This was by far the most expensive and frustrating visa application we have ever done. Over and above the agency and visa fees, it was Car Rentals, Bus Trips and B&B's too. SIX attempts! And when we finally got it, covid happened so our visas are runni...
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This week we share a quick 5 minute engine check, which needs to be done before you start your engine. This is part of our boat life check list series for blue water cruising. We use the WOBBLE acronym for:
Water
Oil
Belts
Bilges
Leaks
Electrics
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In this video we share our 18 Point Check Last Minute Before Passage. The big day arrived! Like a proper blue water cruising captain, you have done you Annual/Month before checks, you resupplied a week before the time, yesterday you made last minute check...
A short music video, just sailing the Leopard 45 Catamaran in Big Waves on Passage to Gibraltar. We got scared by times, but Sisu just kept going with ease, which had a very calming effect on us. We did not caught the massive waves on camera and we should ...
We can officially declare that Turkey has the most amazing coastline, with spectacular anchorages and little stop overs, almost like when a person goes on a road trip and stop at all the fuel stations, and the hosts being super friendly and inviting. We v...
This week we share a 19 Point Check one day before a passage. You have done the Start of Season or Annual or One Month a Long Passage check, you have done the A Week Before Passage Check (see previous episodes if you have not done it) and you are ready to ...
This episode we share a 25 point check to do a week before a long passage. This time we focus on issues that you can solve in a week's time, but also have a checklist for shorter passages such as island hopping where you still requires night watches. We co...
Week 2 with our guests on board. We visit some more cool anchorages, and dock at what felt and looked like a Drive Thru. You literally come alongside, step off into the Restaurant, order, eat your meal and leave . . . When it's not busy, which it wasn'...
We share our daily routine and discuss future plans.
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For the first time after a hectic 28 day passage from the Canary Islands, we finally get to do some relaxing cruising. We are in Finike, Turkey, where we arranged to pick up our guests BASIE & ANSIE, from Cape Town, South Africa. They joined us on a e...
How does that saying go? "When in Rome, do like the Romans do". So when in the Med, Med Mooring comes to mind hey? We try our hand at this for the first time, and YAY, success! Apparently you must allow for at least 2 hours to properly moor, so don't hu...
This week we share the second part of the 100 point check Annually and One Month Before Passage. This is part of boat life, but one can also use this list when buying a second hand or old boat. You will still need a surveyor off course, but it will for sur...
This week we share our 100 Point Check Annually and One Month Before Passage. This is part of boat life, but one can also use this list when buying a second hand or old boat. You will still need a surveyor off course, but it will for sure give you a good e...
After a hectic cruise since before Gibraltar and to just before Tunisia, we finally hit calm seas with some DOWNWIND sailing for a change!!! What bliss. We take you on a very brief visit to Hammamet, a whole 36 hours spent there. The check in procedure w...
This was by far the most eventful cruise ever!! Last week we thought we had it rough in our first ever storm, not knowing what awaits us!! It was smooth sailing through the Straits of Gibraltar and for about 4 days thereafter, and then it all happened. We ...
So it finally happened . . . We experienced our first storm at sea 8 days into our passage from the Canary Islands to Gibraltar, on route to Turkey. What a hectic new experience and a very challenging 3 days, with very little, or rather no sleep at all. ...
Do you want to know what to do in Madeira? This week we rented a car and explore Madeira. Standing on a glass ledge 580m high on the highest cliff in Europe, Cabo Girao, and it was very scary. We also visited lava pools, not the hot ones, but the ones you ...
This week we explore Funchal surroundings, basically a walking distance from the Marina or Anchoring for that matter. We went on a hop-on-hop-off bus ride. We went on a cable car up the mountain...one way...and faced the dreadful long walk back, but with t...
This week we share our visit to Funchal Madeira, a super colorful captital city of Madeira with a rich history of explorers, fishermen, hardship, and riches! We anchored in front of São Tiago Fortress which was built in 1614. We walk the colorful streets ...
This week we share a short music video as prelude to our visit to Funchal Madeira, a super colorful captital city of Madeira with a rich history of explorers, fishermen, hardship, and riches!
Music: epidemicsound.com - I Won't Let You Down - Loving Calibe...
On arrival in Grand Canaria, we had to dodge Firefighting Planes whilst also negotiating big container ships and ferries. A raging fire had been going for over 4 days, caused by an 55 year old who was working with a Welding Machine. The blaze forced the ...
This week we got hauled out for the second time in six months for anti fouling. Sisu is getting gelcoat repairs. We used the opportunity to perform a full service on Sisu and Tippex's engines and Petro gets a change to use the Sailrite to fix our stack pac...
This week we share one year full time living aboard our catamaran. We discuss in particular, our selection of options and how we lived with our decisions from a year ago. We also touch on some issues we think Leopard could have done better.
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