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T.P. #9. Mavic Pro drone footage of a moving sailboat? Scary trying to land it back onboard!
Ep112 - In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic Sailing Passage series. We really wanted to get some epic drone footage of the Bluewater 50 Catamaran under sail in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Taking off and getting the f...
Transatlantic Passage #8. 1000 Miles down. New Crew? Spinnaker Sailing for the first time.
Ep111 - In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic Sailing Passage series. In this episode we cross the 1000 mile mark and we are boarded by a bird that really wanted to be our new crew. He just wouldn't take no for and answer. T...
Transatlantic Passage #7. Get to know the Crew. Distant Shores, Sailing Banyan. Expectations Met?
Ep110. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty we continue our Transatlantic Passage Series. We are 1/3 of the way across the Atlantic Ocean. I interview the crew and see what their thoughts are so far. Did they have concerns before starting this 3 week p...
Trans-Atlantic Sailing Voyage (#2). Preparing for the passage. Ep104
In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, I show you my first full day in Las Palmas in the Spanish Islands of Gran Canaria. This is the main island that most Sailors who are planning to cross the Atlantic (from East to West) stop at to provision and get prep...
Highs and Lows of Ocean Sailing – Transatlantic on a Catamaran Part 2
Our 3,000-mile transatlantic crossing continues aboard the Bluewater 50 catamaran, “Zao”. In Part 2, we set up the spinnaker off the Cabo Verde Islands to begin a downwind run to the Caribbean, climb the mast underway to do repairs, go for a swim mid-A...
🔴 Live. Upcoming Transatlantic Sailing Trip explained. Q&A from viewers
This was recorded live to explain the upcoming trip where I will be sailing a 50' Discovery Catamaran across the Atlantic Ocean with Paul and Sheryl Shard from Distant Shores, from Las Palmas in the Canary Islands to St Lucia. That sailing trip is suppose...
Voyage Planning – Distant Shores Q&A
How to Sail to Your Dream Destination and Keep Everyone Happy. We discuss our plans for the voyage "Year 1" of sailing our new Distant Shores III. 02:45 Boat Show Plans Southampton, Annapolis, Toronto, Dusseldorf 03:50 What is your dream destination? 05:...
Transatlantic Crossing Q&A
Live Q&A (recorded on Facebook) Want to come along on a Distant Shores passage? http://www.distantshores.ca/sail-away/sail-away-schedule/ 04:05 Predictwind Weather forecasts and routing 09:43 Best time to head west 11:06 Crossing with Anthony & D...![HURRICANE SURVIVAL TACTICS (I Stayed on the boat in HAITI) — Sailing Uma [Step 54]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/52vu7bbvqC0/maxresdefault.jpg)
HURRICANE SURVIVAL TACTICS (I Stayed on the boat in HAITI) — Sailing Uma [Step 54]
Surviving a Cat. 4 Hurricane (Matthew) on our sailboat at anchor in Haiti. We break down our plan into 3 basic steps: Protection from wind, waves and other boats. Also, get a BIG ASS ANCHOR! MANTUS (Our 105 lbs Hurricane proof anchor) Help us out by getti...
Offshore Sailing – 6 Days to Caribbean
This can be a VERY rough passage. We watch the weather and sail directly 6 days offshore from the Exumas to the Caribbean. We start in Staniel Cay in the Exuma Islands installing our new battery bank, then set sail for the Caribbean. This is often a tough ...
Fair Trade? One Dinghy for one Lobster – Adventure 05 (Sailing Around the World)
We do a little crazy driving in Grenada, catch a very nice size Wahoo (that's a fish). We have fun trading with the local fishermen on Petit Martinique...