Moving onto a boat involves shedding a great deal of weight from the ‘stuff’ we accumulate in normal life. Space and weight are precious commodities onboard and therefore we have to live a life with less ‘things’ – something we’re actually very pleased to do – even if it does mean that the absence of a potato masher leaves us with lumps.

However, we always need a few things to make the boat and our lives work. The things we have onboard that proven themselves to be invaluable over the last year make it onto our new Gear page which you can get to from the menu above.

We’re not getting any money for these links, nor was anything donated by companies – we’re not that famous! So it is based on our honest experiences.