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Living On Our Catamaran – EXPECTATIONS vs REALITY Of Sailing
We've been aboard for 3 months now and have gotten very comfortable living onboard our sailing catamaran. With this new found comfort we wanted to take a minute to talk about how our sailing catamaran reality lives up to our expectations. Spoiler alert - o...
IT’S STARTING TO GET EASIER | Settling into our liveaboard sailing catamaran lifestyle
We've been onboard our Leopard 40 sailing catamaran for about 3 months and we are starting to get comfortable. So much so that it's time for our dinghy to get her name! Jes breaks out the crafty side of her personality and we get to explore anouther wonder...
HEADING NORTH FOR HURRICANE SEASON | Sailing our Catamaran in the ICW
We have hinted at needing to be north of Cape Hatteras a few times but haven't properly explained why. Our boat insurance agreement stipulates that we have to be north of Cape Hatteras for Hurricane Season. Since we boat the boat in Fort Lauderdale during ...
SAILING NEWBIES LEAVE THE MARINA FOR GOOD | Anchoring our sailing catamaran for the first time
One of the things living on the boat is teaching us is that sometimes you have to roll with the punches. We originally planned on blowing right through Beaufort, NC on our way to Annapolis for a birthday party, but when those plans changed, so did ours. Ha...
DOES 64 FT MAST FIT IN THE ICW | Sailing our catamaran from Charleston, SC to Beaufort, NC
Our time window to get to Annapolis was rapidly closing as we waited for some good weather. To cut the time down while we were waiting, we decied to take our catamaran on an ICW sailing road trip. We wouldn't recommend doing it the way we did, but 231 naut...
GETTING USED TO THE LIVE ABOARD LIFESTYLE | Settling into our new sailing catamaran lifestyle
We decided early that getting to know our new live aboard lifestyle would be easiest in a a place that let us stay close to a city and had a support structure - so here we are in Charleston! It checked all of the boxes for us: 1. The Charleston City Marin...
4th of July PARTY 1000nm out to sea! (Pacific crossing pt. 3)
Sailing with the crew as we celebrate July 4th by jumping off the boat in the middle of the Pacific! It's a full moon, and we're HALFWAY to California! It gets cold and windy as we pass near Alaska, and James plays guitar from the cockpit at the end, check...
WE’RE BACK! Returning to our Boat After 6 Months | Sailing on a Whim Ep. 33
WE’RE BACK! Returning to our Boat After 6 Months | Sailing on a Whim Ep. 32 On this episode of Sailing on a Whim, we finally return to Whim after six months on the hard in Florida. Upon our arrival we are surprised to find lots of mold and a few bugs th...
Catch, Clean, Cook: Spearfishing in the Bahamas (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 53)
In this episode we get down to the business of enjoying what the Ragged Island group is best known for, unspoiled wilderness. After weathering a five day wind storm in South Bay in last weeks episode we are keen to start exploring and get some time in the ...
SOLD IT ALL TO LIVE ON A BOAT | The reality of our new sailing catamaran lifestyle hits hard
It's been a long road to get to this point, but we are in the home stretch! We have sold everything to buy a boat and it time's to make the 10 hour drive to Fort Lauderdale to go get it. And that means it's time to officially say goodbye to Atlanta. Being...
Leaving NOW to sail across the PACIFIC on a 65′ monohull!?!?!
We are departing Hawaii bound for California in ONE HOUR! Come toast farewell with the crew of 'Te Vega', a 1984 Mason 63'. Our crew of 5 will sail for 3 weeks, covering over 3000nm towards our destination of half moon bay. Join us for a crew introduction,...