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#sailing #sailorgirl #santamaria I promised Wendy I would take her to the island of Sal. And to Santa Maria. The place to be in Cabo Verde. It’s their South Beach or St Tropez. And it’s not far from where we anchored. She was surprised by how many whit...

#sailing #solosailing #sailinglifestyle Would you believe it, I've left Mindelo! Wendy and I sail to Sal Island, about 120nm from Sao Vicente Island. We picked the perfect day and anchored 24hrs later. Wendy finally comes out and we look around, eat and me...

#sailing #solosailing #sailinglifestyle My time in Mindelo was coming to a close. It was soon time to go. I had been waiting for a few issues to get resolved. Like new glasses for Wendy which had finally arrived. It was a shock for her. We were supposed to...

#sailing #boatmaintenance #sailinglifestyle Living on a sailboat full time and being a YouTuber takes a sound vessel and technology. And as sailing YouTuber one has got to have general knowledge of boat maintenance and be tech savvy. But sometimes we can�...

#sailing #carnaval #sailinglifestyle It seems here that as soon as one celebration ends, another begins. We just got over the holidays and here comes Mardi Gras. Wendy came with not one sister but two. And this guy? That’s Vlaus. A friend I’ve known fr...

Witness the intense moments of my crash landing in Indonesia and the unexpected challenges faced by sailors at sea. Facing a nightmare scenario of a rat infestation on board - sharing how to create a rat trap that works using old peanut butter as bait! Wil...

#sailing #solosailing #sailinglifestyle I'm solo sailing the waters of the Cape Verde Archipilago form the island of Sal to the island of Sao Vicente. About 120nm and I'm about 40nm into the passage when I'm hearing a nasty noise. It's my autopilot and it'...

#sailing #anarchists #sailinglifestyle Anarchy, derived from a Greek word meaning "having no ruler," is a belief system that rejects governmental authority in favor of self-governing or community consensus. A good description of our situation out here on t...

#sailing #fishingnets #sailinglifestyle Fishermen go out early afternoon to lay out their nets. Lots of them. They’re racing out to secure a good spot to put out their long lets. Like, kilometer long nets. Laid out perpendicular. We were sailing side by ...

Join me on this amazing adventure as I leave Vanuatu and set sail for Indonesia on a 2500 nautical mile nonstop journey. Some say it is crazy some say it's impossible. I say it is doable with modern yacht and technology, knowledge, and a good strategy. In ...

Sailing through the Torres Strait with no delays right on time for the outgoing current at the most challenging part. I'm sharing very simplified how I understood the new cyclone predicted in my path was not to be trusted. Join me on this amazing adventure...

#sailing #sailinglifestyle #fishingnets When sailing from Cabo Verde to Dakar Senegal we had to pass through a sandstorm. Sail into a headwind. Batteries ran dead during the night. What was supposed to be a 4 day passage turned into 6 days. Then when we ha...