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First of all - an apology - we (/Xanthe) broke the GoPro so we've had to revert to the GoPro 3 for the next couple of episodes th...
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Another week in our new favourite place - the BVIs. We see Necker Island, Richard Branson's Private island on the AIS and can't r...
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First of all - an apology - we (/Xanthe) broke the GoPro so we've had to revert to the GoPro 3 for the next couple of episodes th...
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First of all - an apology - we (/Xanthe) broke the GoPro so we've had to revert to the GoPro 3 for the next couple of episodes th...
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1,000 Miles rum line from the BVIs to Panama. And the swell reverberating from the static storm off the coast of Colombia gets us...
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First of all, we would like to acknowledge the recent pirate attack in the San Blas Islands last week and the tragic loss of a Ki...
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Introducing... Alexa!
Lex will be onboard Finding Avalon for the next few months as we cover approximately 5,000 Nautical miles between Panama and Tahiti. She's a Mountain Guide in Japan so as destiny has it, the ski season reached it's end in Japan and ...
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Pollywogs no more! Join the Finding Avalon crew as we cross the equator for the first time, which gives us the right to officiall...
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Mind blown. We were warned against this part of the world for the pure reason that they would fleece us for every cent we owned. ...
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Haaaaapppy Birthday dear Jacksooooon. This is going to be a tough one to beat. We sail to one of the Galapagos Islands' more remo...
We explore a third island in the enchanted archipelago of the Galapagos and make a few friends. We are soon to learn that nobody uses their real name in this part of the world. They all have nicknames and that’s what sticks.
The issue of the sticky wind...
3,000 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean. Follow Alexa’s day and get a taste of what it’s like to spend a day far, far out to sea.
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8 days have passed on our voyage across the pacific ocean and we receive late night communication from our buddy boat, SV Gea. They are in trouble 100 miles behind us.
We turn around the ship and sail to their aid.
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3,000 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean. Follow Jackson’s day to get a taste of what it’s like to be the captain of a sailing vessel making its way across an entire ocean.
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Day 22 on Finding Avalon’s Pacific crossing through the eyes of our first mate, Xanthe. A lot has happened out here and not all of it is good.
We’re a captain down due to a medical situation at sea; the girls are exhausted from double handed sailing a...
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26 Days at sea. How would you feel? Here's a video about how it was for us. Appreciation of all things land, rivers, fresh water,...
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Pull out the chess boards and the canned soup; we are weathered in. 40 knots of breeze due to howl through this anchorage, marrie...
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After a long patch of rough weather in the remote islands of the Tuamotus, the supply ship hasn’t docked for weeks and the fishermen have been rained off meanwhile. The presence of ciguatera poisoning riddling most of ...
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Welcome to part 1 of The ULTIMATE Cruising Guide where we share all our tips and tricks which we learnt while cruising the Mediterranean. In this Video we share the pros and cons of the Mediterranean, plus tips on immigration and checking...
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Welcome back to the remote atolls of the Tuamotus, which we have no interest in ever leaving to be quite honest. This week we unearth our favourite atoll yet, Apataki.
We he...
Welcome to part 2 of The ULTIMATE Cruising Guide where we share all our tips and tricks which we learnt while cruising the Mediterranean. In this video we share the pros and cons of anchoring vs a marina, plus tips on where and when to do your inevitable b...
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After the most dee-lightful week of surfing and spearfishing with our mates in Apataki, it’s time to face the music and haul the boat out to check for damage after running her aground. Fun’s over guys.
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Welcome to part 3 of The ULTIMATE Cruising Guide where we share all our tips and tricks which we learnt while cruising the Mediterranean. In this video we share our tips on provisioning within the Med, plus tips on weather routi...
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Apataki, French Polynesia.
Life’s a beach at the most stunning boat yard that could possibly exist. We’re hard at work with prepping Finding Avalon for the next 12 months of cruising but slightly distracted by all ...
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Welcome to part 4 of The ULTIMATE Cruising Guide where we share all our tips and tricks which we learnt when leaving the Mediterranean. In this video we share our thought about leaving the comforts of the Med and venturing...
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We've been living aboard our Elan Impression 384 for 16 months now, travelled 16,000 miles; and some things have surprised us about boat life. See our blog article for a bit more depth on the m...
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Waaaaaaahhhhooooooo! Amazing what a fresh lick of bottom paint can do. Avalon is feeling pretty and races to Tahiti to mingle with the other boats with her fresh new look. So strange to be at a busy anchorage again - this...
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Our friends Ben & Joyce came to visit for a short kiteboarding holiday on Finding Avalon. Slight hitch in that plan - the Kit...
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