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After a fabulous few days in Lizard Island’s Mermaid’s Cove we move around to Watson’s Bay to continue our love affair with this glorious sailor's haven, The trek up to the island’s summit where Captain James Cook climbed in 1770 to look for a safe...

Roxy the Dog loves sailing through the dangerous currents and whirlpools of Paso Shag. She sees giant whales spouting as we enter the Strait of Magellan! More about us and our journey: www.sweetruca.com Support our creations on Patreon: www.patreon.com/r...

We finally say goodbye to Cooktown, with an overnight stop at Cape Bedford on our way north to Lizard Island. Here we head for Mermaid Cove at the north of the island that a cruiser we met in Port Douglas had recommended to us. Thanks Mark. We owe you big ...

All alone in the vast wilderness of the Patagonian Fjords in Chile. Navigating the high latitudes to outrun a huge low pressure system and shore tie into new anchorages in uncharted waters where very few sailors have gone before. This is what our life is...

We enter the most remote and dangerous waters where there are no charts, big storms, and little chance of rescue. Is this risk worth it to explore one of the worlds most untouched natural places? #sailing #adventure #uncharted There really are no charts...

We leave the sand cay at beautiful Mackay Reef to sail past Endeavour Reef where James Cook experienced the disaster of grounding on the coral before spending a night on a mooring at the delightful Hope Isles where we go ashore to explore the wildlife rich...

SERIES THREE - UP, AROUND & INTO INDONESIA Our trip up around and into Indonesia starts in earnest as our new crew finally join Our Dreamtime at Port Douglas and we set sail North. Our first stop is the glorious Mackay Reef with its beautiful sand c...

4th leg of Series 3 - UP, AROUND & INTO INDONESIA We sailed from Cairns to the marina at Yorky’s Knob for a week of final preparations and boat jobs to ready Our Dreamtime for the offshore passage across to Indonesia ahead. The to do list was long ...

2nd leg of Series 3 - UP, AROUND & INTO INDONESIA We leave beautiful Fitzroy Island with a spirited sail but short sail to Trinity Inlet at Cairns where we share the anchorage with huge cruise liners and 100+ million dollars Superyachts. While our g...

The sailing in the Gulf Stream continues to deliver all the weather you can imagine, except what we need to sail! The boat and our moral continues to take a beating at the endless uncomfortable motion of the sailboat. Against all the odds we manage to sti...

No longer stuck at anchor. In this weeks episode of Sailing Sitka, we test our newly installed prop by going out for a motor in Banderas Bay. After 3 months of repairs, it feels good to get Sitka moving again and in an operational state. @sailingavocet cap...

Check the weather, prepare the boat and pull up the anchor...We depart Grand Bahama with an incredible weather window to sail the 500nm to Wrightsville, NC. All appears to be going great until it doesn't! No matter how well you prepare, sometimes mother ...