Does anyone know much about Lombardinis? The stock raw water pumps suck IMO...

It also seems when it comes to sails, everyone has a strong opinion of what they consider to be the “best” choice.  Ask the next person and they will have an equally strong, but totally contradicting advice… Mick

Below the collection of emails from the last passage and some accompanying photos.  I probably get a bit carried away with the sailing descriptions.  Sailing really brings out the nerd in me...   Mick

We want to live simply, off the grid, with less "stuff" than we do onshore.  Its easy to say but at the same time we want to be self sufficient... Mick

…I'm hoping to purchase a boat in the next year but of course I need to learn to sail first.  I'm wondering if there are any opportunities to come onboard and help out in exchange for the chance for me to learn to sail…  Bobby

We were a little time poor this summer at home. Editing took a back seat for a while...  Mick

What we saw were the largest number of amazing vessels in one place I have ever seen...  Enjoy, Mick

"Has anything gone wrong with the boat?" People of all walks of life love to ask that question.  It's up there in regards to most common question...   Mick

Having sailed 3000Nm of the last 4000Nm since leaving Tasmania with the wind fwd of the beam, we have probably figured out as much as we want to learn about up wind sailing...   Mick

Sail Surf ROAM #13 - Exploring Fiji, Travelling up the Yasawas, New Friends and Learning to Kitesurf!!!!... Michael

Andy and I took the tender, a couple of beers, quite possibly the last box of original pizza shapes in existence and a camera for a lap of the harbor...  Mick

We have a present for you… its Freedom!  

Its our way of saying thanks for changing our lives...  Mick  

The amount of people asking about ROAM’s sailing performance has been crazy. However it is not a question that you can answer in a sentence, or a conversation or even a full evening over a bunch of beers...    Michael

Since we launched the boat I have had quite a bit of feedback from people looking for more information about Roam's accommodation or about a particular piece of equipment.  I love talking shop but rather than try and reply to one email or comment we have decided to do some separate video blogs dedicated to a particular subject.  .... Michael

So I guess now we are officially cruisers?  We have no fixed plans, enjoying exploring new places and letting the weather dictate our moves. ... Michael

The rig, like everything we have done so far in regards to Roam, has had the “is there any improvements we can make” thought process put over it.  We ended up with two main changes and a bunch of small ones. ... Michael