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The Savage Islands or Selvagens are small islands in the North Atlantic, south of Madeira and north of the Canary Islands. There are two major islands: Selvagen Grande and Selvagen Pequena.  They were designated a natural reserve in 1971, to ...

Our longest offshore sail yet — We try to stay sane while chipping away at a 700-mile crossing from Tangier to Madeira. The contrasts from Gibraltar to Tangier were many. After a whirlwind few days, we are eager to be enveloped again in the serenity of...

Monkey, camel, castles and caves -- from Gibraltar to Tangier -- this episode is colored in contrasts. We climb the rock of Gibraltar and drink a lot of their beer before braving the straights to take a bite of Africa. Tangier did not disappoint. On a si...

Things can go really badly when you run over a fishing line. In this episode we get unlucky--or lucky--depending on how you look at the situation. But after a few stressful moments, we’re back to having fun on our journey to Gibraltar. We visit a bunch o...

What could go wrong? If you can, we might… even if it’s not a great idea. Because that’s often when the fun happens. With a little safety consideration, we enjoy a sailing swim, do some caving, and find ourselves in a serious boil. Follow our saili...

Not so smooth sailing. Just when our luck seems so good, it gives out. But before our SAIL FAIL, we celebrate safe landing in a sketchy anchorage, find out that our boat does better than expected sailing into the wind, and learn an important lesson about e...

It was a beautiful sail... until we found water in the bilges and the autopilot started screaming, again! The conditions we like to sail in! Plus touring of the mountains around Cascais and overcoming serious Burning Man FOMO. It's no joke. Episode 5 s...

It's not sailing, but exploring the Portugal countryside with a local is pretty awesome! This week we arrive in Porto Portugal in thick fog. Snag an invite to enjoy dinner and some off-road fun with a local family, and score some excellent sailing condit...

Our first stop after crossing the Bay of Biscay turns out to be one of the most amazing places in Spain. After some fun picking up trash and putting around in the dinghy, we explore the old town and historic castle. Then some friends join us and we head o...

Just show up with your toothbrush and set sail! Not so much… Before heading offshore we encounter a few hiccups, but the headaches are worth it. In this episode we do our best to prepare for a four-day ocean sail and set off across the Bay of Biscay. A...

Launching Starship Friendship and setting off on our inaugural sail. After months of preparations, days of travel and endless hours obsessing over sailing boats, routes, weather and endless details, we launch. From Les Sables-d'Olonne in France across th...

Nothing to see but shells, and some stunning trees... ok, everything is gorgeous on this shell island! We took the the airboat out to a small island that is made shells! Over the years, the shells become sand and rugged plants took root along the high gro...