We sail to Aitutaki in the Cook Islands when disaster strikes. Our buddy boat which is a 54ft Bavaria gets stuck on a reef after we were told that the channel entering the harbour had a depth of 3 meters...
SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 cata...
In this episode we sail to Bora Bora in French polynesia and see some of the incredible over water bungalows at the resorts, but some of them have a price tag of $10,000 per night...
SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebui...
In this episode we give yo ua step by step guide to building a thatch roof using only palm leaves. The island we are on is called Maupiha'a, and will be our final stop before we sail across the pacific to the next country!
SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged...
Highlights of our week at the WSL surf comp in Tahiti. Was an insane week seeing all the pro's do their thing. Full video over on our youtube channel .
SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has started...
In this episode we sail to Bora Bora in French Polynesia to witness one of the most picturesque places we have ever seen. But coming here comes with an enormous price tag, with some of the resorts costing an astounding $10,000 per night to stay at...
If y...
In this episode we sail to Teahupoo in Tahiti for the World Surf League contest where all of the best surfers in the world compete at one of the heaviest waves in the world. This was a bucket list item and an absolute dream to have my catamaran anchored ri...
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This week, 26 of our Patrons come sailing with us in Tahiti for a 3 day event, with the help of our friends on WeSail. We sail all the way to ...
In this episode we enter a regatta in Tahiti, and sail out to Moorea in a race against 25 other cruisers! There we go to a spot where we were able to swim with stingrays and sharks, and they get right up close and personal with us! We love French Polynesia...
In this episode we sail from the Tuamotu islands to Makatea island, which only has 3 mooring balls outside of it. All of them were taken but the local guide says that we can tie up to the dinghy dock. I calculate that we will have 1 foot of clearance betwe...
Pretty wild episode as Jamie and I sail to a deserted island to do a 24 hour challenge on a deserted island, but within half an hour I get attacked by fire ants, and have an allergic reaction where my face swells up, I get bumps all over my body, my ear ca...
9 years ago dad shipwrecked in French Polynesia. Almost a decade later I have taken my own hurricane damaged boat into the same atoll, to reunite with Herve, and the family who took us in all those years ago. Full video can be found here: https://youtu.be...
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In this episode I sail...
This is a behind the scenes episode of our trip to Annapolis where Colin blindly bids on upgrading the whole crew to business class, with the minimum possible offer, and actually wins! By the time he realizes this was a very expensive mistake, it was too l...
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In this episode Katie and Zoe offer to do a 48 hour liferaft challenge, in the middle of an atoll in French Polynesia. They suddenly reali...
We continue cruising around the Tuamotu islands in French Polynesia, mainly in Fakarava atoll, where we meet some locals who take us spearfishing. But it all turns to custard as Jamie ends up in Hospital.
SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catama...
Colin at Bravocon 2023 to promote below deck sailing... hanging out with captain glenn, captain Jason, Aesha Scott, Kate Chastain, Alex Propson and more!!
In this episode we sail from Raroia atoll to Fakarava, and explain the difficulties with dealing with passes in the atolls, where currents and reefs can be extremely challenging. But in Fakarava we go diving at the "Wall of sharks" appropriately named as w...
This episode addresses the classic question of which boat is faster, a catamaran or a monohull, between SV Delos and our Lagoon 450 catamaran (or Jamie 465 to be exact). There are obviously too many variables to properly answer this question, but a 450 mi...
In this episode we decide to go on a hike in French Polynesia, but I get split up from the 3 girls, and decide to let it all hang out as I make my way back towards the boat in the Marquesas islands!
SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, w...
After sailing 3000 miles across the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to the Marquesas islands, we hear about a secret 200ft waterfall buried deep inside the jungle...
SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has...
A raw and emotional account of the moment that we had been waiting for, for so many years. 2,855 nautical miles, 19 days and 10 hours at sea, we finally arrived in the Marquesas islands. It was the adventure of a lifetime, and that feeling when pulling int...
This was the moment we left Mexico headed for French Polynesia. Its kinda eerie looking back at this moment because we had no idea what was in store for us...
SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has ...
Day 5 of our pacific crossing from Mexico To French Polynesia. Loving every minute of it...
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