Today is the start of a new paradigm for the Seadog blog. It has been a while since the last post. Also the frequency of new posts has been rather irregular, but this is all about to change. I have been hard at work to create a better looking layout, design and a better concept for this website. Also the domain name has been changed from http://aboutseadog.com to http://theseadog.life to reflect this change.
The new concept for the website directly ties in with the new domain name. The Sea Dog (.) Life will still be a place where I will write about the restoration of the Seadog, but it will also focus on living aboard a sailboat in general. This new concept will (hopefully) provide helpful tips and tricks about living on and restoring an old sailboat. Some new pages and menu items were added to reflect the new concept. More information about that can be found in the “About this Blog” pages. The “About the Seadog” page has also been added. On this page one can find the historical and technical data of the Seadog and the Formosa 37 design.
From now on there will be a strict schedule in the frequency of post. Meaning there will be a new post ones a week on Sundays. Since it’s been a couple of months since the last post, I will first be adding posts with information of the restoration work that has taken place since then. The dates of those posts will be set to the days on which that restoration work took place (and the photo’s where taken), which will be weeks / months ago. This means those post will added below this post.
For a quick sneak peek of the restoration work till now, check out the photo’s below. Of course a lot is missing in this quick overview. To check all the restoration work be sure to check out the new “Restoration” section of the blog.
I hope everyone likes the new design and will find this new concept entertaining as well as useful. If so, please be sure to share it with friend and family who might like it as well. Happy reading….
Vacation time aboard a “Wadder”
Back in early September I had a small vacation while helping my parents sail their new boat to their new home. This type of boat is called a “Wadder” and it’s a pretty cool boat when you want a lot of space in a relatively small package with the ability to sail in very shallow waters. It’s specifically made to sail The Wadden Sea. Here are some of the photo’s that were taken back then.
For more information about these types of boats check out this website (in dutch):
http://www.wadder.nl
Sailing trip to England… Uhhh Belgium…
Way back in April/May I was lucky enough to once again join the crew aboard the Phoosticks. This week I finally had the time to gather and select the photo’s that were taken in that trip. So be sure to check them out below.
Like every year the destination was England but alas, the weather was not in our favour so we didn’t cross the English Channel. That certainly did not mean we didn’t have a great time tough. We altered our route to sail along the Belgium cost. Which turned out to be a very good idea, because that meant we had perfect sailing conditions (most of the time).
All in all, we had a lot of sun and great winds. Once again a very nice experience, check out the photo’s to see what I mean.
Sailing to the White Cliffs of Dover
Every year around April friends of my parents go sailing from Holland to England. This year the destination was (among others) Dover and I was invited to join them. Of course I was more than happy to go with them, to gain some experience sailing the North Sea and crossing the notoriously busy English Channel. As one can see in the pictures below we had a mighty great time!
Leisure time
The weather might have been too cold to do any painting, but it still was beautiful sailing weather, so me and my dad went on a little sailing trip together with the boat of my parents. A lot of fun it was!
