Live Chat - what are our plans for 2021?

Our first live chat of 2021 (and we have a little surprise in store)…
00:00 Intro
04:04 What have we been doing since the last video?
07:07 Thanks for all your comments, messages and suggestions
10:54 Your suggestions on how we can reduce our workload
20:07 What do you want to see in our videos? (including 22:00 “Would you consider handing over editing to a third party?”)
30:46 How we present, shoot and edit our videos
33:00 How we make the drone footage work (and do you need a license?)
37:37 Where are we going next?
40:48 What pirate legends have you heard of in your travels?
42:25 OPEN QUESTIONS:
42:36 Will we be able to get the vaccine?
42:58 Thoughts on cruising in Vietnam?
44:17 What stargazing apps do we use and what’s the most awesome thing we’ve seen in the sky?
47:43 Thoughts on water-makers?
51:38 Wifi – do we have an LTE modem or just use our phones?
54:26 How do you get SuperChat?
54:54 Is it possible to pick up odd jobs while cruising?
56:47 What do you miss about being away from the UK and not living on land?
59:51 What’s your favourite whiskey?
1:00:45 Advice on solar arch on davits when Med-mooring?
1:02:09 Should you add minerals and vitamins to water-maker water?
1:03:09 Would you start yacht life this year?
1:05:05 How are we going to cope if we are stuck in Sabah for another year?
1:06:51 Are boat prices rising?
1:07:10 What is the best anchor?
1:07:27 What are our thoughts on EDM and music out of “Madchester”?
1:10:26 Where are we right now?
1:11:49 How do you live together successfully on a small boat?
1:13:17 Do we use an anchor alarm?
1:14:50 If you were to change boats, what would you have different from Esper?
1:19:02 What do we think of new single-masted Amel?
1:19:53 Batteries and voltage and super-capacitors?
1:21:08 How do I convince my wife to go sailing?
1:23:44 How much power from solar panels?
1:24:49 Is that Jamie behind us?
1:25:21 Will we ever bring back the old animated video?
1:26:08 Where do we stand on yawls?
1:27:14 Is Australia on our cruising plans?
1:28:31 How is Brexit going to affect us?
1:29:59 Will we sail to S America?
1:30:18 What is sailing like around west coast Canada?
1:32:35 When do the daily videos start?

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▶️ Total boat refit: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXNsNWWZ6iTMzYYwKVtDanCr
▶️ How to repair and service a watermaker on a sailboat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEtusFRQLIo
▶️ We strip our WATERMAKER, replace the MEMBRANE & DROP IN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJtLHTjf5S4&t=4s
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Peace and fair winds!
Liz and Jamie

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