Weekly Newsletter

One short email a week from aboard Gran Blau

A quick round-up, not a duplicate of the Journal: whatever's new on the Journal that week, a short passage or refit heads-up, and what's coming next. Read the full write-ups on the Journal — the newsletter just tells you when they're up.

In every issue

What's new on the Journal

A short pointer to whatever's just been published — a gear review, refit write-up, or passage note — with a link straight through to the full post.

Passage & refit heads-up

A couple of lines on what happened aboard this week — refit progress or the current passage — in brief, not in full.

What's next

Upcoming passages, open berths, and new video drops — a short heads-up before anything goes public.

Archive

Recent issues

Each issue is short and links through to the full post on the Journal.

Boat Systems

Issue 01 — Seven Years of Refit

Heads-up for the new Journal overview post rounding up every upgrade to Gran Blau since 2019.

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Gear Review

Issue 02 — Bespoke Boarding Ladder

Heads-up for the new Journal post on the custom stainless and teak boarding ladder, designed and built with metalworker Jaume Comas.

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Gear Review

Issue 03 — Steering & Compass Refurbishment

Heads-up for the new Journal post on the full binnacle overhaul: new compass, galvanised wheel holder, and the steering chain inspected and greased.

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For Brands & Partners

Gear reviews, seen three ways

Every review is written up in full on the Journal, flagged to subscribers in the newsletter, and filmed for YouTube — real kit, tested on real ocean passages, in front of the same audience three times over. As the subscriber base and channel grow, this is the inventory available for gear partnerships and sponsorship.

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What partners get

A genuine, on-passage test of the product — written up in full on the Journal, flagged in the newsletter, and filmed for YouTube — reaching sailors actively planning ocean passages, not a generic outdoors audience.

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Follow along for refit updates and passage footage as it happens.

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