After a very easy overnight sail we are rewarded by seeing waves breaking on the outer reefs. We meander through but there is a problem... we have to stop. I recall its been more than 2 months since I have eaten fresh fish so in I go to see what there is t...
An unexpected weather event stresses my taxed body and I get worse and worse before I begin the long slow haul of getting better.
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Don't panic people I have Covid. The trouble is I am again in the middle of nowhere and have to deal with it myself. It is definitely the worst flu I have ever had and what's more it seems to be the flu that keeps on giving.
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We are back to our usual series chronology where we are in Grand Cayman. Our excellent fans, Stephanie and Kyle take us for our final shop and surprise us 😲✨
We go through our preparations to leave the country: fill up on water, laundry, uploading epi...
I have finally set sail and leave but only 15 minutes later the bilge alarm started screaming. I had to find out the problem so I hove-to to see the danger. With the winds getting stronger and almost all my electronics dead it looked like the day was going...
Out of Food, Out of Wind, Out of Time...Tropical storm Eta has finally developed into a category 4 hurricane so there has to be wind from this coming my way being only 200 mile north of me but the wind is still a headwind so I must be patient and wait ... ...
With hurricane Eta forming above there should soon be winds to sail back to safety. But it's a long wait after the lightning strike.
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The crisis continues. Now comes the task to get the boat back to a place where it can be repaired. It isn’t over yet and the weather is misbehaving. Press click to watch part 3 Sailing into Hell.
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#realtime #update I witness first hand and feel the shockwave of a lightning bolt just yards away from me. It travels through every critical instrument in my boat and destroys it all. I am alone, without communication and struggling to find a hole in the...
We get some good luck when we meet Natalie and Mark, a professional freediving couple who invite us along for a freedive session, unfolding the secret to deep dive. The past year and a half Margarida has being having trouble equalizing giving her grief whe...
We enjoy our last day at Little Cayman Island where we "borrow" some bikes and explore...we see the famous Blue Iguana and I show you some quality 💩😂
We sail back in the HH catamaran at awesome speed flying the Gennaker for half the trip. If you are ...
We get invited by the owner of a brand new HH 55 catamaran to go to Little Cayman Island about 75 miles away...we jump at the chance for a long weekend on a luxury catamaran.
The HH55 sails beautifully and we get to Little Cayman in the early evening goin...
Margarida and I are going to do some cave diving....Margarida wants to see if her ears are working properly and I want to scare the $hit out of myself a bit.....don't worry I survived devils grotto hence you get see the footage otherwise it will be sittin...
In this episode we hang out with @Barefoot Sail & Dive who invited us along for a spin on the Jetski. Margarida pulverises parts of me and throws me off 3 times. We also visit a nice beach where there are heaps of starfish. Enjoy!
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We meet some fans, Stephanie and Kyle, who offer us their dock to fill up on water and use their facilities.....we are all smiles when we have full water, just such a little thing for you guys out there is a big deal for us and a load off our minds.
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In this weeks episode Margarida gets something big on the line and starts winding in, did we get Christmas dinner!?
Also my friend Doug is crewing on a HH55 Catamaran so we go visit him and give it a bit of a review. Whatever anyone can say, it is one fan...
We arrive to Grand Cayman Island and coincidentally there are 6 cruise ships here and everywhere is packed with humanity. This is not our usual path, exploring remote islands and living off the sea but it's in our route to Cuba, so we make the most of it. ...
Sailing in more squalls and even more squalls...I try to ride them at the best position so as not to get stalled in the lulls. We need to make it in as early as possible Tuesday morning otherwise the prefrontal conditions will slow us down too much...here'...
We have a small weather window to escape Cartagena....usually skirted with gale force winds, Chris Parker, the weather guru, has predicted a break of a day and a half so we must leave Friday to the Cayman Islands.
It all goes well although we are a bit lat...
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