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April 13, 2025
Mothership Adrift Travel and Sailing – Page 4
The Highs and Lows of a Windy Anchorage: Happy Cats and Sad Outboards Ep71
#kidsonboats #travel #catamaran We finally set sail away from our winter mooring now that travel restrictions have eased after the lockdown in Spain. The wind is great for our first sail, we don't catch any fish but we do hear a PanPan on the VHF which is...
Running From the Wind, Coastguards and Tankers Ep72
#howtosail #sailingspain #smallboatsailing After finishing schooling in the nearest town, the boys had a go at racing the happy cat on their optimist before more high winds were forecast so we decided to move on further North and discreetly cross provinces...
How we reached 10000 Subs on YouTube! Our Sailing Video Blogging Journey and a BIG Thank You
With our YouTube channel now at 10k subscribers, we thought we'd use this week's vlog to thank everyone for subscribing and looking back over the last three years of our video blogging experience and our journey to this fantastic milestone. Severe travel ...
Friends, Fiends and Washing Machines ep 74
#jellyfish #kidsonboats #sailingtheworld Our sailing continues along the Spanish Coast from Altea to Xabia ( also known as Javea). The kids get on the helm and steer the boat...even with "No Licence To Sail" as Yewan points out. Then we reconnect with ol...
Airmar Speed/Depth Transducer Install & Thru-Hull Skin Fitting From Raymarine T70216 Pack – Pt01
All of our sailboat repair and maintenance blogs are now hosted on our dedicated maintenance channel, MOTHERSHIP MAINTENANCE Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/c/mothershipmaintenance An edited version of this video is now hosted here: https://you...
What They DON’T tell you about Sailing! ep 75
#sailingsecrets #uncovered #thetruth #livingonaboat We arrived in Xabia, the coast of Spain, with a very strange sound coming from the main sail furler which meant Woody really had to crack on and get to work on it. After spending a fair amount of time an...
Raymarine NMEA2000 Mast Head, Wind Vane Transducer Install From the Raymarine T70216 Pack – pt02
All of our sailboat repair and maintenance blogs are now hosted on our dedicated maintenance channel, MOTHERSHIP MAINTENANCE Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/c/mothershipmaintenance An edited version of this video is now hosted here: https://you...
Our House IN A Swimming Pool ! Ep 76
#formentera #sailboat #ukulele We finally set sail from mainland Spain to the Balearic Islands. After getting our anchor stuck and filling our boat full of food, we head down to the Island of Formentera to swim in the crystal clear turquoise waters of thi...
Travel, Adventure and Sailing with a Family Around the World
Join us for questions about sailing, living aboard a sail boat, boat maintenance, sailing with a family, homeschooling, homeschooling, liveaboard life , travelling, travel with a family, travelling with kids. ⒸⓄⓃⓃⒺⒸⓉ ▷PATREON: Help towar...
Raymarine ITC-5 Transducer Converter & I70 Multifunction Display Install From the T70216 Pack – pt03
All of our sailboat repair and maintenance blogs are now hosted on our dedicated maintenance channel, MOTHERSHIP MAINTENANCE Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/c/mothershipmaintenance An edited version of this video is now hosted here: https://you...
Preparing for Guests, Crew and Family Aboard Ep77
#friendships #prepping #livingonboard We love having friends, family, guests or extra crew on our boat but we find it runs a lot more smoothly when they know what to expect when they are living on our boat. Some of these things we cover in this episode are...
What is it like to Travel and Sail full time as a Family? Mothership Interview on BBC Radio #78
As a family who refuse to let Coronavirus stop us travelling full time, we have sparked a bit of interest in mainstream media lately. Both Newsweek and Lonely Planet commissioned travel writing from us and we were interviewed by the lovely Anna Louise from...
No Tourists, Just Sailors in the Balearics during Covid Crisis – Ep79
#balearics # tourismcrisis #sailingtheworld #kidsonboats In our previous episode, we were preparing for lots of visits from friends and family this summer but with governments recommending that people avoid non essential travel to all areas of Spain, all o...
Crankshaft Seal Oil Leak, Vetus Coupling Bushings Replace & Gearbox Oil Cooler Fix on Volvo Penta
All of our sailboat repair and maintenance blogs are now hosted on our dedicated maintenance channel, MOTHERSHIP MAINTENANCE Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/c/mothershipmaintenance In this maintenance blog, I engage the help of a professional m...
Medical Emergency Onboard and Hospital Visit in Mallorca – Ep80
#healthatsea #emergenciesonaboat #firstaidatsea As we travel around the Balearic Islands, we have a medical emergency on our boat that requires hospital treatment. We also have some other medical issues involving hair lice, ear pain and Grandad has a fall ...
Timing Belt, Water Pump and Pulley Replacement on Volvo Penta TMD 22 Engine Service
All of our sailboat repair and maintenance blogs are now hosted on our dedicated maintenance channel, MOTHERSHIP MAINTENANCE Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/c/mothershipmaintenance Our Volvo Penta TMD 22's timing belt was over 2000 hour old, so...
Letting The Kids Take Over the Sailing and Organisation on our Sailboat! ep 81
#kidsonboats #sailingfamily #boatkids There are always lots of jobs to do on a sailboat so we try to get our 3 kids involved as much as possible. When we go shopping, we try to take them with us and get them to carry some things. We always get them to hel...
Changing the Name of a Sailboat with a Boat Renaming Ceremony – ep 82
#boatname #newboat #namingboats Naming your boat involves a few tasks if your boat is registered in the Uk such as registering the new name with Ofcom for the MMSI number, re programming your AIS transponder and also re registering the boat. After all thi...
Bilge Pump Problems! Fixing our Whale / Henderson Mk5 Pump with Spares from the Service Kit.
All of our sailboat repair and maintenance blogs are now hosted on our dedicated maintenance channel, MOTHERSHIP MAINTENANCE Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/c/mothershipmaintenance How do you fix a bilge pump with so many things going wrong wit...
Circumnavigating Menorca in The Balearics ep 83
#menorca #sailing #sailingyacht #sailingmenorca After several years we finally manage to get to the most Northern Balearic Island of Menorca. We didn't know what to expect and were surprised to find it quite untouched and full of wildlife. We are excited t...
Manual In-mast Furling Repair and Maintenance on the Main Mast of an Amel Super Maramu
All of our sailboat repair and maintenance blogs are now hosted on our dedicated maintenance channel, MOTHERSHIP MAINTENANCE Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/c/mothershipmaintenance Amel Super Maramu's have many electric winches and furlers and ...
Bow Thruster Falls off When Docking ! ep 84
#oddlysatisfying #cleaning #boatcleaning In this video we complete our circumnavigation of Menorca including the interesting fort and town of Mahon. We then head South to Mallorca's East coast where we lose our bow thruster while entering a small harbour ...
How We Keep Travelling During Covid ? Reflections From The Cockpit
Welcome to one of our cockpit sessions which is normally exclusively for patrons but this time we thought we would allow all our subscribers to see one to get a feel of what they are about. We talk a bit about how our patrons have supported us pre-covid an...
Stranded on a Beach In A Lightening Storm AND Anchoring on an Underwater Cable ! #85
#anchors #storm #lightning #sailingstorm On the South coast of Mallorca, we tried to shelter from a lightening storm but found that the lightening strikes were all around us and we were lucky not to have been hit . We decided it was time to head South so a...
Yet again Engine Repairs RUIN our Fun! Ep86
#outboardengineproblems #sailingbalearics #enginerepair While having fun in the water in a bay in Ibiza, our outboard motor starts leaking fuel so Woody has to take the whole thing apart while Irenka provides safety cover on the paddle board. Once fixed w...
Passage Making and Watch Keeping At Sea WITH Kids Ep087
#passagemaking #sailingwithkids #nightwatches We finally sail from Mallorca to mainland Spain on a 4 day passage . In this video, you see what life is like on a sailboat for a 4 day non stop passage at sea with children. You can see how we adjust the sai...
Huge Jobs list, Reluctant Kids & Bad Back. Will we EVER Leave Mediterranean to Cross Atlantic? Ep088
#wintering #boatlife #coronavirus #lockdown Almerimar has been our 'Hotel California' for the last two years - every time we check in, we never leave. Both times we've had to return to the Mediterranean after missing the hurricane window to cross the Atlan...
Pirates and Orca Attack Warnings while Sailing from Gibraltar to Cadiz – Ep 090
A brief stopover in La Linea turned into a two week wait for a weather window to leave the Straits of Gibraltar. However, the time wasn’t totally wasted as we stocked up on English food from Morrisons’ supermarket, did home schooling projects about the...
Rock of Gibraltar Top Visitor Attractions for Active Families. Beware Monkey Attack! 089
Our visit to Gibraltar was (supposed to be) short, so we packed in as much into our brief stay as possible. In the end we stayed way longer than expected in La Linea, on the Spanish boarder waiting for favourable winds to take us into the Atlantic. This bl...
Sailing The Big Ocean From Gibraltar To Canary Islands Ep 91
#gibraltar #canaryislands #atlanticswell Leaving the Mediterranean Sea is quite daunting especially when you see how big the swell is in the Atlantic Ocean. We carefully check the weather and patiently wait for a good weather window before we set sail on t...
Earth, Wind, Fire and Water, the Elements of Lanzarote Ep92
#timanfaya #lanzarote #canaryislands #sailingcanaryislands After making landfall in Lanzarote, we go exploring straight away to the largest nativity ever and the Timanfaya National Park to see how the volcano impacted the land and how hot the earth still i...
How to Remove and Replace Injectors on a Volvo Penta Marine Diesel Engine – Sailboat Maintenance
All of our sailboat repair and maintenance blogs are now hosted on our dedicated maintenance channel, MOTHERSHIP MAINTENANCE Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/c/mothershipmaintenance. Follow the link to this video here: https://youtu.be/fm9wnwzHPI...
What is Stopping Us Cross The Atlantic ? Ep 93
#boatrepairs #grancanaria #atlanticcrossingpreparation #canaryislands #brexit We wait in Gran Canaria for a lot of things including Brexit so we can retain our VAT status on our boat as well as visas for Suriname. We also find ourselves waiting for mech...
DIY Repair of the Extrude Aluminium, In-Mast Internal Foil on an Amel Super Maramu Sailboat
All of our sailboat repair and maintenance blogs are now hosted on our dedicated maintenance channel, MOTHERSHIP MAINTENANCE Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/c/mothershipmaintenance In-mast furler issues are part of contemporary cruising lifesty...
Tension Builds with Last Minute BATTERY FAILURE! Ep 94
#flatbattery #boatmaintenance #atlanticcrossing #sailingcanaries Everyone says "if its not broken don't fix it" so when last minute things go wrong for us after we try and get on top of our maintenance schedule, we start to regret doing them in the first ...