We bought our boat at Suffolk Yacht Harbour and have returned many times since. Here's our honest 2026 review covering marina prices, facilities, the famous boatyard and whether it's worth the premium price.

We share our first sailboat haul out in the UK, including the real costs, how long it took, what we needed, and what we learned living onboard on the hard.

Life on a boat is full of incredible moments—but even the simplest everyday tasks become surprisingly complicated. From laundry and shopping to water, electricity and sleep, here are 10 things nobody tells you about living on a boat.

We spent a month living aboard at Beacon Marina in Ipswich. Here's our honest 2026 review, including costs, facilities, liveaboard life, transport links and whether we'd stay again.

Average marina fees in the UK can range from £5,000 to £19,000 a year for a 44ft yacht. We share real prices, hidden costs and lessons from life afloat.

We finally anchored out for the first time after weeks of nerves, overthinking and obsessively checking anchor alarms 😅 From awkward buoy pickups at West Mersea to peaceful nights on the River Roach, this was the trip where boat life finally started to click for us.

We finally left the marina… but didn’t anchor (yet). Here’s what our first few days on a mooring buoy were really like — from windy nights to quiet sunsets and everything in between.

A simple, practical checklist of essential safety equipment and setup tips for living aboard a boat in the UK, based on real liveaboard experience.

How many watts of solar do you need on a boat? A real UK liveaboard guide covering system sizes, energy use, Starlink demand, and what actually works for full-time off-grid sailing.

Thinking about moving onto a boat in the UK? This complete liveaboard checklist covers everything you need to get started—from safety and insurance to solar power, galley essentials, and life onboard—without making expensive mistakes.

What was meant to be a short stop in Brightlingsea turned into a whole year of boat life, slow days, big moments, and getting properly settled aboard.

Living on a boat sounds romantic, but there are plenty of things people don’t tell you first. Here are 10 surprising truths about boat life from our experience living aboard a sailboat.

What is it really like to live aboard a sailboat? Here’s what we learned during our first month living on our 44-ft Kelly Peterson with our boat cat Luna.