Welcome to the crew Barnacle! We are so happy that we finally were able to get the boat doggy we had been dreaming about for so many years.
Barnacle is a Maltese/Poodle mix (or Maltipoo) and at the time this video is filmed, she is a twelve weeks old pup...
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Life is chaotic, and these are my last moments onboard Polar Seal before a big, BIG life change that has been two years in the making. Finally, we are there, but it doesn't come without some interesting life logistics puzzle.
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Although we always made the most of the circumstances, being a liveaboard cruiser in the last two years was made challenging enough by the pandemic...
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Is it dangerous to install lithium batteries on your sailboat? Will your boat catch on fire just because you wanted those extra amps? From fire hazards, dump loads and self-destructing alternators... We bust all the myths about installing lithium batteries...
In January 2020, we replaced our traditionnal biocide antifouling with a silicone based antifouling from Hempel (not sponsored, we payed for it).
We had to scrape our entire hull bare and replace the primer, add a tie coat and apply two layers of the sil...
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It has been four years now, since R...
One day, Jordan and Desiree asked if I wanted to go snorkel with them. "Sure!" I said, while having absolutely no idea what we were actually going to be doing....
So follow along on our journey through Bermuda, in search of blue holes and the elusive "sli...
Already on our way between Antigua and Bermuda, we saw in the forecast that we were going to get hit by what looked like to be a massive storm.
But without the ability to reroute ourselves to the US or Canada, we knew that our best shot was to hunker dow...
In 2016, when Ryan and I decided to move onboard a sailboat to sail the World, we had no idea what it was like to actually live at sea. Was it boring? Dangerous? Exciting? How do you eat and how do you sleep? How is seasickness and how much do you motor?
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Ooooh Barbuda, how we had been longing for you. After a month of staying at the marina in Jolly Harbor, Antigua, we finally put our computers behind to take a sail to the nearby island of Barbuda, which we had been trying to get to in weeks.
After a glor...
After crossing the Atlantic solo and spending nearly two months on the boat alone, Ryan was ready for a little boat break. Introducing: our NUMBER #1 boat life hack.
You guys let us know if you have the same, hahaha! :D
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Its been a long time (too long in fact) that we have done a live. So, we thought it would be a good time to get together and enjoy the sunset in Antigua with all of you. Of course there are things to talk about...
We will De-Brief the Atlantic Crossi...
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When I arrived in Cape Verde after a hectic passage from Lanzarote, I was feeling so emotionally drained and fatigued that I wasn't sure if I would continue my journey across the Atlantic solo, or in fact, at all.
I had Sophie help me put together several...
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This is not the start that Ryan expected to have when he left Lanzarote to cross the Atlantic solo onboard Polar Seal. And while we've always been aware of the migrant crisis between Africa and Europe, we never imagined that we would be confronted to it in...
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:00 Why soloing across the Atlantic?
02:15 Equipping the boat for solo VS double-handed
03:10 S...
Once upon a time when I was 11 years old, I became the godmother of a cute baby, and I must admit... I did a pretty shitty job.
Thankfully 24 years later (gasp), he still accepts to hangout with me, and I invite him to join us for some adventurous offshor...
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When we finally can set sails towards Madeira, the conditions are perfect for us to test our new electronics and sails, making for a flawless passage, until we find ourselves sandwiched between two ships.
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