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Storing our sailboat in the Mexican heat is hard. The to do list seems to get bigger and bigger. We have to remove solar panels, water heaters, check chain plates, rigging. You get the idea. Life in a boatyard is dirty, hot, and sweaty. Did we mention h...

Join Ben and Alie, 2 sailors as they gear up for a Pacific Ocean Crossing! Learn how to make your own stack pack for cheap, troubleshoot electronic glitches, and see first hand how much work goes into preparing a boat to sail across the Pacific Ocean! Sail...

We are all hauled out and trying to figure out how to put our not so floating home to bed. We have so many questions. Do we remove the solar panels. Do we remove all the canvas? Should we shrink wrap our sailboat? What do we do about the heat. This boa...

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Want to keep up to date with our land based videos? Sub to Learning the Lands: https://www.youtube.com/@UCG2J7wVCjr3dTWgPchQmAxg The Oyster HP49 is a highly regarded offshore sailing yacht, known for its exceptional build quality, luxurious appointments,...

We head back to our sailboat after hurricane season and are starting the biggest maritime adventure of our lives! Join us as we return to our sailboat, unravel the aftermath, and prep for a daring ocean crossing. Unpacking tales, navigating challenges, and...

We decorate our Pinterest worthy glamping set up, before putting up a rain fly and building a deck for more outdoor space. Our home in the woods is getting more comfortable every step. Breaking Waves is a channel about Ben and Alie sailing the world in s...

Sitka is becoming a sailboat again. In this episode of sailing sitka, we start putting together some essentials to make our boat operational again. This includes testing our tides marine track to see how it holds our mainsail!! Please make sure to subscrib...

Welcome to another update from Elixir's voyage around the world! I took a four month break from sailing during the Hurricane season in Mexico, and went home to the UK to see friends and family. Afterwards, I returned to Mexico and it was straight into f...

We bought land in the woods and are starting to build our home! Ben, Alie and friends put together a White Duck Wall Tent as a place to live while they build their house on land. All with the end goal of a cyclical lifestyle, 6 months sailing the world and...

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We took the summer off to make some money back home and now WE'RE BACK! But Some things have been happening that we haven't told you about yet... Big things. Breaking Waves is a channel about Ben and Alie sailing the world in search of the best surf waves...