Your search results
September 6, 2024
Sailboat Story – Page 2
Crossing The Gulf Stream In A Small Boat | Sailboat Story 33
The time has come for us to sail our small sailboat across the Gulf Stream towards the Bahamas. Now, instead of making progress South down the protected waters of the Atlantic ICW, we must turn our little ship East, and head out into the open waters of th...
Spiny Lobster Catch During Cold Front | Sailboat Story 34
We drop anchor at Great Harbour just in time for a serious cold front to blow in. Luckily, there's spiny lobster for dinner. The fun part is that even though we have an excellent spot for wind protection as the weather clocks around from the West to the N...
Berry Islands Blue Hole Exploration At Hoffman’s Cay | Sailboat Story 35
We arrive at Hoffman's Cay in the Berry Islands and set off for some blue hole exploration. This was a great little stop at a laid back, and fairly remote anchorage. We do some snorkeling, some blue hole exploration, and some general beach stuff. Oh - an...
Snorkeling At Highborne Cay, Exumas, Bahamas | Sailboat Story 36
We go snorkeling at HIGHBOURNE CAY, Exumas, Bahamas. Lovely little island, but also VERY expensive. This is a private island that caters to the big super-cruisers and sport fishers that have made their way over from South Florida. The cost of a single ni...
Repairing A Ripped Sail By Hand At Shroud Cay, Exumas | Sailboat Story 37
We spend time repairing a ripped sail by hand while at Shroud Cay in the Exumas. There's also this bit where Tambi jumps in the water with a shark. By the way - did you know that sharks LOVE oatmeal? Who would have known? Then, there's this great part t...
Boo Boo Hill Blow Hole at Warderick Wells | Sailboat Story 38
We sail to Warderick Wells, inside the Exuma Cays Land And Sea Park, in search of the blow hole on Boo Boo Hill. Warderick Wells is a great place! It's inside the Exumas Land & Sea Park - so that means no spearfishing, no trash disposal, no food, no f...
Johnny Depp’s Island & The Rocky Dundas Caves | Sailboat Story 39
Johnny Depp's island, also known as Little Halls Pond, is the location where Tambi commits the heinous act of trespassing in this video. That's pretty interesting and all, but first, let me tell you about Rocky Dundas... We knew about Rocky Dundas long b...
She TOUCHED A Shark! | Sailboat Story 40
Tambi really surprised me when she touched a SHARK! Lots of fun. There are so many of them! In fact I didn't realize how large nurse sharks get... many of them are HUGE! Now, here's a little thing that I learned. Nurse sharks can bite you. Initially, I t...
Swimming With Pigs & Snorkeling Thunderball Grotto | Sailboat Story 41
In this vlog, we go snorkeling in Thunderball Grotto and also see the famous swimming pigs at Big Major's Cay. I feel like this could be one of our best videos yet. I feel that way, I suppose, because it took be days to edit this thing. We had so much foo...
The Sea Aquarium | An Uncut 3 Minute Clip Of Fish & Coral
This little video was shot at O'Brein's Cay in the Exumas at a little spot that people refer to as "The Coral Gardens". Lovely place, just gorgeous. We took the video using our GoPro and it when we looked at the footage it just seemed too nice to chop up. ...
Feeding Wild Rock Iguanas At Bitter Guana Cay | Sailboat Story 42
Bitter Guana Cay is right around the corner from Staniel Cay, but there's wild iguanas that live on the island. This video is short. Simply didn't take enough video footage. DOH! However, I've got a special surprise at the end that should make up for the ...
Black Point, Exumas Is Our HOME AWAY FROM HOME | Part 1 | Sailboat Story 43
We love Black Point, Exumas so much that we've dubbed it our official Bahamian "Home Away From Home". The people are wonderful, there is a grocery store, restaurants, laundry facility, and showers. Everything is laid back, and things move a bit more slowl...
Ben’s Boat Bread | A Simple Recipe For Seafaring Folk
In this vlog, Ben bakes bread on a boat using simple ingredients. Tambi helps a little too. I've made bread 3 times now. Since I'm now a qualified, experienced, and dare I say EXPERT baker, I've decided to share my bread-baking skills with the world. Thi...
Black Point, Exumas Is Our HOME AWAY FROM HOME | Part 2 | Sailboat Story 44
We're stuck on the boat, at Black Point, in the Exumas, during a cold front, on Tambi's birthday. 12 hours of editing down the drain. Oh man, it was going to be a good one too! My computer froze as I was exporting the first edit of this video. File ruined...
Green Sea Turtles At Little Farmer’s Cay | Sailboat Story 45
We've sailed to an island with green sea turtles called Little Farmer's Cay. Oh, here's a highlight for your viewing pleasure... witness, in this video, Molly's first attempt at blowing a conch horn. It's just great. This was a great little island. It's ...
Snorkeling David Copperfield’s Mermaid Piano | Sailboat Story 46
In this vlog, we anchor our sailboat at Rudder Cut Cay so that we can go snorkeling at the famous mermaid piano. It's AWESOME! When I began to edit this video, I realized that all of the footage was shot on the GoPro. At first, this doesn't sound like a b...
Dinghy Boarding | Surfs Up At Warderick Wells, Exumas
The Bahamas are a wonderful place, don't get me wrong, but one thing that can be tough to find around these parts is EXCITEMENT. However, if you've got a dinghy, a 15hp+ motor, a tow-rope, and a surfboard - you've got all the ingredients for an unforgettab...
The Kid Stuff That Boat Kids Do | Sailboat Story 47
Boat kids swim, snorkel, home school, sail, explore, hike, fish, and live exciting young lives that are infinitely different from the overwhelming majority of their land-based piers. So we went as far South as Rudder Cut Cay. While we were there, we decid...
Rachel’s Bubblebath At Compass Cay | Sailboat Story 48
Rachel's Bubblebath at Compass Cay is a hidden gem in the Bahamas. The Bubblebath is located on the North East tip of the island, and is accessible by hiking about 1/2 mile up a very shallow creek that lets out on the North West corner of the island. It'...
The Most Beautiful Beach In The Bahamas | Sailboat Story 49
We've discovered the most beautiful beach in the Bahamas. It's on the East side of Shroud Cay in the Exumas. GORGEOUS! Go there, then take the dinghy through the northern-most mangrove creek until to you reach the Atlantic side of the island, then BOOM! ...
Waiting On The Wind At Allen’s Cay | Sailboat Story 50
"Allen's Cay" is a group of 3 islands that are just North of Highborne Cay in the Exumas. Honestly, there's not much here aside from the local group of iguanas that roam the island. Well, that's not true - there's also a beach shack and the ruins of an old...
FAILED CROSSING To Eleuthera | Sailboat Story 51
We tried sailing from the Exumas to Eleuthera today, but FAILED. There are so many variables with sailing. So many things than can change for the better - or for the worst. Depending on the size of your boat and your experience level, the extent that thes...
Anchored In Rock Sound, Eleuthera | Sailboat Story 52
We've safely anchored our sailboat in the protected harbor of Rock Sound in Eleuthera. You could weather most frontal systems here, but you would need to move around a bit to stay close to the weather shore. It was strange arriving here after being in th...
Sailing Totem & Sailboat Story Explore Rock Sound | Sailboat Story 53
Sailing Totem and Sailboat Story unite to explore spider caves and ocean holes in Rock Sounds, Eleuthera. The words "spider hole" does not typically describe a place that I would want to visit. However, if you get the chance, I highly recommend that you t...
Sailing Off Anchor To Ten Bay Beach | Sailboat Story 54
In this vlog, we sail off anchor from Rock Sound as we travel to Ten Bay Beach in Eleuthera. One thing I've noticed, is that Bahamians know how to cook good food. Wow. Case-in-point, take this day when we went to a local's house and enjoyed an amazing hom...
Anchoring Under Sail At Ten Bay Beach | Sailboat Story 55
In this vlog, we anchor our sailboat under sail at Ten Bay Beach in Eleuthera without using the diesel engine. It's really not all that hard, but it does take a bit of forethought and good communication between crew members. Also, we enjoy the afternoon ...
Family Dinner Date At Governor’s Harbour | Sailboat Story 56
In this sail life vlog, we go on a dinner date in Governor's Harbour in Eleuthera, Bahamas. I feel like this video is a fairly accurate reflection as to what a normal day is like while out cruising. You get up, you clean the dinghy, you do laundry, you r...
The Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve | Sailboat Story 57
During our last couple days at Governor's Harbour, we check out the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve. I'll admit, that Tambi was far more excited about walking through the woods and looking at a bunch of plants than I was. When we arrived, and I had a chan...
Abandoned Navy Base At Alabaster Bay, Eleuthera | Sailboat Story 58
We anchor our sailboat in Alabaster Bay to explore the abandoned navy base on Eleuthera. There's not much around the area, especially by foot. No restaurants, no laundry or showers, and no where to go for fuel or water. The only thing that is close by is ...
Spelunking The Hatchet Bay Caves | Sailboat Story 59
After sailing through rocky entrance to Hatchet Bay, we anchor the boat and go spelunking in the nearby caves. Tambi doesn't like bats, spiders, or the dark. Because of her dislike of those things, I thought it was strange when she wanted to go spelunking...
Sailing Engineless Through Current Cut To Meeks Patch | Sailboat Story 60
Without using our diesel engine, we sail through Current Cut and anchor at Meeks Patch, an island with swimming pigs. Buckle up - this episode has it all... Seasickness, sailing, protected anchorages, uninhabited islands, swimming pigs, snorkeling, and a...
Cruising To Spanish Wells For Papa Scoops Icecream | Sailboat Story 61
We anchor the boat at Spanish Wells and take the dinghy to Papa Scoops to get icecream cones. Whew - Getting a late release on this one. Internet issues almost made us miss this Friday release, but we've pulled it off! Behold... Spanish Wells! Land of fi...
Sailing Downwind To The Berry Islands | Sailboat Story 62
We weigh anchor and go sailing downwind from Egg Island all the way to Hoffmans Cay in the Berry Islands. This may be the shortest video we've ever made, but I hope the effort that went into it is apparent. Basically all the footage ended up being really ...
Royal Caribbean’s Coco Cay Was DESERTED! | Sailboat Story 63
Also known as Coco Cay, Little Stirrup is Royal Caribbean's private cruise ship island. Today we have it all to ourselves. I suppose this particular destination is the least authentic of all the islands we've been to thus far. I say that because, in this ...
1st Shower In 3 Months At Great Harbour Marina | Sailboat Story 64
In this sail life vlog, Tambi enjoys the first REAL shower she's had in 3 months of cruising the Bahamas by sailboat. Nothing makes you appreciate the little things in life more than doing without them for a while. Take showers for instance. The overwhel...