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You know that feeling you get deep down in your stomach when you have a big decision to make. That unmistakable pit. Your intuition telling you, maybe this isn't isn't the best idea... Join us on a wild and exhilarating sailing journey as we tackle the ma...

Summer is heading into fall, and it is time for us to get a move on to reach the Mediterranean before it gets too far into September. This week we make a quick stop in the ancient port city of Baiona before heading south to Porto Portugal and the Port of L...

With our old engine out and our refit well underway this week we get dirty. The engine room has been neglected for some time and it becomes my mission to bring it back to its former glory. Isabelle makes some solid headway with the bilges. While we both di...

This week we take a dive deep into the engine room (when I say we, it's mostly Kieran, okey only Kieran). I am busy with other things, stay tuned. Kieran spends hours in the small room, taking the engine apart bit by bit. Finally understanding what has cau...

This week proves the axiom regarding the best laid plans as we have to abort our anchorage plan and find a chandlery to replace badly corroded chain. Luckily for us, Largs Yacht Haven proves to be the finest marine center we have yet to find in our 35,000 ...

After everything going wrong that possibly could in previous weeks we finally have made it to the boat yard for repairs to start. Hauled out we look to strip everything away to be able to see what repairs need to be preformed. With the vessel's broken mast...

This week it is all about the timing as we make the run down the Sound of Jura, around the Mull of Kintyre and then up the Firth of Clyde to Campbeltown. Tides and currents in this area are notoriously severe, running from two to four knots at times and mi...

This week we are playing catch up as we have taken the past week off to reunite with old friends. Now we are off to cross the Irish Sea to the Isle of Jura, Scotland. After a quick overnight run under extended high latitude summer daylight, we grab a moori...

It had been a hellacious night passage and tensions were high as the uncertain state of our engine loomed over us, but as we set our hook in Morro Bay we felt our troubles melt away... momentarily anyways. We celebrated our first Thanksgiving aboard, visit...

3 HARSH REALITIES of SAILING in Paradise | Ep. 109 #boatlife #frenchpolynesia #livingonaboat Sailing in a remote paradise comes with a price. Uncomfortable anchorages, difficult shore access, and sometimes BUGS. Soon we are heading to an even more remote...

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LAND HO! We are Feeling ALIVE after 18 days at sea! This episode delivered via Starlink while under sail, somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. Filmed - 11 July 2023 Edited - 12 & 13 July 2023 Posted - 13 July 2023 Filming, editing and posting in REAL T...