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Live Aboard.Test Everything.Share what works.
Longest-running sailing YouTube channel · family off-grid on Sophisticated Lady — a 51-foot Jeanneau exploring the Caribbean and South & Central America.
Last refit — what changed
First row: the signature look upgrades on Sophisticated Lady — mermaid hull art, SeaView radar tower, and BougeRV solar on the new hardtops. Second row: the core systems underneath — Raymarine electronics, the Highfield tender, and Redodo at the heart of the power bank.
Mermaid Hull Graphic
New blue mermaid / wave art on the sides — the boat’s signature from the waterline up.Open systems page →
Seaview Radar Tower
New SeaView tower on the hardtop — radar and antennas cleanly up where they belong.Open systems page →
BougeRV Solar on New Hardtops
Full panel array across the new hardtop — serious off-grid power, not a token strip.Open systems page →
Raymarine Electronics
Full electronics stack onboard — components, purpose, schematic-level wiring, and Amazon affiliate slots for matching gear.Open systems page →
Highfield Tender
Highfield Sport 390 — RayMarine Element 7 MFD, BougeRV solar bimini, and Redodo battery onboard, plus company affiliate links (TBA).Open systems page →
Redodo Batteries
Redodo at the core of the power system — products we run, a brief schematic with Redodo as the heart, and affiliate links TBA.Open systems page →
Choose your door
Home is the spectacle. Live Cameras is the gravity well. Doors next — nine doors: Affiliate and Aboard removed; Gear & Merch combined; Catch & Cook folded into Maddy’s Italian Galley for now. Draft only.
Crew news — soft opt-in
Occasional updates from aboard Sophisticated Lady. No spam. Draft capture only.
Family. Boat. Real tests.
Captain Rick, Maddalena (Maddy), and Riccardo (Ricci) live aboard the 51-foot Jeanneau Sophisticated Lady, sailing the Caribbean and South & Central America — sharing what works for off-grid life, without the fluff.