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November 6, 2024
Jessica and Ryan Adventures – Page 3
Why its a Good Idea to Have a Boat Broker When Buying a Cruising Boat
We're back with Gary Fretz for some more expert information. We filmed this before heading north for our refit and wanted to share it as it might help some of you who are looking to buy a boat. When we first started researching buying a boat, I had strongl...
“Forced” into the Intracoastal Waterway
As we travel northward Charleston to do our reft the wind and current all turn strongly against us making open ocean progress nearly impossible. So we resign ourselves to traveling in the "Ditch" aka the ICW aka the Intracoastal Waterway. While is not the ...
Through the middle of nowhere, ICW
Our final leg of the trip to Charleston for the refit. We pass through some remote areas of the ICW in Georgia and make our way into South Carolina as the temperature starts to drop. Support us on Patreon?!: http://bit.ly/jandr-patreon Free floorplan t...
Dog moves onto boat & demolition begins!
Our favorite fluffy crew member finally joins us on the boat! Our dog's name is Arya and she's a samoyed. They're very friendly dogs, but also a little bit... vocal. She's been sailing with us a few times but it'd be a stretch to call her a boat dog (yet)....
Snow on the boat, electrical fire, and refit plans
We did not buy a catamaran to have 6 inches of snow on it! We got hit by the largest snow storm Charleston SC had ever seen according to locals. A few days after the snow melted off we had a small electrical fire which melted down our shore power connecti...
Boat Refit Month 1
Refitting the boat is a major undertaking. We knew it would be, but knowing it and living it are two very different things. It seemed like we always had 4 projects going at once and there was never enough roo to put everything. Not to mention we were livin...
Boat Refit Month 2
This is the second half of our refit before heading south to warmer waters. We had a number of projects going from batteries, to hull stickers, to construction on the starboard hull. We did as much as we could in the time we had to get the boat comfortable...
Getting to the Hard part of the refit
We head south! We have things to fix on the boat that require it to be out of the water. Unfortunately for us, the nearest place that both allows DIY (mostly) and can haul out a 23ft wide boat is in St Augustine Florida about 200 miles away. We end up on t...
Expensive DIY mistake $$$
We wrap up our time on the hard in St Augustine Florida and do our first night sail down to West Palm Beach where we promptly find a problem with our saildrives (the thing the propellor attaches too) and have to get hauled right back out again.... Suppor...
Big Announcement!?!
Some big news for the channel! Support us on Patreon?!: http://bit.ly/jandr-patreon Get a t-shirt(or 3!): http://bit.ly/HonuBrandTeeSpring Free floorplan tool: http://bit.ly/floorplantool Our Instagram: @jessicaandryanadventures Arya's Instagram: @ary...
Storming into the Bahamas!!
At long last we arrive to the Bahamas! Things went really smoothly right up until we got smacked by an unforecast storm where we got the highest winds we'd ever experienced so far with gusts up to 45kts. All things considered I think we handled it well. We...
Baby Pigs & The Whale’s Waves 🐳🌊
Whale Cay Cut, we’ve heard a lot about it. Cruisers and guide books alike warn to avoid going through unless the weather is calm and the tide is slack. Is it a bunch of hype? We'll we put it to the test in this weeks video. We also get to play with baby ...
Kick the tires and light the fires! Bahamas motor-sailing at its finest.
Did a day trip to Hope Town (spoiler alert its super cute), tentatively flew the drone for the first time and headed south to Spanish Wells. The wind was lite the whole time so we did a whole bunch of motor sailing. We were glad of our tour, however short,...
Probably a dumb idea.. Pink Sand Beach by dinghy
16 nautical miles by dinghy.. that's the round trip from Spanish Wells to Governors Harbour where pink sand beach is. We decided to give it a try on our dinghy. What could possibly go wrong? Support us on Patreon?!: http://bit.ly/jandr-patreon Get a t-sh...
Welcome to the Exumas, Bahamas!
At long last we arrive at Staniel Cay in the Exumas where we go to the famous pig beach and Thunderball Grotto. Jessica is in her second trimester of pregnancy. We had fun with the pigs and exploring the surrounding area. We left in some longer relaxing cl...
Bubble baths, electrical storms, and mile long sandbars. Oh my!?
We explore more of the Exumas here in the Bahamas and a lot happened in a short amount of time. Because Jessica is pregnant we have a time limit on how long we can stay in the Bahamas. We moseyed on down to the mile long sand bar near Big Farmers Cay and e...
Enjoying the Exumas Land and Sea Park
As we continue cruising north in the Exumas we stop at some of the local underwater sights to do some finless (because we forgot them) snorkeling. We saw the well known Seaquarium and a sunken plan before moving north to the heart of the Exumas Land and Se...
Our baby is here!!
Say hi to Kira!! Born Aug 9, 2018 at 6lbs 11oz. She was born at 38 weeks and we're so excited to have her and to show her the world! We've been running low on sleep since she came but we'll keep videos coming as we can. The videos we've been posting are fr...
Last Days in the Exumas
From endangered Iguanas to sunken drug planes. We wrap up on trip to the Exumas in the video by visiting 4 very interesting and very different islands. First we explore the labyrinth of mangrove canals at Shroud Cay, snorkel a sunken drug plane at Normans ...
Hurricane Florence is headed straight for our boat in New Bern NC..
Well this is unexpected. The first big storm to make landfall has Honu dead in it's sights. This is predicted to be the largest storm ever to make landfall this far north. This is part of the reason why we brought Honu north in the first place. The good ne...
Hurricane Florence Aftermath, what happened to our boat in New Bern NC
So what happened to Honu during Hurricane Florence? New Bern was one of the hardest affected places because of the storm surge. Many boats in the immediate area were damages. In this video we discuss what we've learned of Honu so far. Link to video of Br...
Moving baby onto the boat!
We officially move back to the boat and this time with our 3 month year old baby, Kira. We explore New Bern, NC a little bit and give an update. It's exciting to be able to introduce our baby to this world and lifestyle. One of the reasons we choose a cata...
OUR PROGRESS ON THE REFIT/OWNERS CONVERSION
This is what we've done so far. There is still a lot more to do and can't wait to see it in its final stage. It's functional and can't wait to make it pretty. Soon we will be able to do things that make it look pretty rather than functional! Support us on...
“Secret” restaurant only accessible by boat!
We get to Nassau to provision and fuel up. Then we head to the Berry Islands where we meet Rigging Doctor. We explore the Blue Hole, go snorkeling, hiking, and Flo's Conch Shack together. Rigging Doctors Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSG2rLXWS...
“The Bottom Job” – Fixing mistakes..
This summer we hauled the boat for a few months while waiting for baby. During that time we did a number of projects that could only be done out of the water. And a big one was the bottom job. We wanted to move the antifouling line up 1.5 inches, sand away...
14 THINGS we learned LIVING on a BOAT for a year.
A little over a year ago we sold much of our stuff, bought a 18yr old sailing catamaran and move onboard full time. The learning curve has been steep and it's been a bit of a challenge but it's a life we enjoy. Here are the top 14 things we've learned livi...
When Less is More – New Mantus Anchor
A few months back Mantus Anchors (https://www.mantusmarine.com) sent us one of their anchors. We've traveled more than 1000 miles since installing it and wanted to share our experience. The twist here is that the Mantus anchor is half the weight of our pre...
Living on a Boat with a Dog. What is it like? How did you train the dog? Where does she..
We've lived onboard our sailboat for more than a year with our Samoyed name Arya. We've received a lot of questions and this fun video answers the most common of them. We show you how we train her by teaching her a new trick. We show you how we get her ene...
Ocean Plastic Crisis – 5 ways to Help
We meet lots of interesting folks all the time. But some of them really do have a story to share. In this video we chat with One Peace who've set out on a mission to make our oceans a cleaner. place. For every shirt you buy they remove a pound of trash fro...
Dry Tortugas & Key West to New Orleans 🐊, Refit UPDATE!
It's been a busy busy few weeks! Let's get you caught up a bit. There's a lot so let's stick to the highlights. :) We started in Key West and did a quick trip to and from the Dry Tortugas which were way cooler than we thought they'd be. People talk them u...
A New Perspective
Central California. Recently we had a good excuse to hop on a plane, with a baby, and travel to our old stomping grounds in Santa Cruz Ca. We lived here for a while well before even thinking about buying and living on a boat. One of the things we loved abo...
CONTAINING BABY ON A BOAT, north for hurricane season!
A brief vlog/update video of us heading north and trying to contain a mobile baby on our boat. :) Support us on Patreon?!: http://bit.ly/jandr-patreon Get a t-shirt(or 3!): https://teespring.com/stores/honu-brand Free sailboat floorplan tool: http://bi...
Roanoke, where 115 settlers VANISHED! The Lost Colony and Exploring Manteo
In this video we explore Mateo which is a little town on Roanoke Island in NC. This is where the so called "Lost Colony" was located and subsequently disappeared with only a trace. We also do a little day tour of the outer banks of North Carolina. Suppor...
HOW WE DO BABY ON A BOAT!
We show you how we live with a baby on board a catamaran and some really great minimalistic baby products that are good for tiny homes! A link to some of the baby products: https://www.amazon.com/shop/jandradventures?listId=3516GC0NWF5DC Support us on P...
Making a CUSTOM SHOWER PAN/Annapolis/Installing washing machine
We made it to Annapolis area and have started on some projects! First we installed our little washer/spinner machine, then we took a quick sail to downtown Annapolis and tried some Maryland crabcakes, and then we made our own custom shower pan for the port...