We took off Djibouti ready to sail across Red Sea straight into Egypt... It was HOT and lots of motoring between great deal of huge boats...
And then the wind picked up... straight in front of us... We had 2 choices: ~5 days of slow, and uncomfortable mot...
This video is all about plumbing on Aquarius. While talking about plumbing, we find out that we needed to replace our fresh water pump, so more work involved for this video.
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Last time in Q& A we touched a bit on the topic how we chose where to go - countries and also anchorages. While we having some fun in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia we decided to expand more on this topic.
00:00 Intro
00:31 Topic of the day
00:57 - How we cho...
The Rally starts in Landhoo Maldives on March 1st, 2023. They will provide checkin and checkout services through a local agent, and you will be able to arrive at Landhoo. No need to checkin at a different location.
Z Admiral and I have talked with many ...
As we are still in Saudi Arabia it's a perfect time to take you to Riyadh - the biggest and capital city of Saudi Arabia! There are some cool things there, so let's go check it out ;)
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We were sailing up the Saudi coast and trying to drop the anchor in a tight spot close to Zatara. But, the prop just spun off the bow thruster. Now, we have to go through the process to fix it. This video shows how to repair the bow thruster while in th...
We are spending our last days and we also lucky to be one of the first foreign flag sailboats to get permission to cruise Saudi Arabia's coast. And it's beautiful! Join us to witness!
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00:30 Big yachts coming
01:13 Going to party on a Super ya...
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When visiting in Egypt... we have to do certain things...
Lets see how we did: The pyramids of Giza; Camel ride, The great Sphinx and Pharaohs' mummies...
All this just in Cairo.
And so much more in one of the oldest ports in the world - Alexandria! Joi...
Last week we left you in Cairo, and this week after short flight we take you to Aswan - our first stop - is very charming hotel, where you can get only by boat and what a views! But we have a lot to do and next thing tomorrow morning we jump on a boat as w...
After intense Egypt exploration for couple of weeks we are back on Aquarius hoping for a well deserved rest and relax, but it wasn't easy - mosquitos, flies, remote location with only basic provisioning and not even a chance to swim... But we surrounded by...
After not so easy sail from Egypt we arrive in Jordan, Aqaba fairy tale look a like Ayla Marina. We savor the delicious meals, delightful looks and cheap internet. What else one might need? Exercise :D After nearly 3 days sail we need some action and movem...
Last time we lest you in Petra, Jordan. This time we will take you to as exciting places as last time. We will wonder around in Mars look a like Wadi Rum desert, take off to Jordan's capital city Amman, a bit north to breathtaking Jerash and off to relaxin...
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We came back to Ayla Marina after week of travels in Jordan. We were keeping an eye to start moving towards Suez Canal, but weather does not seem to cooperate - the head winds were plowing hard in Gulf of Suez... Meanwhile weather in Jordan was super nice ...
We are leaving Aquarius, and this video shows some of the things we do when we leave Aquarius for more than a few weeks. Also, we find a problem with the sea water cooling system on the main Engine.
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This is a major milestone for us - we are about to transit Suez Canal!
We start our journey at the top of Red Sea / Bottom of Gulf of Suez. Winds are not cooperating in this part of the seas, but as far as we been watching - it’s one of the better windo...
Z Admiral demanded a new connection to the internet! And you can watch Aquarius set up Starlink in about 15 minutes. We did a speed test at the end of the video, and it was impressive.
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We are half way via Suez Canal Transit.
As we were coming to Ismailia we were hoping that we will be able to anchor since we broke bow thruster in Suez Yacht Club.
Also - we did not checked in into Egypt therefore we can not leave the boat. We also did ...
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Tips on Tuesday - Today we perform basic maintenance on the bow thruster, but we also install new Silicon Seals. This will help stop water intrusion around the bow thruster. We also install a water alarm near the bow thruster just in case of a leak. Bet...
We just transited Suez Canal and we finally in Mediterranean Sea! And we are so lucky, that for wintering out we chose Greece island Crete, as to be honest - with those winds that's the only place we could sail to! And it is such a treat - you have to join...
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The engine was making too much noise when going from Forward to Reverse, and Reverse to Forward. So, I thought it was due to the Vetus Coupler... I think we found the problem! Watch and see.
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The forestay swivel was damaged while scaling downwind with the ballooner up, and we ended up loosing all our balls.. We had to rebuild the forestay swivel, while the swivel was still on the forestay. What fun! At the end of the video I show how the for...
So far we have done “a day in life series” while on a passage, anchorage and boatyard, now it’s time for marina’s edition.
I have to warn you up front - there will be a fair share of squeaking - uncommon in other parts of the world but quite common...
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