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AIS, Video Editing Laptop, Stingray, leak, beach, corny joke, dancing We took the dinghy to a reef but when we got there the wave action was a bit much so we turned around and headed back to Isabella. There was still a leak where the Garmin chart plotter...

First offshore passage of the season! In this episode of sailing sitka, we take our newly refitted sailboat on a sail across the Sea of Cortez after weeks of working on at her on the hard! We test out all our new upgrades and sail to our first anchorage of...

We fix a leak coming from one of Wishful Thinking's thru hulls by doing some fibreglassing. We also get some other boat jobs done including servicing our winches and re-oiling our compass. We then make a second launch attempt and set off on our journey thr...

"Welcome to Sailing Salacia Star, a channel dedicated to exploring the world's oceans and waterways. Join us on our sailing adventures as we explore new destinations, encounter different cultures, and experience the thrill of sailing. Whether you're a seas...

One of the biggest issues with living on a sailboat is equipment failure. And it's not just video equipment like cameras and laptops which succumb to the pressure of living in a harsh marine environment, everything on your boat will fail. Add termites, tr...

A recap of what happened on our adventure during April 2019. Highlights include a neverending list of boat projects, Bahamian sloop races, some close calls, upcycling the destroyed awning, and unveiling our first Paradise Plaque. Thanks to all our viewer...

Welcome to a new section we are adding to our channel. Fix it Friday. Each week we will add a short video of a small job we have had to do on the boat. It's for entertainment only so if you copy any of the ways we do things its at your risk lol! We will st...

The final episode of the haul out series is here! You will see how I paint under the keel before going into the water and watch the boat travel back to where I like I like it best. Unfortunately once s/v Moonshine was back in the water I discovered som...

When you have a topside hatch leaking it's not always the rubber seal that's to blame. Sometimes it's the rubber fixed between the glass and the outer casing. Thanks to Andy Willett from Stella Maris Yachting Services he taught my husband how to fix the le...