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May 18, 2025
Sailing Parlay Revival – Page 6
SNEAKING ONTO A PRIVATE ISLAND off the coast of PANAMA – Episode 173
As we continue to sail up towards Costa Rica from Panama, we come across a beautiful private island in the Coiba region.... and just cant help ourselves... SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has sta...
A PRIVATE CHEF JOINS THE CREW! – Episode 174
We continue to sail around the islands of the Coiba national park, but get in trouble with the coast guard for anchoring where we shouldn't have. We then sail back to Santa Catalina to pick up 2 new crew, Callie from New Zealand, and Sara, who is a private...
PRODUCTION COMPANY FILMS ON PARLAY FOR THE DAY! – Episode 175
This week we have a really interesting experience when a production company comes on board to film a commercial promoting tourism in Panama. They bring 4 boat loads of people and some serious equipment to get the job done, and some of the crew get to "mode...
SOLID BULKHEADS AND NO HURRICANE DAMAGE, I’M JEALOUS!! – Episode – 176
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SAILING OUT OF PANAMA AFTER 2 YEARS OF REPAIRS!!! – Episode 177
The time has come for us to finally sail out of Panama and head north! It has been a grueling 2 years of repairs including bulkhead repairs and suffering lightning damage, but we manage to clear out of Boca Chica, ready to head to Costa Rica!! SV Parlay i...
MAKING THE MOST OF WET SEASON BABY!! – Episode 178
As we finally clear into Costa Rica, we get hit with the reality of it being wet season here! But the girls make the most of a bad situation, as we get settled into Bahia Golfito Marina. SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin r...
WE LET A RANDOM 14 YEAR OLD DRIVE PARLAY!! – Episode 179
After clearing in to Costa Rica, we waste no time in setting sail to Matapalo, an epic little surf spot in the southern end of the country. Here we meet Ben, a 14 year old boy who had been surfing with us, who we invited onto the boat to spend the afternoo...
BELOW DECK SAILING MINI REUNION IN LA! – Episode 180
In this episode Colin travels to Los Angeles to do a couple of podcasts with fellow below deck cast members, and also pick up a bunch of spare parts for the boat, as shipping to Costa Rica is ridiculously expensive. When back on the boat, the crew go throu...
INSPIRATIONAL TRIPLE AMPUTEE SAILING AROUND THE WORLD…
This is the story of Craig Wood, the triple amputee who lost both legs and an arm in Afghanistan, and decided not to let his disability stop him from achieving his goal, to sail around the world. If you want to follow him on instagram or Facebook, you can ...
MEET MY NEW FRIEND FROM WHITE SPOT PIRATES! – Episode 182
We meet Nike, from the YouTube channel @WhiteSpotPirates where she shows us some of the amazing things she has been doing about plastic pollution in our oceans... To follow Nike on her journey you can find her on: Youtube: @WhiteSpotPirates Instagram: @i...
WE SCREWED UP… SV DELOS TO THE RESCUE!! – Episode 183
In this we do a lot of sailing, as we head north up the coast of Costa Rica, but we forget our cruising permit (Zarpe) in Golfito where we checked in! Luckily, SV Delos weren't far behind us, to save us the long sail back to collect it!! We then go explori...
WHAT HAPPENED TO MY NAVY SEAL BUSINESS PARTNER??? – Episode 184
In this episode, my former navy seal business partner Ben shares why and how we went our separate ways as business partners... SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has started sailing around the world...
FINDING $4,250!! + crazy surf rescue caught on our drone… (Episode 185)
In this episode I make a crazy discovery which has me walking away with over $4k cash! But we then sail to Witches rock, Costa Rica, where one of our crew has a very scary incident in the surf, which was a sturdy reminder for all of us to NEVER underestima...
We have NEVER done this on the boat before!! – Episode 186
We have an exciting episode this week as we do something we have never done before on the boat! This got the whole crew excited so we invited everyone around for a big boat party here in Costa Rica.... SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran...
WHAT A FREAKIN DISASTER!!! Boat flips in big surf – Episode 187
Disaster strikes as our buddy boat flips their dinghy in big surf at Ollie's point in Costa Rica. It has a center console, and a 30Hp 4-stroke outboard, so flipping it and getting the motor going again is no easy task... Plus later that evening we go to a ...
CRAZY OFFSHORE SAILING EXPERIENCE FOR THE CREW 😲 – Episode 188
A last minute decision means I will have to leave the boat in Costa Rica. So we go for one last sail, and what an extreme sail it was!! SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has started sailing around ...
MY TRIP HOME TO NEW ZEALAND!! – Part 1 – Episode 189
After a last minute decision to go home to New Zealand after being away for 6 years, I finally get to spend some time with friends and family. This 2 part series gives you a sneak peek into my childhood and upbringing! SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged La...
Family living completely OFF-GRID on REMOTE ISLAND! – (Episode 190)
Great barrier island is part of New Zealand but lies 60 nautical miles off the coast of Auckland. There is no power grid there so everyone has to either run generators or use some sort of renewable power source... SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 4...
Popularity contest – BELOW DECK STAR vs YOUTUBE LEGEND! – (Episode 191)
We go to the Newport International boat show and invite Daisy Kelliher from Below Deck sailing along with us and end up being in a hilarious popularity contest between Jamie and Daisy about who has more fans than the other! Thanks to @TotalBoat for organi...
We have been STRUCK by lightning AGAIN!!! – (Episode 192)
We have been struck by lightning for the second time in 2 years. Costa Rica is renown for its lighting in wet season, and sure enough, 3 boats got struck on this fateful night. The first time we got struck was in Panama 2 wet seasons ago, so the boat has h...
THE AFTERMATH: STRUCK BY LIGHTNING IN COSTA RICA… (Episode 193)
We got struck for the second time in 2 years during wet season in Costa Rica. We lost all navigation equipment and also most of the Victron gear is now toast. But chief engineer Colin Trouble shoots the systems slowly, to get to the bottom of the total dam...
These CRAZY GIRLS are a BAD INFLUENCE! – (Episode 194)
We continue to try troubleshoot the damage from our second lightning strike, but our 2 friends come and distract us from doing our work! Not that we complained because we always feel like its important to have a little fun while working on the boat, but no...
THIS COULD POTENTIALLY SINK THE BOAT! – (Episode 195)
This is the final few days of the lightning damage refit in Costa Rica, as we get ready topsail 2500 miles north to the top end of Mexico, before sailing across the pacific ocean to New Zealand. SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which...
BEHIND THE SCENES: THE TRUTH BEHIND BELOW DECK SAILING!
This is the first ever behind the scenes episode of below deck where I interview every cast member about their experiences on the show, and also some of the production team about what its like behind the scenes of below deck sailing. We talk about what it ...
Parlay Revival in Miami!
We are going to be part of the @miamiboatshow from Thursday-Saturday this week! We will be at the @raymarine @battlebornbatteries @ultra_marine_anchoring @highfieldboats @selden_mast @velaboatworks @ugowear booths at various times, as well as a 2 hour slot...
The boys wreaking HAVOC in ANNAPOLIS! – (Episode 197)
The Parlay revival had an awesome time at the Annapolis boat show, and Colin invited his good friend Chef Marcos Spaziani to join in the festivities, so its a little below deck reunion at the boat show! SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamara...
HURRICANE DAMAGED CATAMARAN getting SMASHED by the elements! – (Episode 198)
In this episode we sail 230 miles into the wind and sea almost the entire length of Costa Rica, with no auto pilot because of the lightning strike!! SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has started sa...
ALL ALONE and NAKED on my yacht! – (Episode 199)
It is our final few days in Costa Rica, and all the crew go for one last night out in Coco beach, leaving the captain all alone to be as free as a bird! SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has starte...
A CREW THAT SHOWERS TOGETHER, STAYS TOGETHER!! – Episode 200!!
We FINALLY clear out of Costa Rica and sail up towards Nicaragua, where Colin has a small lot of land tucked away in a small surf town paradise. And as usual the crew have a LOT of fun along the way, including surf, pranks, and rain showers! SV Parlay is ...
THIS COULD’VE ENDED IN DISASTER FOR THE GIRLS… (Episode 201)
We try something different for Lattitudes and attitudes magazine, but on second thought realize that it was pretty dangerous for the girls...if you want to see the cover shot they ended up choosing go here: http://latsatts.com/online-magazine/ SV Parlay i...
HOW WE PASS THE TIME WHEN THERE IS NO WIND!! – (Episode 202)
The crew score some EPIC surf in Nicaragua before setting sail to Honduras, but boredom kicks in and the crew decide to jazz things up a little! SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has started sailin...
ROPE CAUGHT ROUND MY PROP IN MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN… ( Episode 203)
We sail from Honduras to Mexico on the pacific side, and have a 6 day passage across the infamous Tehunatepec bay, where winds are renown as being the worst in the whole area. Along the way we pick up a line in the propeller in 16,000 ft of water, so the c...
WHY OUR CATAMARAN GOT DETAINED BY CUSTOMS FOR 4 DAYS… (Episode 204)
We finally make it to Huatulco, Mexico, and attempt to clear into the country, but are completely oblivious to to the local laws which got us unexpectedly in a spot of bother... SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt wi...
RISKING OUR LIVES to rescue ENTANGLED WHALE!! (Episode 205)
As we sailed we sailed north up the pacific coast of Mexico, we came across an injured whale with a line wrapped around its body, so jumped in to try and save it... SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends an...