Would you E-Foil in Piranha invested waters?? Well it surely was a very quick way of learning, trying to get onto that board as quick as possible. We had an amazing time in Suriname, from interacting with Sloths, to exploring the Jungle and chasing snakes...
Come and explore the Jungle with us, we had so much fun in Suriname, never knew there was so much excitement in a JUNGLE.
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We finally reached SURINAME. Entering a muddy Piranha infested river, with high currents against us. Took us a good 8 hours to reach our destination, negotiating a humongous bridge and huge floating islands.
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This week we share some practical tips how to leave the docks with a catamaran.
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If you watched our previous episode, you will recall that this passage to the Amazon Jungle in Suriname, was by far the worst we've experienced. Our rigging took a serious beating, and on top of that, what is a passage without something breaking LOL
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We have sailed through a couple of hectic storms already, but this was by far the worst, most uncomfortable sail ever. Storms lasts a couple of hours, but this was like 5 days 24 hours a day, of non stop, tiresome bumpy sailing. We just could not get Sisu ...
What was supposed to be a momentous occasion, Frik checking into his 100th country!!!! turned out to be such a disappointment. Lots of factors involved, our South African Passports (commonly known as the Green Mamba), countries closing their borders due ...
While the cat's away, the mouse will play . . . . . Petro went for her first solo sail!! It was also the first time Sisu went on a mooring ball, so lots of firsts to be had this week. We also share how we prepared Sisu when we left for South Africa
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It is quite scary when you dive a wreck and the skies are clear blue, but when you look again, you're in the middle of a squall. This week we sail up the eastern coast of Antigua, where you will find lovely anchor spots with long beaches. Due to covid we ...
When there are Coral Reefs all around and your anchor spot is smack bang in the middle of it, you turn on all your navigation equipment AND keep your eyes peeled . . . . Oh and did I mention, in very shallow waters too . . . .
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This week we will be starting with the Theory of Docking in the series of how to sail a catamaran. Granted, we knew absolute nothing about boats when we moved onto Sisu and two months later we sailed away from South Africa. Now, after more than 22,000nm, 8...
We KNEW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about sailing, and here we are, more than 20 000 miles later, in the CARIBBEAN. We crossed a couple of latitudes on the way, dodged a couple of storms, landed up in a couple of storms, and enjoyed awesome sailing. If we can do it...
We cheered the ladies winning team of the Talisker Atlantic Challenge Race as they reached the finish line after rowing for 42 days across the Atlantic. And a couple of days later we rescued another rowing team, the Atlantic Bash, as they had a faulty dag...
So we finally crossed the Atlantic Ocean after 22 days of sailing and arrived at Antigua, in the Caribbean, where we bump into SV La Vagabonde.
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With all the commotion going on regarding faulty bulkheads, we decided to check Sisu's bulkheads. Petro is all alone on board in hurricane season and zone, will it be safe for her to sail to safety should a hurricane approach?
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Christmas in JULY!!!! Nooo. Come along and join us on Part 2 of our crossing the mighty Atlantic Ocean. We had a very naughty and wonderful Xmas in the middle of nowhere, what an incredible experience!
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Come along and join us on this momentous occasion as we cross the mighty Atlantic Ocean. AND we got to catch some fish, imagine that!!!!
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Big reveal, what new sails did we get? What exciting times getting Sisu in Ship Shape condition in preparation for the BIG ATLANTIC CROSSING! We get hauled out for the third time, went e-scootering around Lanzarote and celebrated Petro's birthday.
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What happens when you fall over board mid Atlantic with a Spinlock Life Vest on? You bought a Spinlock Harnass and a Man Over Board device with DSC and AIS and now what? In this video I will show you how to configure the Mob Device, how to test it, how to ...
This week we don't have a video for you guys, so sorry!!! Here's just a little update with where we are REALTIME, and why no video this week . . . Check out our earlier videos, https://youtu.be/ZIwN1aSApdY
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Careful what you wish for!!!! Downwind sailing proves to be quite exciting. Join us on our passage to the Canaries, and wait for it . . . . . we caught TWO fish !!!!!
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We are now entering the preparation stages for our Atlantic crossing to the Caribbean, getting Sisu sorted out and fixing things.
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OK so we were "sailing" without sails for a while there, but thank goodness for the excellent and quick work of Northern Sails in Valencia, it was short lived. They not only repaired our Genoa, but also serviced and repaired our Main, great job guys!!
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Some crazy hectic blows and some serious sailing in the Mediterranean!!! OMG we ripped our genoa coming around the corner just off Barcelona, and guess what?? In the middle of the night . . . .
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