When we arrived to Pemba end of Ramadan celebration was about to start. Arriving to the beach right away we were surrounded by the locals. Curious ones and the ones offering their services. But we proceed alone and via luscious forest walk to the nearby vi...
Using OpenCPN we plot a course from Tanga past Somalia to Suqutra (Socotra). We also look at the weather and currents using Predict Wind, look at shipping lanes using MarineTraffic.com. Any questions or comments, please leave them below.
Link to Patreo...
As last time we had to perform some "acrobatics" with Aquarius trying to set up ourselves for easier crossing back to Tanga from Pemba - it paid off!
After getting our anchor up, which wasn't fully cooperating with us on early departure we took off for the...
The trip that we were so excited about was coming up fast and we were looking forward to it so much! Then couple days before taking off I find out that Lithuanian citizens require a visa which is a lengthy process and we decide to take off and go to Dar es...
Since South Africa was not an option for us anymore and it was a rainy season in Tanzania, we explored some options. One place stood out quite a lot - the airplane tickets cheap and it was kind of a good connection for us if we decide to go home to US for ...
This is an easy way to create Satellite overlays for OpenCPN with a Mac or a PC in 30 minutes or less. That is the set up time, once you are set up, you can create a Satellite overlay in about 5 minutes start to finish. Anyone can do it now quickly, and...
Last time we took you to Turkey and this time we continue exploring this magnificent city. We really wanted to check out the biggest Ottoman sultan's palace - Dolmabahçe Palace and it's harems!....
But it was closed :( And Captain Ken kinda sinks the boat...
We have sailed 3/4 around the world, and we always are looking for the best places to repair and upgrade Aquarius. I think we found some of the best places to make pit stops! Find out in this video.
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This whale crossed our path exiting Maupihaa.
If you want to watch the entire video about Maupihaa. Click the link below!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_yPO5iolIQ
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This video shows how we use the Echo Pilot forward looking sonar on Aquarius. I think this video contains good information for anyone sailing, or motoring far from home port.
Making XYZTiles for OpenCPN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-52N_Xk1o44
Dis...
Last time we took you to Turkey and this time we are in Greece - Rhodes Island right next to Turkey, which we are planning to visit with Aquarius as we transit via Suez Canal. It's a place bustling with sailboats, beautiful water and lovely places.And ther...
This week we discuss the spares onboard Aquarius for her second Circumnavigation. No, we don't show all the spares, but most of the big stuff.
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That's it - we are finishing our Season 5 - we are in United States now and next week we will take off to Africa - back to Aquarius! Join us for our wrap up in Las Vegas and San Diego!
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We took a day and toured the sunken boats of Lake Mead!
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We do our best to keep you entertained and informed and if you find it fun, enjoyable or informative, ...
Just a brief overview of most of the items we are bringing back to Aquarius.
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We are back to Aquarius starting season 6 of Sailing Aquarius! Wow, it's so exciting!!!
We fly to Tanzania and hurry to Tanga to Aquarius. She's been on anchor for 2 months watched by our friends, but we need to make sure all is well and we are all ready f...
We put Aquarius on Careening poles, and changed the C-Drive Seals. I thought that changing the seals would be more difficult, but it was easy! Hope you enjoy!
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We came back to Aquarius after two months, therefore now is the time to check the systems, do some upgrades and most importantly - we already knew since Pemba that we need to change the C drive oil and seals - therefore we need to haul out Aquarius. But si...
Africa is famous for its safaris, especially Tanzania, where we currently anchored. So it’s kind of a must do on everyone’s sailors list that we met in Tanga Yacht club. So we go - and man oh man (spoiler alert!) it was FANTASTIC! We saw THE BIG 5 in a...
We have only couple of weeks left before our passage to Bay of Aden - towards the Red Sea and Suez canal. And so much more to do and still so many places to sail…
This time we finally decided to replace cooling plate and compressor on our still original...
We were requested many times to post videos without music, just with a natural sounds.
Therefore this video is a little bit different from the rest of our videos - minimally edited and no music over.
I hope you will enjoy it. Let us know what you think i...
Showing our new small dive setup for the short jobs under water... SMACO.
More about SMACO here: https://www.smacodive.com/product/smaco-s700-2l-scuba-tank/?utm_source=SailingAquariusAroundTheWorldAmel&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=s700
We do ou...
Zanzibar was absolutely amazing! Very different and rich of experiences, that we are so grateful for. It's both - historical & new. Old and trendy. Very different from the rest of Tanzania that we got to explore. SPICY!
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These were super busy days... And I'm apologizing in advance if this video is not up to the best standard... We got so much done and fingers crossed all still works well as we go on our Indian ocean passage toward the Red Sea!
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And thanks so muc...
It seemed we almost done with the Indian ocean… 3 passages already done. And yes - this one is dangerous because of Somalian pirates-infested waters. And fairly long - at least 10 day passage. That went… how do I day that… well it’s complicated. Yo...
In this video we look at the Rudder Controls, and the emergency tiller on an Amel Super Maramu. I also show the placement of leak detectors near the rudder stuffing box, so if there is a leak in the rudder stuffing box I will know about before it becomes ...
Where is Djibouti? We have a joke: between Djilegs and Djiback! 😄 Smallest country in Afrika !
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This video we answer a few questions that some of our friends have asked regarding sailing. Hope you enjoy. If you have any questions, leave them in the comments below.
00:00 Intro
01:13 What is a "Season"?
03:17 What's after your Circumnavigation?
05...
On September 17th, 2022, solo sailor Kim was rescued by the oil tanker Riviera II. Kim is very kind to share his experience of what happened that rescue was required and how he was rescued.
0:00 Introductions
1:03 The story begins - both sails disabled
2:...
We heard some awful noise from our Lewmar 58ST electric winch on our way up the Red Sea. So, in this video we will research the problem and try to fix it. At the end of the video I show where the circuit boxes for the Starboard winch on an Amel Super Mar...
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