Boat life is not all sunshine, rainbows and endless beaches. During rainy season in the Caribbean, it often gets.. well, rainy! We show what it's really like to live aboard a sailboat full time - even on the stormy days!
It differs a lot from being back o...
We’ve made many mistakes since day 1 and are still making (and sharing) them to this day… possibly more so than any other sailing channel! So we’ve put together our top 6 lessons that we’ve learnt from new boat owners to three years down the track....
Installing a Serpentine belt on a Balmar-6 series 100 Amp alternator and a Dinghy Repair for good measure!
After our brief stay in the marina we noticed we were pretty deficient in quality docking lines so we decided it was high time to upgrade our ragge...
Last year in St Martin we began the process of Re-Rigging our sailboat in preparation for crossing to Bermuda. We did all of the work ourselves and used Sta-lok fittings on the lower ends of the stays once they were cut to length. At the time we could only...
The sailboat cruising lifestyle is often described as a dream and in a great many ways, it is. What we gain in freedom however, we give up in convenience. So when mail time comes, it’s usually a build up of 6 months worth of of packages and two very exci...
In this weeks Q&A we answer the following questions:
1.56 - How is our countertop holding up?
3.39 - How many times have we hit our head on our bimini bolts?
5.11 - Why did we not buy a boat in Australia?
7.14 - Do we ever come across shipping contain...
In this weeks episode we go through some stereotypical Sailboat maintenance shenanigans, and by this we mean, trying to fix something and end up breaking it. Unfortunately for us we discovered the repair had not worked at a very inopportune moment, under s...
This week we left beautiful Saline island on the east coast of Carriacou bound for Tyrell Bay. While hauling anchor, I had a mishap while on anchor duty and had to get saved by Adam.
We anchored for a few days to catch a weather window that was perfect fo...
Time stamps below for your convenience
01:24 What is that weather station you have?
04:15 Whats the deal with toilets on yachts
10:10 Should I go out and buy a new anchor?
13:35 Are you guys planning to sail to the Pacific?
19:05 Are you guys ever co...
In this episode we got yet another taste of boat life at it finest! We finally made the journey to Saline island off the coast of Carriacou, Grenada and it did not disappoint! We had sailed passed this island at least 5 times during our time in Grenada. Al...
We cover a few questions in this week's Q&A:
00.45 - How do you find good internet while sailing the Caribbean?
2.33 - Have we upped our camera game?
4.09 - If we had just enough cash, what fun and seaworthy projects would we do on the boat?
6.43 - Ho...
We’ve been back in the water a few days but have only gone for a race on Adrianna1, so it’s time to get some water flowing under the hull and hoist the sails again.
We left from Tyrell bay in Carriacou to Anse la Roche, an anchorage on the northern si...
After splashing back in the water from a recent haul out, we decide that our cutlass bearing replacement has solved our strange underwater noise problem that we were having.
The next day, overdue for some fun, we take part in a Cruisers Regatta. Put toget...
After having the boat on the hard for over a week, Adam gets offered to be crew in a local regatta so takes a break from boat work for the day.
After getting to the regatta he doesn't find a spot on a racing boat but does manage to make his way onto the o...
In this weeks episode we obviously hauled our boat assuming that if it Tropical Storm Gonzalo was upgraded into a hurricane, we would prepared and strapped down. The weather man wasn't on top form this time and it turned into blue skies and a mild 10 knot...
We left the beautiful Ronde Island to sail north to Carriacou. A few days after arriving, we arranged to catch up with a new friend, Trevor Robertson, who has many sailing accomplishments under his belt and who we have persuaded to spare his time for an in...
Well this is what boat life is meant to be like! We set off from Morne Rouge in Grenada to Rhonde Island, a remote and uninhabited island north of the mainland. After last week's cutless bearing scare (check out the video here: ) we're trying to use our en...
In this weeks episode we go through a VERY wide range of emotions! We flip flop between extreme frustration and extreme cheer and relief. Well at least Khiara was relieved... In a nutshell, we have put days and days of blood sweat and tears into getting t...
This Episode represents the more technical version of our new Fridge (the Isotherm Cruise 130 Elegance) installation. Adam really did pretty much have to tear apart my kitchen to make this massive rig fit in the counter face.
We didn't want those of you ...
We spend a few days installing our new Isotherm Cruise 130 fridge which the full installation can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9kUy-ZEoh4.
We then set about trying to fill our fridge using tips from a local fisherman that Adam has becom...
In this video we go through some great Q&A questions:
What is reefing and how do we reef on our boat?
Why we have problem with our centre cockpit boat when taking down our sails.
Whats in our emergency repair kit?
And will we take on crew in future?
...
We finally answer the big question: How much does it cost to go cruising?
We crunched the numbers from 2 years of our spending (from Jan 2018 to 1st Jan 2020) and broke down the costs of searching and buying our 1981 Tayana 42 (a blue water classic). We al...
In this Q&A we discuss a broad range of topics shown in the timestamps below. Most notable of which, we believe, was how do you get into sailing if you don't know anyone and how to get your Wife into cruising?
Time stamps - for your convenience
01...
In this weeks episode we finally put the tools down and go and have some FUN! In between bouts of bad weather we headed for the underwater statue park in Grenada and explored the sculptures. The following day we were overjoyed to hear that the delivery of ...
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