We have been sailing in the Bahamas for over 3 months and have yet to really take a minute to enjoy ourselves. That ends this week as we took time off of work and went into the Exumas Cays Land & Sea Park - one of the most amazing places we could ever ...
What could possibly cause someone to quit thier YouTube channel? After posting weekly consecutive videos for the better part of 6 months, we dropped off the face of the YouTube world for months. So what happened? Why did we quit YouTube? We explain everyth...
We always knew we wanted to create a boat capable of fully off grid living and we're finally doing it. We dropped Leviosa off at Just Catamarans and it's time to see all the completed work!!
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Now that the boat is fully upgraded we would love to stay in the Bahamas sun all summer long, but the insurance companies just won't allow it. So it's time to get sailing north, but there's a hurricane threatening from the Gulf.
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Have you ever wanted to know what we do for a living? How do we manage to maintain full-time jobs while living aboard our catamaran? I get into all the details in this video including some of the uncomfortable choices we made along the way.
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If you missed the first part of our passage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzre5HvDkXg) - we were trying to get from Fort Lauderdale to St. Augustine before a hurricane in gulf got to us - but we didn't quite make it.
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Today I am pulling back the curtain on our YouTube earnings and showing you exactly how much we make by posting our sailing adventures on YouTube.
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Cooking on a sailboat can be a challenge, but it's all about buying what you need for a galley. Considering small galley spaces, taking advantage of mulitpurpose & space saving boat provisions will go a long way.
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We have to have High Speed Internet options while we are sailing & cruising the Bahamas and when Livingabaord the boat in the US. Charles job demands fast and reliable internet every day at speeds that are fast enough to connect to video calls and upl...
Life on a sailboat is never as easy as you expect - even something as simple as pulling up the anchor can turn into an adventure when the anchor gets stuck around a crab pot!
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It's time to put Leviosa, our sailing catamaran, in the marina so we can take a couple months off - and being in a marina always brings some conveniences that we won't take for granted.
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We are leaving Leviosa in Brunswick Landing Marina for 2 months and hurricane prep is fresh on our minds. She needs to be ready for anything that comes her way while we are out, so let's get to it!
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The last 8 weeks have been a whirlwind of travel, not sailing but by car, visiting friends and family. But it's time to head back to our catamaran and get sailing again!
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30 hours is no time at all in the world of boat projects, but that's all we have. So it's time to cram everything we can into those hours to get our catamaran ready for some blue water sailing!
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Charles and I take the day off to go sailing during the perfect weather window. And the weather conditions could not be more perfect for our passage up to Charleston, South Carolina.
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On this sail, we hoisted a spinnaker for the first time, and witnessed dolphins swimming with the boat for over 30 minutes! This was the most beautiful sailing video I have ever put together. The sailing conditons were perfect and while we still have a l...
This week we decided to fly the drone while we were sailing towards the dock slip for hurrican season. We have been really nervous to put the drone up while we are sailing, but the conditions were just right for a sail and a flight!
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We've been longing to replace our table in the salon of our sailing catamaran and we finally did it! What a difference it makes in creating more space in the galley and making a more functional living space on the boat!
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We started to plan our sailing itinerary for the Bahamas and realized just how much we had to do before we can cruise the islands for 6 months.
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We provision our sailboat for 6 months of cruising the Bahamas. All provisioning starts with making a meal plan and finding enough space for all provisions on your sailboat!
We struck a happy balance of provisiong what we need, and what will not expire ...
Hurricane season is over and it's time to start sailing south for another winter in the Bahamas! Along the way we cruise by an island to complete a search we started over a year ago and cross an item off the bucket list!
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Sailing can be oh so good, bad or down-right unpredictable, dirty, and ugly! After spending time with the feral horses of Cumberland Island, it's time to continue sailing towards the Bahamas. And what a sail it was, maybe one of the best days we've had on...
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Today we are taking a look at our favorite camera gear, how we got started making sailing videos for YouTube, and what's hopefully next. If you, or someone you know, is interested in making videos - this video is all we know, r...
After sailing south to Fort Pierce, FL, we got our big ole' mast stuck on the opposite side of the bridge from our marina. So we explore the mangroves, beaches, & Farmers Markets of Ft. Pierce!
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We decided we needed some deep sea fishing education before the next time we took the boat out. So we teamed up with the guys at Last Mango fishing charters, ditched sailing for the day, and spent an amazing day out on the water, soaking up as much knowled...
It's almost time to start sailing to the Bahamas - and we ARE NOT READY! We have 48 hours to get everything ready to go and sail under our bridge nemesis. And course, nothing ever turns out the way you expect it to.
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We would love to get sailing to the Bahamas, but our wind indicator is broken! And sailing our catamaran without wind indicators is probably not the best idea in the world. Especially when it will be more difficult to fix from the Bahamas. So let's get to ...
It's been a long hard road, but we are finally weighing anchor and sailing across the Gulf Stream. Next stop - Green Turtle Cay in the Bahamas!
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Could you move your family to a deserted island? In 1952 Randolph Johnston did just that when he sailed from Canada to Little Harbor in the Abacos. At the time it was 100% deserted and so they moved into the caves surrounding the harbor. Eventually they bu...
We are seeking warming climates and sailing to the Exumas this week in order to escape the constant cold fronts of the Abacos. Today, we are stopping in Norman's Cay to go snorkeling at one of the Bahamas most famous, or infamous, spots.
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Choosing the sailing lifestlye means that life doesn't ever go as planned and you just have to roll with the punches. We spent the weekend in the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park and we weren't about to let a few issues stand in the way of having a good time.
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We are out of fresh provisions and need to go sailing into town to pick up a few more. The only challenge is that there isn't enough wind to fill a sail, but that makes for a peaceful day on the Sound.
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After one month of sailing in the Bahamas, we wanted to share EXACTLY how much money we spent. We tracked every penny from what we spent on big items like our permits to enter the country, to necessities like food and fuel, to the little fees that add up ...
The wind has finally died down and we want to put some good sailing miles on our Oxley spinnaker today! We still aren't the best at sailing with the spinnaker, so it was a perfect time to practice and learn from everything we did wrong :)
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Sailing has become second nature, so we are diving further into the liveaboard lifestyle. Boat life is a constant struggle between what you WANT to do and what you are actually ABLE to do. Rarely does anything go as planned and everyday presents a new set...
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