While sailing though Vanuatu, we came across this massive 50m superyacht high and dry up on the reef. She had been shipwrecked during Cyclone Pam in 2015, and ever since then, it has been a struggle between owners, the government, and the local village as ...
Being co-owners of a small business has been an absolute whirlwind of ups and downs, but we have done some upgrades and wanted to give our kiwi friends an opportunity to grab a mad deal this weekend with our new brass sprayer bucket packs. Salt shark can b...
In this episode we sail to the Maskulyne islands in Vanuatu to meet up with another lagoon 450. But they ended up dragging anchor, and when they went to let out more chain, they found that it was not fastened to the boat, and they lost not only the anchor ...
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In this episode we sail to Ratua private resort in Vanuatu, where because of the bankruptcy of the airlines, not a single person is able to visit the island. Therefore, we get the entire resort to ourselves, and have a few days of incredible adventures at ...
In this episode we continue sailing through Vanuatu to Espiritu Santo island where we go diving at a place called million dollar point, where the US military dumped a million dollars of machinery into the ocean in order for the British and French to not be...
This is the final episode of our Vanuatu series, and we get up close and personal with the locals, including a baby bat we found who had fallen off its mother. We take him back to the village and give him something to eat, and he ends up making a full reco...
In this episode, we leave the safety of Vanuatu to sail through the Solomon Islands, towards Papua New Guinea. With some recent incidents of piracy in the area, we have to sail with precaution and defend ourselves against pirates, and be very careful if an...
We were sailing through the Solomon islands, when we decided to stop for a surf and explore the area. We took the dinghy to a small island, and were horrified at what we found. Tens of human skulls just being displayed out in the open, and we had no idea w...
We were sailing through the Solomon islands, when we decided to stop for a surf and explore the area. We took the dinghy to a small island, and were horrified at what we found. Tens of human skulls just being displayed out in the open, and we had no idea w...
As we sail closer and closer to the equator, the electrical storms get worse and worse. We have sailed all the way to Papua New Guinea, when a lightning storm passes directly over the boat. We have already been struck by lightning twice, so a third in this...
In this episode we try betelnut, which is a legal stimulant which is causing major issues amongst locals in Papua New Guinea. It has the highest rate of mouth cancer in the world, but is so addictive that people chew it all day long, and ent up losing thei...
Chewing betelnut is an extremely addictive habit that the majority of people in Papua New Guinea partake in. It is a strong stimulant, and can have quite a few adverse health effects long term. It is completely legal, and available every 20m down the stree...
In this episode we sail to the Hermit islands in Papua New Guinea, on our way to Indonesia. We go to take the dogs for a run on the beach, and things take a turn for the worse when I get in a tussle with a local dog in the middle of the ocean....
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In this episode we join Robert on his mission to build his first ever wooden sailboat canoe, in the remote atoll in the hermit islands. We also get onto some fiberglass work as we repair the transom of his skiff which is his main mode of transport between ...
In this episode we sail from Papua New Guinea to Indonesia, via the Ninigo islands, where we happen to arrive on the biggest day of the year! A wooden sailing canoe regatta, where the winner gets 10,000 Kina, which is around $2500 USD. Therefore the locals...
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We charter 2...
In this episode we show the highlights of some of the most luxurious catamaran on the market at the moment. Most of these cats are worth millions of dollars, and were on show at the Annapolis sailboat show. The following catamarans feature in this episode,...
In this episode we explore the island of Biak, which was a significant world war 2 battle site between the Japanese and the Allies. The Japanese were hiding out in a huge nature cave later called Goa Jepang, and when the USA found out about their hideout, ...
An "equatorial baptism", or "crossing the line" ceremony is the age old ritual performed when a sailor goes from one hemisphere to the other, at sea. This is a long held tradition, originally made popular by the British navy, in which a hazing ceremony tak...
A HUGE thank you to Sonja at the Polynesian Voyaging Society for collecting footage for us, courtesy of the PVC, Herb Kane llc, Billy Richards, Nick DeVour III, Jamies Kimo Hugho, and Barbara Holmes. Also a big thanks to Jack Thatcher who gave permission t...
In this episode we hang out with Maddix Alotis, a surfer born and raised on the infamous north shore of Hawaii, who surfed a 77ft wave at Jaws as a teenager. The footage is absolutely mind blowing! We then fly back to Parlay, where my good friend Marcos fi...
Is this the biggest wave ever ridden by a teenager? We had the pleasure of hanging out with @Maddix_Alotis for a week on the north shore of Hawaii. He’s too humble to say it but I’m pretty certain this is the biggest wave ever ridden by a teenager. Dr...
In this episode we get a boat tour with expedition drench, who dive and sail around the world with 24 crew across 2 expedition style steel ketches. We also sail from the southern to the northern hemisphere with the new crew, who have to go through a hazing...
To all the people who supported Salt shark, I'm so sorry things have turned out this way. Never in a million years did I think I would have to make a video like this. But I feel obligated to let past, present and future supporters of salt shark know where ...
In this episode we sail into Siargao, Philippines, where we were told we could go to land to clear in, but the Mayor of the municipality had different ideas. She sends the coastguard to make sure we don't step on land, so we try a different angle, and atte...
This week we sail to a remote island in the Philippines and get invited to share a meal with some locals in their village. We were very surprised when they insisted we buy some flying fish to cook on the fire. What's worse, they wanted to cook the whole fi...
In this episode we start the boat work in Cebu, Philippines, doing big refit where we are attempting to do a full enclosure around our hard top. But we get a little distracted with some exotic local food with our newest crew member, Jenny.
SV Parlay is a ...
In this episode I end up getting surgery in Cebu, Philippines, which is literally the most painful thing I have ever experienced in my life...
SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has started sailing ...
In this episode we build possibly the best invention we have ever made, a self draining toilet for the dogs. We also end up getting into detail about what it takes to build a YouTube channel, including the weekly struggle with titles and thumbnails.
SV Pa...
It's our final week in Cebu, Philippines as we wrap up our refit period, and go for a sea trial. Everything runs well, so we decide to try take the boat under all 3 of the Cebu City bridge. But it was a little too close for comfort!
SV Parlay is a hurrica...
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In this episode we breakdown how I spent $30,000 USD in 5 weeks in Cebu, Philippines. It came as quite a shock as I had lost trac...
In this episode we continue cruising through the Philippines and sail to Coron, where we find one of the most incredible places we have ever seen. And not many tourists know about it yet, so it's lucky we had a local buddy boat who had stumbled across it a...
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In this episode we invite a whole bunch of patrons onto the boat in Palawan in the Philippines, including Trevor, who has stage 4 cancer and is dete...
Its our last week in the Philippines, and our buddy boat won't let us leave without trying Balut, which is a fertilized duck egg that has been incubated for 2-3 weeks and then steamed or boiled before eating. The embryo is well developed already, which mad...
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