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FROZEN seas make for TERRIBLE sailing conditions
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FROZEN seas make for TERRIBLE sailing conditions

Another week in the winter and today we are venturing out to the summer house in the wrong season haha. Now in the middle of one of the coldest winters in years the waterways around the family summer house have been completely frozen over allowing us full access across the ice. Never has Kieran been...
Is this the COLDEST we’ve ever experienced?
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Is this the COLDEST we’ve ever experienced?

Living life with a home that consistency moves around the world has it's definite positives but when you are trying to give birth to two babies being around a good health care system and your family really helps. This week we have arrived back in Sweden to start to prepare for the birth of our ...
We sail a 70 FOOT MONSTER
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We sail a 70 FOOT MONSTER

The Clipper round the world ocean race is a crew funded race that just happened to make port in Newcastle, Australia, where we have been enjoying our Christmas and new year. The race is made up of eight legs and the crew can choose a single leg of the race or the entire circumnavigation. The race is...
Preparing for THE FUTURE…
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Preparing for THE FUTURE…

After four long months on the hard rebuilding our Amel super Maramu, we take a much needed break and visit a tourist island for the day. All four of us! We also pack up, as work and babies awaits. But do not worry, we will be back on Merewether before you know it! Join the crew Our patrons are t...
The BIGGEST NEWS of OUR LIVES!!!
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The BIGGEST NEWS of OUR LIVES!!!

The biggest news of our lives, yes you read that correctly. Buying a new boat, getting engaged, gets really small if you compare it to what we want to share with you this week. On top of that, while most big jobs are underway, we're also tackling smaller jobs. Sewing curtains, fixing Starlink ...
OUT with the MOLD in with the NEW (Fresh Interior!)
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OUT with the MOLD in with the NEW (Fresh Interior!)

Out with the mold, in with the new. Getting this old moldy, broken boat back on her feet involves completely replacing some of the interior that was unsalvageable. Doing jobs for the first time we make mistakes which becomes quite evident. Learning how to glue and apply this PVC the mistakes come ve...
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE found, what now?!
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STRUCTURAL DAMAGE found, what now?!

Into the thick of it with this refit and we're still yet to see any sign of a dry season, or heaven forbid temperatures under 90 degree Fahrenheit. With all boats the structure is the most important thing to keep in good condition. This week after digging through cabinets and cables I find some...
The REALITIES of rebuilding a SAILBOAT (jobs, jobs, jobs and more jobs)
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The REALITIES of rebuilding a SAILBOAT (jobs, jobs, jobs and more jobs)

Getting stuck into various jobs in many locations, we're attacking on all fronts of this boat at once. First up we try to understand how to reposition the auto pilot drive so that it doesn't obstruct our future full sized queen bed we aim to put into the master cabin. Isabelle goes about s...
Why is SHE TEARING the boat APART!
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Why is SHE TEARING the boat APART!

With our old engine out and our refit well underway this week we get dirty. The engine room has been neglected for some time and it becomes my mission to bring it back to its former glory. Isabelle makes some solid headway with the bilges. While we both dismantle the old master bedroom and envision ...
What is our ENGINE doing OUTSIDE the sailboat!? (Refit goals)
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What is our ENGINE doing OUTSIDE the sailboat!? (Refit goals)

This week we take a dive deep into the engine room (when I say we, it's mostly Kieran, okey only Kieran). I am busy with other things, stay tuned. Kieran spends hours in the small room, taking the engine apart bit by bit. Finally understanding what has caused all our issues with the gearbox. La...
The SALVAGE sailboat REFIT begins
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The SALVAGE sailboat REFIT begins

After everything going wrong that possibly could in previous weeks we finally have made it to the boat yard for repairs to start. Hauled out we look to strip everything away to be able to see what repairs need to be preformed. With the vessel's broken mast still strapped to her, we're gett...
Our Final Tow: We Hope!
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Our Final Tow: We Hope!

After buying a half destroyed Amel Super Maramu, burning out the gear box on our 300NM motor to the refit yard, then being adrift for hours to being rescued by a transport vessel. Then attempting to push our broken vessel 16NM with a dingy out of port. Today we are finally getting towed to our refit...
Our CRAZIEST idea EVER
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Our CRAZIEST idea EVER

This week we are in a dire situation with no working gearbox we have to find a way to cover the 90NM to Pangkor where we will be hauled out of the water and our repairs will start. After some negotiations we manage to strike a deal and get a boat sent up to tow us back to the yard. The only drama is...
PAN PAN PAN
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PAN PAN PAN

The situation we face this week, could be the most helpless we've ever felt throughout our three years on the ocean, Purchasing our salvage sailboat, an Amel Super Maramu 53, in Indonesia. There is a 300Nm motor we have to complete in order to make it to the boat yard where our repairs will st...
Getting launched into the water, will WE FLOAT?!
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Getting launched into the water, will WE FLOAT?!

#tinyhouse #boatlife #offgrid Well crew we've done it again. We've put ourselves in another hot and down right stressful situation. While stuck in a very expensive yard in Indonesia we wait to get placed back into the water so we can make our way to Malaysia where we can finally start r...
First impressions of our SALVAGE SAILBOAT
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First impressions of our SALVAGE SAILBOAT

#tinyhouse #boatlife #offgrid This week we see our new vessel Merewether II for the first time (since we bought her), and to tell you 'we are excited' would be an understatement. She is so much bigger then we remember her to be, she has SO much potential. She does however need a LOT of ...
We bought a $20K WRECKED Delos to refit!
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We bought a $20K WRECKED Delos to refit!

Merchandise, shirts and more!!: Join our crew! Welcome onboard Merewether II, after three years, 22 countries and two oceans we have sold our sailboat Merewether, back in Australia. We tried to live on land for a bit, but felt the strong calling back to the ocean. This week we display our new p...
UNBELIEVABLE Nordic scenes
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UNBELIEVABLE Nordic scenes

Merchandise, shirts and more!!: Join our crew! New islands, new bikinis and some truly unbelievable new scenes. Another week cruising out here in the remote islands of Stockholm's archipelago, life couldn't get much better. Without a soul in sight we disconnect from the world with eve...
Isabelle’s TOP SPOT in the world
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Isabelle’s TOP SPOT in the world

Merchandise, shirts and more!!: Join our crew! Another week of summer and a proper sail into the outer archipelago of Stockholm. Isabelle shows off her home country in all its glory. We take the family sailboat and head far out to see what life is like within the thousands of islands of this am...
Getting down on one knee FINALLY
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Getting down on one knee FINALLY

Merchandise, shirts and more!!: Join our crew! After many years of sailing the world theres always one big question that hasn't been asked between us and in this episode that question finally comes out and we're excited to share this personal part of our lives with you all. Not to men...
NEW ADVENTURES on the horizon!
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NEW ADVENTURES on the horizon!

Merchandise, shirts and more!!: We're BACK! Yes, after a year off the old youtube we've decided to pick the camera back up and it's not without HUGE news. This week we go through some of the future plans we have on Sailing Merewether. We've taken on two of the major oceans arou...
We BEACHED our SAILBOAT
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We BEACHED our SAILBOAT

Join our crew! #129 Welcome back!! This episode we share with you what we have been doing since arriving in Australia a couple of months ago. It's with a little heavy heart we announce that our beloved home is for sale, and that we have now moved out of her and onto land. Everything has its ...
WE MADE IT HOME!!!
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WE MADE IT HOME!!!

Join our crew! #128 WE MADE IT! 14 000Nm, 21 countries, two oceans and 3 years later. We finally pull into Kieran’s and our boats home town. We bring Merewether home to Merewether. An amazing welcome by Kieran’s friends and family awaits us as we sail into port. We get a bit teared eyed as it slo...
Noumea is NOT what we expected…
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Noumea is NOT what we expected…

Join our crew! #127 Arriving in Noumea last week tired and cranky, we finally get some much needed sleep in the calm anchorage. We explore a bit of the island capital, but we are not impressed. However we only really have one thing on our mind, Australia. After filling up Merewether with food, wa...
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