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BARE MINIMUM Passage Prep | SailAway 219
1400 MILES on OPEN OCEAN?! Our catamaran ISN'T ready and NEITHER ARE WE! But can we add JUST ENOUGH of the RIGHT EQUIPMENT to get us there? We're gonna do our best, but our WEATHER WINDOW is NOT cooperating. Can we make it to SOUTH CAROLINA in time to ...
The Boat’s NOT READY…So HERE WE GO! | SailAway 218
The boat's NOWHERE NEAR 100%, but to GET IT THERE, we need to travel 1800+ MILES to the U.S. before Dec. 12! This jump to the USVI is the FIRST STEP in our LONGEST JOURNEY EVER. We've got NO NAV, it's WINDY, it's ROUGH, it's 400 miles to St. Thomas, it's ...
PAINTING OVER our COPPERCOAT BOTTOM – | SailAway 217
It's a BOATYARD BLITZ!! The list is HUGE and we only have 7 DAYS. From our UNEXPECTEDLY SHOT COPPERCOAT bottom, to NUMEROUS DAMAGE areas, and MANY items in between, we do ALL THE WORK OURSELVES and ON THE CHEAP. We have less than a MONTH to make 1800 mi...
Classic Cat SAILING TEST – OLDER = BETTER? | SailAway 216
Our 1992 PRIVILEGE CATAMARAN comes with COMPROMISES. But SAILABILITY ISN'T one of them! As we start our 1800 MILE JOURNEY northward from GRENADA, we get into 30+ KNOTS SUSTAINED as well as 5 knots, all upwind. How does this girl handle it and WHY do we ...
The HIMIWAY CRUISER Electric FAT Bike – Cruiser’s Best Friend? | SailAway Reviews
The NEW BREED of ELECTRIC BIKES opens up all kinds of doors for people on land AND in the CRUISING COMMUNITY. We review this GO ANYWHERE BEAST and let you know our thoughts. Enjoy!! And be sure to SUBSCRIBE for WEEKLY CONTENT EVERY SUNDAY! Cheers!! [S...
SAILING AWAY on a HIGH NOTE – Catamaran Life | SailAway 215
The PURCHASE and RESTORATION of this PRIVILEGE CATAMARAN, plus a SILLY assortment of MISFORTUNES has given us fits over the last 4 MONTHS, but suddenly we're CELEBRATING several things ALL AT ONCE! And not a moment too soon, since it's time to LEAVE GRENA...
Real Life AMPLIFIED | SailAway 214
The UPS and DOWNS of CRUISING LIFE feel much more EXTREME than in "NORMAL LIFE". Add the RENOVATION of a 30 YEAR OLD CATAMARAN and a LONG spell of UNEXPECTED PROBLEMS and that effect is AMPLIFIED THAT MUCH MORE. It's sort of a BI-POLAR LIFESTYLE; the HIG...
Catamaran Restoration ON THE CHEAP – Can We SALVAGE THIS? | SailAway 213
Our 48' CLASSIC PRIVILEGE CAT needs a LOT of LOVE, and REPLACING every bad item with NEW will BANKRUPT US really quick. So our mission is to RESTORE it CHEAP, FIXING and SALVAGING everything we possibly can. This week it's a mainsail missing some parts a...
How Much $$$ Is TOO MUCH – FIX IT or REPLACE IT?! | SailAway 212
We're RENOVATING our PRIVILEGE 482 CATAMARAN and the TO-DO LIST is LONG, but one item has PLAGUED OUR EXISTENCE from DAY ONE. Now that we have an EXPERT on hand to fix it, it's STILL NOT WORKING. Sometimes it comes down to REPLACING over FIXING and just ...
The #1 Reason We May NEVER LEAVE THIS ISLAND – Catamaran Life | SailAway 211
It's NOT WHAT YOU THINK. Grenada is AMAZING. Beautiful anchorages , epic jungles, wonderful locals, endless activities. But ONE THING makes us wish we could STAY FOREVER! Sadly, we can't, because even if we did, that one thing would also be gone. Enjo...
CLASSIC CATAMARAN RENOVATION – The Power Tools Come Out | SailAway 210
Our '92 PRIVILEGE 482 CATAMARAN is not only our PROJECT, it's our HOME. Which makes things very interesting once the POWER TOOLS come out and the whole thing becomes a FLOATING WORK SHOP! But somehow we manage to negotiate the mayhem, FIX SOME STUFF, and...
