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In this weekly vlog of Barefoot Travels we go back to La Vita one more time! Unfortunately last week we showed you that she sank in shallow water at a dock in Puerto Plata. This week they salvage a sunken sailboat with a professional crew. Hopefully this ...

In this weeks episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we enjoy life back on the WATER! We are so happy to be floating! The job list never ends though! We still have a few jobs to do to make the boat safer and be able to produce power again. So installing lifeli...

In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we share some of the challenges over the past few weeks. We are happy to share our story with you. We are very thankful to have negotiated with the boatyard and we can finally continue working. The hostage situat...

In this weeks episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we crack on with the fibreglass repairs. We do end up cutting two more LARGE HOLES in the boat. But progress is happening and we are coming along. Make sure you watch the full episode lots of interesting st...

In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we get to work on the keel and we find out why we were taking on water! But now what should we do with the keels? Should we try to drop them? Will they drop!? Thank you to everyone for watching and subscribing to...

In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we get back to working on our boat! I got Davy to do a bit of a talk of what osmosis is for any of you who like me didn't fully understand. We are also super happy to own our own dinghy engine finally! Due to covi...

In this weeks episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we show we how to build a mold for a fibreglass hard top! It is a very long process but we are getting there. We went to the hardware store here in Luperon and found all our supplies for the job. Davy has be...

This week on Barefoot Sail and Dive we move into Luperon Harbour, onto the floating dock! The dock gives us a chance to finally get some boat work done! Davy made a HUGE HOLE in the boat...but it's a good thing! Fixing some of the delaminated fibreglass. ...

This week on Barefoot Sail and Dive we try and fix a few things. That's what cruising is all about: Fixing boats in exotic places!! Domingo has been fantastic helping us find the belts for the engines and making us a new part. Davy finally fixed the water ...

This turned into a very sad week on the dock. But first let us say that we did get quite a few things ticked off the list at the beginning of the week. The rudder was bent so we managed to get it fixed and reinstalled. Our second sea trail was very succes...

We will have to move our hurricane damaged boat at some point! And hopefully if all goes well it will be back towards the Cayman Islands. Just shy of 1000nm from San Juan, Puerto Rico. When deciding to move our boat this far there are many things we have ...

Let the boat work begin!! In this episode we start some of the fibreglassing jobs we need to do before leaving Puerto Rico. Repairing the port bow is one of the first jobs on the list! It's funny how in this time wearing a mask and safety googles for fibr...