Sailing Parlay Revival Archive – Page 2

After sailing all the way to Rio Dulce, in Guatemala, this Hurricane damaged catamaran finally gets hauled out a year and a half after Irma, to get repaired properly once a for all. The boys waste no time getting covered in fibreglass dust, and have a huge...

In this episode we continue to tear the boat apart as we find more and more rotten and wet balsa core. We work step by step following our supervisors instructions, to slowly attack one section of the boat at a time... SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged 2012...

In this episode the boys start fairing this particular section of the hull of Parlay, using gelcoat mixed with polyester resin and cabosil filler. This then has to be sanded with long boards to keep the shape of the hull. But we keep at it, with a smile on...

In this episode you get an in depth look at the issues we have been facing with our hurricane damaged catamaran (2012 Lagoon 450). What appears to be fairly minor surface damage turns out to be rotten, wet, balsa core, and it ALL has to come out. You can s...

In this episode we give you a bit more for close up look at the interaction between the crew, and Colin opens up about what it means to have his 2 friends helping him out in the shipyard. They use up all of their balsa core, so they switch to honeycomb whi...

After working full time for 5 weeks straight on our hurricane damaged catamaran, grinding fibreglass in the Guatemalan heat, we take a well deserved boys trip to El Tunco, in El Salvador, where we make a bunch of new friends and surf local spots Bocana, Bo...

The boys start to gelcoat their hurricane damaged lagoon 450 this week as the fairing process begins. They also find time to cruise up the Rio Dulce in Guatemala with friends, and welcome 2 new crew members into the team. SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged ...

Deciding to cook a 120lbs pig for the non profit organisation called Casa Guatemala, meant we had a big task on our hands. We managed to feed over 100 people here in Rio Dulce, and raised a few hundred dollars for the charity, which goes quite a long way h...

To go into the draw to win the 5 day sail with us checkout https://www.patreon.com/parlayrevival. To buy some merchandise go to www.parlayrevival.com! In this episode we continue fixing our hurricane damaged boat in Guatemala, where we find an unexpec...

In this episode I explain some of the things involved with working in the Superyacht industry, in particular, the engineering department. To learn more about superyacht salaries go to: https://www.superyachtcrewagency.com/media/15390/salary-guidelines-2019...

In this episode we make a non-skid mold to re-make our sugar scoop steps on our Lagoon 450 hurricane damaged catamaran. We also announce the winner of our Patreon free sail competition in Panama, and get one step closer to being able to spray the entire hu...

SV Parlay finally gets a fresh layer of gelcoat in Guatemala! All of her scars from Hurricane Irma slowly get covered up, and she starts to look like a new boat again! We will take a break for a week before getting back into the weekly episodes next year...

In this episode Captain Colin gets an incredible surprise visit from his sister Monica for his birthday! But the show must go on, as they tackle job after job on their hurricane damaged catamaran to prepare for splashing the boat in the next few weeks. SV...

In this episode we show how we upgraded our SD50 sail drives on our Lagoon 450 to alleviate the problem of the slipping cone clutch, which is an extremely common issue with these saildrives. Also, on our way into Rio Dulce, Guatemala, the sail drive develo...

We get a bunch of jobs done in this episode including installing underwater lights, unblocking bilge pumps, replacing sail drive lower seals, color matching gelcoat, then finally spraying the transom of Parlay. We are scheduled to launch her in just over a...

Exactly one week from launch Parlay gets some last minute jobs done as she prepares to be splashed. We primer and antifoul her hull, re-bed some windows, shim out rudder bearings amongst many other jobs required in her final week... SV Parlay is a hurrica...

The episode all you wonderful followers have been waiting for! After 7 months on the hard, Parlay finally gets splashed! The launch was extremely successful, but then a seized windlass stops all plans of leaving Guatemala, as we strive to overcome the prob...

You can see the excitement levels after a 7 month rebuild in Rio Dulce Guatemala, as the boys finally get to set sail into the Caribbean Sea. Colin talks about what it was like to do the refit in Guatemala, and you can get a real sense of satisfaction for ...

The blue hole in Belize is a 125m hole in the reef, 300m wide, in the atoll called lighthouse reef. It is a national park, but we manage to stay inside the blue hole overnight, and miraculously have it completely to ourselves. We SCUBA and free dive our wa...

In this episode we leave the great blue hole and find a great little fishing spot on the outside of the reef. We have a nice meal of lobsters, crab and lion fish before we have an epic sail to Cay caulker, where we let our hair down for a couple of days......

In this episode, Parlay gets a beating as she sails into the trade winds to Cayman Islands from Belize, via Mexico. But the crew remain in high spirits despite going through 2.5m seas straight on the nose with 30knot winds. SV Parlay is a hurricane damage...

This episode is full of drama as we explore the incredible Cayman Islands... The captains sister gets pneumonia after our tough sail there, then Colin tears a chunk out of his index finger, but that doesn't stop them from having a great time, swimming with...

Crew on a catamaran explain the current situation with the Coronavirus in Panama, and how they feel that being on a boat in the Pacific is the safest place for them to be. They have 6 months worth of food, so are prepared to sail straight out into the Ocea...

In this episode we take the risky sail from Cayman Islands, to Panama, through the pirate waters off the coast of Honduras and Nicaragua. Friends of ours have even been chased here, but scared them off with their gun. We do not carry arms so took a more co...

A lot of people ask if it was worth buying a hurricane damaged boat. That is obviously a loaded question, but in this episode the crew have a deep and meaningful chat on this subject, and whether they feel like it was worth it or not, considering the time ...

The crew of this catamaran go completely off the grid in this episode, and end up in a remote indigenous community in the deep jungle of Panama. They sail around the islands finding absolute paradise, white sandy beaches as far as the eye can see.... SV P...

In this episode we show you how we installed our new trampoline nets from Multihull nets in Tampa, Florida. We then do a charity sail for "Sirenas de Bocas", a non profit organization in Bocas Del Toro, Panama, which empowers young women, giving them oppor...

In this episode we race in the 2nd annual regatta in Bocas Del Toro, Panama. Youtube channel Sailing Project Atticus join us for the day as we race our 45ft catamaran with 26 other boats. We then tie up to a real life pirate ship for the after party! Check...

The crew living on a 45ft Catamaran reveal what it is like to live on the ocean. They discuss friendship, family and even love on board! The crew then set sail towards the Panama Canal, and prepare for the huge transit through the canal and into the Pacifi...

The crew of a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran finally take their boat from the Caribbean into the Pacific ocean! This episode describes everything you need to know about transiting through the canal, including expenses and line handler details. SV ...

The crew of a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran get an incredible time-lapse of the transit through the Panama Canal. For our full Panama Canal episode go to: https://youtu.be/OjMfrBHS1XI SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged 2012 Lagoon 450 Catamaran b...

The corona virus has meant that we are stranded in some remote islands in Panama, waiting for some borders to open up. The pandemic has affected absolutely everyone, but we made this birthday tribute to highlight some of the laughs and good times we have h...

The crew of a hurricane damaged catamaran provision to cross the Pacific Ocean. After transiting the Panama Canal, they prepare to leave the city and go into complete isolation in the Pacific Ocean. They plan to sail up to Costa Rica to pick up some crew, ...

The boys go on an epic mission surfing and fishing up the wild pacific coast of Panama on a hurricane damaged catamaran! They also bump into old friends in a remote anchorage, so they sail up the coast together, having a friendly race between 2 catamarans ...

The crew of a hurricane damaged catamaran sail up the wild pacific coast of Panama, in search of adventure. What they find, is more than they could have ever imagined. A 8-10 meter whale shark swims right under their dinghy, and they hop in for one of thei...

This is the episode where we show exactly what happened the day things started shutting down in Panama. We had crew all over the place, and borders were closing at a rapid rate due to Covid-19. Most of the crew get back to the boat but we had to leave some...