Ahoy followers! Go offshore with us as Phillip and I sail our Niagara 35 five days across the Gulf of Mexico in some sporty bluewater conditions on our way to the Bahamas. That’s right, Video Annie is back! Well, under some conditions.
I definitely...
Nothing but a half-inch of neoprene and some bubbles between us and them. Such majestic creatures! Turns out, they could care less about us. I guess we don’t taste as good as we’d like to think. Come along with us followers, as we swim with sharks!...
Hey crew! This one will probably throw you for a loop, but that's what life does. Phillip and I have decided to go out with a bang! We're going to stop producing full-length weekly YouTube sailing videos and focus more on sailing, travel, writing, readi...
"When the war is over and if I return," said General Patton. This was his boat! An immaculately-restored 1939 John Alden Schooner, with her very own Captain Seth giving us a tour and telling us his story and plans to sail When and If around the world. T...
Mojitos at La Bodeguita del Medio, walk historic Cathedral Square, tour Hemingway's house, Finca Viega, dance at the Floradita and see inside the Casa Particular we rented for $40 CUCs/night. We take you all through Havana in this video with some very exc...
Hello crew! Some very exciting video updates for you all here from our previous three Gift of Cruising winners. Winner #1 has bought a boat! And you'll get to the see the make and model and learn why they chose the boat they did. Winner #2 is getting r...
Want to know exactly what it feels like to go through the customs process after sailing to Cuba? Come along. We'll walk you through. Show you exactly who boarded and what they wanted to know. We've included a lot of great tips in here for you as well t...
What's the first thing we do after we dock our boat at a new location? Walk the marina or cruise around the anchorage and look at all the other boats there. We tour boats to help you all learn more about the different makes, models and features and this ...
The current of the Gulf Stream is no joke, particularly when it is pushing you into head winds. Watch as we reef up and cross a pretty kicked up sea state across the Gulf Stream, sing to our first Cuban sunrise, deal with an issue with the furling gear on...
Last time we documented power management underway, now we're dealing with a rudder post that won't stay ... put anyway. Follow along as we fix our boat in exotic places (i.e., on the way to Cuba). You'll also hear extensively from Phillip in this episode...
Follow along as we are mesmerized by a jumping pod of dolphins at the bow, monitor the power situation (and show you our cool below-decks inverter), and make our one BIG tack of the trip. We had some great wind that allowed us to hold a pretty steady rhum...
Get ready for it to blow! These weren't super heavy winds but they were on the nose and had Plaintiff's Rest really heeled over during the second night and day of our voyage to Cuba. Our Niagara 35 proved she was up for the task though, practically saili...
And they're off! Plaintiff's Rest is finally headed south for Cuba. Follow along as we cast-off the lines (finally!), make good way our first night under sail, get used to the new hydraulic auto-pilot, hand-steer just for fun (that wouldn't last) and pas...
Friends, followers, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from www.HaveWindWillTravel.com! A real treat for you here, available for the first time to my entire audience: my two-hour movie from our trans-Atlantic. For those of you who are new, Phillip and I ...
PFDs, tethers, jack lines, life raft, flares, ditch bag ... oh my! We are headed out for Cuba crew, so we wanted to take a moment and share with you all of the really cool safety gear we take with us, some designed to keep us on the boat, others to get us...
Provisioning for passage. Stowing goods on the boat (according to weight). Power conservation while underway. Watch schedules. Sleep arrangements. You name it. A ton of good, hopefully helpful info for you all while Phillip and I are preparing our bo...
Very exciting video for you here guys. Our 4th Gift of Cruising will be a five-day offshore adventure sail from Pensacola to Miami with Phillip and I on s/v Libra to attend the Miami Boat Show, boat show tickets included. Super cool, right? We will depa...
My first motor vessel! I didn't even know Gulfstar made motor yachts, but this one was certainly impressive. Twin Perkins diesels, a generator, water-maker, 500 gallons of fuel, 250 gallons of water and insane amounts of storage. Thank Phil for the tour...
Coming straight to you from Isla Mujeres, footage from our very first kite-surfing sessions of 2016! What can I say? With the shipyard work and ocean-crossing, it's been a busy year, but Phillip and I absolutely love kite-surfing and we seize any opportu...
Even after crossing the Atlantic, I still believe some of the worst wind and sea state I have faced has been in the Gulf of Mexico. As Phillip and I prepare to sail across it to Cuba this winter, we want to be ready for whatever the Gulf may dish out. Th...
New to https://havewindwilltravel.com? Watch this video! Phillip and I have had so much fun watching so many new subscribers and blog followers tumble in over the last few months that we thought it might be a good idea to get you newbies caught up on ALL...
Hey Crew! My first ever offshore boat tour! This was such a spur-of-the-moment, whirl-wind and might I say WINDY fun trip. I got invited last minute to join a yacht delivery crew taking this very nice 2013 Leopard 48 from Pensacola to Naples, FL. It wa...
Congratulations to our 3rd Gift of Cruising winner, Rob Miller who won the drawing for our $1,000 voucher towards an offshore voyage with Andy Schell from www.59-north.com! Thank Andy and Mia for partnering with me on this and my many Patrons who make this...
It's simple: meet sailors, make friends, then offer to crew and bring good booze and snacks! I just returned from crewing on a pretty spur of the moment yacht delivery on a Leopard 48 and I can't wait to share the footage, lessons learned and boat tour wi...
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