5 Things I Love & Hate About our Amel Super Maramu
After owning Nalu a little over a year and sailing, traveling and living on her for about four months (only), I have found many, many things I love about this boat – and a few I don’t. As we get to know her better, things may change and I’ll write an...
Avoiding the Iberian Orcas
Here in Marina Alcaidesa in La Linea (located right behind Gibraltar Airport) a few topics come up in nearly every conversation between sailors: “Wow, everything is far away here, even the showers”, and, if coming from the Med, there’s always the “We burned...
Two Captains, One Boat – How Is This Going To Work?
And just like that, time has stopped crawling and seems instead to be moving faster and faster. The sun tells me the days are lengthening, but to me it feels like they are getting shorter. Time flies when you’re nervous (too), I guess. As we’re getting...
What does the name ‘Nalu’ mean?
NALU nah-loo [Hawiaan] noun Wafe / Surf 1. Wave, surf; full of waves; to form waves; wavy, as wood grain. Ke nalu nei ka moana, the ocean is full of waves. hoʻo.nalu To form waves. 2. To ponder, meditate, reflect, mull over, speculate. Nalu wale ihola nō ʻo...