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After experiencing a season ending disaster in 2021, we embark on a project that will hopefully get us back on the water early in 2022. Join us as we take on the most challenging project yet on our Bristol 41.1 "Windover". It starts with cutting up our boa...

The canvas dodger we had inherited aboard Avocet had seen better days; the frame was not stout, the dark blue canvas had been sun bleached and abused over the years, and perhaps the worst trait of all was that the strataglass was as transparent as milk mak...

After 2.5 years away from the boat, we return to Belgium to find out how Britaly survived 95 knot winds and 3 winters alone. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE (It's Free!) ➜ http://bit.ly/SBYouTube⛵ 📖 How To Buy A Boat At The Best Price Possible (Free PDF) ➜ http:/...

Captain Matt Cleans the sea strainer on sailing vessel Bye Felicia’s air conditioning system. 

Hey Guys! This week our friends were about to purchase new rudder bearings for HUNDREDS of dollars and lift out for a week to do a rudder bearing replacement as their steering became stiff! As I have done this before, I helped advise them to hang in the sl...

Still unsure if we would be given leave to enter, we arrived at Nunukan, Indonesia. After five days of delays, isolation and quarantine, our paperwork was accepted and we were in! Boat maintenance rumbled on, Jamie grumbled on about the failing fridge and ...

The situation is out of control, it's out the window. We have checked out of Malaysia, but we can't check into Indonesia for over a thousand miles. Does this mean we turn round and try the Philippines? With frayed nerves, we set sail to Nunukan, the clos...

We left Bohay Dulang, the most beautiful anchorage we've ever seen, because it was time to head south to the last stop in Malaysia. Tawau is right on the border between Sabah and Kalimantan and was where we had to check out. Before getting there we had to...

Sailing along Sabah's eastern shore was never going to be easy. Apart from some of the most dangerous anchorages in terms of piracy and a temporary repair on the rigging, we knew the going would be uphill and hard on the boat. So when we heard a loud noise...

You're in a strange place and you don't speak the language; you need help but you're isolated and running on adrenaline. Where's the fun in that? Is it fair to bring pets or partners on board if they don't like sailing? Are YOU a NEW SAILOR? Tell us about...

What do you do when a deck fitting fails, especially the U-Bolt which holds down your rigging and stops your mast from falling over? Imagine you're far away from a chandlery or a workshop, at anchor in a remote place where no-one speaks your language, what...

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