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After years of living aboard and cruising our 1979 Cheoy Lee 41', Avocet, we finally found time to clean up and bring you on a virtual boat tour. Interested in more? Click here 👉 https://www.svavocet.com/2022/08/29/cheoy-lee-41/ Chapters: 0:00 - 7:54 ...

In this episode Im sharing some news with you that will change my planned Pacific crossing. The transit fee is paid and the transit is finally scheduled and we do have a date. After quite some time with Gee onboard Im happy to share with you guys she is jo...

Sailing from the west towards the east in the Caribbean is always an interesting exercise, Especially after weeks of strong winds. The shallow waters of Bocas del Toro make it sometimes quite a challenge to leave as the waves can be pretty nasty. Again BE ...

In this episode, we were boarded by the customs at anchor. What can you bring and what can you not bring into Panama? When trying to check in we were told to go back to BE FREE and be in quarantine until we were cleared... The Customs was actually quite po...

Some great sailing this time from San Andres to Bocas del Toro in Panama. BE FREE is flying over the Caribbean in choppy waves and my new friend onboard is enjoying this fast sailing. We found a good weather window sending us the fast track south to Panama...

I'm back in San Andres after running away from the hurricane and in this episode, we show you our full-throttle tourist experience above and below the surface around San Andres Island. Going out with a semi-submarine and snorkeling with lots of fish, renti...

How could I possibly start the new year in a better way than doing a test sail and visa run to San Andres. Also getting the chance to test my new anchor at some of the most challenging anchorages in the Caribbean. I met a very sweet Dutch girl in Shelter B...

3 Weeks of hard work here in Shelter Bay Marina in Panama sorting out my electrical problems and even upgrading my power storage to 17,5 kwh. If this is a new world record for express refit upgrades and rebuilds after a lightning strike I don't know. But b...

Sailing to Shelter Bay Marina and docking in the dark after our trip to San Blas from Bocas Del Toro. My friends are moving off BE FREE and I'm again back to solo sailor life. A bit sad as we have had such a great time together, but at least I'm not on a s...

MY CREW IS SPOILING ME! BE FREE is now full of life with amazing friends that I wanna show San Blas. My beautiful friend, Amanda is visiting BE FREE and I even take Brian and Alisia onboard for this trip to San Blas. This region is pretty exotic in many wa...

BE FREE is now full of life with amazing friends that I wanna show San Blas. My beautiful friend, Amanda is visiting BE FREE and I even take Brian and Alisia onboard for this trip to San Blas. Challenging sailing with little to no wind and dodging some int...

After lots of trouble and hard work, it's time to have some fun! My beautiful friend, Amanda is visiting BE FREE and I even take Brian and Alisia onboard for a trip to San Blas. Lots of fun in Bocas del Toro before we wrap up our things and set off to new ...