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After having the deck rip off the bow, Colin posts on Facebook to warn other lagoon owners of what happened, and a few trolls come out of the woodwork which leaves Colin frustrated as he goes on a rant... SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catama...

00:00 Introduction 01:33 SD60 upgrade 06:50 Test in shipyard 07:39 Replacing depth transducer 10:49 Installing prop shaft 14:25 Splashing the boat 16:33 I screwed up! 18:49 Sea trial 23:04 Jamie comes back! We continue to upgrade the SD50 to the S...

After having the deck of the bow rip clean off the hull, things go from bad to worse as we develop a very concerning knocking noise inside the Saildrive. It's so bad that we end up having to do an emergency haul out.... SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged La...

In this episode we leave Auckland, New Zealand to start our circumnavigation, when disaster strikes, and our bow completely tears away from the hull on the bow. It leaves us uncertain about our future plans... SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 c...

This monster of an episode took so many people to be able to make. Thanks to all of my friends for the photos and footage from our hurricane Irma days: Tara Jeffcoat - Salvage photos Bobo Cogswell (BVI yacht sales) - Irma pics and videos Tommy Costanza -...

The final part to our sailing to New Zealand series is complete! Been a very long time coming. Thank you all for following the journey! SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has started sailing around ...

In this episode we suddenly have to leave Minerva reef, and try to outrun a cyclone that has formed around Fiji, and is heading straight towards us. Our only option is to sail to New Zealand and hope for the best. In the meantime, the crew open up about wh...

Huge episode this week as we leave Tonga to sail over 1000 miles to New Zealand! We manage to stop at Minerva reef, which is a submerged atoll in the middle of the south Pacific ocean, and possibly one for the coolest places we have ever been! SV Parlay i...

In this episode we sail to Bora Bora in French polynesia and see some of the incredible over water bungalows at the resorts, but some of them have a price tag of $10,000 per night... SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebui...

In this episode we sail to Bora Bora in French Polynesia to witness one of the most picturesque places we have ever seen. But coming here comes with an enormous price tag, with some of the resorts costing an astounding $10,000 per night to stay at... If y...

In this episode we enter a regatta in Tahiti, and sail out to Moorea in a race against 25 other cruisers! There we go to a spot where we were able to swim with stingrays and sharks, and they get right up close and personal with us! We love French Polynesia...

Colin at Bravocon 2023 to promote below deck sailing... hanging out with captain glenn, captain Jason, Aesha Scott, Kate Chastain, Alex Propson and more!!