It's 3 years as we are on this amazing crazy journey... 30 countries visited almost 20,000 NM sailed and so much experienced! It takes us all the way back in Caribbean, where we started via Panama Canal across the Pacific Ocean to New Zealand and up to Tha...
As requested by our Patreons and subscribers, we launching a new series - Sailing Aquarius RAW.
It’s unedited footage - sailing or “on land” footage for your coffee break. This is how it feels Sailing Aquarius, enjoying the nature, sounds not like o...
Going under the bridge is very stressful, even after checking and double checking the hight clearance. This one is a special one - The Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge or Penang Second Bridge - the longest bridge in Malaysia and the longest in Southe...
Gilles has a lot of knowledge about sailing, and boats, but he is also a true passage maker. Gil also teaches passage making (contact below).
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Early morning leaving Penang, Malaysia. It was a bit stressful as there's quite shallow waters and big chances of local fisherman setting up fishing nets. The chances even gets bigger as we have to give way to the big cruise ship and leave the channel.
We...
There were 8 light fixtures that used the same bulb on Aquarius, and we wanted to change everything to 24V. Why throw out the Light Fixtures when they look good, just the LED bulb replacement could not be found. So, we changed out the sockets, and we put...
What a way to start Season 4... That was NOT intentional by any means. What we thought will be a simple few hours sail became one of the most challenging passage. All started well - friends saying farewell and we even got some wind, where for 3 months in I...
We start in our first stop in Malaysia - Puteri Harbour / One 15 Marina. And we find a small hitchhiker who just like us seemed had a tuff night. As we take care of him and check into the country, we explore around the marina.
Our stay is not long, but ve...
What are the chances to get tangled in the trash so you can’t move? Or you barely can move -- max RPMs at 2 KNTS! How about this happens in the busiest place in the World? Let’s say Malacca Strait - also most dangerous place according to TIMES magazine...
NOTE: This footage was filmed in the beginning of the year, when COVID-19 was not in a full swing… Nowhere to what it is now... We understand how bad is current situation and most of things we do seems meaningless at the moment, but just in case you feel...
It’s time to give an update as to our whereabouts, and shed some light on our significantly altered plans moving forward… This video will be out of sequence, but we felt it was the right time to talk about our future on Aquarius. Like just about every...
In this video we start out showing the systems which control the mainsail. We take down the main, and also show the emergency procedures if the outhaul, or furler motors fail. We fine a bat, and it flies away with a bit of encouragement. In part 2 I wi...
After our not so stelar experience in Penang, we take off for Langkawi - which will be our last stop in Malaysia. Z and I weigh anchor at 5 AM and set off for the Malacca Strait. Depending on the winds this could take up to 15 hours, and we don’t want ...
Please note this was January 2020, before Covid-19 pandemic, and the lockdowns that would follow.
Our route to circumnavigate will put Aquarius on West side of Thailand, and our first stop with Aquarius will be Phuket or Krabi. Bangkok is on the other s...
In this Tips on Tuesday we remove the Motor, gearbox, and Furler from the mast on an Amel Super Maramu. We complete the rebuild of the furler.
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Back in Langkawi we getting ready to leave but before we need to get a long stay Visa for Ken. We visit Surin, who will help us as visas for Thailand are not issued in Langkawi, only Penang and Kuala Lumpur. After that is taken care of we have to wait for ...
Last week we rebuilt the Furler, and this week we’ll rebuild the gearbox, and re-install all the parts of the Furling system back into the mast. At the end of the video I’ll give some tips that will make the your system last just a little bit longer a...
We sail from Langkawi to Phuket Thailand. The day after we check into Thailand we get our engine checked out by Volvo Penta mechanics, and they find several problems! The biggest issue was a few cracks in the heat exchanger! But, we also need a new turb...
Zivile returns to Aquarius, and brings all the part required to complete the engine work. We celebrate our 10 year anniversary at a party put on by SevenStar Yacht Transport.
https://www.sevenstar-yacht-transport.com
With a bit of smoke we finally leave...
In this video we take a kayak expedition through Ko Hong before taking off for Khoa Ta Poo. You probably know Khoa Ta Poo by it's movie name... Jame Bond Island. We drop anchor close by, and dinghied the short distance to Khao Phing Kan. This is the is...
Today we leave our anchorage next to James Bond Island, and after a shallow passage to the Gypsy Village. We are picked up by Arrun in his long-tail boat less than 10 minutes after setting the hook. And we were off for another Phang Nga Bay adventure. W...
This week we sail South from Gypsy Village, through Phang Nga Bay, and drop anchor between Ko Yao Noi and Ko Yao Yai. We walk over to the small village and have dinner at KYN Muay Thai Gym, we have drinks at Laem Had Beach, and take a few beach days. By ...
This is the last of the Main Sail rigging. If you watch the 4 part series, you will know a lot about the way the Amel mainsail inmast furling system works.
Part 4 is about the outhaul on the main sail inmast furling system!
I hope these videos will h...
We use the Anchor Pro App for our Anchor Watch. This video shows the capabilities of the App, and how we use it, on and off Aquarius. Hope you gain a bit of information off this video!
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ANCHORING PART 1
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Verite, a 2008 Catana 50, is currently in Phuket Thailand and is FOR SALE. Greg and Wendy will continue to sail on Verite until she sells. Verite is a beautiful blue water live-aboard fully outfitted for blue water sailing. This is one of the best Cat's...
This is a sit down discussion with Greg and Wendy, owners of Verite, a Catana 50. We discuss costs, livability, and the various differences between a catamaran and a monohull. But, this is more focused on blue water cats cruising the world. So, if you a...
We finish up the work on Aquarius' bimini at Yacht Haven Marina, then sail South to Naiharn Beach. After a few days on the beach, and visiting friends, we head to Koh Phi Phi. The Island is not that busy, but we take part in the last Ibiza Pool Party in ...
In this video we try to explain our absence from YouTube, and let everyone where we are and where we're going.
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Aquarius left koh Phi Phi for Krabi River Marina where Z and Ken visited the local Thai immigration office; and received a one month extension. We also had time to clean up Aquarius at the dock, and then took off with a few guests for Railay Beach area. ...
Previous battery Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcWBiDnB794
This video shows what happened when Aquarius switched to LiFePO4 batteries. They were purchased from Joey Deng at Lithium Valley and Aquarius received no discount, and no promises of an...
First I show the parts I am taking to Thailand to complete the mini-refit on Aquarius, then I talk about how we use the new LiFePO4 batteries.
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0:00 Whats in this video
0:38 Intro
1:15 Last few days in Vilnius
2:13...
Our last weekend in Vilnius before I had to leave for Aquarius, I left her 6 months ago in Thailand. There was some work done on Aquarius while I was away, and hoping for the best! This video shows all the paperwork required to return to return to Thail...
I made it through the 10 days of quarantine in Bangkok, only to find out that a few squatters had moved onboard Aquarius. The parent ended up removing them from the boat, but I did have to clean up their mess!
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We did a load pull test on the two Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries I bought from Lithium Valley, and they performed better than expected. After 1.3 years I did expect some amount of performance reduction, but none at all. They actually perform...
I was a bit upset that a few people were pushing these seals, with no installation instructions. And, I had already bought 23 sets for several owners of an Amel Super Maramu, or Amel 54. This is to help the owners that buy these seals install them for a ...
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