This week we sail from Christchurch all the way to Dunedin in the south island of New Zealand. Here we decide to do a fast, where Katie manages to not eat a single thing for 6 days! Colin and Britt do 4 days and Jamie does 3, but the challenge doesn't end ...
We sail from Dunedin to Stewart Island, and stop at Edwards Island where we happen to meet a cage diving boat. Next thing we know there are 5-7 great white sharks circling the boat, and one takes a little chunk out of our transom!
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Watch this amazing episode as we share an intense situation while sailing through Stewart Island in New Zealand where a large dive boat anchors nearby and dangerously swings towards us at night.
Join the team at Sailing Parlay Revival as they sail to the bottom of the South Island in New Zealand, exploring some of the most remote places. From the stunning Dusky Sound to Milford Sound, see what unforgettable experiences await them!
Sailing through New Zealand's Fjordland aboard Sailing Parlay Revival, they arrive at Milford Sound - often considered the most beautiful place on earth. The crew explores Sterling Falls and experiences a waterfall shower together while enduring windy and ...
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This is actually our final episode for the New Zealand circumnavigation, as we pull into Opua, but we t...
After finishing our circumnavigation of New Zealand, we literally head straight to Port Whangarei Marine Centre to haul out for the 2nd time in 2 months. We have a massive work list to complete before we head up to Fiji, then to Tonga to collect our 2 dogs...
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Cant believe this random dog did this right in front of our eyes!
SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has started sailing around the world. We found bulkhead damage on their catamaran in Panama, so h...
We sail to a remote atoll called Maupiha'a in French polynesia to help the locals build a thatch roof, and what an experience that was!!
SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has started sailing around...
Sailing through Stewart island, at the bottom of New Zealand, we came across a cage diving boat, who was chumming the water for their clients. We tied to the back of them and saw 5-7 great whites circling our boats. What happened next was CRAZY!
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We sailed to Fiordland in New Zealand and drove my boat right under a waterfall. This was one of the most beautiful places we had ever taken the boat.
SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has started ...
We make a last minute, and slightly crazy decision to haul out one more time before we clear out of New Zealand. That is 3 haul outs in 2 months!! The shipyard leave us hanging in the slings of the travel lift, and give us 24 hours before we have to go bac...
Got the big fella in the bush!
SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has started sailing around the world. We found bulkhead damage on their catamaran in Panama, so have fixed her up, and are now saili...
After an entire summer in New Zealand, and after successfully circumnavigating the country, we finally clear out of NZ and head offshore for a 1000 mile journey towards Fiji. Most of the crew have never done a passage like this, so emotions run high as we ...
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In this episode we continue our sail from New Zealand ...
Sailed to Minerva reef from New Zealand. It is a submerged atoll in the middle of nowhere, that you can sail into. It provided shelter for us for 3 days until we continued on to Fiji!
SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebu...
In this episode we explore the Minerva reefs, which are submerged atolls located in the middle of the pacific ocean. Closest to Tonga and Fiji, but it is owned by neither country. There is no land, but the reef provides good shelter for boats sailing to/fr...
After sailing 1600 miles and 12 days, we have finally arrived in Fiji, to the warmest welcome we have ever experienced! We cleared in at Vuda marina near Nadi, and the local workers all came down to the dock to sing us a traditional Fijian song on arrival....
We sailed from New Zealand to Fiji to this welcome. Bought a tear to my eye!
SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has started sailing around the world. We found bulkhead damage on their catamaran in P...
In this episode we start to explore Fiji, which is known by so many cruisers as their favorite place in the world. There are many reasons why people buy boats, but for me, it was to sail around the world surfing the best waves on our planet. And Fiji defin...
This week we continue sailing around Fiji, with some very important guests! We sail out to the Yasawa island group, and even get to swim with manta rays! But when glenn goes to give his fish a smooch, he learns that's a bad idea!
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We continue to sail around Fiji, but the ladies get a little carried away at our patreon meet up where we all go to to a floating bar then get picked up by a superyacht for a wild booze cruise!
SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which ...
This week we set sail on a 450 mile up wind journey from Fiji to Tonga, purely to collect our 2 dogs. But Fiji take their border security VERY seriously!
SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has start...
After having to leave the dogs behind in Tonga as we sailed to New Zealand to spend time with my family, we are finally back and have a very emotional meeting with our 2 dogs!!
SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt wit...
In this episode we sail from Tonga to Vanuatu, with no chance of stopping in Fiji because of the dogs. So we show you what the reality of doing a passage like this is, including the highs and the lows.
SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran...
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In this episode we make it to Vanuatu after a 1000 miles sail from Tonga. But on arrival, the Vanuatu locals ring the Fijian officials, who say that what we have done looks very suspicious. We then procee...
In this episode we hike up Mount Yasur in Vanuatu, which is an active volcano which is constantly spitting hot lava up into the air. We spent some minutes up at the crater before deciding that being there was a bad idea. The volcano felt like it could erup...
In this episode we sail to Havannah harbor in Vanuatu to meet the man who claims to be the rightful owner of the 164ft superyacht called the Blue Gold, which ended up on a reef during cyclone Pam. After 3 failed attempts, the locals prepare to drag her off...
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