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In this informative YT short, learn one of the essential basics of sailing - always having a stopper knot at the bitter end of your rope. Discover the figure-eight knot, a simple and common stopper knot that every sailor should know. Understand the crucial...

Discover the importance of maintaining clean, neat, and organized lines while sailing in this informative YT short. We demonstrate the practical and easy-to-master figure-eight method for wrapping lines around the winch, ensuring they don't get tangled and...

How to sail, how to get basic sailing experience Join patreon https://www.patreon.com/chasinglatitudes?fan_landing=true for awesome perks and access to the members area ASA members discount https://members.asa.com/?promo=HOW2SAILING Become a producer on ...

You can live this lifestyle too! BlueWater Cruising will show you how: https://www.bluewatercruisingplan.com/ Join us on a two-day non-stop sail down Australia's east coast as Keith shares his thoughts on fanning the flame of your lifelong dreams, while J...

After dreaming, scheming, and sailing for the past four months we are finally back in Bahamas and ready to settle into the cruiser life! It feels like the Bahamas were made just for boaters like us . . . perfect weather, zillions of islands to explore, sec...

In previous episodes we provisioned and prepared our sailboat for a long blue water crossing, well my friends the time to embark has finally come! Join us as we sail 750 miles in 6 days from Puerto Rico to the Bahamas. We are treated to beautiful downwind...

It's a busy few days in San Juan, Puerto Rico getting Calico Skies prepped and ready to go for our 750 mile sail to the Bahamas. We're planning for a seven day trip which means everything must be stowed away and the ship made ready for offshore blue water ...

Many boats jumping to the Bahamas stock up in Florida. We are in the different position of heading to the Bahamas from the Caribbean, so we get creative and choose to do the majority of provisioning on the tiny island of Culebra! Or at least that was the g...

It's been roughly a year since we started video blogging and although in the beginning I hated the idea of being in front of a lens, on social media, I think it was the right decision. While we originally set up the channel for family and friends to foll...

All of our sailboat repair and maintenance blogs are now hosted on our dedicated maintenance channel, MOTHERSHIP MAINTENANCE Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/c/mothershipmaintenance An edited version of this video is now hosted there. Scrubbing...

All of our sailboat repair and maintenance blogs are now hosted on our dedicated maintenance channel, MOTHERSHIP MAINTENANCE Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/c/mothershipmaintenance An edited version of this video is now hosted there. Replacing...

We had mixed feelings about leaving Lefkas - it was sad to say goodbye to our new friends but we were really excited about setting sail again. We did last minute shopping, engine checks and a rig inspection from where we could see all the walks we'd done...