We have just left our anchorage in the Scottish Highlands to make the remaining 26 miles to the beginning of the Caledonian Canal. Winds are about perfect and we're able to sail the entire way there, through beautiful lochs and even through a narrow chann...
It's time for a new video, and this week we sail the remainder of the Irish Sea up to Scotland.
Our weather on the Irish Sea goes back and forth from blissfully calm to getting tossed around by building waves...but at the end of two days we drop anchor wi...
Last time we left off with our departure from Waterford in southern Ireland, with the goal to head 60 miles to the town of Arklow...and entering the Irish Sea in the process.
The predicted winds which were supposed to carry us had disappeared, but just to...
We're still in the town of Waterford Ireland and get off the boat to do a little exploring....learn a little about the Viking history, and even take a walk-through of The Waterford House of Glass.
Then it's time to get moving again...about 1/3rd up the co...
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We loved our time in Crosshaven, but it's time to get a move on again. Our nex...
Now that we're back on land after a 1,200 mile passage, it's time to tackle all the things that weren't working while we were at sea.
Remember on our passage when we'd try to cook meals in the oven, only to have the burner continuously go out on us? We'l...
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We pick up on the last few days of our 1,200 mile passage from the Azores, to Cork Ireland.
On our approach, about 36 hours from making landfall, we reali...
Those 4 meter seas we had been expecting? Yup, they finally made their appearance.
On Day 4 of our passage from the Azores to Ireland, the remnants of a nasty depression just east of us finally made their way over to where we were sailing. Winds gusting...
We've now entered into the 40 degree latitudes. But wait? Am I thinking of the wrong ocean with all the terrible weather I'm expecting?
Our passage from Terceira to Ireland is well underway now, but conditions have picked up just enough that we're not f...
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As we know our last few days in the Azores are coming upon us, we take a little...
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t's time to go back in the water!! The day before launching, Elements is lift...
Not only are we adding new antifouling to our bottom, but we're testing out a NEW silicone paint for our propeller!
We hope you like boat work, because this episode is jam packed with it! More specifically, focusing on the bottom of our boat.
The winds ...
We've been without a working watermaker for just about a year now....so it's time to get it repaired!
Matt takes apart our HRO Seafari watermaker and replaces all the seals since we assume this is what had kept it from working just before our Atlantic c...
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In this episode Matt starts with the sanding o...
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After three months away, we return home to a boat that is not supposed to be in the water....but still is.
Jumping an early morning flight from Lisbon ba...
Now that we have spent a few weeks sailing and living on a catamaran, what do we think of it vs our monohull?
We can't believe our time on the Island Spirit 380 is coming to an end, so we try to enjoy our last few days in Koh Chang to the fullest. With l...
The cruising life is always a good one, but there are some days you can't believe just HOW PERFECT your life is.
We pick up from last week where we had just arrived at Koh Rang Yi. The anchorages are secluded places of beauty (after 4 pm) and the water h...
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This marks the half way point of our charter on an Island Spirit Cata...
Ready to swing through the jungle like Tarzan? We find ourselves in a tropical Thai paradise where fairy tale themes only add on to the surreal surroundings.
Koh Kood seems to have many Peter Pan themed resorts and locations...and not only do they come wi...
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As far as Thai islands go, most everyone has heard of Phuket, Ko Samui and Ko Tao....but we take the opportunity to get in depth with the lesser known gems...
We may have left Elements behind, but we're not finished with our sailing just yet!
After hopping on a plane and traveling nearly half way around the world, we land in Bangkok to start our 90 days outside the EU. And luckily for us, we're still managing ...
The weather does not seem to be letting up, and we need to take Elements on her last sail from Sao Miguel to Terceria.
Passing up on what seemed like the best window at the time, we enjoy what we know will be our last week in Ponta Delgada...what has now ...
Getting into harsher conditions in the north isn't going to stop us from island hopping. We're still ready to make the 95 mile open water sail between Terceria and Sao Miguel.
We'd been lucky to have many pleasure cruises between these islands in the sum...
Volcanic craters, hurricanes barreling down, and a bumpy ride with the most beautiful sunset we have ever seen. THIS...was an interesting few weeks for us.
We start out by trying to spend a few nice days at anchor next to a simply stunning sunken volcano....
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