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July 6, 2024
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Panama Canal preparations! Sailing Bohemia Ep.108
This episode catches Bohemia's weary crew sneaking a bit of marina time, complete with all the luxuries of being plugged in at the dockside! We paid a visit to Panama City's historic and pretty city center and brushed up on our history at the Panama Canal ...
Crossing the PANAMA CANAL! Sailing Bohemia Ep.109
It's official, little Bohemia is eastward bound! That's right, we've decided to take the shorter route to the Caribbean, via the Panama Canal! Watch as we sail into fresh water, elevate as if by magic 85ft into the air and cross an ENTIRE CONTINENT... all ...
Panama Canal: WE MADE IT! Sailing Bohemia Ep.110
This episode joins Bohemia on her maiden voyage of the Caribbean... just around the corner in into Shelter Bay marina. Ha ha. Best to start small and keep things manageable we find. We have a little celebration with our wonderful linehandlers and with our ...
Crazy lightning in Panama: Sailing Bohemia Ep.111
This episode finds us underway to Bocas del Toro, Panama, with El Capitan hoisting the spinnaker in a bold or stupid move, right ahead of an oncoming squall! The overnight sail was spent dodging a handful more large, powerful squalls on the horizon, one of...
Discovering Panama by boat: Sailing Bohemia Ep.112
This episode finds Bohemia's crew on anchor Isla Escudo de Veraguas, Panama, when the First Mate spies a large squall on the horizon. Luckily, it only brought a bit of swell and an unscheduled tea break and we could get underway again! We sailed a short ho...
Going native in Panama! Sailing Bohemia Ep.113
We enjoyed Bluefield Lagoon and its friendly indigenous community so much that we winded up staying, even booking ourselves in for a guided tour of the local waterfall with one family, who volunteered their son, Fred to take us. We had fun exploring the ju...
Drama in the anchorage! Sailing Bohemia Ep.114
We said a fond farewell to the postcard-worthy Isla Zapatilla - near Bocas del Toro, Panama - and wove our way through a narrow channel into a large, sheltered deepwater lagoon nestled with hundreds of atolls! This whole area was so different from anything...
Stop sailing, come here! Sailing Bohemia Ep.115
Bohemia's crew stumbled upon a real gem in the jungle, dropped the hook and refused to move! Bocas del Toro, Panama really has is all - gorgeous beaches, calm anchorages, crystal clear water... and more palm trees than the First Mate could hug in a lifetim...
Party on board! Sailing Bohemia Ep.116
This episode is just party party party! We settled into our adopted home of Bocas del Toro, Panama and the First Mate finally got the help he'd been crying out for when we took our new friends (and their dogs!) for a cruise to Green Acres Chocolate Farm, w...
How to store your boat in the tropics: Sailing Bohemia Ep.117
Step 1 for shutting down your boat in the tropics.... try not to catch COVID right before you start! That's right, Bohemia's fearless crew got more than they bargained for after too much partying the week before. Luckily the First Mate was on hand to take ...
Speed boating in the UK! Sailing Bohemia Ep.118
We traveled to the UK and met our wonderful patrons, Nick and Dave in South Wales... who treated us to a joyride on their new boat, a super fast rib. Watch as we turned into speed demons!! Poor Bohemia is going to feel very slow after this! If you like ou...
A break from the boat: Sailing Bohemia Ep.119
Join Bohemia's fearless crew as they tread cautiously on dry land and take the UK's beautiful South Coast, as well as historic Prague and the Czech Republic! If you like our videos and want to support Bohemia's bar tab, you can make a contribution at http...
Back to sailing! Sailing Bohemia Ep.120
It's so great to be back on board after a few months of travel!! We got our sea legs back with a little help from our friends, taking them on a party cruise over to our friend Gary's for a super spooky Hallowen feast! Enjoy! If you like our videos and wan...
Sailing into another party! Sailing Bohemia Ep.121
In this episode, we finish one Halloween party only to sail into town and start another! We also squeezed in a lot of boat jobs, like scrubbing the bottom, inspecting the zincs and marking our anchor chain ready for departure from the black hole that is Bo...
The Captain’s special day! Sailing Bohemia Ep.122
Yes, it's that time again where Captain Clever claims to be another year wiser! And this year he put his newfound wisdom to great effect, insisting that we left our comfortable marina slip in Red Frog Marina on his birthday, the only day of the year where ...
Cruising through the RAINY SEASON! Sailing Bohemia Ep.123
It's no longer the Captain's birthday but the presents just keep coming! This time he takes delivery of a shiny new solar panel, which of course triggers a week of downpours and tropical storms to keep the universe in balance! If you like our videos and w...
We arrived in TROPICAL PARADISE: Sailing Bohemia Ep.124
This week it's no longer 'all about the Captain' and First Mate had his wish granted as we sailed to the stunning Starfish Beach, which is surrounded by palms and palapas (two of the First Mate's favourite things!) AND were reunited with our friends Matt a...
Starlink on a Sailboat! Sailing Bohemia Ep.125
This was a big day for little Bohemia as Elon finally turned on Starlink's satellite internet service in Panama and we installed our little 'Dishy' to power the First Mate's scrolling habit! We bought the RV system which offers a good blend (so far!) of fl...
Thrown out of paradise! Sailing Bohemia Ep.126
This episode finds Bohemia's fearless crew underway to Panama's lovely Islas Zapatillas. We were joined by our buddy boat, Matt and Fiona on SV Matilda and wanted to show them a slice of paradise before we parted ways: Zapatillas din't disappoint.... until...
Spinnaker disaster! Sailing Bohemia Ep.127
Everything was going so well... until it wasn't. As both Bohemia and our buddy boat Matilda hoisted our super light, super-large sails to harness the weak wind, storm clouds started to loom large on the horizon and things started to get out of control fast...
Squall after squall! Sailing Bohemia Ep.128
We had a really challenging overnight sail on our way from Bocas del Toro to the Chagres River, featuring about 6 squalls (the Captain stopped counting after 6!) which brought wind, rain, thunder and lightning. Guess who took the nightshift!! If you like ...
Happy hour in the JUNGLE! Sailing Bohemia Ep.129
Still weary from our overnight sail and squinting into the morning sunlight, we snuck across the river bar and sailed into the lush jungle ahead of us! We were able to motor for several miles upriver and found an isolated spot to call home for a few days w...
Fun in the Marina! Sailing Bohemia Ep.130
We swapped our cosy, upriver anchorage on Panama's Chagres for a lumpy, confused Caribbean sea. We were glad of the short journey and couldn't wait to tuck in behind the breakwater of the Panama Canal on our way to Shelter Bay Marina. After that, the Capta...
When heaving to goes wrong! Sailing Bohemia Ep.131
Uh-oh, looks like somebody needs to take some sailing lessons! We departed on our upwind slog to Panama's San Blas Islands, when the Captain noticed something wasn't right with the rigging: Our mast was pumping back and fourth like crazy as we slammed into...
The First Mate loves sailing upwind! Sailing Bohemia Ep.132
We continue our upwind slog out of Shelter Bay, Panama, buoyed by images of the gorgeous San Blas Islands ahead of us! Despite crew comfort being at an all time low, we made fast progress to our overnight stop of Linton Bay and onward the next day, finally...
Cruising the San Blas! Sailing Bohemia Ep.133
We dreamt of reaching this magical chain of islands off Panama's East Coast for years, and now we keep pinching ourselves (or rather the First Mate keeps pinching the Captain!) that we finally arrived! We hitched a ride on the Boundless Tender to check ou...
Trouble in Paradise! Sailing Bohemia Ep. 134
Uh oh, this episode finds Bohemia's crew staring awkwardly up at the mainsail.... that can only mean one thing, yep it's time to get the sewing machine out again! It's not all work though, and we took some time to explore another magical San Blas island, t...
Fun in San Blas! Sailing Bohemia Ep.135
This episode joins Bohemia's crew raising the anchor and setting off for a short island hop, which of course turned into a little race against Boundless, who just happened to be heading in the same direction! We explore the cover photo (of our guidebook) d...
Boat party in paradise! Sailing Bohemia Ep.136
Better late than never! Join us as we celebrate Christmas on board Bohemia with our dear friends Colin and Julian from SV Boundless, in Panama's breathtaking San Blas islands. Much food, wine and merriment is had in this episode. Everybody really let their...
Exploring San Blas: Sailing Bohemia Ep.137
We made it to the anchorage from the front cover of our cruising guide... only to find it a bit too rolly to stay! But such is life, we found a beautiful 'plan B' anchorage in Green Island instead as we continued our cruise around the San Blas with buddy b...
We are STUCK! Sailing Bohemia Ep.138
We departed Green Island in Panama's gorgeous San Blas, on our way to Wasaladap, with Buddy boat Boundless alongside (well, before we overtook of course!). Having spent a wonderful few days exploring the nearby islands, trouble struck when we came to lift ...
Bad luck comes in threes! Sailing Bohemia Ep.139
A stuck mainsail, a stuck anchor and a ruined GoPro trying to film it all. Can things get any worse for Bohemia's fearless crew? Well, yes they can! If you like our videos and want to support Bohemia's bar tab, you can make a contribution at http://www.pa...
Is he going to hit us?! Sailing Bohemia Ep. 140
We had a really fun downwind sail with our friends Julian and Colin on Boundless, getting some great snaps and footage of each other sailing at close quarters, until things started to get a little too close for comfort! If you like our videos and want to ...
Sailing with low standards! Sailing Bohemia Ep.141
Despite a maintenance 'hiccup' discovered by the First Mate, we continued our glorious sail from Panama's San Blas to Shelter Bay, where two very special packages awaited us... If you like our videos and want to support Bohemia's bar tab, you can make a c...
Beating the trade winds! Sailing Bohemia Ep.142
We wrapped up our short trip to the marina with some very sad goodbyes to our sailing buddies, as we set out on our journey to Colombia! If you like our videos and want to support Bohemia's bar tab, you can make a contribution at http://www.patreon.com/sa...