/li>\n
  22. You know what a boat card is.<\/em><\/li>\n
  23. When visiting ashore, you wake everybody at daylight screaming \u201cWe\u2019re aground \u201cwhen you open your eyes and don\u2019t see water.<\/em><\/li>\n
  24. You define an easy chore as one where you don\u2019t have to pull everything out of the locker first.<\/em><\/li>\n
  25. You covet new solar panels more than a new car.<\/em><\/li>\n
  26. You can identify boats by the sound of their halyard slapping against their mast.<\/em><\/li>\n
  27. Removing things from the refrigerator is like playing Jenga.<\/em><\/li>\n
  28. In shoe shops you go straight to the flip-flops.<\/em><\/li>\n
  29. You accidentally put your life jacket on when you get in a car.<\/em><\/li>\n
  30. You walk in the rain all the way back to your boat, carrying a backpack, a load of laundry,\u00a0 groceries destined to fall out of their bag at any second\u2026 all while thinking how lucky you are.<\/em><\/li>\n
  31. Filling the water tanks is a full day\u2019s work.<\/em><\/li>\n
  32. The only thing you do religiously on Sundays is wonder what day it is.<\/em><\/li>\n
  33. The first thing you do after setting the anchor is to see what other boats you know.<\/em><\/li>\n
  34. \u00a0You talk to your boat and give parts of it stupid names.<\/em><\/li>\n
  35. You understand and pay attention to the entire weather forecast.<\/em><\/li>\n
  36. You spend weekends sitting in your cockpit with a boat hook beside you, waiting to fend off the next holiday charter boat.<\/em><\/li>\n
  37. Every time you consider buying something you have to decide what you\u2019ll get rid of to make room for it.<\/em><\/li>\n
  38. When visiting ashore you look for instructions on how to use a push button toilet.<\/em><\/li>\n
  39. A three minute hot shower is pure indulgence.<\/em><\/li>\n
  40. You covet your neighbour\u2019s engine more than his wife.<\/em><\/li>\n
  41. Ice cubes are the ultimate luxury.<\/em><\/li>\n
  42. You have to strap a bag full of water to your boom & wait a few hours before you can take a hot shower.<\/em><\/li>\n
  43. You\u2019ve googled to see if there are any companies that make triangular bed sheets.<\/em><\/li>\n
  44. You know that duct tape was invented by God.<\/em><\/li>\n
  45. You only bring out real cups for fancy occasions.<\/em><\/li>\n
  46. Trying to find a partner to sail away with you isn\u2019t being romantic, it\u2019s kidnapping.<\/em><\/li>\n
  47. Your computer homepage is the Weather Service<\/em><\/li>\n
  48. You\u2019ve spent mornings standing naked on the deck of someone else\u2019s boat, adjusting halyards, lashing lines & freezing your ass off.<\/em><\/li>\n
  49. You have given up trying to defend your lifestyle and are content with smugly thinking\u2026..they don\u2019t know just what they are missing.<\/em><\/li>\n
  50. Having sex always rocks your boat.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You can read the entire post here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    So, there you have it. \u00a0Whatever SailPandora is lacking, I can’t be accused of trying to hide those who do the “blogging thing” well. \u00a0You go Cygnus… Thanks for making us laugh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    After the last 500+ posts I have somehow convinced myself that my blog is pretty entertaining. \u00a0Well, it is entertaining for me to write and my mom likes it. \u00a0But then, even though I am “vertically challenged” she says that I am big. \u00a0Anyway, doting mother set aside, I have been pretty sure that my […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_s2mail":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4762"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4767,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4762\/revisions\/4767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}