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June 1, 2025
Sailing Aquarius Around The World – Page 2
EXOTIC Marquesas Part II / Sailing Aquarius #34
Previously we visited Hiva Oa and Fatu Hiva and this time on our map Tahauta, Ua-Pou and Nuku Hiva which are as awesome as previous islands with some unexpected visits and views! We loved Marquesas and friendly local people and could not say enough good wo...
Super fun Tuamotus – Raroia / Sailing Aquarius #35
After leaving Marquesas we sail to our next destination - Tuamotus archipelago. Our first atoll - Raroia, which is famous as Kon Tiki landed there in 1947. That was great place where we had so much fun and met many amazing people. One of the most beautiful...
Sailing Aquarius, Logs and Maintenance, How to Series
Daily logs, and why we do them. Breakfast aboard Aquarius. The how to series is more for the sailers that want to do some real cruising. Hope you enjoy. Thanks so much for watching 🙏 Stay tuned as next Friday 12PM EST we release a new video 🎥 We...
Tuamotu, Makemo / Sailing Aquarius #36
Coming to Makemo we carefully input Guest-imator data to find out the best time to enter the atoll without repeating mistake we made in Raroia. Success! Loved the island and had great time with new and old sailing buddies, boat wakeboarding, dinghy surfing...
Last stop in Tuamotu – Fakarava / Sailing Aquarius #37
Our last stop in Tuamotu archipelago - Fakarava. One of the bigger atoll as well where we finally enjoy some civilization luxuries as well as visit Perl Farm, tour French military ship and swim with shark! Join us as we share our travels and adventures! T...
Tahiti Part 1, French Polynesia / Sailing Aquarius #38
We made it to Tahiti! And we enjoy the civilization that we missed during past months. So much fun, and great time with friends, amazing fresh produce market, Polynesian dancing and... Hospitals... :( I guess sh___t happens even when you in Paradise... Th...
Tahiti Part II, Pacific Puddle Jumpers Rally / Sailing Aquarius #39
This time we join Pacific Puddle Jumpers - lightly organized group for sailors crossing Pacific Ocean. This is a free service, providing some useful information and contacts for French Polynesia. Randez-vouz is one of the Pacific Crossing celebrations that...
French Polynesia, Mo’orea / Sailing Aquarius #40
Aquarius arrived to Mo'orea with Pacific Puddle Jumpers Rally and joined in the festivities. We also explore the beautiful island, hang out with other yachties, and watch black tip reef sharks, stingrays and whales! To add more fun to the daily life Ken we...
1 Year aboard! Q&A Re-do PART I / Sailing Aquarius
We reposting our 1 year live aboard Q&A that we recorded LIVE. Since it was our first (and probably only LIVE) recording it was wayyy to long and had technical glitches, but I believe it also had great information. To make all things easier I divided i...
1 Year aboard! Q&A Re-do PART II / Sailing Aquarius
We reposting our 1 year live aboard Q&A that we recorded LIVE. This is PART II. Since it was our first (and probably only LIVE) recording it was wayyy to long and had technical glitches, but I believe it also had great information. To make all things e...
Huahine – We found PARADISE!! / Sailing Aquarius #41
This time we explore beautiful Huahine island, where we met very talented painter Melanie and her fiancé Cesar gave us the tour of the island. Unfortunately Zivile was still sick so I did most of the tour with SV Bella Marina - Peter & Octavia. So muc...
Pacific Crossing in a 31 Footer!?! REALLY! / Sailing Aquarius
Ken gets a Tour of Cool Change, a Pacific Seacraft 31 while anchored in Fare Huahine. Rick and Cindy sailed Cool Change in the Baha Ha-Ha, and after 3 years of Mexican Beer they sailed Cool Change to French Polynesia in search of $2.50 Hinano's. 27 days ...
French Polynesia, Raiatea & Taha’a / Sailing Aquarius #42
We arrive to Raiatea, where bunch of fun stuff is waiting for us: Awesome anchorages, Biggest Marae in French Polynesia and cool river cruise, where we stopped for local groceries along the way. Then we moved on to Taha'a where its simpy so beautiful that ...
A day in life (in anchorage ) / Sailing Aquarius
This will be quite different but very requested video - a random day in our lives, which we filmed only couple of days ago in New Zealand. We were very lucky to pick this day for this as it was a nice day with a pleasant surprise at the end. As I disclos...
French Polynesia Bora Bora – BEST snorkeling ever / Sailing Aquarius #43
We finally arrived to the "Pearl of French Polynesia" - Bora Bora... The colors are hypnotizing and so are the views... We have really good time just two of us and with our friends... Famous Bloody Mary's are worth the hype so much that we go there couple ...
French Polynesia MAUPITI or “fixing your boat in exotic locations” / Sailing Aquarius #44
Maupiti is one of the less visited islands in Society Islands group with a tricky narrow passage to get in & out. As we came with little expectations for this place we had a pleasure to discover local artist and visit his exquisite house. We also did s...
Maupiha’a French Polynesia close traffic incident with a WHALE!!! / Sailing Aquarius #45
Crazy waves leaving Maupiti rocks Aquarius! The bad weather, and large waves continue during the 110 mile overnight crossing from Maupiti to Maupiha'a… This is one of the toughest crossings we have ever made!!! For a few hours after arriving the Maupih...
Cook Islands: Palmerston & Beveridge Reef / Sailing Aquarius #46
You will not be disappointed as Aquarius visits Palmerston, part of the Cook Islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It’s an island with no shops, nor restaurants, and only about “30 something” inhabitants. Palmerston has unique history - In 18...
When the water maker fails!!! Sailing Aquarius “Water Maker 101”
Aquarius was at her last stop in French Polynesia, and her Dessalator water maker started making saltwater! Would we head back to Raiatea, or move ahead without a water maker. At that point Ken thought it was time to learn more about the water maker, an...
Biggest coral island in the world or “the ROCK” Niue / Sailing Aquarius #47
This island is a treat for us - it's so different from what we have been seeing for a while. Very different and unique - no sandy beaches to pull up your dinghy, just a semi automated lift (!) and many caves and lots of rocks! And a bar that is open only o...
Right Place Wrong Time / Christchurch shooting day on March 15th
Zivile and I are driving down to the Southern tip of New Zealand, and we just happened to be in Christchruch on March 15, 2019. The day that 49 people were killed in a senseless attack at two locations; Masjid Al Noor, and Linwood Masjid. The shooting...
Kingdom of Tonga and the whales! / Sailing Aquarius #48
No kidding - Tonga is the place to swim with whales, and we did it. You also get to meet our pet gecko, straight out of the Matrix. We drop in some cool anchorages, attend a local Breast Cancer awareness party, and take off for the 7 day passage to New Z...
Starting Season 3! 7 day sail to New Zealand / Sailing Aquarius #49
We left Tonga as hurricane season is coming soon. Possible safe destinations - Australia or New Zealand. We chose latter. We tool off with our “Buddy Boat” Nimbus, who had to stop for couple of hours to fix some issues and we stopped as well (previous ...
We celebrating BIG milestone & Our plans for the season
THANK YOU! It’s a huge milestone for us and we are very grateful for all of you watching and subscribing! This video is "out of sequence", we are still in New Zealand (where’s a day earlier than in US and most of the world) and as you watch this video ...
Tour of Freya, an Irwin 52, Freya is FOR SALE….. Check the notes below
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Freya tour Part 2, sailors’ talk! Ken sat down with Louis and Jules on Freya just to chat.
We sit down with Captain Louis and Jules while Freya was parked next to Aquarius for the second time in BOI Marina. We all had some wonderful nights together watching the sunsets, and having a few too many! Part 1 - The boat tour - We walk the deck, a...
Cruisers Festival in Bay of Islands, NZ / Sailing Aquarius #50
There's a big crowd of sailors coming to Opua, New Zealand about the same time to in order to get away from typhoon season in higher latitudes and Bay of Islands Marina together with local businesses are throwing a party for us - a whole week of fun and in...
Tall Ship Rally & much much more plus Aquarius haul out/ Sailing Aquarius #51
This episode is PACKED with cool stuff - beautiful New Zealand landmarks, fabulous Birthday Party; visiting Cape Reinga, Te Paki Sand Dunes, 90 mile beach, Waitangi Treaty Grounds & Maori museum and of course Tall Ship Rally in Russell. We could easily...
A day in life (in a boatyard ) / Sailing Aquarius
Living on the hard is by far the least pleasant part of living on a boat. It’s like doing a mini-remodel of your tini-house, which hopefully is only necessary every 2 years. One also needs to remember that you have to repair/upgrade/or service all the ...
Upgrades to Aquarius. Who did it, What did it cost, and what we would have changed!
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Circumnavigating New Zealand… in our land vehicle / Sailing Aquarius #52
While Aquarius is on the hard, nice and cosy in a cradle, and with our time in New Zealand is coming to an end, we take off for a ROAD TRIP around the North and South Islands. Come with us as we visit Hamilton, Rotorua, Huka Falls, Lake Taupo, Hastings, We...
Booms and Running Rigging! Changes and what they cost.
Over the past two and a half years we have made many change to the running rigging. This video shows most of the things we changed on the running rigging, and the booms. Hope you enjoy this vid! Thanks so much for watching 🙏 Stay tuned as next Frida...
Last of New Zealand / Sailing Aquarius #53
Another video packed with lots of action - we finising the works on Aqauarius before splashing back to the water but before we welcome onboard our friend Ed from San Diego. Before getting back to the water we papmer Aquarius with some new stuff to try Seal...
Really hard passage – New Zealand to Fiji, terrible conditions, leaks and hole in a hull /#54
We planned this passage so carefully and watched weather for weeks and picked what looked liked perfect weather window. We knew it was not gonna be easy, but we did not expected that… Bad weather, big waves and things that go wrong… Want a dose of mise...
The boat tour of LOVE with Captain Blackie, and Patti
Video tour, and discussions with Captain Blackie aboard his yacht LOVE. Blackie created LOVE from mostly scrap metal over a period of 8 years, and he has sailed her around the Pacific for the past 24 years. He captured a Mermaid in the process. How many...