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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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 ...
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...
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...
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 &...
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:
Are solar panels cost effective?
How have prices for solar decreased since we first installed t...
I go over some of the major differences between 24V and 12V systems and talk about what it is realistic to power off of Lithium batteries and a large inverter onboard. We also talk about lot's of FAQ's that are listed below:
Why do people care about wat...
I go over the contents of my electrical tool kit that allows me to repair most problems on Delos, and answer discuss the following topics:
What tools, meters, and connectors do we carry on Delos?
What resources do we carry for troubleshooting electrical ...
In this video I discuss how we monitor the charge and voltage of our Lithium batteries on Delos including the following topics:
What are some of the heavy draw electrical items on Delos?
What can be run directly off the batteries and inverters?
How do we ...
Brady definitely earns some Captain points in this episode! The furler on the Genoa gives out in the dead of the night, right in the middle of a rainy squall which is gusting up to 46 knots!! The squall damages our wind sensor and we have to sail old schoo...
Over 1 year ago we dropped propane and went fully electric with an induction stove and electric oven, all powered by Lithium batteries. In this video we do a 1 year review of how it's worked aboard Delos and answer these questions:
How is the induction ...
In this video I go through how much power we generate daily on SV Delos, where it comes from, and how our generator time has gone down by 30% after installing Lithium batteries!
Topics in this video are:
How much power do we generate on a daily basis fr...
Take $50.00 off PER BATTERY with a special discount from Battle Born just for the Delos Tribe. If you’re in the market for some spanking-brand-new LIFEPo4 batteries to super charge your power system check them out. We’ve torture tested them on Delos ...
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Squall after squall roll over Delos as we head off the coast of Florida, but despite the windless holes they leave us in- we're still able to travel 5 knots over ground thanks to the Gulf Stream!! The crew adjusts ...
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What's in our DITCH KIT!? In this video we go through upgrading our offshore Ditch Kit. Everything we would want to bring with us in a worse case scenario - Delos sinks and we would need to survi...
This weeks SLOW TV is truly something special for the Tribe! We hit record on the @gopros just before casting the line to begin our ATLANTIC CROSSING! The first hour or so shows Delos slipping through the Canals of Pompano Beach, just chomping at the bit t...
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After a month at the dock we are ready to do a BIG provision run and check the last items off the to-do list. When then cast the lines and head off into the Atlantic Ocean, next stop Bermuda!
BIG ...
After 10 years and 70,000 nautical miles of sailing it's time for the next chapter... Brian and Karin fly off to sweden to begin the journey of becoming parents while Brady and Blue make plans to Sail Delos across the North Atlantic Ocean. We have mixed ...
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