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
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. […]
In the last module, published at the end of last year, we wrote about our journey from mainland Spain to the Balearic Islands. You can find it here. In this Module, the 11th, we continue our voyage—we leave Menorca to sail from Sardinia to Sicily! Departure […]
