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Julian on July 9th, 2012

More crew wanted for Tropicbird as she cruises the South Pacific. We have already arrived from the Galapagos to the Marquesas  via the Tuamotu islands to Tahiti and the Society islands. The Tuamotu islands are between the Marquesas and Tahiti and worthy of much exploration given enough time, unfortunately my timetable would not accommodate this. [...]

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Julian on October 20th, 2011

My boat  offers a retreat from stress. You may well ask; why choose a sailing boat as a retreat? Well it’s an opportunity for you to choose to loose all that’s bad in you. Clean yourself inside and out, on a boat. Choose a unique environment well away from temptation and social pressure. Separate yourself [...]

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Julian on October 20th, 2011

Spiritual retreat on a sailing boat. Here is an opportunity for you to choose to loose all that’s bad in you.  Clean yourself from the inside out on a boat. Choose a unique environment well away from temptation and social pressure. Separate yourself from electronic communication. Try it for a while and get back to [...]

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Julian on October 12th, 2011

This is a Caribbean sailing blog which captain Julian wrote as a gift to a  group who spent time aboard Tropicbird. They had such a good time and allowed the captain to relax and enjoy himself. Andres group charter ‘Blog’. Written by their captain Julian. It all started way back at the end of November [...]

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Julian on October 1st, 2011

Living on a sailing boat There are many ways to live on a boat and places to be. At the moment I live on my boat in the Caribbean. Some choose to spend six months at a time, some year round with breaks to visit family and get a bit of Terra Firma now and [...]

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Julian on September 28th, 2011

Time for reflection on our attitude. You can find spiritual help on a sailing boat. The ultimate cost of not doing anything is chaos and disappointment. Quite probably you will be satisfied to accept this as a wonderful holiday amidst exotic surroundings. Tropicbird and her hosts want to offer you more; give you a better [...]

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Julian on August 2nd, 2011

My Panama sailing adventure is on Tropicbird. One would think that an adventure is only had when the sails are up but on a boat it seems its always an adventure. Dropping the anchor and going ashore to a new place or country is always adventurous. Some years ago I wrote the text for the [...]

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Julian on May 18th, 2011

If you would like to experience life aboard a classic world cruising sailing yacht then come onboard Tropicbird. I will acknowledge all the sea miles you make with a written description and my signature. Or if you have a ‘Log Book’ I will sign that. Also night passages. These are particularly expensive to charter. Anyone [...]

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Julian on May 18th, 2011

The best sailing I have done was in Cuba. I chose to sail from Jamaica to Cienfueugo in Cuba which one is able to do inside a bunch of islands which protect the inner area from any sea swell. Thus the water is absolutely flat with the wind still blowing. At the time the wind [...]

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Julian on May 17th, 2011

I have a testimonial which says that I (Julian), likes things done his way. The writer agrees that since Tropicbird is my boat and my home that I should continue this way as my ‘right’, I make no apologies for the pun! once I quoted the need for the use of coasters on a boat, [...]

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