Tropicbird

Julian on October 20th, 2011

Captain of the boat is Julian. His primary responsibility is for the safety of the crew and the boat. He also offers his philosophy on life by nurturing rater than preaching, pressure or persuasion. When people ask me how long have I been sailing I tell them that I was sailing before I was born. The [...]

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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 inside and 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 the [...]

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Julian on October 12th, 2011

This is a Caribbean sailing blog which captain Julian wrote as a gift to a charter group. 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 2010 when I got [...]

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Julian on October 1st, 2011

Video makers who are established or student of video are invited aboard Tropicbird. This may be in the Caribbean or during the crossing of the Pacific to Asia. The successful candidate must prove that he or she can capture the spirit of this project. They must also prove that they have a marketplace for the [...]

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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 September 27th, 2011

Welcome to an opportunity to crew on a sailing boat. A proposed situation of discovery and change to your present outlook on yourself and life itself. I am offering you adventure aboard my boat. Why my boat? Well she has taught me many things and now I, as custodian am offering those teachings to others. [...]

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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 31st, 2011

This is an opportunity to crew a sailing boat. There is a need for crew aboard  Tropicbird although handling her by myself is not a problem. ( I don’t have problems I have challenges). However whenever I enter a new port, anchorage, island, country or continent I am pleased that I have accepted other people [...]

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Julian on May 17th, 2011

Many times strangers to me and my boat ask ”Have you ever been in a bad storm” to which I answer in a bemused fashion, ”Can’t think that I have”. Is the measure of ones survival the severity of the weather? I think not. Perhaps staying awake for 36 hours single-handed in the Gulf of [...]

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Julian on May 17th, 2011

Attempting to explain how I have managed my life aboard a boat for over eleven years (on and off) is difficult. There are so many facets. Suffice to say I am surviving. Perhaps the most amazing thing about my life is that I finance the resurrection and ongoing maintenance of Tropicbird. She is built of [...]

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