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Can someone call a taxi! We had to ask King Neptune to remove all trace of the old name and accept Salacia Star as the new name. Think we consumed more champagne than we gave to the King - Oops! We hope that you will join us on our journey. Rick, Lou a...

Buoy is our Maltese dog who has travelled Australia with us in our motor-home. He wanted to join our new adventure so he bravely travels half way round the world ON HIS OWN! We hope that you will join us on our journey. Rick, Lou and Buoy

We had little clues as to what Salacia Star would be like when she went into the water after 12 months sitting on land. We sure found out quickly! Lou really shares how high her nerves and anxiety levels were leading up to and after the big splash. Wha...

This is the story of how we transitioned from drifting around Australia in a motor-home to drifting around the seas on a yacht. As the saying goes "one door closes, another opens". We hope that you will join us on our journey. Rick, Lou and Buoy

What really happens when you pull into a marina? We fix everything quickly and take Jackson for another adventure to explore the town of Roccella Ionica, Italy

Sorry for losing a week, as you may know San Blas its not know for having much phone service aka internet. We hope this video makes it for the lost week. The trip to Panama was expected to be all plain sailing. Does that sound right? OF course not. We br...

Sorry for losing a week, as you may know San Blas its not know for having much phone service aka internet. We hope this video makes it for the lost week. Margarida has gone for family reasons and I find 2 patreons to come and help me sail to Panama. Doug...

On this episode we enjoy the local gastronomy and get our hands to work on the last preparations before our departure to Panama. And Margarida leaves for Portugal. Give it thumbs a up if you liked this episode! Get your Sailing Into Freedom Crew T-shirt:...

After arriving to Rio Dulce its time to work on the engine again. We meet an Aussie with a german accent who helps us improve the output of our alternator and give us some practical advice on solar and MPPT controllers. Give it thumbs a up if you liked t...

Avalon's ticket to freedom has arrived and we set the sails. Man it feels good. We also thought it was about time we answered the question so many of you have been asking. So here it is; how much money we saved for this mission, and how we did it. We rea...

In this episode of Sailing nandji we are preparing the boat for our first overseas voyage. We show you a little snippet of Marleys day. Yosh is working on lots of differernt jobs around the boat and he takes you through them. Some of the jobs are taking t...

Evelyn and Penny, two Australian models sail with the Ruff Seas from Puerto Rico to The US Virgin Islands. We have a lot of fun! Puerto Rico is home to some of the friendliest people I have ever met and you get to meet them in the First part of this vide...