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Ep 84 Will Talisman Fit Past a Broken Swing Bridge?
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Ep 84 Will Talisman Fit Past a Broken Swing Bridge?
Our last two days on the Preveza (Greece) quay involve a masthead rigging inspection and upgrades to our dinghy davits. Following that, it's off to Kioni, but not without the drama of having to thread our way past the inoperable swing bridge at the Lefkas ...
  • Jul 25, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:22:12
Ep 83 Rush to Launch
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Ep 83 Rush to Launch
We're down to the wire and the Travel Lift is coming ready or not! We struggle with a seemingly endless number of broken items and jobs that don't go as planned. But it's still time to splash.
  • Jul 17, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:18:26
Ep 82 Wendy the Winch Babe, Plus Sewing and Canvaswork
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Ep 82 Wendy the Winch Babe, Plus Sewing and Canvaswork
More projects. Wendy services the winches and sews all the new curtains while I build us a new sunshade. Antonio Vagalis of Yacht Cooling Systems, Preveza installs our new refrigeration system.
  • Jul 04, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:19
Ep 81 More Crappy Boat Projects
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Ep 81 More Crappy Boat Projects
The pre-launch maintenance and upgrade projects aboard Talisman continue, with install of all new head/toilet piping, Oceanaire SkyScreens, sea-cocks and through-hull fitting swaps, and the installation of our new clothes washing machine.
  • Jun 27, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:22:21
Ep 80 Medium Refit – Boat Projects Far From Home
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Ep 80 Medium Refit – Boat Projects Far From Home
The 2019 season begins with big boat projects. We start with battery checks and move on to toilet / head piping. It's the start of big, or at least numerous, projects that future cruisers can look forward to.
  • Jun 17, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:22:12
Ep 79 Big Blue Comes For Talisman – Haulout In Preveza
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Ep 79 Big Blue Comes For Talisman – Haulout In Preveza
Talisman finally gets lifted! This is always a stressful time, since improper strap placement can damage prop shafts and instrument transducers. It's also a bittersweet several days of hard work as we prepare to leave our baby for the winter.
  • May 09, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:28
Ep 78 Prepping for Haulout
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Ep 78 Prepping for Haulout
Episode 78 finds us back once again in Preveza, killing a little time and getting our boat ready for winter haulout. This was fall of 2018, and the sailing / charter season is winding down. We scheduled for four or five days in order to have time to get ou...
  • May 02, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:33:23
Ep 77 South to Preveza – Plus Wendy Takes a Fall
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Ep 77 South to Preveza – Plus Wendy Takes a Fall
As the 2018 season begins to wind down, we take two of our friends, Shawn and Deb, aboard for a short tour of the northern Greek Ionian islands and shoreline. We then head south for Preveza, where Talisman will eventually be hauled.
  • Apr 25, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:22:26
Ep 76 Flying the Chute – Fall Winds Return to Greece
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Ep 76 Flying the Chute – Fall Winds Return to Greece
The strong, fall wind patterns return to Greece after a mid-summer of dulldrums. Starting in Corfu town, we embark on a circumnavigation of the the island. It's not a huge island, but enough to keep us going, stopping in at bays and harbors, for a good wee...
  • Apr 17, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:26:30
Ep 75 Crushed By A Ferry – The Joy Cruises Incident
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Ep 75 Crushed By A Ferry – The Joy Cruises Incident
In what turned out to be the culmination of absolutely unbelievable season of things happening to us and around us, we get backed down on by a huge day-cruise boat. I called it a ferry in the title because these sized boats ply the waters around the Ionian...
  • Apr 04, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:57
Ep 74 Batteries and Charging Systems, plus Alternator Replacement
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Ep 74 Batteries and Charging Systems, plus Alternator Replacement
What begins as a simple swap-out of our 24 volt alternator morphs into an in-depth discussion of sailboat batteries and charging systems. This overview describes the details of shore power, battery chargers, alternators, generators, AC vs. DC power, electr...
  • Mar 28, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:26:38
Ep 73 The Skippers Have Words (Sailing Talisman)
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Ep 73 The Skippers Have Words (Sailing Talisman)
Tempers flare in a very tight and shallow harbor. This is the culmination of weeks of frustration with increasingly aggressive behavior by other boat drivers. We're in the small harbor of Assos, which is a beautiful town with a big castle overlooking the l...
  • Mar 21, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:20:01
Ep 72 Prop Repairs in Fiscardo, Greece (Sailing Talisman)
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Ep 72 Prop Repairs in Fiscardo, Greece (Sailing Talisman)
Our one day stop at Kastos town, on the island of Kastos (Greece) turns into a couple of days when Wendy pulls something in her back. This highlights one of the negatives of full time cruising, which is that often you're off the beaten path with little or ...
  • Mar 14, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:21:04
Ep 71 More Drama – Dragging and Drifting Into Other Boats (Sailing Talisman)
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Ep 71 More Drama – Dragging and Drifting Into Other Boats (Sailing Talisman)
We can't catch a break. Winds pick up in Kioni Harbor, and suddenly Talisman seems to have no holding. We find ourselves being blown back onto the quay, and alarmingly also into the adjacent boats.
  • Mar 07, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:24:43
Ep 70 Well This Sucks! The Dark Side of Cruising – Boat Damage (Sailing Talisman)
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Ep 70 Well This Sucks! The Dark Side of Cruising – Boat Damage (Sailing Talisman)
Talisman finally gets some bruises. No matter how hard you try, these are the types of things that eventually happen. We've been cruising full time for almost a year now, and this is the first issue of the kind. Join us for some fast sailing and a close ca...
  • Feb 28, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:18:56
Ep 69 Cruising Destinations III – Porto Spilia, Greece
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Ep 69 Cruising Destinations III – Porto Spilia, Greece
Sailing in Greece is so much fun. The bareboat and charter operations take up a lot of room, but we like having people around and the mood is universally festive. For this portion, in the middle of a week of dead wind we actually find an afternoon of 20 kn...
  • Feb 22, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:21:05
Ep 68 Cruising Destinations II – Kioni and Sivota, Greece
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Ep 68 Cruising Destinations II – Kioni and Sivota, Greece
As we enter the early summer of 2018 in Greece, we find some real gems. We're still learning the habits of Talisman, our Oyster 485 sloop, but she's a rugged and spirited boat. She doesn't steer in reverse very well, but with practice things start to come ...
  • Feb 17, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:54
Ep 67 Cruising Destinations: Fiscardo, Greece (Quick Take) Sailing Talisman
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Ep 67 Cruising Destinations: Fiscardo, Greece (Quick Take) Sailing Talisman
From summer of 2018, a short (but sweet) episode where we make a stop at the small harbor of Fiscardo, on the Greek Ionian island of Kefalonia. We take an afternoon to dinghy to the adjacent bay to observe the technique of long-lining. Back in town, Talism...
  • Feb 06, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:06:44
Ep 66 Crossing the Ionian Sea aboard Oyster 485 Talisman
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Ep 66 Crossing the Ionian Sea aboard Oyster 485 Talisman
As the title says, it's time for a big hop and the 3-on-3-off watchkeeping rotation that we all love so much. Our trip begins with the dreaded currents of the Strait of Mesina, where we dodge ferry and fishing boat traffic. Then it's out into the wild blue...
  • Jan 24, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:26:32
Ep 65 Debrief – How we almost SINK our boat! (Scilla, Italy)
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Ep 65 Debrief – How we almost SINK our boat! (Scilla, Italy)
It's rare that we post a title like this one, and we count that as a good thing. Watch the nitty-gritty of an almost disaster, including an overview of how Navionics does charting on modern chartplotters and devices. Finally, it's our 15th wedding annivers...
  • Jan 17, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:56
Ep 64 Repairs on the Fly – Tropea, Italy (Sailing Talisman)
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Ep 64 Repairs on the Fly – Tropea, Italy (Sailing Talisman)
More easting for Talisman. We motor-sail from Sapri, Italy to Tropea, where they have a nice marina and repair facilities. Tropea is getting us close to the mouth of the Strait of Masina, the heavy shipping zone that separates mainland Italy from Sicily, a...
  • Jan 10, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:48
Ep 63 Cruising the Amalfi Coast (Sailing Talisman)
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Ep 63 Cruising the Amalfi Coast (Sailing Talisman)
Talisman continues east, reaching Capri and the famed Amalfi coast. Life is good. Having lived aboard the boat for almost a year, and covering over 4000 nautical miles, the daily groove of sailing from place to place is starting to seem normal. The small ...
  • Jan 03, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:20:14
Ep 62 Anchoring Italian Style (s/v Talisman)
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Ep 62 Anchoring Italian Style (s/v Talisman)
We arrive at Procida, just off Naples, to find ourselves in the midst of a huge party.
  • Dec 27, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:42
Ep 61 The Incredible Isola di Ponza, Italy
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Ep 61 The Incredible Isola di Ponza, Italy
We leave Rome and head east under growing winds to the small island of Ponza, with its one small town and protected, Roman-built harbor. Talisman lies at anchor in an adjacent cove while we explore. You step back centuries in time.
  • Dec 20, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:21

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