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Coast Guard to the rescue – #SHORTS
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Coast Guard to the rescue – #SHORTS

Coast Guard speeding by in St. Mary's GA.
Sailing a 50 Knot Gale | Dinghy Falls off Davit | New Helm Enclosure
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Sailing a 50 Knot Gale | Dinghy Falls off Davit | New Helm Enclosure

We recently sailed from Charleston area of South Carolina to our Winter home in Port of the Islands Marina just south of Marco Island Florida. Of course, we would end up with a Gale! 50 Knot wind gusts with sustained 35-40 delayed us for 3 days. Watch the fun! TIMELINE: 0:00 - First 24 hours -...
Fourth of July 2021 with granddaughter Bea.
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Fourth of July 2021 with granddaughter Bea.

Love spending time with the granddaughter on the boat! Her favorite thing is "waking up in the morning on anchor and looking out at the beach". Mine too :-) TIMELINE: 0:00 Introduction 0:30 Paddleboard surfing 4:30 Fireworks LINKS: BLOG SITE: FACEBOOK: INSTAGRAM: VID...
St. Augustine & St. Simons Island  |  Sailing & Sightseeing
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St. Augustine & St. Simons Island | Sailing & Sightseeing

Sailing PILAR in St. Augustine & St. Simons Island | EP 55 | Blue Dot Voyages Thinking about visiting St. Augustine? Here’s a bit about our recent sailing experience in the St. Augustine area and our recommendations for your visit. TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro summary 0:47 Sailing 1:43 St Augustin...
Our fix for a broken Vitrifrigo Marine Refrigerator on our Leopard 48 – Sailing PILAR
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Our fix for a broken Vitrifrigo Marine Refrigerator on our Leopard 48 – Sailing PILAR

Our fix for a broken Vitrifrigo Marine Refrigerator on our Leopard 48 - Sailing PILAR Not so much fun when your marine refrigerator just stops working. Luckily, we had not provisioned yet, so we did not lose any food, but we did lose 2 days trying to find the right repair person who knew what the ...
St. Simons, GA to Seabrook/Kiawah Island, SC – Sailing with the Farleys | 54 | Sailing PILAR
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St. Simons, GA to Seabrook/Kiawah Island, SC – Sailing with the Farleys | 54 | Sailing PILAR

We recently sailed from St. Simons, GA to Bohicket Marina on Seabrook/ Kiawah Island, SC where we will spend the summer and fall. Trip Stats. Hours on the water: 27 Nautical Miles Covered: 171 Average speed: 6 knots Max speed: 10 knots Winds SE at 15-20 knots Waves on gulf stream: 6-8 ft. Unco...
Jekyll Island, Georgia – Sailing, Cruising, Exploring with PILAR | EP53
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Jekyll Island, Georgia – Sailing, Cruising, Exploring with PILAR | EP53

Jekyll Island, Georgia - Sailing, Cruising, Exploring with PILAR | EP53 Last November, we visited Jekyll Island while spending 6 months in the GA area around st. Simons Island. Serenity, Roseate Spoonbills, Spanish Moss covered trees, historic homes, bike paths, beaches, and marshes were ours for ...
Solar Panel Installation on Leopard 48 Catamaran | EP52
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Solar Panel Installation on Leopard 48 Catamaran | EP52

Solar Panel Installation on Leopard 48 Catamaran | EP52 Our Leopard 48 Catamaran came with several flex solar panels, which sound good on a list of boat features, in practice, did little to no good when you wanted to stay on anchor for an extended period of time. So, like all good catamaran owner...
Sail Drive Seal Leak on our Leopard48 – Fishing Line around Prop Disaster – Feb2021
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Sail Drive Seal Leak on our Leopard48 – Fishing Line around Prop Disaster – Feb2021

Captain Stephen recently noticed some milky colored oil in our sail drive, when changing out a leaky O-ring. So, back to Thunderbolt Marine in Savannah - closest place that can haul out boat out of the water. What did we find? Fishing line wrapped around the prop tightened up and cut through t...
Upgrading to Lithium Batteries from AGM on our Leopard48 Catamaran PILAR | EP51
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Upgrading to Lithium Batteries from AGM on our Leopard48 Catamaran PILAR | EP51

We replaced our AGM batteries with Relion Lithium on our Leopard48 ! Get the details on how to do it right. Well, at least we think it's right. We spent weeks on the design (in between other things in life). These were installed January 2020 and so far the results have been fantastic! Use...
Cumberland Island|Sailing Georgia Coast|Machine Guns|Dungeness Mansion|Wild Horses|PILAR|EP50
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Cumberland Island|Sailing Georgia Coast|Machine Guns|Dungeness Mansion|Wild Horses|PILAR|EP50

Cumberland Island | Sailing Georgia Coast | Machine Guns | Dungeness Mansion | Wild Horses | PILAR | EP50 Stuck in the US because of Covid, we found plenty of excitement in our recent sailing travel along the Georgia coast. Cumberland Island was recently featured in the Wall Street Journal. Our ad...
Squeaky Rudder Seizing up? – Replacing our Rudder Bushings TWICE on Blue Dot Voyages PILAR.
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Squeaky Rudder Seizing up? – Replacing our Rudder Bushings TWICE on Blue Dot Voyages PILAR.

Here is the short story on why we replaced our rudder bushings twice! When we hauled the boat at Thunderbolt Marine in Savannah in January 2020, we had planned to replace the rudder bearing in the lower rudder shaft bearing carrier since they had become loose over time which is common. The rudder...
Downwind Sailing and the MV Golden Ray in St. Simons Sound – November2020 – EP49
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Downwind Sailing and the MV Golden Ray in St. Simons Sound – November2020 – EP49

Thanksgiving began early this year as we needed to catch the wind! We left Bohicket Marina on Monday around 2 PM and caught a nice NW wind right out of the channel. After teaching our guests how to raise the main sail and fly the genoa, we decided to put up the parasailor instead! Conditions wer...
Trout Catch for Thanksgiving Dinner 2020 – #SHORTS
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Trout Catch for Thanksgiving Dinner 2020 – #SHORTS

HAPPY THANKSGIVING ALL! Our dinner today will be Fried Trout - lightly breaded with salsa. LINKS: BLOG SITE: FACEBOOK: INSTAGRAM: SEA CREATURES - DEEP SEA FISH TO COASTAL CRUSTACEANS AND MORE. VIDEO SHORTS - ALL EPISODES - Blue Dot Voyages is a Sailing Adventure Company. O...
Is our Leopard48 Catamaran Sail Drive Leaking?
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Is our Leopard48 Catamaran Sail Drive Leaking?

Find out what Stephen found on a routine engine check before sailing south for the winter. LINKS: BLOG SITE: FACEBOOK: INSTAGRAM: MORE REPAIR/MAINTENANCE VIDEOS: Blue Dot Voyages is a Sailing Adventure Company. On our Leopard48 Sailing Catamaran PILAR, we sail, fish, snorkel, scu...
Alice Cup Regatta, Matt Key Sea Burial, Gater, Fig Island, Anchor-Bridle issues-October2020-EP48
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Alice Cup Regatta, Matt Key Sea Burial, Gater, Fig Island, Anchor-Bridle issues-October2020-EP48

We Gotta Regatta - We were headed out to see a funeral on the water, when to our surprise and delight, we ran headlong into the Alice Cup Regatta by the Charleston Ocean Racing Association. This is the first regatta I have seen live and I think I’ve caught the fever! What a beautiful sight to see...
Sailing PILAR – Edisto South Carolina – Popping Shrimp – Monitoring Water Quality – EP47
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Sailing PILAR – Edisto South Carolina – Popping Shrimp – Monitoring Water Quality – EP47

Fall is one of the best times to go sailing in South Carolina. Cooler temperatures are more comfortable, but the water is still warm enough for swimming. It’s high time for Shrimp, Oysters, Blue Crabs, Stone Crabs and more. Darkness comes earlier making it a perfect time for early evening moon g...
Sailing in Savannah Georgia during Covid-19 – Winter2020 – EP44
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Sailing in Savannah Georgia during Covid-19 – Winter2020 – EP44

Sailing during the Coronavirus was not easy. We heard from many of their trouble with entering or leaving countries. Many were just stuck where they were, even if it meant the ocean. Sailors that had been off-shore when the lockdowns went into affect arrived at their next port and were turned awa...
3500 Monkeys on this Island plus Sailing Lessons for Kylee & James – Blue Dot Voyages PILAR – EP46
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3500 Monkeys on this Island plus Sailing Lessons for Kylee & James – Blue Dot Voyages PILAR – EP46

On the 4th of July weekend – 2020, we had 2 guests onboard who wanted to learn what it’s like to sail a catamaran, visit Monkey Island, AND celebrate a birthday! The evening before our sail, Kylee and James joined us – Kylee even 20 weeks pregnant – but you could barely tell. The next morning, S...
Captain Stephen has Yacht Envy!   Sport Fishing Mother Ship – Compass Rose – #SHORTS
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Captain Stephen has Yacht Envy! Sport Fishing Mother Ship – Compass Rose – #SHORTS

While recently in Savannah at Thunderbolt Marine Services, we were treated to super views of this amazing sport fishing mother ship, Compass Rose. Quite the vessel. World traveling 160 foot sport fishing luxury yacht for fishing from the flats to the blue water for trophy Tarpon, bones and bil...
15 Mahi Dolphin Fish Caught – 6 hours Sailing in Georgia Gulf Stream – EP45
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15 Mahi Dolphin Fish Caught – 6 hours Sailing in Georgia Gulf Stream – EP45

3 Guys, 15 Mahi, 6 Hours. Non-stop from 8 AM to 2 PM. Gulf Stream Georgia. All Mahi vacuum packed and frozen for consumption by us and friends. No mahi wasted. LINKS: BLOG SITE: FACEBOOK: EASTERN COAST SAILING SEA CREATURES - DEEP SEA FISH TO COASTAL CRUSTACEANS AND MORE. LONG...
Winter 2020 – 38 repairs for the Boat Yard – Sailing on Blue Dot Voyages  “Pilar” – EP43
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Winter 2020 – 38 repairs for the Boat Yard – Sailing on Blue Dot Voyages “Pilar” – EP43

We did some time in the winter of 2020...in the Boat Yard. We accomplished a TON of boat projects - some mandatory and some that we just wanted to make our eventual full time life on board as comfortable as possible for us and our guests. TIMELINE: Intro 0:00 Haul-out of our 25 foot beam catamara...
How We Pimped our Master Stateroom and Salon – on Leopard48  “Pilar” – EP42
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How We Pimped our Master Stateroom and Salon – on Leopard48 “Pilar” – EP42

Our Leopard48 has comfortable staterooms, however since we will eventually be sleeping here every night, we decided to expand our master stateroom bed to a REAL King size instead of the Queen size it was. We eliminated the V berth at the foot of the bed and now it is super comfortable! We bought a...
Summers at Bohicket – Kiawah, Seabrook, Johns Island Sailing & more – Blue Dot Voyages PILAR – EP41
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Summers at Bohicket – Kiawah, Seabrook, Johns Island Sailing & more – Blue Dot Voyages PILAR – EP41

This is the story of summer in South Carolina - serene beaches, ocean surf, sea creatures, sailing, sightseeing, long enjoyable days, and restful nights. Our home port is part of the Charleston Sea Islands - Bohicket Marina at the intersection of Kiawah, Seabrook & Johns Islands. We hope you c...
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