We take our tiny home bluewater sailing, offshore from Grenada to Sint Maarten. Kate deals with seasickness, Curtis makes coffee at 9 knots, and we deal with a 1am traffic jam of ships.
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Many people confuse the island of 'Carriacou' with the island of Curaçao. We're not confused any more as we've now spent a lot of time in this small Grenadian island and are ready to move on.
In this short episode, we reveal the results of our time in t...
We buddy boat with the 35' liveaboard catamaran Slug Hunter along with Nora and the team from Deefer Diving to go on a diving expedition into the Kick'em Jenny Volcano excusion zone.
After a great time we sail upwind back to Carriacou and haul the boat ou...
We are hot and sweaty and can't wait to cool off with a cold one. We take Nora for her first sail on a monohull, assist a vessel with an engine down in a crowded anchorage, fix our fridge, and enjoy cold beverages at sunset.
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Cold Drinks and Frozen Ice cream are the Holy Grail of Off the Grid living, especially on a boat in the Caribbean.
We dive into the Sea-Frost BD 50 that was in our boat when we purchased it and compare it to the Isotherm 2013-SX we are installing to repl...
POP! After tons of swell and the puffs hitting us from the side, the dyneema just couldn't take any more.
We also go hunting for our own dinner and Curtis and I hook up our third reef and inner forestay and take Sweet Ruca for a whirl in the crystal clear...
We leave our cruising sailboat at the dock and go yacht racing. What happens when vloggers jump aboard hardcore race boats to compete in a 333 nautical mile offshore race? You are about to find out.
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We leave our boat for the first time in two years. What have we gotten ourselves into? This video is a little more raw and real than usual.
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Learn what it is like to sail and race boats in the middle of th...
This video includes a special REAL TIME UPDATE as we prepare to race in the Chicago to Mackinac. It include a little about our sailing history as well as a mini recap of our journey so far and just a few of our favorite sailing clips.
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It's HURRICANE season in the Caribbean and tropical storms and waves can become part of the every day. We find a suitable weather window that wicks up some amazing sailing to a brand new PARADISE. It's not hurricane Elsa, but we doublehand our racer/cruise...
We sail to the worlds most expensive PRIVATE ISLAND on the market. It is for sale for 100 MILLION DOLLARS! We can't afford it, but we can still explore it. It is beautiful!
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Who are these crazy people?
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Want to know what living on a sailboat is really like? This is REAL BOAT LIFE during hurricane season in Grenada! If you have ever thought about buying a sailboat and living in the Caribbean, this is the episode for you!
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We head to Grenada's best hurricane hole to dodge a huge storm and do some boat work. Between the storms we upgrade our solar panels and get a little party on with our catamaran friends!
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Our next full video will release Sunday 6/20/21 at 10:00 am EST.
Join us on our voyage as we sail across the Atlantic and sail around-the-world via the capes. We love sailing, and we love sharing our adventures to inspire others.
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We finally get to see boobies! Kate goes Bele dancing with the girls. Curtis sails singlehanded while flying the drone. We head into the jungle to feed the monkey with new friends. Sailing, rum, sun, and fun, is there more to sailing life?
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This country was never on our original route to sail around the world, but because of........you know, it becomes part of our sailing and travel journey. We sail into a new harbor and do time in quarantine before checking into the Caribbean island of....
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We make a mad dash between two storms, sailing fast for 400 miles in 2 days/nights through Venezuelan waters. Max winds of 38.4 knots, un-identified lights, big waves, and lots of fun!
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We finally find what we have been looking for as we sail the blue waters around St. Croix in the Virgin Islands. We are sending it (life is fun) to the max!
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Our last hurrah in STX before we make the ...
While cruising in St. Croix USVI our 20-year-old windlass finally has enough. Houston, we have a problem!
We race against Sahara dust storms to St. Thomas to install new solar panels, replace the windlass (it doesn't go as planned), and do a thorough rig ...
We tour a massive 77-foot sailing YACHT, go for a sunset sail with new friends, and get chased by SHARKS! Kate catches drinking water in a rain storm.
Shark video credit: Nim @ www.sailluna.com
The shark footage in this video is courtesy of Captain Nim f...
We up anchor and sail off into the blue, looking for a better place. It is time to SAIL our problems AWAY! We think we have found an island paradise until….we woke up to noises in the cockpit. Have we been BOARDED by an INTRUDER?
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Our relationship is tested to the MAX! While sailing the US Virgin Islands and the BVI during the pandemic the music stops. Quarantine and living in a small space has put pressure on our relationship, will we push through?
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We are stopped and told to LEAVE THE COUNTRY! This is sail life during lockdown in BVI (British Virgin Islands). Follow our travel vlog as we sail around the world and tell our sailboat living story. Quarantine gets in the way, but will not stop us!
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The world changes around us! The pandemic looms as we continue our around-the-world journey, sailing into the British Virgin Islands. Everything is normal until it isn't.
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