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Annapolis sailboat show  Selden electric furler.
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ARE WE BUYING A NEW PERFORMANCE CATAMARAN?  ANNAPOLIS BOAT SHOW TOURS – PART 1
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ARE WE BUYING A NEW PERFORMANCE CATAMARAN? ANNAPOLIS BOAT SHOW TOURS – PART 1

Is it time for a Performance Catamaran? What is the best blue water sail boat for us? Come along with us as we explore 3 performance catamarans - Balance, Outremer and Catana OC50 at the Annapolis Boat Show and beyond! We give you the pros and cons (in our opinion). Part 1 covers primarily the B...
Just another sailboat passing by in the big Atlantic Ocean. #atlanticocean #sailing ng
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You NEED a code sail on your catamaran!  #catamaransailing #leopard48catamaran
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New salon refrigerator on our Leopard48. 👌
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Adding dinghy wheels to make it easier to get our dinghy on shore.
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TOP TEN IMPROVEMENTS ON OUR LEOPARD CATAMARAN THIS SUMMER.
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TOP TEN IMPROVEMENTS ON OUR LEOPARD CATAMARAN THIS SUMMER.

When we got back from the Bahamas June, we told you about a long list of projects that we wanted to get accomplished this summer. Here's the info on the top 10 accomplished , plus there were many more smaller things we won't mention. Questions? Drop us a comment! 1. New Dinghy Wheels ...
Sailing with 30 dolphins by Kiawah and Seabrook Islands – October 18, 2025
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Sailing with 30 dolphins by Kiawah and Seabrook Islands – October 18, 2025

While sailing Saturday, we caught this dolphin pod and watched them for an hour! National Geographic would have loved this video opportunity! Tail slapping again and again - herding fish! Such an amazing thing to watch.
Sailing with 30 dolphins by Kiawah and Seabrook Island with friends!  October 18, 2025
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Sailing with 30 dolphins by Kiawah and Seabrook Island with friends! October 18, 2025

While sailing Saturday, we caught this dolphin pod and watched them for an hour! National Geographic would have loved this video opportunity! Tail slapping again and again - herding fish! Such an amazing thing to watch
What are the best ports while sailing MA & RI?
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What are the best ports while sailing MA & RI?

With summer ending faster than we would have liked, we sailed on through Massachusetts. There were too many possible stops to do everything we would have liked, so we chose: Gloucester, Marblehead/Salem, Cape Cod Canal and Cuttyhunk. Then on to Rhode Island with stops in Newport and Block Island....
TRUE CRIME: MURDER ON ISLES OF SHOALS | 16 ISLANDS
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TRUE CRIME: MURDER ON ISLES OF SHOALS | 16 ISLANDS

Sailing from Maine to New Hampshire we stopped at Isles of Shoals, approximately 6 miles off the coast. Miles of Maine Island Hiking, Rock scrambling and Shoreline exploring. Isles of Shoals, consists of 16 islands, the largest being Appledore, Star, Smuttynose, Malaga, White, Seavey, Lunging and ...
HOW TO USE A DINGHY HAUL OUT LINE FOR TIDAL ANCHORAGES – FALMOUTH | PORTLAND | FORT GORGES
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HOW TO USE A DINGHY HAUL OUT LINE FOR TIDAL ANCHORAGES – FALMOUTH | PORTLAND | FORT GORGES

In this video, we will show you how we went ashore in 12 ft tidal anchorages without getting in the cold water! It's called a Dinghy Haul Out line and we learned it at the first Maine island we visited - Jewell. We can not simply drag our dingy ashore with us. 12 ft tides mean you would pote...
MONHEGAN HIKING, 142 FT FOILING MONOHULL, HARPSWELL LOBSTERING, & 199K FOR MANANA ISLAND!
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MONHEGAN HIKING, 142 FT FOILING MONOHULL, HARPSWELL LOBSTERING, & 199K FOR MANANA ISLAND!

Monhegan Island & Harpswell - 9 miles of hiking trails, the highest ocean cliffs on the Maine coastline, a quaint village with shops, activities and lodging, seals, and a local lobster fleet. What more could you want on an isolated Maine island? Monhegan is a small, rocky island ten miles from...
MATINICUS ISLAND MAINE SAILING – MASSIVE 12 FT TIDES CHALLENGE GOING ASHORE IN THIS LOBSTER TOWN
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MATINICUS ISLAND MAINE SAILING – MASSIVE 12 FT TIDES CHALLENGE GOING ASHORE IN THIS LOBSTER TOWN

About 22 miles off shore Rockland Maine lies Matinicus Isle Plantation - the furthest island out from the coast. It is 2 miles long by a mile wide - 9 square miles of Beauty, Isolation, Independence. You need to love being alone. The population was 53 at the 2020 census. It's a 750-acre gran...
BEST ANCHORAGES IN PENOBSCOT BAY:  Rockland, Hurricane, Vinalhaven, Pulpit, The Barreds
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BEST ANCHORAGES IN PENOBSCOT BAY: Rockland, Hurricane, Vinalhaven, Pulpit, The Barreds

Penobscot Bay Maine best sailing anchorages exceeded our expectations! Maine boasts more than 4,600 islands, each with its own mystery, its own story. The question was which ones we’d have time to explore. With the help of the Cruising Club of America website and the Waterway Guide, we set our cours...
SAILING JEWELL ISLAND MAINE | EXPLORING WORLD WAR BUNKERS & TOWERS | CARETAKER’S CABIN LOBSTERS
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SAILING JEWELL ISLAND MAINE | EXPLORING WORLD WAR BUNKERS & TOWERS | CARETAKER’S CABIN LOBSTERS

Jewell Island Maine was exactly that - a jewel of a sailing anchorage. We explored World War bunkers and towers, spent an evening cooking lobsters with the Jewell Island caretaker, hiked the Maine Island trails, found Buoy Beach, Smugglers Cove and Pass, learned how to land your dinghy for 10 ft ti...
SEGUIN ISLAND MAINE LOBSTER BOAT WEDDING IN THE FOG
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SEGUIN ISLAND MAINE LOBSTER BOAT WEDDING IN THE FOG

Seguin Island Maine was our next stop, where we took photos of a sunrise wedding on a lobster boat, hiked the trails and toured the lighthouse with a rare fresnel lens still in operation. Our journey to Seguin Island from Jewell Island was just a short hop - 15 miles - on a reasonable weather da...
HOW TO SAFELY REMOVE A SNAGGED LOBSTER POT FROM YOUR RUDDER SAILING TO MAINE
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HOW TO SAFELY REMOVE A SNAGGED LOBSTER POT FROM YOUR RUDDER SAILING TO MAINE

Sail with us from Nantucket to Richmond Island - near Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Learn how to safely release a lobster pot from your rudder. And we reveal a top hike - the Richmond Island perimeter trail. When we left Nantucket, we kept saying we were going to stop here, then there, then we just ke...
HOW TO SAFELY REMOVE A SNAGGED LOBSTER POT FROM YOUR RUDDER (SAILING – NANTUCKET TO PORTLAND MAINE)
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HOW TO SAFELY REMOVE A SNAGGED LOBSTER POT FROM YOUR RUDDER (SAILING – NANTUCKET TO PORTLAND MAINE)

Sail with us from Nantucket to Richmond Island - near Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Learn how to safely release a lobster pot from your rudder. And we reveal a top hike - the Richmond Island perimeter trail. When we left Nantucket, we kept saying we were going to stop here, then there, then we just ke...
DANGEROUS WAVES IN ROCKY DUNDAS CAVES – EXUMAS BAHAMAS
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DANGEROUS WAVES IN ROCKY DUNDAS CAVES – EXUMAS BAHAMAS

Waves in Caves! Dangerous combination on our exploration of the Rocky Dundas Caves in Exuma Bahamas. We couldn’t leave our Compass Cay anchorage without exploring Rocky Dundas. Two caves, that you can only enter underneath a rock ledge await exploration. We went at low tide to make entry eas...
Thunderball Grotto snorkeling with Sharks!
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Snorkeling with Sharks and Reef fish at Thunderball Grotto – Staniel Cay Exumas.
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Snorkeling with Sharks and Reef fish at Thunderball Grotto – Staniel Cay Exumas.

A must do item at low tide in Staniel Cay. Snorkel under the reef and it opens up to a wonderful grotto, used in the famous James Bond Thunderball movie. @007 TIMELINE: 0:00 Introduction 0:30 Entering the Grotto 1:00 SHARK! LINKS: SUBSCRIBE TO CHANNEL: SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL NEWSLETTER: RE...
Gemstone pool cave hike and swim #sailing #lifeisbutadream #catamaransailing #caves
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BEST CAVE EXPLORATION IN EXUMAS :  OVEN ROCK GEMSTONE POOL CAVE – GUANA CAY SAILING
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BEST CAVE EXPLORATION IN EXUMAS : OVEN ROCK GEMSTONE POOL CAVE – GUANA CAY SAILING

While anchored at Oven Rock, our last cave exploration of the season was the Gemstone Pool Cave while sailing along Guana Cay in the Exumas Bahamas. We hiked a mile to see the pool cave. It was the BEST cave we have seen all season! From CaveAtlas.com The entrance to Oven Rock Cave is situated in...
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