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Sailing upwind in Patagonia with FPV cameras. Fixing a rigging failure and preventing engine damage by shutting it down and anchoring with no motor in a tight fjord. There is no one to call for help, no escape, we must fix it ourselves. After hundreds of ...

We didn't think anything else could go wrong! We were so wrong! Just trying to get home with a half working boat. We need to hurry as we have a lot to fix before we can sail to Mexico, but we don't have very much time! We hope you enjoy watching this vi...

Sailing & cruising full time from country to country is the absolute DREAM for many! But it also takes a huge toll on the vessel. Which if not properly looked at, can cause major $$$ problems, or worse, fail you while you're out on the high seas. In t...

75 hours at sea. In this episode of Sailing Sitka, we finish our last leg of the trip as we sailed towards Guaymas, Mexico. During this video, we show what it is like to be at sea for a small passage... what it feels like, looks like and sounds like. This ...

In this weeks episode of Sailing Sitka, we prepare our sailboat for a passage to Mazatlan, not before changing something that broken and getting a massive surprise... watch to find out!

We can't sail until this is fixed! On this weeks episode of Sailing Sitka, we attempt to repair our broken gooseneck attachment which cracked while under sail while we were on our passage from Mazatlan to La Cruz, Mexico. Now, after paying an arm and a leg...

Off we go, across the Bass Straight to Tasmania. We didnt get very far though, first the Jib halyard broke then after fixing that and sailing on one of the job sheets snapped. That was enough, I lost all trust in the running rigging and for the first time ...

This week we are going to talk about what makes a marine VHF work extra well, and what causes them to sometimes, well, suck. Introduction [00:00] Why it Matters [01:16] Supply Power [05:18] Choose a Radio [09:01] Coax Cable [11:...

In this episode, Clark gives an overview of how refrigeration works on a boat. (This is the beginning of a few videos about our fridge and our high-efficiency air conditioning aboard Temptress.) IN THIS VIDEO: Beginning of Video [00:16] What is a fridge, ...

This episode was a hodgepodge of activities, including a rave at the Polo Club, street flooding in Isla Mujeres, assessing and working on our broken windless, getting our refrigerator evaporator welded and refilled with freon, partying at hotel belo, and g...

#sailing #tahiti #seatramp A last flight with our drone over wonderful Fakarava and it's time for us to leave to Tahiti. First time since the crossing that we have to use the Gennaker, will this work? But finally, we catch a fish! Before things involve in...

Today we bring you an original song Emily wrote and dedicated to the crews of SV Little Sister, SV Sixth Girl, and SV Temptress in commemoration of the trials and tribulations endured while crossing from the Bahamas to Luperon, DR in July 2020. When we fin...