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Welcome to this BONUS Episode of Sailing Melody In this special feature Andy takes part in the historic and famous ROUND THE ISLAND RACE, around the Isle of Whight in the Solent, probably the most famous sailing ground in the world. As part of the crew o...

This week Andy starts stripping our mast down and removing the rigging for inspection and Melissa starts tackling the pilot house hatches. Lots of help from jack and a flying boat!! We also have a fantastic chat about rigging with the lovely Herby and Ma...

This week we tackle servicing the FORD engine in our boat. Our good friend Chris is here to help go over the engine thoroughly and help get it running sweetly. But does it all go to plan? Do we manage to do the complete service and what else will be left t...

You might know by now that we are replacing our engine. Is this news for you? Check this video that we explained the reasons why we are buying a new engine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUClRe5bj6g&t=761s We’re Duca and Roberta, a Brazilian coupl...

This week we installed 3 extra solar panels. This time we installed them in Parallel and now we can compare how they perform and how our other 3 solar panels that are connected in series perform. Now we have a total of 600w in solar panels and they are wo...

We’re Duca and Roberta, a Brazilian couple that have bought a 44ft steel sailboat (Dinieper Tropic 1200, designed by Joubert and Nivelt) that was abandoned on the hard for 22 years in Guarujá, Brazil. We are on the mission of refitting her to travel the...

This is the second video we produce about our propeller shaft seal system. Are you curious to see more about it? Check this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo4--VybSug&t=163s We’re Duca and Roberta, a Brazilian couple that have bought a 44ft st...

We are soooo excited! Our engine room is ready for the new engine!! For the past weeks we have being preparing our engine room to receive our brand new engine. We can't wait to having it installed! If you haven't watch the other videos about it check them...

It's about time to create courage and open the trickiest puzzle our sailboat has hidden. We’re Duca and Roberta, a Brazilian couple that have bought a 44ft steel sailboat (Dinieper Tropic 1200, designed by Joubert and Nivelt) that was abandoned on the h...

It's finally to take out our old engine so we can get ready to install our brand new one. We’re Duca and Roberta, a Brazilian couple that have bought a 44ft steel sailboat (Dinieper Tropic 1200) that was abandoned on the hard for 22 years in Guarujá, B...

We’re Duca and Roberta, a Brazilian couple that have bought a 44ft steel sailboat (Dinieper Tropic 1200) that was abandoned on the hard for 22 years in Guarujá, Brazil. We are on the mission of refitting her to travel the world taking our home with us! ...

We are switching our old engine for a brand new one! We’re Duca and Roberta, a Brazilian couple that have bought a 44ft steel sailboat (Dinieper Tropic 1200) that was abandoned on the hard for 22 years in Guarujá, Brazil. We are on the mission of refit...