Our Voyage
In March 2023 we embarked on our biggest adventure so far! After 1.5 years of searching for our floating home, we bought a sailboat in Sweden with a dream to sail the world.
Our boat
“Tranquility” is our floating home. It is Malö 39, bluewater cruiser ideal for long-distance sailing and full-time living aboard. Get to know the upgrades and boatwork we regularly do!
Meet us
We are Tom & Alex, full-time cruisers, divers and airline pilots if time allows 🙂 We’ve decided to create this blog, to share with you our voyage but also to give a helping hand to those who follow a similar path.
Latest news from our blog
Let’s start with the second part of our boatyard work, which we carried out during the winter of 2024/2025 on our Malo 39. If you haven’t read the first part yet, we encourage you to check it out first – here, we described all the upgrades […]
Spring is just around the corner, and our home, Malo 39 “Tranquility” has been rocking on the water for almost a month now. It’s the perfect time to reflect on the winter season, which—as always—we dedicated to another round of boatyard work aimed at upgrading our […]
Wrapping up our second winter of modernization work, we’re still excited to share our experiences in upgrading our yacht. This year, we focused on replacing all thru-hulls and seacocks—a critical step in improving safety and durability. In this post, we’ll take you through our decision-making process, […]
After spending a week on the Egadi Islands, it was time to continue our journey sailing Sicily. I have to admit, we’re doing so with great reluctance. The archipelago captivated us so much that we would have gladly stayed longer. We’ve written a small sailing guide […]
Hi! Today we want to take you on a journey to one of our favorite archipelagos in the Mediterranean — the Egadi Islands. Until recently, they were completely unknown to us. It was only during our search for sailing information about Sicily that we discovered this […]
Our One-Year Experience with Coppercoat: Does It Work? One of the most important projects we undertook on our sailboat last winter was applying antifouling paint to the hull. However, we opted for a less conventional solution: Coppercoat—a coating made of epoxy resin and pure (99%) copper. […]
