Who are Yvette and Darcy?

Yvette Bretz and Darcy Hinds are a Canadian-Australian couple who transitioned from a decade of DIY boat building to launching a professional charter business in the Caribbean.

What kind of boat is Supernova?

Supernova is a 62-foot Sunreef sailing catamaran, a high-performance luxury vessel optimized for commercial charters and sustainable off-grid living.

Where is Sailing Supernova currently located?

As of May 2026, the crew is operating in the Leeward Islands, specifically around St. Martin, St. Barts, and the British Virgin Islands (BVI).

What is 'Above Deck' series?

It is a new segment on their YouTube channel that documents the reality of their weekly professional charters with guests, providing a raw look at boat life as a business.

What happened to their first boat?

They originally rebuilt a 1986 Prout Quasar 50, which they sold in early 2025 to upgrade to the Sunreef 62 to facilitate their goal of running a professional charter company.

How can I book a charter on Sailing Supernova?

Charters can be booked through their official website, svsupernova.com, where they offer high-authority expedition packages in the Caribbean and beyond.

Sailing Supernova

DOUBLE ENGINE FAILURE IN GALE FORCE STORM [Ep. 7]

Raw footage of a real emergency at sea with two novice sailors. The weather forecast was wrong… very wrong. If anybody would like to contribute to help replace what we lost it would be very kind of you. The link above will take you to our PayPal page where you can contribute any amount you wan...

Sep 22, 2023
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:27:39

Sailing Supernova

ROOKIE SAILORS TAKE ON THE LAST FRONTIER [Ep. 6]

This week we headed further North into Alaska and realized just why it is known as the Last Frontier. Beautiful scenery, isolated anchorages, abundant wildlife and snow capped mountains. We hope you enjoy watching this video, as much as we are enjoying our time in this beautiful part of the world....

Sep 15, 2023
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:15

Sailing Supernova

SAILING A 50FT CATAMARAN THROUGH ICEBERGS! [Ep. 5]

This week was seriously epic! Glaciers and bad decisions!! We had some pretty intense moments this week and made one huge mistake (that we will never repeat). But all in all, we saw some of the best Alaska has to offer. Darcy is STILL looking for advice on where/how to catch a halibut. So if you ...

Sep 08, 2023
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:28:33

Sailing Supernova

SAILING ALASKA… BIG FISH… BIGGER WHALES! [Ep. 4]

Unreal Alaska sailing adventure! During the two year boat refit when we were up all night with endless boat jobs we were able to keep going by remembering why we were doing this… dreams of catching our own fish, beach fires under the moon, sailing amongst dolphins and whales, glorious sunsets. We a...

Sep 01, 2023
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:24:16

Sailing Supernova

DEADLY SURPRISE ON THE WAY TO ALASKA [Ep. 3]

Who would leave this on a boat?! Lucky we found it before the border guards. New country, new problems. It’s a good thing the border guards were nice. Great places and new faces. This was an amazing week aboard Supernova. We tick off a major goal from our bucket list… ALASKA! It was a wild ride a...

Aug 25, 2023
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:22:19

Sailing Supernova

SAILING TO PARADISE AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD [Ep. 2]

Our first ocean crossing was harder than expected, but it was worth it in the end. In this episode we go to Desolation Sound and make stops at northern Vancouver Island (Campbell River, Port Neville and Port McNeill). We then complete our first attempt at a night time open ocean crossing to reach t...

Aug 18, 2023
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:57

Sailing Supernova

How we ended up sailing around the world ⛵ #shorts

Watch our full refit video at - or subscribe to us ( @sailing.supernova ) to see our real time weekly travel/sailing/adventure videos. We are a couple, from 'Sailing Supernova', and have just finished the refit of our old catamaran and set sail to circumnavigate the world, stopping at re...

Aug 18, 2023
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:26

Sailing Supernova

2 YEAR REBUILD OF OLD 50 FOOT CATAMARAN INTO A MODERN BLUEWATER CRUISER – FULL REFIT! [Ep. 1]

See our big old catamaran go from rotting at the dock to world sailing yacht! We are Yvette and Darcy, we post weekly real time videos of our around the world sailing adventure. When we say real time, we mean it! You will see everything that we did in the last week. Videos will be released every ...

Aug 11, 2023
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:58:43

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Watch Sailing Supernova's Latest Videos

DOUBLE ENGINE FAILURE IN GALE FORCE STORM [Ep. 7]

ROOKIE SAILORS TAKE ON THE LAST FRONTIER [Ep. 6]

SAILING A 50FT CATAMARAN THROUGH ICEBERGS! [Ep. 5]

SAILING ALASKA… BIG FISH… BIGGER WHALES! [Ep. 4]

DEADLY SURPRISE ON THE WAY TO ALASKA [Ep. 3]

SAILING TO PARADISE AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD [Ep. 2]

How we ended up sailing around the world ⛵ #shorts

2 YEAR REBUILD OF OLD 50 FOOT CATAMARAN INTO A MODERN BLUEWATER CRUISER – FULL REFIT! [Ep. 1]

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