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March 31, 2025
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Transatlantic Sailing on a 50′ Catamaran. Day 4-5. Cold Wind, Waves and Fog on way to Namibia
Ep192. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' (Xquisite X5) Catamaran. We are on Day 4-5 of the voyage. The weather has gone from calm and sunny to windy, cold and foggy. We have to reef our sails f...
50′ Xquisite X5 Catamaran. (4K) Guided tour of all features while sailing across the Atlantic.
Ep193. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we break away from the story of our South Atlantic Sailing Voyage and do a dedicated episode where we have the owner of Xquiste Yachts, Tamas Hamor, take on a top to bottom guided tour of every component and fea...
Transatlantic sailing. Dodging ships in the fog. Boarded by Pelicans and Seals in Namibia.
Ep194. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' (Xquisite X5) Catamaran. We are on Day 5-6 of the voyage. The weather has gone from calm and sunny to cold and foggy and we have to dodge running into a ...
Transatlantic Sailing. Walvis Bay Namibia. Must do excursion. Land Rover through the dunes.
Ep195. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' (Xquisite X5) Catamaran. We stop in Walvis Bay Namibia and go on a Land Rover excursion through the massive sand dunes of their desert. It was stunning a...
TransAtlantic Voyage. Sailing Namibia to St Helena. Dolphins, Breakdowns and Seasickness.
Ep196. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' (Xquisite X5) Catamaran. We leave Walvis Bay Namibia on our way to St. Helena Island in the middle of the South Atlantic. We are visited by dolphins. We...
Transatlantic Sailing Voyage. Arriving at St. Helena Island in the middle of the South Atlantic.
Transatlantic Voyage. Arriving at St. Helena Island in the middle of the South Atlantic. INTRO - To watch the full video, click this link: https://youtu.be/U7NijJw398k Ep196. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing v...
Transatlantic Sailing Voyage. Exploring St. Helena Island. A Jewel in the South Atlantic.
Ep198. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' (Xquisite X5) Catamaran. We completed our sailing passage to St. Helena Island, and now it is time to explore the Island. There is so much to like about...
Transatlantic Sailing from St Helena Island toward Brazil. Reflect on the places we visited so far.
Ep199. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' (Xquisite X5) Catamaran. We have sailed away from St Helena Island to complete our 12 days passage to Brazil. It was decided we will head to an Island ca...
Transatlantic sailing to Fernando De Noronha, Brazil. Dolphins everywhere!
Ep200. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' (Xquisite X5) Catamaran. We arrive at the Brazilian Island of Fernando De Noronha after a 12-day sailing passage. We explore the beautiful Island and see...
Xquisite X5 Catamaran. Review after sailing it 4,000 miles from a full-time liveaboard cruiser
Ep201. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' (Xquisite X5) Catamaran. We have sailed 4,000 miles from Cape Town South Africa to the Brazilian Island of Fernando De Noronha. We will be losing Steve, ...
Sailing Across the Equator, Dodging Shipping along the Brazilian coast and catching a Mahi Mahi.
Ep202. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' (Xquisite X5) Catamaran. We sail away from the Brazilian Island of Fernando De Noronha and will be crossing the equator toward the Island of Grenada. Cro...
The Voyage Ends! After 8 weeks of sailing, we make landfall in the Island of Grenada
Ep203. This is the final episode of the South Atlantic Voyage. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we finish my 8 weeks, Transatlantic sailing voyage. We have sailed through the doldrums and over the equator and make landfall on the island of Grenada. ...
Annapolis Sailboat Show 2019. What we saw, learned and liked at the show.
Ep204. This episode is an Annapolis Sailboat Show overview episode. We will tell you what you can expect to see at the show, what days are best to go and what sailboats we reviewed after receiving guided tours at this 2019 show. The full episodes of the...
New St Francis 50 Catamaran. Guided Tour / Review. Is this our future floating home?
We took a guided tour of the new St Francis 50' Catamaran at this year's Annapolis Sailboat Show. We have always liked this boat but it was not at last year's show. So we were glad it made it to the 2019 show, so we could remind ourselves why we liked it...
Guided Tour and Review: Majestic 530 (2019). New hull shape coming with a higher price tag
We took a guided tour of the Majestic 530 Catamaran at this year's Annapolis Sailboat Show. We have always liked this boat but since it is the most customizable boat we have seen on the market, and the new owner can order it in all sorts of layouts and tr...
Seawind 1260. Guided Tour and Review. Good Price to Performance, but is it something we’d consider?
We took a guided tour of the Seawind 1260 Catamaran at this year's Annapolis Sailboat Show. We have never filmed this boat before but it was a make that I often got questions about from my viewer. The Seawind is the lightest and least expensive of the 1...
Maverick 440. Guided Tour & Review. It this the perfect catamaran for us to sail the world on?
We took a guided tour of the Maverick 440 Catamaran at this year's Annapolis Sailboat Show. It has been a boat we have been a fan of in the past shows and I did get a chance to get a guided tour of the factory where it is built when I was in South Africa....
HH55 Catamaran. Guided Tour & Our Review. Perfect Balance of Performance and Comfort.
We took a guided tour of the HH55 Catamaran at this year's Annapolis Sailboat Show. You can tell by looking at its sleek shape and daggerboards and it's all-carbon fibre design that this catamaran is built for speed and sailing performance. Usually, wi...
Knysna 500 Catamaran. Guided Tour and Review. There is a lot to like here!
We took a guided tour of the Knysna 500 catamaran at this year's Annapolis Sailboat Show. In the past years, we have liked this boat but this is the first time we have had a guided tour and found that everything you see on the show comes standard in the p...
Balance 526. Guided Tour & Our Review. Performance with Cruising Comforts.
We took a guided tour of the Balance 526 catamaran at this year's Annapolis Sailboat Show. It is clearly a performance Catamaran and at only 10 tons weight for a 52' boat you can tell that the focus on performance has kept this cat quite light to allow it...
NEEL 47 Trimaran. Guided Tour and our Review. 3 hulls are better?
We took a guided tour of the Neel 47 Trimaran at this year's Annapolis Sailboat Show. It, allegedly, sails faster than a traditional Catamaran but is 3 hulls better than 2? Is this a boat we would want to live on full time, as we sail the world? Watch the...
Excess12. Guided Tour and Review. A New Cruising Catamaran with more performance than a Lagoon.
We took a guided tour of the Excess 12m Catamaran at this year's Annapolis Sailboat Show. It is built by Beneteau that also owns Lagoon. It allegedly sails faster than a Lagoon but I would want to test sail it to say for sure because it is not a lot ligh...
Antares 44. Guided Tour & Review. Is this the perfect cat for a couple to live on full time?
We took a guided tour of the Antares 44 Catamaran at this year's Annapolis Sailboat Show. It has a great reputation for being a quality built boat that is designed for full-time liveaboards. Is this the perfect Catamaran for our needs as we sail the worl...
Privilege 50′ Catamaran. Guided Tour and Our Review
We took a guided tour of the Privilege 500 Catamaran at this year's Annapolis Sailboat Show. It has a great reputation for being a quality built boat that is designed for full-time liveaboards. Is this the perfect Catamaran for our needs as we sail the w...
Our favourite Catamarans at different Price Ranges. From the budget-conscious to the big spenders.
After all of the Catamarans reviews we have done over the years, what are our favourite Catamarans? We will rank them at all different price points. We list the following Catamarans that we reviewed from the 2019 Annapolis Sailboat show: The price range...
The Coming Financial Collapse. How it will affect our future. Steps we have taken to prepare.
If you are like us, you believe the economy and the stock market has been pushed to inflated "bubble" prices by all of the world banks simultaneously printing money at record speeds, all in an attempt to keep interest rates at record lows and keep the long...
🔴Is there a financial crisis coming? Does it change our future plans to live on a sailboat? Q&A
Join us on a Live Cruising Off Duty episode tomorrow, Thursday, Feb 27th, at 7pm (EST) when we will have an open Q&A episode where we can have an open dialogue with our viewers as to what, if anything, will change in our future plans of selling everything ...
Be Prepared! This Pandemic is going to push us into a DEPRESSION.
A spur of the moment live episode I recorded, talking about the state of the world and the economy as we move into the early stages of this Pandemic. Bottom line: You need to get prepared in case you or someone in your family gets sick and you get forced ...
The Pandemic Cancels Our Sailing Season. Now what?
Last week we got the news that due to the Pandemic shutdowns the city of Kingston, which runs the marina that our sailboat is stored at is closed until at least Aug 31st and they will not be launching boats this season. So, our sailing season is cancelled...
Sailing Season is Back On!!
We just got the news! The 2020 sailing season is back on. The city of Kingston has agreed to open their marinas and our boat will be launched June 2nd or 3rd. So in one week !!!! So much to do to get it ready. So that means plenty of more Cruising Off...
Tour our 1994 Beneteau 351. The “Perfect Floating Cottage”. Sailing trip to Toronto Canada plan.
Cruising Off Duty is back sailing in 2020 and we want to welcome you back on board as we explain our plan to leave this weekend to do a 2-3 week trip to Toronto and back. We will be leaving Kingston and going through the scenic Bay of Quinte then along th...
Sailing To Toronto Completed. Daily updates on Facebook or Instagram
Our sailing trip circumnavigating Lake Ontario is going great. We are presently in Toronto. Happy Canada Day to all our Canadian viewers! To follow along in real time with our journey, follow CruisingOffDuty on Facebook or Instagram. Full episodes won’t...
Have an SUP? Hate pumping it up? Seamax SUP20D Pro Review. It has saved my arms.
Have a SUP, Inflatable Kayak or Dinghy and hate the arm blasting workout it takes to get it inflated every time you want to use it? We did and because of that, we were not using our SUP as much as would like to until we bought this product. We paid our o...
Engine not being cooled. Replacing the broken seacock while in the water.
So, this was an unexpected start to our 3-week sailing trip. Our seacock broke in the closed position and we noticed it on the morning we were to leave Kingston to circumnavigate Lake Ontario. Had we not noticed the problem the engine would have overheat...
Exploring Lake Ontario Pt1. Kingston to Belleville. Bay of Quinte
This is Part 1 of our 3-week sailing adventure around Lake Ontario. In this episode, we leave Kingston and head west through the protected inner Bay of Quinte and Murray Canal Passage.