Full time cruising still isn't allowed yet in the UK, but that won't stop us from enjoying the water.
Hearing there was a race on the Plymouth Sound, we jumped on our bikes and cycled out to see the action. We didn't have enough notice to get on a boat t...
We get the chance to go out sailing on a Dazcat 995, and find ourselves racing a Dazcat 1195 as soon as we're out on Plymouth Sound!
After one of our viewers had seen us take a tour of the Multihull Center, with his boat featured in the background!, he ju...
This is the tour you have been waiting to see for over TWO YEARS now!!
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Elements of Life is a 1983 Trisalu 37 alu...
Since we can't sail anywhere, it's a perfect time to finish some of those NEED TO DO project on our boat. Including keeping water from getting into our bed.
Welcome to lockdown in the UK. On March 23, 2020, we were effectively restricted from leaving ou...
After arriving back to Elements after being away, it was time to begin thinking more seriously about a catamaran in our future. And not something off a production line, but something a little more on the performance end and tailored to our needs.
While ...
Activities in the Canary Islands are completely put on hold when a HUGE Sandstorm blows in from the Sahara!!
We have so many plans with our last few days in Tenerife, although they do get shaken up a little bit just before we head back to England.
Taking...
Since we needed to leave the UK to re-set our Visas, we couldn't think of a better place to escape to than the Canary Islands!
With round trip flights at only $130, and a very low cost of living, we knew this Spanish territory would be the perfect place t...
The big question on everyone's mind is ... what is it going to COST us to build this new catamaran?
Matt has spent the past few weeks talking to the designers at Schionning and Oram, as well as professional and ameture builders to gather as much informati...
We get ourselves settled into Sutton Harbour just in time for some very bad weather to blow through.
Finishing up our last few miles after having just sailed to Plymouth from Waterford, Ireland - we up anchor at sunrise to pull into our winter home at Sut...
After waiting weeks for 48 hours of steady weather, we're now able to make the sail from Ireland to England!
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After we left the Dublin area, we spent the end of November hanging out in Waterfor...
We get a fishing pot wrapped around our rudder in the Irish Sea....and Matt has to get in frigid waters to free us!
In this week's episode we travel from Bangor, Northern Ireland, to Dublin. Along the way, we wrap a fishing pot around our rudder, and Mat...
We've let you know of our plans to build a kit catamaran and the process it takes to complete it. But now the world is facing a pandemic, what will our next steps be?
Thanks to some hefty currents pushing us along, we catch the ride of a life, sailing along at 11 knots in glass calm conditions. Leaving the Sound of Jura, we tried to make a pass through some tricky areas at slack tide, only to find out we'd timed ourse...
We have plans to build our own catamaran. And we're going to take you through the process on how it's done!
Using a Schionning 1200 as an example, we walk you through the steps of what it would take from the time you receive your shipping container full ...
After leaving one of the best anchorages we've ever spent time in, we need to seriously think about making the trip to our winter berth in Plymouth.
Sailing out of the Sound of Mull and back into the Firth of Lorne, we're now back into the same cruising g...
In the wave of the COVID-19, we know that everyone's plans are getting tossed upside down, and the United States has just gone into a state of emergency. We had thought about delaying this video until things had begun to settle down, but truthfully, we do...
Stay tuned for a SPECIAL video on Friday where we reveal our BIG NEWS!!
This week's episode lands us in our favorite place of Scotland by far, Lochaline inside the Sound of Mull.
If you wanted to know our favorite place in Scotland, we absolutely fell in...
Leaving the Isle of Skye behind, we make our way toward another picturesque Scottish harbour - Tobermory!
After 7 days of hiding out at anchor, we leave at sunrise to make our way to the Isle of Mull. Starting out with beautiful sunshine, we soak in all ...
We have not had our fill yet of exploring the harbor of Portree on the Isle of Skye, but it won't be protected from the southern storms headed our way, and we need to find protection FAST!
On a sailboat, you could spend a good month (or more!!) exploring ...
We take our boat to the mythical Isle of Skye in Scotland, and explore all the hidden treasures it has to offer.
Making a day sail down from our previous anchorage in Lochinver, we enter the harbour of Portree just as the sun is setting, and do our best t...
Leaving the Orkney Islands behind, we sail over the top of Scotland to take in the magic and cliffs of the western side of this island.
Parking ourselves about as far north as you can get there, we find ourselves in utter isolation, but with breathtaking ...
It's been fun sailing the Northern Latitudes, but now we want to warm up!!
Finding VERY cheap airfare from London to the Canary Islands, we say goodbye to boat life for a few weeks as we enjoy all the spoils the island of Tenerife has to offer.
Instead o...
Have we just stumbled upon one of the world's oldest cruising grounds? The Vikings liked to use it to 'winter over', more than 1,500 years ago!
Orkney Island has such a large Neolithic history, that with our second chance to visit this island, we want t...
It's time for the daunting task of crossing the North Sea!
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Crossing the North Sea is a trial with weather and seas alone, but when you throw dozens of oil platforms in your intended pa...
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