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Change of plan. Winter Wind and the footage you have not seen. We take a last look at the footage from Karpaz before we sail North West , if we can sail North west that is! Welcome to our channel. We are now in season 7 In 2018 we left the UK to sail ar...

I have three more days of solo sailing to get to Australia. It's the final push. I battle fatigue as I try to get through the Great Barrier Reef to make it in before the next system hits Thank you for contributing to my haulout on PayPal Patreon: https:...

Polishing, Over End The Chain, Gaskets & Some Top Tips! The Last Bits. Before We Sail. It's the last things to do before we head West to the mainland. Enjoy the video. Sail Safe Guys, Ant & Cid. Links to items in this video or use our Website: w...

Sailing downwind in 25 knots, towards a pinch point in the Gulf of California. Was this a wise decision? In our defense the forecast was for 15 knots with 20 knot gusts. The winds ended up being 25 knots gusting to 33 knots. We survived with 2 reefs in our...

Everything looks OK but, this will sink your boat! 😱😱😱 Change Yours Now! Welcome to our channel. We are now in season 7 In 2018 we left the UK to sail around the world slowly. After Brexit, a "Pandemic" and major heart surgery we are still sai...

New Coppercoat.... Is it time to replace our Coppercoat? 9 Years and 15,000 miles. We have had great value despite the issues with poor application on the keel. We take a look at what has to be done to re-coat the antifouling. Enjoy the video. Welcome to...

Do I wait in the Louisades with barely a connection to the outside world, or brave a gale to get to Australia? In this episode of bluewater sailing, I get waves crashing over the whole boat and filling the cockpit, get stuck in a shipping lane, and almost ...

Holes in the boat!!! We look at through hulls and we change a few. We look at the types and the materials. Enjoy the video. Sail Safe Guys, Ant & Cid. Welcome to our channel. We are now in season 7 In 2018 we left the UK to sail around the world slo...

Hot Water! Calorifier / Boiler Element, we replace ours. What a faff!! It took ages to get the boiler out and disconnected from the system. We show you how we did ours and what it looked like inside! Enjoy the video. Ant & Cid xx Welcome to our cha...

We replaced the standing rigging on our sailboat using Sta-Lok fittings while on the water. In the process we found a couple of rusted out cotter pins. If undetected we could have lost our mast. Its a good idea to climb your mast now and then and check ...

It's early in the season to leave for Australia and bad weather has me holed up in an anchorage under a volcano in the Solomon Islands. Watch this episode to learn about my solo sailing tips, weather predictions based on clouds, how to eat tropical fruit l...

Volvo Saildrive 130s We change the gator. Blocked by Shells? Well almost. Was It an Easy Boat job? In this video we have help from the UK to strip out the entire saildrive for a gator change. While we are at it we change the lip seals and O rings. Cleaning...