We decide to explore a bit of West End and attempt to get SIM cards for our phones. This proves to be a fruitless mission, but some good does come out of it! We run into a man named “Down Pack” who teaches us how to clean a conch. Conch is a popular Ba...
We sail for the Berry Islands and find a comforting place to anchor in preparation for the stormy weather to come. But when we venture forth in Tooth to explore the surrounding islands, we are disappointed to find that all of the ones nearby are privately ...
We finally made it to the Berry Islands in the Bahamas, or did we? After sailing across the deep canyons of the Bahamas, we hid between the Stirrup Cays for safety while a powerful system raged over us for days.
It turns out that the islands we were hidin...
Commissioned painting of a dog in acrylics.
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We say goodbye to Jonny and head for the Berry Islands that are more popular for visitors. We quickly discover why this is true and have a picnic on a beach after a short hike with some beautiful views. Herby then teaches us how to service a line, which ca...
Herby rebuilds the Honda outboard and Jessica and Ryan arrive! We explore the island where we’re anchored. We then go to Hoffmans Cay to see the amazing blue hole. The awesome drone shots in this video are thanks to Ryan and his drone. After Hoffmans, we...
We depart for New Providence which is the Island on which Nassau resides. Not wanting to deal with the crime and traffic at the city, however, so we anchor in a calm anchorage on the other side of the island. The only problem is, there is little access to ...
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FINALLY we have made a video about our synthetic rigging!! This is one of the things that sets us apart from other sailors and we love the system that Herby has set up. Learn all about how to tension it and travel up t...
This video captures our adventures in Nassau which all begin because we need to mail a painting to its commissioner. Nassau is a strange city. We wouldn't recommend I if you can help avoiding it in your travels. It's very tacky and built up for the enormou...
We are leaving TOMORROW to CROSS THE ATLANTIC!! This is a real-time update about our travels.
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We sail to Allen's Cay and get there in time to see the iguanas! On the way, however, we lose something very important. It's Maddie's birthday, and to celebrate, Herby takes her to an incredible dinner to cap off a day of feeding lizards and snorkeling. Wh...
We have a spirited sail to Staniel Cay. A great first day brought us within 11 miles of the island, but we ran into some bad weather the next day and were forced to tack and beat for the rest of the ride. It wasn't very comfortable, but we make it! We run ...
After 24 days, we made it from Bermuda to the Azores!! We can't wait to show you the videos we have coming up if the Crossing. Thank you for you patience!
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This video is PACKED with fun stuff! We pick up Frank, our new crew member from Germany. We go to the Thunderball Grotto and swim with hundreds of beautiful fish, and we swim wth sharks!
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In this episode, we prepare for our Atlantic Crossing by doing a rigging inspection up the mast! It's very important to make sure everything is in good order before embarking on such a serious journey. While Herby is the one that needs to go up, Frank and ...
We Dinghy through the most brilliantly colored waters we have ever seen to get to Compass Cay Marina. We hike 2 miles across the island to Rachel’s Bubble Bath and enjoy that before heading back to swim with some more nurse sharks! Their bodies feel soft...
It's time to leave Compass Cay, so we have a relaxing and enjoyable sail back to the Big Majors since the weather isn't quite right yet to return to Florida before the Crossing. We check out "Cruiser's Beach" and enjoy social time with some other people wh...
Join us as we sail Wisdom to new horizons. We have synthetic rigging and an electric motor, letting us sail across oceans to explore the vast world we live in!
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This is the FINAL video of season 2 of Sailing Wisdom! We journey from the Bahamas across the Gulf Stream to Lake Worth, Florida where we will provision for our Atlantic Crossing. The trip is not as simple or fast as it should be, however, as we encounter ...
This episode is all about our provisioning process for the Atlantic Crossing! We begin by getting essentials such as books and charging cables. We go to West Marine to grab some last minute items that we need for comfort and maintenance, and then we get th...
As we continue our transatlantic journey, we hit a snag in the original plan. The weather is not following its normal patterns and we are forced southerly to avoid four large storms that have formed in our path. This combined with the light winds will make...
We continue our journey and Herby uses a Sextant to track our progress. And since many of our viewers are not sailors, we have included a short lesson on different Sail plans in this episode, plus a chance to win a FREE SHIRT from our rigging doctor store!...
Just a quick update on our realtime situation in the he world. We know there is a lot of lag between when we record and whenever a video get sent published.
Wisdom is currently on the hard in Terciera, Azores as we await the arrival of Hurricane Helene.
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The adventure continues as we get completely trapped in the doldrums. Spirits are quite low with the lack of forward momentum. Our most important sail, Dill rips from being over used in too much wind under Frank’s watch. We are forced to do an emergency ...
Hurricane Helene strikes the Azores, so we prepare Wisdom for the worst and hope for the best!
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SQUALLS for days!! We decide to stop in Bermuda to drop off Frank. He was bringing moral down a whole lot because he didn’t like our pace. We couldn’t guarantee a certain time for arrival, so we all decided it would be best if the two of us continued o...
This video is meant for demonstrative purposes only and not a replacement for professionally trained medical treatment. The goal of this video is to show you how to patch someone up to get them to appropriate medical care. This video covers suturing techni...
Bermuda is amazing! We take the bus over to Church Bay for some fabulous snorkeling before heading to Horseshoe bay and the small coves beyond. Bermuda beaches truly can't be beaten. Frank heads back to Spain and the two of us spend the next day exploring ...
We restock the fridge before checking out of Bermuda and beginning our solo trip across the Atlantic to the Azores! We find that it is so much more relaxing to sail long-term without crew, but we schedule a bit with the watch schedule. The weather is perfe...
In this episode, you really get the feel of what it's like to be out there in the middle of the Ocean. Daily life is slow, but there are moments of excitement that make it all worth it. Off in the distance, you can see Hurricane Chris and Herby discusses h...
We have a pretty rough go of it in the beginning of this episode when a multitude of boarding waves pour into the cabin through a dorade. Unfortunately, we don't have a clip of us actually cleaning up, but I'm sure you can imagine the process of desalinati...
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