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How should you anchor and how many anchors should you use? In this video, Herby will disc...
It’s gray, rainy, and rough outside. How does that effect the way we feel about our decisions? We also run into some issues with the batteries that might pose a much bigger problem then we anticipated.
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0:17 Progress Map
0:21 Morning weather
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It's been two weeks and we finally reach the halfway point in our Atlantic Crossing! That means we still have two weeks of sailing ahead of us before we can reach South America for our next adventure. The waves are big and spirits are high as Herby bakes s...
Day 14 and the weather continues to build and the waves become a bit much for our taste! It's windy
and we are moving quickly with minimal sails up as the sailboat rolls around in the ocean waves as we make our way across the Atlantic Ocean. Herby also ge...
It’s another day at sea UNTIL we get the most awesome show of our lives from a huge pod of dolphins!!
0:00 Intro
0:17 Progress Map
0:28 Weather Forecast at Sea
0:48 Working with ocean currents
1:51 Sailplan discussion
2:15 Sailing in the ocean
2:52 Lun...
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It’s our 11th day at sea and we are dodging storms as we head West, but we can’t dodge them all. Maddie spots one coming upon Wisdom fast and we are able to change sails and hunker down just in time! Na...
It’s another day at sea for us, but on land, history is being made. How strange to be in the middle of the Atlantic during the 2020 presidential election!
0:00 Intro
0:17 Map
1:40 Weather Forecast at Sea
2:25 Eating a Sammich
2:38 Maddie's Book Recomme...
This is a short episode of the day-in-the-life at sea during an Atlantic Crossing. Maddie talks about the toll that seasickness is taking on her body and the sailing duo finally turns West with their bow pointed towards Suriname!
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0:00 Intro
0:19 Episode Starts
1:09 Squalls in the middle of the Ocean
Day 8 of our Atlantic Crossing on an old sailboat with an electric motor. For fun, we are doing a challenge where we don’t use any electronics as we navigate; just stars, sextant, an...
If you have ever asked yourself: "What are the different types of sail cloth?" then this is the video for you!
We will be discussing the advantages and disadvantages of different types of commonly used sail cloth materials. We will look at which sail types...
It’s a squall-filled episode with many bumps and bruises. Our channel is dedicated to showing the reality of sailing, and this is it! Not every day is sunshine and dolphins when you’re sailing across an ocean. In order to have those days, we also have ...
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As we head further south towards the equator, it gets TOO HOT FOR CLOTHES! Maddie dresses appropriat...
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Gear we started with that we still have
- Monitor Windvane
- Radio GX2200
- Mantus anchor
- All sails
- Electric motor
- Fridge
- Edson bilge pump
What we don’t ha...
The winds are so light that it’s time for us to get out Mill, our Light-air Main! In doing so, we gain 4 knots and a sad day of bobbing becomes a beautiful day of sailing!
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It’s another day with very little wind, but that may be a good thing because our Drifter sail has ripped! We do a repair and try to get as much speed as possible by using the boom as a spinnaker pole.
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The wind continues to blow...not at all. We finally make it out of the Cape Verde Archipelago and into the open ocean and we take the opportunity to reflect on our time in Cape Verde.
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It’s the second day of our Atlantic Crossing and we are barely moving. The winds are so light that even with our light-air sail, we’re becalmed. BUT this allows us the opportunity to see a whole bunch of newly hatched sea turtles!
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This is my own invention and allows you to make a rope ring, called a grommet, out of Dyneema using a Möbius Brummell Splice.
Follow along as I teach you step by step how to make this yourself.
Using this, you will then be able to make deadeyes to hold ...
It is day 1 of our daily vlog across the Atlantic! We set off from Cape Verde on a beautiful day and explain why this passage is different from any other we’ve done before. Not only are we taking a very unique rout to Suriname, but Herby has taken on a s...
Join us as we make one of our favorite boat snacks: Bilge Cheese! It’s not as disgusting as it sounds!!
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We are so frustrated because no one will come to our boat to check us into a Cape Verde. Eventually, we pull some strings and solve everything. This gives us time to explore Sal Island, taste the local cuisine, and make some new friends! You won’t want t...
We spend a very beautiful final 2 days at sea before our approach to Cape Verde. Upon our arrival, however, we are told we must remain on the boat until the police and doctors come to us for a Covid test. The country is officially open, but after 4 days of...
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