After a gorgeous and delicious tour of an organic chocolate farm, we head back to town for one final round of provisions, to complete a medical clearance and to obtain permission to exit Bocas Del Toro. It’s bitter sweet saying goodbye to our home for th...
After spending a week getting Atticus ready to leave Bocas Del Toro and dealing with some crazy weather blowing through the anchorage, we set sail to one last remote anchorage. On the way, disaster strikes...
Atticus is a 30 foot Allied Seawind Ketch buil...
Even though it’s statistically unlikely to experience piracy at anchor or to be held up at gunpoint on our sailboat, crime against sailors is a reality and does happen to unlucky sailors all around the world. As we explore new places, how do we decide wh...
Before sailing thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean and beyond, we need to make sure we have all of the sails that we need for the crossing and for exploring the Paciffic Islands. In this episode we go over some problems we’ve been having with our...
After a week of setbacks, we finally receive all of the new parts in the mail to push forward with our outboard repair. We run into a couple of setbacks, but ultimately learn some great lessons, and manage to get Little Shit II/the Deuce back out on the wa...
This week we realize that fixing our outboard engine might be more complicated than we originally thought, so we spend days researching how to proceed. Then when we attempt to install our Furlex roller furling unit from Selden, we realize that we messed up...
After spending two months off grid, we’re finally ready to dig back into projects, do our laundry, take hot showers, and re-assimilate back into civilization. We head back to Bocas Marina where we have a big shipment of gear and materials waiting for us ...
We do some dinghy exploring, snorkeling, and spearfishing in our favorite off grid anchorage in Bocas Del Toro, Panama. While cut off from civilization, our drinking water gets contaminated so we troubleshoot a solution. Finally, we talk about what’s nex...
We spend a day sailing in perfect conditions to reach our favorite anchorage, where we drop the hook and settle in to enjoy the simple pleasures of sailboat life. We meet some local kids who take us on a wild hike into the jungle, but we have no idea what ...
Off grid sailboat life can have its challenges like tackling a plumbing disaster in the middle of nowhere and crossing our fingers that we have the right spare parts onboard, or keeping our provisions topped up so that we don’t run out of food, but it a...
They say you should never sail on a schedule, but juggling off-grid sailing and a YouTube channel means that we have to be extra regimented to make sure we’re able to maintain our weekly videos. This week we leave one of our favorite anchorages yet to r...
One of the most surprising aspects of living on our 30 foot sailboat and sailing off-grid as often as possible is the amount of time it takes to do even the simplest tasks like washing our dishes. In this episode we go through our pre-departure routine con...
Ever wondered what it’s like to live a life surrounded by the big blue? In this episode we go into the ups and downs and unexpected aspects of our salty lifestyle on the ocean as we explore a remote anchorage on our 30 foot sailboat.
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Now that our plans to cross the Pacific Ocean are put on hold for another year, our new goal is to slow down and really explore all of the nooks and crannies of the Bocas del Toro archipelago and ENJOY the small pleasures of sailboat life! In this episode ...
After working our butts off on boat projects for 8 months, AND with coronavirus disrupting everything we had planned for next year, now our short term goal is to leave civilization behind and remember why the heck we bought a sailboat in the first place.
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Panama has been very strict with it’s lockdown measures, especially for sailors. Up until now, it has been illegal to move our sailboat without explicit permission from the authorities. Recently we started hearing rumors that boat regulations are changin...
After working so hard to get Atticus ready for the Pacific crossing, we decide to take some days to simply enjoy our lifestyle... BUT our outboard breaks down, we get busted by the local police, and our bad moods culminate in a whopping argument.
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What unique challenges do we face while attempting to live and sail full time on our 30 foot sailboat? In this episode we answer this question and more as we explain the off grid systems and components of our Allied Seawind 30 sailboat. We dive into sun an...
Panama cracks down even further on it’s lock down measures, making it illegal to move any recreational boat on the caribbean coast. After inquiring further, we realize that we are able to move from the marina to an anchorage not more than 100 yards away ...
Regulations are changing daily in the fight against Coronavirus in Panama. We receive word that our shipping agent will be shut down indefinitely, so we can’t get our air filter. The Panamanian government cracks the whip with the lock-down, limiting shop...
Panama is starting to lock down and close non-essential businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic. As a result, the Panama Canal has been closed to recreational yachts, leaving us with no option but to postpone our Pacific Crossing until 2021.
So, we dec...
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After a fourteen day sprint in the boatyard, our energy reserve is dwindling and our patience is tested over and over again after facing multiple setbacks.
In this episode we install our new mast bases, the bobstay chainplate, and the mast head with some...
We’re neck deep in boat projects this week as we strengthen Atticus for the Pacific crossing. We tackle removing and reinstalling the stuffing box and cutlass bearing, cleaning up our spreader tips, reinstalling the shaft and propeller, re-aligning the e...
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