Sailing Dark Angel Archive – Page 2

Can't get enough dolphins? We totally agree! Dolphins off the bow of our very own catamaran. Dolphins off the bow of a giant cargo ship on the St John River. Dolphins off in the distance in the dead calm open Atlantic. We've got dolphins! Join us as we mov...

Our Harken 44 self tailing winch power winch FAILED during our survey and sea trial. The winch is corroded. The bearings are frozen and the base is full of water. One look at the transmission and there's no question as to what finally gave out. With a new ...

Our new dodger is ready. It's such a simple install. What could go wrong? Nothing a little spit can't fix, along with a Be Nauti shirt and some Lisa ingenuity. Any suggestions on making it fit better? The original must have fit somehow. Let us know in the ...

Rick is headed aloft to check out our standing rigging. Check out his advice on shroud covers, dyneema vs steel rig and more. Which would you prefer if you had the choice, dyneema or steel? Do you agree with Rick? Let us know in the comments Please like, ...

It's time to get off of the bottled water and onto the Acuva Water Purification System. In typical boat project fashion we run into some issues we did not anticipate, and one we anticipated and ran into it anyway. Get your own 'Dark Angel' and 'Be Nauti' ...

We continue the installation and revue of our Acuva water purification system. This unit likes its power, so beware of where and how you connect it. If the blue light comes on, and stays on, and there are no leaks, we win! Now, how do we unpickle and sta...

Regular oil checks exposed milky oil in our port Volvo sail drive. Just Catamarans were able to haul us out last minute to replace our prop seals and service our sail drives. Excellent service and great advice. Please like, subscribe and share. It's free ...

It's cooling off in Jacksonville, so we point Dark Angel south to Fort Lauderdale. With plenty of playful dolphins to keep us amused, and lots of anchoring and bridge practice we marvel at the beautiful homes and yachts that line the south Florida ICW. We ...

3 days of provisioning, Novurania dinghy and Honda outboard sold. Yamaha engine and Highfield dinghy purchased, not without some financial aggravation, and we are leaving the USA. Bahamas Bound. Hopefully we can relax and enjoy the ambience of one of the ...

As promised, Bimini is PLAYTIME. Freakish clear blue water, warm and sunny. Diving, swimming, snorkeling, paddleboards, and almost dolphins Get your own 'Dark Angel' and 'Be Nauti' swag here https://spoiledbratdesigns.com/product-category/sailing-dark-ang...

Leaving Bimini at midnight to begin a very conservative 17 hour passage to the Berry Islands. View the breathtaking sunrise with us. Enjoy shimmering blue water so clear you can see all the way to the bottom. Sometimes it's about the journey. Get your ow...

Our stay in the Berrys was short, but sweet. Cinn-fully sweet. A puzzling trip to Hoffmans' Cay blue hole, followed by the mysteriously empty conch restaurant leads to a sweet, cinnamon shot of CINN. Get your own 'Dark Angel' and 'Be Nauti' swag here http...

Allen's Cay, Bahamas is all about the iguanas, unless you're us. We're all about the beautiful hidden beaches on the other side of these cays. Come explore with us. Get your own 'Dark Angel' and 'Be Nauti' swag here https://spoiledbratdesigns.com/product-...

Kayak through the Shroud Cay mangroves with us. Climb Boo Boo Hill and drift dive Warderick Wells Cay where we find beautiful coral, sleeping rays, nurse sharks and a turtle We were featured in an article on Pussfoot! https://www.pussfoot.com/blogs/water/...

We met Richard from Sea-Tech Systems at the Annapolis Sailboat Show, and he helped us through upgrading our old Uniden VHF radio and iCom AIS system. His Marine Electronics Advisor subscription service can help you work through the challenges of communicat...

Does Size Matter? A little job like replacing a Mantus chain hook strap can make anchoring easier, faster and a whole lot safer. We finally received the Mantus chain hook straps we ordered before we left the US. We got our new GoPro 10 and some more high s...

We suck at planning excursions, but we're learning. How hard could it be? We live on a catamaran cruising the Bahamas. The content writes itself, right? You'd think so. Take 5 minutes with us to discuss the pitfalls and planning that go into creating conte...

Being a sailorgirl has its highs and lows! At Heddy's Land, Great Guana Cay, I head up the mast to retrieve a broken pennant halyard, and then we dive on a beautiful manta ray. It's all fun and games until we check the anchor. We were featured in an arti...

We try to dive the anchor at every stop, especially if we're in a crowded anchorage or expecting high winds. It's great piece of mind, and it's another excuse to jump in the ocean and have a look around. Watch to the end to find out what might be looking b...

From Staniel Cay we sail south to Black Point, Great Guana Cay, to explore the anchorage and walkabout the back country of this beautiful Cay. In this video we use the raw audio from our cameras. Sometimes background music just takes away from the feel of...

Near Heddy's Land on Great Guana Cay, we anchored (poorly) near a rock just off shore. It turned into our first true experience of just how abundant coral life can be, even on a small coral head. We're hooked. A beautiful spotted eagle ray, hiding grouper ...

Halo is our new DJI Mavic Mini II drone. Flying her is like playing a video game. I'm the gamer, so I claimed 'er ~ Lisa This anchorage on Great Guana Cay is absolutely stunning. The water is perfectly clear, and we have a little fish friend following us a...

At Jacks Bay on Great Guana Cay we struggle with anchoring on what looks like a sandy bottom, but it's actually sand over rock, until we get way close to the beautiful beach. Exploring takes us to South Gaulin Cay, beside Bitter Guana Cay, where we encount...

We landed at Ty's restaurant, and it didn't take us long to find our way to the turtle whisperer, Dino. Lisa fed the turtles and then the turtles gave us a tour of the harbor! Every time we turned our back on these beautiful turtles, they came right back a...

If you get the opportunity to attend the Farmers Cay First Friday in February Festival, go for it! The people are the friendliest you'll find anywhere. You'll enjoy great events, food and drinks at the multiple bars and restaurants, and we met new friends ...

Every shadow in the water is a potential discovery. Is it a rock, grass, coral head, shark, ray, turtle, boat? We don't know. So we go explore, and we take you with us. Look at what we found in this little anchorage! THAT wasn't on the chart! Don't forge...

David Copperfield's Rudder Cut Cay has some pretty cool stuff to check out. Caves, shallows full of life, with the chillest turtles and The Musician. David Copperfield commissioned this grand piano with an attentive mermaid, to drop in an undisclosed locat...

Georgetown is a major cruiser hub at the bottom of the Exumas. Stop at beautiful Emerald Bay Marina along the way. Everyone hits the famous Chat n Chill beach bar, but while you're there grab a conch salad from Ronaldo just down the beach. He puts on a gre...

Beautiful sailing conditions take us from Georgetown Exumas to Long Island. A quick stop at Thompson Bay leads us north to Whale Head, near Morris Settlement where we wait out some gale force weather to dive the reefs and coral heads around Whale Head, so ...

Calabash Bay. Long Island is a beautiful area, with a Bahamian resort along the sandy shoreline, shallow, but stunning Hoosie Harbour caves and beaches, and the apparently famous Rainbow Reef just outside the harbour. Is the reef all it's hyped to be? A ...

Our jib sail furler gets messed up heading into beautiful Conception Island. How do you screw up the only sail you can fly? We figured out a way. Conception Island is breathtaking. Parrot fish looking up at me as I swim with them, thinking 'whatthef@ckare ...

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SDA41 Spinnaker Rigging Done Wrong! Just in time to head for Cat Island, we find a new furling line to fix the jib furler This beautiful downwind sail to Cat Island was the perfect opportunity to fly our spinnaker for the first time. If only we knew how ...

At Cat Island, dig into Duke's conch salad to stoke up for your hike to the highest elevation in the entire Bahamas. Theresa takes us on a tour of the historic hermitage. It's a bit of a hike, but it's a fascinating look into the life of the famous Father ...

We didn't get enough of Conception Island during our last short visit, so we couldn't resist as this paradise Island beckoned to us all the way from Cat Island. We weighed anchor and sailed back to explore the beaches, mangroves, reefs and stunning feature...

Lee Stocking Island is a scenic wonderland. Exploring, filming and photographing the beautiful cliffs and waters provides some challenges. Wind, waves, treacherous footing a touch of speluncaphobia makes getting good footage a challenge, and good audio al...