NO WATER, NO FIX! | How we survive without water in the South Pacific! [RED SEAS]

• August 10, 2025 by Sailing Red Seas |
• Language: EN
• Play Time: 00:20:14
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[Ep186] What happens when your only watermaker fails… thousands of miles from civilization?
In this intense and heartwarming episode, we face our biggest emergency in 5 years of off-grid sailing — running out of water in the middle of the South Pacific. With no shops, no backup plan, and only rain and kindness to count on, we have to get creative (and fast) to survive. 💧

We share the raw reality of off-grid expedition life:
👉 DIY fixes under pressure
👉 Grateful encounters with generous islanders
👉 Inventing a water system from spare parts
👉 Festival rehearsals, cultural insights & real community spirit
👉 The bittersweet farewell to a remote paradise

This is more than a sailing vlog — it’s a story of resilience, connection, and the beautiful unpredictability of life at sea 🌴⚓

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⏱️ Chapters / Timestamps
00:00 – The Breakdown Begins
01:05 – Watermaker Disaster Explained
06:06 – Borrowing Water, Island-Style
07:30 – How to catch a bus on the ocean
09:57 – Behind the Scenes: National Festival Dance Rehearsal
12:53 – Building a Drinking Water System
16:18 – Lifting Anchor: Farewell Tongareva
17:50 – Testing our spinnaker offshore

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We're Iain and Brioni [The Reds] a couple of redheaded Scots who sold everything we own and moved halfway round the world to buy a boat that we could call home. We have a habit of finding ourselves in the most unusual circumstances, but that’s what makes life interesting! We live in search of the most remote places to live and sail so hit subscribe and join us on this adventure!

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We are Iain and Brioni, a couple from Scotland who have decided to sell everything, buy a boat and go where the wind takes us. We are the proud winners of the award for Best Emerging YouTube Channel 2023 and we share weekly episodes of our sailing travels around the world every Sunday. Living on a budget means we get creative about making our own repairs and we aim to explore the most remote parts of this beautiful world we call our home. We’re adventurous, tenacious and always up for a laugh. You can read more about us on our website www.red-seas.com and subscribe to our channel to follow the adventure. If you are inspired by any of the things we have shared, please consider joining our Patreon to allow us to keep saying yes to opportunities as they present themselves.

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NO WATER, NO FIX! | How we survive without water in the South Pacific! [RED SEAS] Locations

• Cook Islands (-21.236736,-159.777671)