Sailing Parlay Revival Archive – Page 8

Get a ticket to our homecoming in Auckland here! https://rayc.co.nz/event/parlay-party/#tribe-tickets__tickets-form 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...

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...

If you would like to give a little to Herve, I've asked him to make the following gofundme page... https://www.gofundme.com/f/37guf37s60?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_cp_guide_do&member=30896609 In this episode I sail...

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...

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...

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...

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...

If you'd like to consider becoming a patreon, you can check it out below! https://www.patreon.com/parlayrevival 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 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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

We have an awesome episode this week as we take on the 800 mile sail from the Cook Islands to Tonga. We hit 4 meter seas and 30 knots of wind as we cruise straight past the Island of Niue, and end up very relieved in the Vava'u group of islands in the king...

If you'd like to give a little to Alex and Yvette on SV Blue Beryl, you can do so here! https://www.gofundme.com/f/dismasted-in-the-pacific-ocean In this episode we interview SV Blue Beryl, who lost their mast 1000 miles off the coast of Galapagos, headi...

Here is the link to buy a bag if you want one! https://www.precisionsailloft.com/charity-duffel-bag/ We have an emotional episode this week as we say goodbye to Don, our oldest crew member we have ever had, at a ripe old age of 70! We also officially mak...

As we reached 300k on YouTube, we celebrate by letting Louis Anderson, former New Zealand rugby league international, to send me flying off our dive board! SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has sta...

Huge episode this week as we leave Tonga to sail over 1000 miles to New Zealand! We manage to stop at Minerva reef, which is a submerged atoll in the middle of the south Pacific ocean, and possibly one for the coolest places we have ever been! SV Parlay i...

In this episode we suddenly have to leave Minerva reef, and try to outrun a cyclone that has formed around Fiji, and is heading straight towards us. Our only option is to sail to New Zealand and hope for the best. In the meantime, the crew open up about wh...

The final part to our sailing to New Zealand series is complete! Been a very long time coming. Thank you all for following the journey! SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has started sailing around ...

Very emotional episode as we sail in a convoy into Auckland, where I grew up. We get a traditional Maori welcome, called a powhiri, and a mind blowing 500 people were in attendance, which raised a bunch of money for a kids charity at Akarana Marine center ...

So stoked to be doing a giveaway with Sail GP! If you’re near Christchurch, New Zealand, come hang!

This monster of an episode took so many people to be able to make. Thanks to all of my friends for the photos and footage from our hurricane Irma days: Tara Jeffcoat - Salvage photos Bobo Cogswell (BVI yacht sales) - Irma pics and videos Tommy Costanza -...

To join us on Patreon and get exclusive content and a chance to come sailing with us click here! https://www.patreon.com/parlayrevival Pretty wild episode this week as we pull off a 6 day patreon event in Auckland, New Zealand with 50 patrons from all rou...

In this episode we leave Auckland, New Zealand to start our circumnavigation, when disaster strikes, and our bow completely tears away from the hull on the bow. It leaves us uncertain about our future plans... SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 c...

In this episode we continue to grind fiberglass inside the forepeak of the boat where the deck tore away from the hull, which is NEVER fun... SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has started sailing a...

This week we try sail around the northern end of New Zealand, but firstly have smoke coming out of the engine room, then we hear a knocking noise coming out of he Saildrive, which puts a halt on the entire New Zealand Circumnavigation! 00:00 Introduction 0...

After having the deck of the bow rip clean off the hull, things go from bad to worse as we develop a very concerning knocking noise inside the Saildrive. It's so bad that we end up having to do an emergency haul out.... SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged La...

00:00 Introduction 01:33 SD60 upgrade 06:50 Test in shipyard 07:39 Replacing depth transducer 10:49 Installing prop shaft 14:25 Splashing the boat 16:33 I screwed up! 18:49 Sea trial 23:04 Jamie comes back! We continue to upgrade the SD50 to the S...

After having the deck rip off the bow, Colin posts on Facebook to warn other lagoon owners of what happened, and a few trolls come out of the woodwork which leaves Colin frustrated as he goes on a rant... SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catama...