YouTube Videos

Our sailboat finally gets hauled out in the middle of nowhere! That’s right, in the middle of the jungle in Panama! It’s been a heck of a journey....so much so it’s been 2.5 years since Zephyr got a new bottom coat! So, it’s time to start sanding, ...

#crossingoceantravel #sailinglovers We finally make it through the Azores and on the the Portages mainland. I hope you have enjoyed this film in four parts, it was another opportunity to re-edit the material we had shot with a different style and focus. T...

#atlanticcrossing #sailing #beneteau JOIN OUR PATREON TEAM - For extra content, our eBooks, real-time updates, sea stories & more. https://www.patreon.com/sailingbeaver Follow the Beaver crew on the first leg of our Atlantic crossing to the Caribbean...

#beautifulwalks #winterjobs We take a walk along the cliffs to Praia da Luz and they are a little sketchy. We then drive to the north of Portugal to drop Dobby off with Carla's mum before we go to London. It’s about 600kms, a long drive but at least Do...

#lovingPortugal #lovingtheweather We have an issue with our Rutland Wind Generator, but eventually the great guys at Rutland agree to send a replacement. We go on a sketchy walk to Alvor along the cliffs. Beautiful scenery and beautiful weather for this t...

#anchorstuck #livingatsea We are in Alvor and as the anchor comes up so does a tree!!! We hire a car and go and see the Roman remains at Milreu. We rig the Code Zero having had it back from the sailmaker after been serviced. Hey guys Patreon has a new STR...

#lovingthelife #livingatsea We hire a car and go to the town of Silves to see the castle Abbazia Benedettina Santa Maria in Silves. We have lunch in the old town at Albufeira before we do the quick run down the coast to Alvor. Hey guys Patreon has a new ...

#rainnyday #weather As the rain is coming down we go to the local fish museum for a insight in to the fish canning business. We have a problem with our echo sounder which we fix with a new cable. We take the train to Lagos to collect our new drone and ma...

#workinghard #livingthelife This week we are going to show you behind the scenes footage and how we and other channels make a YouTube video. What actually goes in to the production. On Friday you will be able to see the final programme How to Anchor, Tips...

#boatproblems #sealife After repairing the Highfield we go back to Alvor for a few days. However a storm was coming in and we left it until the last minute to get back to the safety of Portimao. Once in the marina we though we were safe but at the heigh...

#coastalpassage #leaving We leave Montenegro and head out on our first overnight passage to Corfu, Greece. We go through a very long process of checking in, and getting our sailing permit, the DEKPA. Would you like to become our Patron and support us on ...

In this Episode we do out big Atlantic Shop ready for our crossing. Then its time to do final checks and preps before heading out on our longest sail yet! 6 days from Tenerife to Cape Verde. We land ourselves our first fish and show the new crew the ropes!...