This discussion is centered around the cost effectiveness of solar panels and lithium batteries, mounting of your panels, and many other FAQ's listed below:
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The Bermuda Triangle in infamous for its unexpected storms and unexplained effects on boats… Delos seemed to hold up fine, but her crew start to go a bit wacky in this episode!! Ruben writes some shanties, Blue tries to communicate with sea birds, Sean &...
After 7 days at Sea we sail into the beautiful waters of BERMUDA!!! We knew so very little about this place before arriving, but instantly fell in love with it’s cool history & friendly people! After being greeted by our “official Bermudian welcomi...
After 3 busy days in Bermuda we decide to move Delos to one of the most beautiful anchorages we have seen! It seriously felt like we sailed into a swimming pool! After settling into our new neighborhood we celebrate Ruben becoming a man (turning 20), head...
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Number 1 rule don’t fall off the boat! In this video we go through our offshore sailing safety rules we have on Delos - MOB, Fire onboard, Breach in the vessel ...
LOVE IS IN THE AIR ON DELOS! For those of who you saw it coming miles away like we did, it may not be a big surprise to you that Sean and Chia officially have something special between them!! A boat acts like a pressure cooker to a relationship, it truly h...
Ever wondered what a typical day on a two week open ocean passage is like? It varies depending on the boat, the crew and the ocean but there is definitely a couple common themes that weave their way into all of our long distance sails. Having the chance to...
Happy Holidays Delos Tribe! We wanted to give you a little Christmas gift that you can put on and enjoy with your families :) We will be taking this Friday off from releasing an episode so checkout the Slow TV playlist below to hold you over till our next...
What a beautiful passage this has been! This episode shows our last few days at sea during our 13 day passage from Bermuda to the Azores. Senor Brady flys the drone, the crew lose track of time, and we are blown away by the beauty of sailing up to the isl...
We sailed to Jurassic Park! Well, it certainly felt like it as we began to explore our first stop in the Azores- Flores Island. Our new friend Felipe offers to take us ALL the way around the island in his Zodiac where we find massive caves, thousands of d...
The North Atlantic can be quite the beast at times, and when in the Azores you must always check the constantly changing weather. In today’s episode, we jumped at a golden weather window to take Delos to a very special anchorage we had been eyeing. We tu...
The Azores have a long standing tradition of sailors painting their boat names on the jetty walls before setting out to sea, and in this episode we take that tradition to heart! Little did we know the majority of the MASSIVE concrete pier would soon be sma...
Would you rather dive with sharks or gallop on a horse when you don’t know how!? Well in today’s episode, we get to do a bit of both! We go out with a local dive shop into 600 meters of water and have our first experience witnessing a dive shop chum. W...
Faial is really starting to stand up to the beauty we experienced in Flores! In this episode we learn a bit about how the Azores were formed from volcanic activity and then set off to climb the highest peak in all of portugal! The conditions couldn't hav...
What do you get when you take a rubber ducky and an Ultra Light hang glider and combine them into one? A FLYING DINGHY! Our dreams came true in the Azores when we found a chap who actually owned one and was willing to give us a joy ride! We had the time of...
There's a lot packed into this one :) After 3 months of being onboard its finally time to say see you later to our DELOS SCHOLARSHIP winner, Ruben. It's bittersweet as we go on one last 4x4 adventure as a complete crew. After we say our goodbyes to Ruben, ...
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After an 8 day sail from the Azores Mr. Brady went up the mizzen mast and turned on the GoPros! The 2 hours of RAW sailing footage en...
After completing our passage from the Azores to the Canary Islands we say see ya later to Sean and Chia. It's always a sign of one chapter ending and a new one beginning, and for Brady & Blue- that next chapter was GET $h*t done mode! From editing to ...
What are Brady and Blue up to in real time!? Check em' out @senor.brady & @bluevue4you on Instagram!
What do you think spending 19 days at sea would feel like? We managed to condense 456 hours of our South Atlantic crossing into ONE HOUR to share with...
Kazza and I are just so excited for you all to meet our Lil' Nugget- Sierra Ebba Trautman, and share in our adventure as we try to figure out the sailing life with a baby on board!!! After 6 months in Sweden we're back on Delos and just so excited for you...
"Come on over to our sailboat we have SUPER fast Internet, even in the middle the ocean!!!" Is something I never thought I would say. But here we are in a brave new world with satellites zooming overhead beaming internet down from space. And now we're l...
Imagine that you live on a sailboat, work on a sailboat, and travel on a sailboat. Then you have a baby.... We were extremely nervous setting out on our first sail with The Nugget. How would she react? Would she like it or would it be a total disaster?...
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In this episode we discover the ups and downs of living on Delos with just the three of us. There are some things that are...
We are now entering our 9th week since leaving Puerto Rico and have been in isolation since early February at an uninhabited island. Ports are closed and entire countries are in lockdown mode. Movements are restricted and quarantines for sailing vessels a...
After three weeks all we have left in our fridge is two apples and a pack of beets. We decide it's time to leave our hideout and sail around the corner of the island so we can provision the boat properly. Our time at anchor getting used to life onboard w...
Our first overnight sail with The Little Nugget! We've sailed a lot of miles on Delos in all sorts of conditions ranging from flat calm to storm force winds. But now with only two people and a baby onboard we need to learn to sail differently. We need t...
Sometimes sailing just 30 miles out of the way can lead to a completely new, unexpected experience. After receiving a message from one of our Delos tribe members we decide to sail a bit off the beaten path, to the island of St Croix. We’d only met a han...
Conditions change fast out here and it's not always blue skies and bikini weather. How can an idyllic anchorage turn into a hell hole of swell and waves in the blink of an eye? Hope you enjoy this video of a not-so-ideal night of our lives. Much Love, ...
Have you ever wondered what the steps are for getting a catamaran off a reef? In this episode Brian helps our neighbors @tgt_sailing after they run aground negotiating a tricky harbor entrance. We also dig into some boat projects and fire up the new sola...
How do you shop for 3 months of OFF THE GRID living on a sailboat? In this episode we find ourselves in the port of San Juan, Puerto Rico preparing to set sail to some very remote islands. Knowing it will be months before we can get supplies again we de...
Day 1 at Sea! It's time to put civilization behind us and some miles under the keel! Our destination is the Ragged Islands, Bahamas some 600NM west of our current position. This passage is the culmination of months of planning and dreaming and we're as n...
Day 2 at sea! What's a day in our lives like offshore sailing? In this episode we show you our daily routine, including the dull and exciting things that happen in a single 24 HOUR PERIOD on a small sailboat at sea. We get a call from a boat next to us ...
Day 4 at Sea! Brian Is it easier or harder than you though sailing with a 6 month baby? -
“Well we’re still alive and no one is going crazy, so I guess easier” :p
After 3 days averaging 4 hours of sleep a night I was definitely starting to feel l...
Ahoy Delos Tribe! We've been out here a while now.... 117 days and counting! We wanted to see what you all are up to and fill you in on what we've been doing. So let's have a live stream where we can chat, answer questions, and see what you guys have b...
Catch and Cook Lobster from our sailboat! Join us as the days stretch into weeks, and the weeks into months as we document our isolation in paradise. With months of supplies aboard we begin our exploration of the Ragged Islands, an uninhabited island par...
Are you ready for some spear fishing, catch and cook action from the largest swimming pool on earth?!?
We wake up to find Delos anchored in perfect calm conditions and decide to take our dinghy Maggie around to the normally rough and windy side of the isl...
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