COVID TEST...Positive or Negative? After returning from a fishing sailing trip, Robin doesn't feel so good.... Fever, body aches and just plain nasty! Is it just man flu or it is the dreaded C?!? Is Covid over or is it alive and kicking....?
Thanks for wa...
We find a slice of PARADISE! We've got exciting news!! We've entered an international yacht race from Mozambique to South Africa....which means we are going back to Inhaca Island 😃 and in the days waiting for the race start, we find a slice of paradise...
While we wait for cyclone season to pass and for us to sail to East Africa, this is life as it happens...
We share our future sailing plans with you!
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Captain Robin, Charlotte, sailor girl Moya and Midnight, our sailing c...
Sailboat Haul Out. We're SUCKERS FOR PUNISHMENT!! Cyclone season is almost over and we need to get ready for our season of sailing East Africa! It’s that time of year again that we need to haul out our sailboat and clean our bottom!!
We decided to do th...
Check out my FLOATING HOME!! SV SeaScape is not only a sailboat, she is our home... Come along and peek inside!!
SeaScape is a 42 foot Beneteau Oceanis 423 with a 3 cabin and 3 head layout. The French definitely know how to build a strong and comfortable...
Servicing our YANMAR ENGINE. Drifting Boat Tour. Welcome to our Beneteau sail boat tour where in this video Robin gives our Yanmar Engine a full service.
If you ever wanted to know how to service your sailboat engine, and especially a Yanmar Engine, then...
Are you using the PLANNING feature on WINDY? Do you know how to use Windy.com? Many sailors we've met use the Windy app but don't know about the distance and planning feature. In this video Robin shows us how to use the Windy app and how we plan our sailin...
SUNDAY SAILING! Cruisers go RACING! While waiting for Madagascar to open we take advantage of joining in the Sunday Sailing Spring racing series!
We're a sailing cruising boat, not a racer... But needless to say we take SeaScape out, all 12 tons of her, ...
SAILING around the world in a TINY boat! Meet Yann Quenet, a Frenchman who designed and built his 4m yacht in his garage and decided to sail around the world... I had the privilege of chatting to him when he arrived in Richards Bay after a gruelling sail f...
SAILING....IT'S NOT ALL TITS AND BIKINIS!! If you think living on a boat and sailing around the world is all tits and bikinis, think again! We've just sat out a 38 knot gale at anchor and now there's yet another blow coming which is forecast at 44 knots...
ISLAND LIFE! Mozambique. Welcome to Inhaca Island! Welcome to Africa! From peaceful sunny days to stormy 38 knots....
The island is welcoming and we spend our days exploring the low tide and watch local kids harvesting crabs on the flats.
We prepare for ...
CHECKING INTO MOZAMBIQUE! After spending the night at Inhaca, we sail across the bay to the capital city of Mozambique, Maputo. Admire some of the local architecture before having a frustrating check-in experience.
Checking into Mozambique, in the city of...
SAILING TO INHACA ISLAND, MOZAMBIQUE. "We're going to Mozambique!! Where the weather is warm and the prawns are sweet!" After some prep and repairs, we are finally sailing to Inhaca Island on the east coast of Africa.
We leave Richards Bay at 4am and whe...
PREPARING FOR INHACA ISLAND, MOZAMBIQUE. We've always loved Mozambique and have done a few overland trips to Inhaca Island. But this time we will be sailing to the island and are super excited to be able to take our floating home to this extraordinary Afri...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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