{"id":521,"date":"2016-07-01T10:31:17","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T10:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gsproducts.co.uk\/blog\/?p=521"},"modified":"2016-07-01T10:33:30","modified_gmt":"2016-07-01T10:33:30","slug":"all-aboard-june-the-sailing-dream-the-british-virgin-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsproducts.co.uk\/blog\/all-aboard-june-the-sailing-dream-the-british-virgin-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"All Aboard (June): The Sailing Dream &#038; the British Virgin Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ahoy ocean-lovers! Welcome to a fresh month of All Aboard. At GS Products we help our customers identify and buy the high quality, dependable marine fittings they need to take to the water safely. We also like to keen abreast of the journeys our products help our customers &#8211; and those just like them \u2013 to undertake. That&#8217;s why each month we share a selection of our favourite sailing blogs from our bookmarks bar with our readers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This month; find out how to take to the waves and sail the world as a newbie on a budget, take a trip to the British Virgin Islands and learn more about the many key logistics that go into a sea-faring lifestyle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>The New Sailor \u2013 On a Shoestring<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en-gb\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sailing into one of the most beautiful harbours I&#8217;ve ever seen. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/secretplace?src=hash\">#secretplace<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Greece?src=hash\">#Greece<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/barb?src=hash\">#barb<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H3vhNLhBtK\">https:\/\/t.co\/H3vhNLhBtK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nf7gewKduz\">pic.twitter.com\/nf7gewKduz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Suzanne (@Oceanpreneur) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Oceanpreneur\/status\/737751250201149440\">31 May 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salt, spray, the wind in your hair, your hand on the wheel and nothing but freedom stretching ahead. Taking to the ocean waves is a common dream among many of us trapped by the daily grind, but for the majority the ideal seems too \u201cfar out\u201d to become a reality. How will you learn to sail? How will you raise the funds to sustain your journey?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are the sorts of questions which relative newbie sailor and shoestring adventurer<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Oceanpreneur?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suzanne<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/theoceanpreneur.com\/portfolio-items\/sailing-blog\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oceanpreneur blog<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sets out to answer. Her goal? Helping anyone who shares her dream to follow her path to freedom on the ocean waves! Inspiring stuff indeed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<b>Cruising in the British Virgin Islands<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 80%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BFzdy_vsJvn\/\" target=\"_blank\">A photo posted by Allison Cordle (@sailingba)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-05-24T20:54:51+00:00\">May 24, 2016 at 1:54pm PDT<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We love<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/sailingba.com\/2016\/we-found-our-cruising-groove-in-the-bvis\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this recent blog<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sailingba\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bo &amp; Alli&#8217;s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> fabulous sailing blog. Crammed with pictures and wonderfully written updates all about their adventures, its a great resource for sailing inspiration, travel tips and holiday ideas. This post is all about how the couple \u201cfound their sailing groove\u201d in the British Virgin Islands (BVIs). With smooth, easy sailing and a thriving sailing community, this corner of the world is a sure-fire hit with sailors. Take a peek for yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Conquering Logistics<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsproducts.co.uk\/blog\/all-aboard-june-the-sailing-dream-the-british-virgin-islands\/ground-arrow\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-523\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-523\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gsproducts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ground-arrow.jpg\" alt=\"ground-arrow\" width=\"615\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gsproducts.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ground-arrow.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.gsproducts.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ground-arrow-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nobody said that sailing was simple, but it&#8217;s easy sometimes to forget that it&#8217;s not a matter of simply untying a rope and setting course for the next paradise on your list. In fact, even away from navigating and provisioning there is an abundance of tiny details and big picture logistics to work out if you&#8217;re planning to lead a nomadic ocean-going life. For a little taste of the logistics involved (and how to conquer them with a smile on your face),<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/misslonestar.net\/our-logistics-of-sailing\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this blog<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the ever-chipper crew of<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MissLoneStar1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miss Lone Star<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is well worth a read.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have logistics ever gotten the better of you while sailing? What are your favourite spots in the British Virgin Islands? Have your say with other sailing sorts below.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahoy ocean-lovers! Welcome to a fresh month of All Aboard. At GS Products we help our customers identify and buy the high quality, dependable marine fittings they need to take to the water safely. We also like to keen abreast<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsproducts.co.uk\/blog\/all-aboard-june-the-sailing-dream-the-british-virgin-islands\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">All Aboard (June): The Sailing Dream &#038; the British Virgin Islands<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gsproducts.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/521"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gsproducts.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gsproducts.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsproducts.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsproducts.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=521"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsproducts.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":530,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsproducts.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/521\/revisions\/530"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsproducts.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gsproducts.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsproducts.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsproducts.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}