After many working years in the real world.
Charlotte and Robin decided to take a break and live a simpler, less cluttered life.
We bought a 42' Beneteau in March of 2019, and along with our daughter Moya have sailed SeaScape across the globe back home to South Africa where we prepared SeaScape and then set off to explore exotic East Africa!
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The Drifters
After many working years in the real world.
Charlotte and Robin decided to take a break and live a simpler, less cluttered life.
We bought a 42′ Beneteau in March of 2019, and along with our daughter Moya have sailed SeaScape across the globe back home to South Africa where we prepared SeaScape and then set off to explore exotic East Africa!
Join our Inner Circle! …to support our channel head over to our Patreon page , www.patreon.com/TheDrifters, where as a Supporter you will get unique benefits like early access to vids, behind the scenes view into our lives as well as insights into our future plans!
Your support will enable us to continue with the crazy journey while sharing it with you.
Thank you
The Drifters
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Sailing Madagascar’s Wild Side! 🏝️⛵ Our offshore adventure and rough anchorage…. We set sail from the breathtaking Radama Islands, enjoying some smooth offshore sailing before passing Mahajanga, an area we call Dragon’s Breath! 🐉💨 As we ...
Our last few years sailing through this beautiful world, has taken us to some beautiful places, but what makes exploring a country so unique and extraordinary, are the people we meet along the way.
In this video we immerse ourselves in Malagasy life and m...
Sailing Madagascars Islands on our floating home. We set sail from Nosy Be in Madagascar to the crystal clear waters of Nosy Iranja. After diving the gorgeous ocean, we sail towards the mainland and anchor in a river known as Honey River, named after its d...
In this episode, we scout a potential cyclone hidden hole, just in case.... We sail to our favourite island and explore a different area of Nosy Komba. The local Malagasy people are a beautiful tribe, full of love and friendliness. We go in search of water...
Seascape and Gocek, Turkey. In this our first video we take delivery of our beautiful yacht SeaScape, get to know her and explore the quaint little village of Gocek, Turkey.
Exploring Turkey for the first time and living aboard our boat Seascape in the q...
Tomb and Tersane Bays' Secrets Revealed. Fethiye, Sail to Tomb and Tersane Bays, Turkey. In this our second episode we explore the colourful village of Fethiye, sail across to Tomb and Tersane Bays where we explore ancient tombs, plunge into the ocean and ...
Sun, Sand, and Visa Trials: Embracing South Africa's Beauty in the Face of Challenges
Journey to South Africa: Visa Challenges and Beachside Bliss! Realising we cannot sail through the mediterranean with Schengen Visas, we head back to South Africa and app...
SAIING on SEASCAPE! Armed with our Schengen Visas we head back to Turkey and re-unite with SeaScape!
The start of the Great Sailing Trek West to the Canary Islands begins, and we catch our first Tuna in the Med.
Sailing on Seascape is great as we take our...
Sailing through GREEK ISLANDS! Continuing on the Great Trek West we sailing through the magnificent Greek Islands and walk on a live volcanic crater!
We meet some amazing locals and explore the island of Nissyros.
Greece is full of amazing islands and s...
DIY Stitches! Who needs a doctor?? After a rough passage from Greece we limp into Malta with engine and main sail problems, and to add to woes while exploring Robin slices his toe. No doctor...no problem...he sets about stitching it up himself!
The hospit...
Sailing for TUNA and TUNISIA! After a great time in Malta we set sail for the African coast of Tunisia, pick up some tuna on the way and meet some lovely people.
We explore Tunisia and cook up some delicous tuna!
Thanks for watching!
Much love,
Captain...
RIPPED SAILS and Sardinia! The Italian island of Sardinia dishes up a great time with sprinklings of squalls and ripped sails, just to keep thinks interesting!
Charlotte's mom comes to visit and girls have a great time swimming, visiting ruins and cruising...
The Captain's Spanish Birthday! We enjoy a lovely downwind sail along the Spanish mainland coast, and get to celebrate Robin (the captain's) birthday in the quaint little village of Spanish San Jose'!
We enjoy anchoring in the Spanish bay and have a gorge...
Sailing the Notorious STRAITS OF GIBRALTAR! Armed with local knowledge we exit the Straits, followed by 30 knots of wind and dolphin swimming alongside us as we sail to Portugal.
We drop anchor in a beautiful estuary and explore the quaint Portuguese fish...
Sailing to CANARY ISLANDS! With winter fast approaching we depart Portugal for the Canary Islands. Five days of sailing to Lanzarote Island in the Canaries, we encounter some hectic squalls, friendly dolphins and finally Robin finds some surf!
Much love, ...
Sights and Sounds of CAPE VERDE! I set sail for the Cape Verde Islands without any preconceived notions or expectations. On arrival, the islands pleasantly surprised me on a number of different levels.
Enjoy this short video of the sights and sounds of Min...
Sailing LANZAROTE, Canary Islands! In this episode Charlotte takes us back to our time in Lanzarote, where we explore the island, do some surfing, sailing and dive an art gallery!
Lanzarote is the northern most island in the Canary Islands. We do some expl...
BEAUTIFUL CAPE TOWN sailing! After arriving in Cape Town after crossing the Atlantic from Brazil, we enjoy spending time with friends and have a lot of fun climbing Table Mountain, cruise around the Waterfront and then sail around the notorious Cape of Goo...
RUNNING OUT OF FUEL in the middle of the South Atlantic! There's been a few times in my life when I have thought to myself, Robin, you need some luck here. This was one of them...
The sail to South Africa across the Atlantic, gives us calm weather as wel...
Robin's INHACA Island Paddle. Robin's solo kayak paddle around the Mozambique Island of Inhaca.
Having spent some time on Inhaca Island in Mozambique Robin decides to paddle around the island. Inhaca Island is in the bay of Maputo, Mozamabique and the onl...
LOCKDOWN LUNACY! Locked down on a boat for months...cabin fever sets in!
Arriving in Simonstown in early March, we never thought we would be in lockdown a few days later!
Thanks for watching!
Much love,
Captain Robin, Charlotte, sailor girl Moya and Mi...
The TWO SIDES to SAILING. As we learn to sail, we find that there are two sides to sailing. One more desireable than the other.
Unfortunately, you don't get one without the other!
We enjoy the peace and serenity of the sailing life, but have to deal with...
Simonstown, Cape Peninsula, South Africa. A CINEMATIC view of the CAPE PENINSULA of South Africa, a place of contrasting and rugged beauty.
Join us on a drift through the Deep South from the fridge waters of the Atlantic, to the kelp forests of False Bay a...
MOSSEL BAY MAGIC! It's time to move on!
Leaving Simonstown, our home for 7 months during lock down, is not that easy though with two weather systems to contend with! But we make the best passage plan for our family and set sail for Mossel Bay.
We round C...
JOIN THE DRIFTERS as we sail the world! We sort out the Youtube settings on our Drifting Sailing channel and now all you subscribers out there can hit that all important notification bell! You don't want to miss out on any new releases....
New to our chan...
Time to HAUL OUT!! After living aboard SV SeaScape for 18 months, it's time to haul out!
Haul out? What's a haul out I hear some of you ask.
Well, a haul out is where we take our floating home out of the water for some time, out of her comfort zone, and h...
SAILING to CAPE ST FRANCIS we were definitely kept busy with so many sail changes! Leaving Mossel Bay (heading to Cape St Francis) we expected light winds, so had our spinnaker ready to hoist.... only to take it down 10 minutes later!
On this passage we sa...
EPIC SAIL! To Algoa Bay. There are times when you experience sailing in its full glory! This was one of them. The wind was just right, the sunset awesome and the passage just perfect!
We met fantastic people in Cape St Francis and one of them was Mark (an...
We are the Drifters and are sailing around South Africa! We plan to sail to Durban but don't make it! Did we mean to sail up a river? Not really... So why are we moored on the Buffalo River in East London, on the east coast of South Africa?
John, from Sa...
We sail the South African Wild Coast and something breaks at sea! The Transkei wild coast is notorious for being a treacherous stretch of coast along the Eastern Cape. Known to many sailors for its rugged terrain, violent storms, big seas and unforgiving ...
Who is on our SAILBOAT?? Two years ago we set sail for Richards Bay from Turkey... we finally get there!
Nikita and Stephen (who we met in Durban) decide to join us. Its great having crew aboard, not only to share the chores but also as a sailing experienc...
RICHARDS BAY, in the land of the Zulus! Welcome to Coffee Time with the Drifters! These will be short more frequent episodes where we tell you about where we are, what we are doing, our plans going forward and all sort of other stuff.
In this first episode...
From TURKEY to SOUTH AFRICA! Where do we SAIL TO NEXT?? Robin asks a very important question... WHERE DO WE GO NOW? In this funny coffee time video we show you our plans and hopes of where to sail to next. We have sailed from Turkey to South Africa, and ou...
Anchoring our Sail Boat! Welcome to this first episode of our SAIL BOAT TOUR where we show you how we keep our floating home safe and off the rocks!
Robin takes us through SeaScapes' ground tackle and the importance of the snubber as well as how we deplo...
Sailors go WILD in MKHUZE GAME RESERVE! Needing some serious African bush time, and hoping to see lion and elephant, we head to Mkhuze Game Reserve for a few nights. Together with Charlotte's parents and their friend, we stay at Mantuma Rest Camp.
A “Bi...
The SAILS on our BENETEAU OCEANIS 423. Welcome to our sail boat tour where in this video we take you through the sail setup on SeaScape, our Beneteau Oceanis 423. Robin explains how each of our sails work and how to control and adjust them according to the...
THE FREEZER IS EMPTY!! Sailing to Cape Vidal. When there is no food in the fridge you gotta go fishing! So we take a friend sailing to catch some dinner! Our friend Steven is keen to go fishing on our sailboat, so after checking the weather forecast, we se...
HIPPO on the MAIN ROAD! Theres a hippo just cruising along the main road in Richards Bay and finding some fresh grass to munch on! Just another day in Africa!
In many parts of the world you come across wildlife warning signs. Here in Richards Bay, South A...
ENERGY SYSTEM on SV SEASCAPE. Is our sailboat off grid? Almost.... In this informative boat tour video, Robin shows you our energy system aboard SV Seascape.
SeaScape has a 12 volt DC electrical system and by using a simple chart we go through the differe...
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