We are making our way back to the boat but first...Alaska. Tony is an original bum and has started quite the life after leaving the boat. He fell in love, and decided to tie the knot. He was kind enough to do an interview afterwards and it certainly adds s...
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What happened to Sterling after his mast came down? Was it a hard sell convincing Michal to live aboard a 33' sailboat? What does the future hold for these two bums? How are we saving up for cruising?
Patron...
WOW, Joel was not prepared for THIS! Meeting Michal's parents and visiting the farm.
After traveling 1,200 miles by sailboat over 4 months, we drive roughly the same distance from Idaho to Colorado in 4 days. We visit an amazing hot springs, but things ge...
As a cruiser, this is one place you want to stop. We will show you the anchorage, streets, flora and fauna that Luperon has to offer.
We were welcomed with open arms and it was tough to leave.
A beautiful hike up and then it gets EPIC.
The whole way down you leap and slide down natural rock slides and clear, cold waterfalls.
Alan Watts is a source of inspiration and it felt right to have him take you on this adventure with us.
We woke up one morning with a big decision to make.
The weather changed and we were no longer in a safe place. Our buddy boat, who we'd traveled with since Miami, was forced to turn back and we pressed on.
We wouldn't change a thing but this one was a RO...
The final test hit us like a bulldozer. We have come over 1,000 miles and now have just 80 to go. There's no easy way across. We have no choice but to sail through the night. That's when it happened, 35 Miles from the Dominican Republic.
We are SO close to the promised land (Luperon, D.R.) only problem is one of us has no mast and the other just lost a propeller!!
Join us as Sterling figures out how to get the mast up and we miraculously find a new propeller.
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We left Provo for the SE end of Turks and Caicos, to rest before making our final jump to the D.R.
When suddenly - we heard a loud BANG and the boat started shaking, violently!
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Explore the island of Provo with us.
Time to nip that pesky engine problem in the bud. But, oh dear, there's weather coming about!
We pull into a tight, rocky, dicey canal and find a smooth, protected anchorage in the boat graveyard. Explore the island of...
MAYAGUANA is way out there, there's not a lot to do... and that's kinda what we loved about it!
By walking the beaches regularly and learning from other capable cruisers, we learned how to identify edible plants and berries all over the island.
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It only took Sterling one night of rest before he had his answer: Lash everything to the boat and continue on.
We made more friends in Crooked Island, Bahamas before continuing south.
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On a beautiful morning leaving Long Island, sailing towards Crooked Island the day takes a SCARY turn for the worse!
Joel decides he must JUMP from our boat to our buddy's, to help the 67 year old single-hander Sterling bring in his boat safely after he's...
Let us show you around Elizabeth Harbor here in the Southern Exumas. A tight knit community of cruisers intermittent with the Bahamian locals makes for a unique experience. So much to do and see.
What the Ep. doesn't capture is Joel's near-death experien...
The Bahamas provides some of the best cruising grounds in the world. Sailing through the Exumas can only be described as Dreamy.
We broke 185 miles into 5 day-sails. Following our 67 year old, single-hander's lead, we see how to make life easy on ourselves...
We'll show you our secret coconut spot, the old pirate haunt, Captain Morgan's cave, and where the locals throw down an epic party! (visit Pinehurst Hotel)
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Don't miss Honeymoon Island before crossing the Great Bahama Bank. The stingrays there are super friendly, and used to being hand fed, AMAZING!
Next, we cross the Great Bahama Bank, enter the Northwest Channel, pass through the Tongue of the Ocean, and dr...
Floater is a new band put together by Sailboat Story and Bums on a Boat. This is the first collaboration of hopefully many to come. If you haven't heard of Sailboat Story be sure and check them out. A link will be in the description. Also stay tuned for ou...
Against all odds... Despite the harrowing journey from Marathon to Miami... We made it to Bimini in one piece! A new alternator, a few days on the beach, and soon we're off again to find more islands.
There's no turning back. One breakdown after another hits us 3 days in a row while we sail from Marathon to Miami. But persistence eventually prevails and at last we anchor in Coconut Grove.
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We attempt to make a getaway when we finally get a break in the weather and GPS issues bring us back. A couple nasty cold fronts blow through pinning us in Marathon. On the plus side, this gave us some time to begin our sprouting process on the boat! Bye J...
Stuck here in Marathon having missed two weather windows, but it's been for the best! We are making awesome improvements to the boat - including a new stack pack and new crew member!
Meet Michal.
It was all going so well.
Then, we were boarded by pirates.....
We have a Volvo Penta md 2030 and had troubles anytime we ran it over 1700 rpms. Saltwater would mix with our freshwater cooling system, the overflow tank would fill instantly and proceed to flow into the boat. This is a diy troubleshooting process that en...
A cold front came through, the outboard went down, gps was not functioning properly from the time we pulled anchor and then the big one...Inboard appears to be overheating and saltwater is mixing with the coolant. Just to name a few. Lesson learned: throw ...
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