After a refreshing couple of weeks with Jackson's parents in the Balearic Islands, and a few days land-based at Xanthe's parents' house in Cabo de Palos (Spain), we were back into boat life full throttle.
Two months to go until we cross the Atlantic with...
Welcome to Sardinia! We pick up two new crew members in the shape of Ben and Luke - Jackson's mates from back when he was part of the Miami University Sailing Team.
The winds were howling which meant two things for us. Jackson got to realise his dream of ...
With every long passage we learn a stack more, about ourselves, about each other, about life at sea, and first and foremost, about Little Miss Avalon. This time we learnt that motor sailing on a starboard tack is a sucky move. Oh, and that our hand pump (f...
3 days at sea for Finding Avalon as we make the crossing from Greece to Malta. Sadly the boom didn't make it :(
Luckily Malta turned out to be the best country we have been to for marine shops and a week of boat jobs surrounded by its enchanting scenery a...
We were propelled towards Zante with 46 knot winds. As much as we relished this, we did have to wise up in the end and seek refuge on the island of Kefalonia.
When we finally reached our intended destination we were completely blown away. None of us want...
A bit of the bad luck from last week sticks around and it all gets a bit too much for the crew. Thank goodness we are in the Ionian Islands of Greece as the enchanting paradise makes it all OK.
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A huge run of bad luck for Avalon. We leave for our first overnight passage and were forced to learn a series of lessons the hard way. Having to choose between heading into a thunder storm with 40 knots of breeze in irons, or ducking in to a bay and droppi...
After 6 weeks at sea, we come to understand the challenges of managing a relationship on the ocean. We thought we would give you an unmasked insight into what it's really like.
It comes with its challenges, but the flip side to this is that it brings you ...
What a place! Avalon leaves Croatia for possibly the first time in her life and heads for the Fjords of Montenegro, where me make a few awesome friends.
Thanks for watching guys. If you liked it, please give us a thumbs up and leave a lovely comment. We p...
Our best week on Avalon yet. We had heard great things about the Southern Dalmatian Islands of Croatia, but had not been prepared for how perfect they truly are.
We sailed into the famous port of Hvar and explored what lies within the city walls; then to ...
We taste FREEDOM at last! Our mission to sail the length of Croatia in 10 days begins and we can't wait to finally experience life at anchor.
We turn to each other and ask, 'Have we made it?' Still pinching ourselves that we've realised our dreams.
Thank...
Avalon's ticket to freedom has arrived and we set the sails. Man it feels good.
We also thought it was about time we answered the question so many of you have been asking. So here it is; how much money we saved for this mission, and how we did it.
We rea...
Hoisting the flag of freedom on Avalon can only mean one thing; she gets to feel the wind in her sails. Press play to watch the magical moment we make this discovery; plus a little bit of the usual adventuring and ocean worshipping around North West Croati...
We thought it was time to give you a rough overview of the trip we have been brewing up over the last three years of our lives. So here it is, in amongst dinghy adventures and a tour round the city of Pula, Croatia with our cute mate, Freyja.
Thank you fo...
Boat tour... From the water! Finally, Little Miss Av is in the water and everyone is pretty happy about it. So much so that we would like to welcome you in to our home and show you round.
A special thank you to Ruffy at Barrenjoey Marine Electrics who hel...
With the goal of getting the boat into the water and sailing as soon as possible in mind, we work with haste which results in blunders. One step forward, two steps back; the crane gets cancelled and Avalon remains on the hard stand.
We're still smiling th...
The survey report came back sort of OK-ish, but we had already quit our jobs, sold most of our possessions so we were pretty decided on just doing the adventure regardless of what the survey report said. We've been planning this trip for three years now an...
After travelling the entire length of Croatia, visiting every city on the coast apart from Dubrovnik, we saw 11 rubbish boats and 1 great one. We negotiate an offer and it get's accepted!
We've flown back to Australia now to play the waiting game. Our fut...
The search continues...
Well we certainly got to know Croatia. We drove up the entire length of the country trying to find our girl and didn't find one single bit we didn't like (because everywhere has pizza).
Thank you for watching; it means the world t...
Step 1 of our quest to sail around the world begins!
We board a plane from Australia to Croatia to find a yacht fit enough to sail around the world. Our first yacht no less.
We were warned it wouldn't be easy, and my goodness they were right. There were ...
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