Suddenly Jussi yelled: “Net!” A fishnet flag was rocking only 100 meters from us and we didn’t have a clue where it was going.
Author: Liberta
Liberta.fi is following two dreamers prepairing themselves and their boat s/y Liberta for the life at the seven seas.
What’s So Special About Watching The Horizon?
The empty horizon is looming in the eyes. There is nothing. And at the same time there’s everything.
Thunder In Klaipeda (And Also Sailing From Gdansk To Klaipeda)
I kept repeating “Faraday cage, Faraday cage!”, as I was trying to get the doors open with lightnings striking over my head.
Five Days At The Open Ocean
Me, Jussi and our friend Ville cast off the ropes from our home harbour in Helsinki a week ago. The weather was cloudy and they had promised rain.
To The Seas!
At last it’s time to enjoy the fruits all the sweat and tears. The spring and the summer until now has been spent on grinding hard every night.
Posers of Liberta
If we’re honest, we sailed till the sunset because of the soft light! We needed the light for taking presentable pictures of us and our boat! 🙂
New Portlights
In the series of jobs left from last year, the next case was to make the new portlight windows.
Insulation, Let’s All Insulate And Have A Good Time
Last summer our front cabin seemed to gather a lot of moisture. One reason behind this was the uninsulated metal surfaces.
Peak Performance
Doing it the hard way. Now it was time to install the windlass and the anchor roll to the bow. Again it wasn’t a walk in the park.
Steered By The Wind
One of the things that was left waiting to install this year was the windvane. This spring it was in the front row of the priority list as we need to test it on our summer holiday trip.
