Blue Moon Life

22/01/2023

2023 is a new year, with new joys and challenges ahead! Welcome to a raw look into our morning routine on the sailboat, where we cook up some pancakes, play guitar, and do some engine maintenance (we change the starter on our M-30 Universal diesel engine)! We also take some time to reflect on our experiences from last year, and some of our hopes for the new one!

2023 is a new year, with new joys and challenges ahead! Welcome to a raw look into our morning routine on the sailboat, where we cook up some pancakes, play ...

15/01/2023

Looking back, 2022 was a stormy year. Snowstorms, windstorms, ice, rain, crashing waves, and blistering heat. We started last year sleeping in a pile of snow, and finished the year covered in it again.

Jonas and I sat down together and remembered everything that happened last year. We came up with three big themes and some intentions to keep moving forward.

Looking back, 2022 was a stormy year. Snowstorms, windstorms, ice, rain, crashing waves, and blistering heat. We started last year sleeping in a pile of snow...

08/01/2023

Snowstorm warning!! I was solo this week, and this is the most snow that has ever fallen on our little sailboat home, and this time it stuck! Living on board a sailboat keeps us close to the weather, but we had never seen something like this. An arctic airmass brought unusually cold (freezing) temperatures and turned our marina into an icy-winter-wonderland!

Snowstorm warning!! I was solo this week, and this is the most snow that has ever fallen on our little sailboat home, and this time it stuck! Living on board...

01/01/2023

Happy New Year! To kick off 2023 we have released a simple day in the life video living on our 30ft sailboat.

We're wishing everyone a healthy and happy year ahead!

Welcome to a simple winter day in our life living on a 30 ft sailboat on the West Coast. We have lived on the boat for 3 winters now and we learn something n...

18/12/2022

New video is up! We’ve had a very stormy winter living aboard our sailboat. La Niña continues to reminds us of her powers… with snow storms, high winds, and atmospheric rivers that often bring freezing temperatures and leave the boat jostling all night. After 3 years living aboard, these events are becoming just another one of our routines. We’re learning to work with nature rather than trying to fight it. But every once in a while, we find ourselves pulled in a different direction.

We’ve had a very stormy winter living aboard our sailboat. La Niña continues to reminds us of her powers… with snow storms, high winds, and atmospheric river...

12/12/2022

Gone Surfing!

Sorry we couldn't get a video up this weekend, but we're working on some fun content for the month of December. And what better way to get the creative ideas flowing than spending some time in the waves :D We'll see you next Sunday!

04/12/2022

New video :)

After some early season snow and wind storms passed over, we decided it was time to officially pack up the boat for winter. The main task was to winterize ou...

27/11/2022

This week's video is up!

Winter came early this year with a sudden snow storm and cold snap. It is a busy time of year, and as the days get shorter, sometimes it feels like there is ...

13/11/2022

Spend a rainy day of boat life with us! New video is up :D

In this week's video we spend the day on the boat while we wait for an atmospheric river to pass. We bring you along for some of our Halloween / Fall traditions like carving pumpkins, roasting pumpkin seeds, and making cozy hot dinners for a very rainy day.

We’re settling back into our routine of winter liveabord life at the docks, and we wanted to share a very Fall themed day of Boat Life!This video is a little...

06/11/2022

New video is up 🙂

We’re Going Home… Last Days Living Off Grid

These are our final days living off grid for the season! This is the start of a new chapter, where we leave our solar powered life behind to ride out the win...

30/10/2022

Happy Sunday! We have a new video up!

Final Days Sailing Off Grid

After spending the summer months off-grid, it is time to sail our little boat back to our winter home on the docks (bring on the shore power and water hose!)...

23/10/2022

Hello Everyone! Unfortunately there will be no video this week. We have some fun sailing vlogs coming up but just need a little more time to finish them.

We hope everyone has had a great weekend and we can't wait to see you next Sunday!

16/10/2022

New video is live!

The seasons are changing, and we are getting ready to sail the boat back to our winter home on the docks! With Fall comes wind storms, shorter days, colder w...

09/10/2022

New video is live! We wanted to explain why we’ve been distant from social media these last few weeks and give you an update on what’s been going on behind the camera.

We wanted to explain why we’ve been distant from social media these last few weeks and give you an update on what’s been going on behind the camera.Thank you...

25/09/2022

We're finally back with a new video!

This short video is a little different from our normal vlog-type content, but we hope you enjoy some footage from a sail and kayak trip we took earlier this summer. We took advantage of a breezy day to get Blue Moon off her mooring, and we learn a little more each time. We then traded in our sails for paddles, and toured a tandem kayak around the bay, with a very special view of our favourite neighbours (a heard of seals)!

Thank you for everyone’s patience and understanding when we took a couple weeks off to deal with some personal matters. We’ll give you a bit of a life update in coming videos, but for now we wanted to share some sailing and kayaking we did to send off summer!

This short video is a little different from our normal vlog-type content, but we hope you enjoy some footage from a sail and kayak trip we took earlier this ...

20/09/2022

Hey Everyone! We wanted to hop on here and give you a bit of an update. Sorry about the abrupt break from our posting... All is good here, but unfortunately life handed us some obstacles that needed to be dealt with quickly, which also meant we haven't been able to edit or film anything for the past few weeks. We've already updated our Patrons on what's been going on, and will make a video with a "life update" in the next few weeks to explain why we haven't been as active on here.

But for now, we're working to get back on track and have a fun little video for this Sunday, showing you some of the adventures we've gone on to kick off the end of the summer! We're so excited to be back :D

Thank you for all of your support and we'll see you this Sunday at 9am PDT!

08/09/2022

Did you get a chance to see our latest video? We've had many questions about how we work while also living off grid on a sailboat. So we decided to take you along for a couple days!

While remote work is the absolute dream, it’s just not a reality for us at the moment. We go into the office 2 days a week, which can make things a little co...

28/08/2022

New video! Join us as we take our van through the coastal mountains 🙂

Remote Summer Van Life | 4x4 Camper Van Conversion

We decided to shake up boat life and recently drove our 4x4 camper van through the coastal mountains on a beautiful summer camping trip! We enjoyed swimming ...

21/08/2022

Join us this Sunday morning for a new video! Thanks for watching 😊

Daily Routines of Boat Life | Living Off Grid in our Tiny Home

Welcome to our daily routine living off grid on our 30 ft sailboat in the Pacific Northwest. Our home may be tiny but it is a wonderful place to enjoy the su...

14/08/2022

New video! This week we continue to explore our off grid anchorage, take the dinghy into new coves, and swim off the boat in the cold ocean water. Then we pack up the boat and sail to a new off grid home.

This week we continue to explore our off grid anchorage, take the dinghy into new coves, and swim off the boat in the cold ocean water. Then we pack up the b...

07/08/2022

New video is up!

Discovering a Shipwreck and Sailing to a new Off Grid Home | Off Grid Boat Life

Join us as we pack up the boat and move to a new off grid anchorage. We escaped our busy spot to find a more remote location and saw lots of things along the...

01/08/2022

Video is live!

Alone Off Grid | Daily Routines of Boat Life

This week I am living the solo female boat life here at our off-grid moorage! For anyone new to the channel, we live on a 30 ft sailboat full time and recent...

30/07/2022

Well it appears we are out of luck on the wifi front. It seems we are travelling further and further away from cell towers. As we write this we’ve stopped at 2 different locations where wifi is down and are we’re taking it as a sign to keep moving and enjoy being offline.

Unfortunately we won’t be able to post this week’s video during our regular upload time on Sunday morning. But keep an eye out because we plan to have it up by Monday evening or Tuesday morning at the latest!

In the meantime, we’ll be trying to swim away this heat wave :)

J+G

24/07/2022

New video! Come spend a couple rainy summer days on the boat with us 😊

Rainy Days Living Off Grid on a Sailboat

Living on a sailboat means that our lives are tied to the weather! When it rains, we tend to hunker down in the boat and have quieter days. We often try to g...

17/07/2022

We're back with another video!

We take a break from sailing this week and start to settle into our daily routine of living off grid on our sailboat. We spent these few days settling into our anchorage and exploring the beautiful island. But, life aboard always presents new challenges and this time it was problems with our dinghy. We rely on our dinghy to get to shore everyday, but when the engine stops and a paddle snaps, you learn to get creative!

We take a break from sailing this week and start to settle into our daily routine of living off grid on our sailboat. We spent these few days settling into o...

10/07/2022

Hey Everyone!

Unfortunately we won’t be able to post a video this week. We have a lot of different things going on right now and have been a bit swamped. We have a video in the works but it isn’t quite ready, and we really don’t want to publish something that we don’t feel is complete.

Thankfully it looks like the weather here in the Pacific Northwest is going to be sunny for a little while so we hope you can enjoy some time outside this weekend!

We’ll see you next Sunday at 9am!! In the meantime, we’ll be posting over on Instagram this week if you want to join us over there :D

03/07/2022

We are on the move again!

This week’s video is now live. Join us as we sail to our new off grid home for the next couple weeks. As always, we had an eventful journey as we dealt with unfavourable winds, malfuntioning equipment, and even a police stop.

Sailing to our New Off Grid Home | Living Off Grid on a Sailboat
https://youtu.be/95RG51RDx5Y

We are on the move again! Unfortunately the wind was not in our favour for this sail, but the beautiful early morning departure made up for it. We had an eve...

26/06/2022

New video is up!

Did We Run Aground? | Daily Routines of Living Off Grid
https://youtu.be/sjY6hubvh0A

Well our first few days living off grid were eventful! Between a close call with running aground, trying to catch a ride to the mainland, and sourcing a fuel...

24/06/2022

We have another project video today, ahead of our usual sailing vlog this Sunday!

Changing the Fuel Filter on a Universal M-30 Diesel Engine | Engine Not Getting Fuel
https://youtu.be/_aYySjl6ZAM

In this video we show you how we diagnosed and replaced our clogged fuel filter on our M-30 Universal Diesel engine. While we were out sailing in some bigger...

19/06/2022

We’re sailing!! New video is live 😀

Other than a few weekend trips here and there, we’ve been moored at the docks for two years. That means easy water fill-ups, power, facilities, and the luxury of stepping off the boat onto solid ground. Now we’re changing all of that by going off grid in our liveaboard sailboat... Finally, we sail our Catalina 30 sailboat (and tiny home) away from the docks!

We had a few hiccups along the way, the most significant being that our engine failed during a key part of our journey. But we made it to anchorage safely in time for an incredible sunset.

Searching for Freedom | Moving our Tiny Home Off Grid | Off Grid Boat Life
https://youtu.be/XHVnQ21yYFo

Other than a few weekend trips here and there, we’ve been moored at the docks for two years. That means easy water fill-ups, power, facilities, and the luxur...