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Welcome to Sailing Emerald
Sailing adventures and liveaboard life
Colin & Nichola Welcome You to
Sailing Emerald
Hi and thank you for stopping by. We're Colin and Nichola, and Emerald, a Kelly Peterson 44, has been our floating home since 2004.
During that time we've completed many boat upgrades, circumnavigated the UK, visited the western Baltic, and sailed the Mediterranean from west to east and back again.
Join us as we share our adventures by sail and our experiences of life afloat in a small space.
To delve deeper into our background, Emerald, or our travel history, click on the links below.
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We have many posts documenting our life and adventures on Emerald. From the highs to the lows, we keep it real.
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We aim to inform you about the destinations we've visited, both at sea and on land. Perhaps you're tempted by the liveaboard life? Then check out the posts on making it comfortable and sustainable.
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Having got as far as we could with repairing the engine in-situ, the next step was for it to be […]
The likely explanation for our broken engine was a hydrolock – water had got into the cylinders of the engine […]