After having to deal with broken steering and engines over the last few weeks, we're up for some well-deserved R&R, we're off to Marigot Bay, the Paradise of the Blue Lagoon!
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We're finally heading south, 15 days later than we planned after all the problems with our steering cable and the broken Volvo engine MDI. We head straight for Martinique, the largest yachting centre in the West Indies, where the order of the day is to sto...
Not long after leaving St Kitts after having fixed our snapped steering cable, and tragedy* strikes Tranquilo once again! Our engine won't start, and it's not entirely clear what it is but we suspect it's the Volvo Penta MDI issues that many are experienci...
Cuba! With Tranquilo out of action for now, and being in the neighbourhood, what's the obvious diversion? Head to Cuba! And while we've been to other "communist" countries, Cuba is a bit of a surprise. Yes the classic cars, the music (any Despasito fans?) ...
Hobbling into St Kitts on emergency tiller, it's time to find out why our steering cable snapped and to get it fixed. But there's always a silver lining to being stuck in St Kitts, we get to explore its heritage above and below the water, with some of the ...
We've set sail again, leaving the BVIs and heading south for the mysterious and forlorn island of Saba. Without any way to go to shore we go exploring under the sea and find strange objects on the seabed. And that's not all, we wake up in the morning and f...
We have to keep sailing around the World, but there's still some unfinished business for us in the BVIs - a visit to find the most iconic bar in the Caribbean and then help revegetate an island with the help of our friends from Foxy's!
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Join us and our friends the fun loving Trupps as we sail to Treasure Island! - the island that was the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's novel! But then most islands in the BVIs are treasures!
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We're heading for the British Virgin Islands, the BVIs, and post-hurricanes there's few boats around, and we almost have this paradise all to ourselves. We explore, we play... ... and we frolic amongst the most spectacular coral reefs of our trip so far!
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Time to weigh anchor and get moving again, for we have a rendezvous with friends up north. We hop from island to island, making only brief stops at exotic locations like Martinique, Antigua, St Kitts, St Barts and St-Martin!
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We've made landfall in the Caribbean after crossing the Atlantic, and we celebrate with the other yachts coming in from the race, with a grand finale announcing the results.
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We've just reached the tradewinds and we're holding on to position 2 in Division D, 3 in the Pacific Fleet, and 33 overall in the ARC as we race across the Atlantic. Steady winds and steady sailing, at least for now. Unfortunately things are starting to co...
We are finally off in the ARC yacht race across the Atlantic! In one of the slowest starts to the race with low winds, decisions have to be made, do we follow the majority of the fleet and head south to avoid the lows coming across from the west, or do we ...
The day of the start of our great Atlantic Ocean Race - the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers - and before we slip out of the marina, we take a walkaround to introducet the yachts racing alongside us:
- the fit for purpose bluewater yachts from the likes of Dis...
We take a well-needed break from preparing Tranquilo for the Atlantic Race and explore the incredible landscapes of Gran Canaria, from the canyons of Pico de las Nieves to the expansive sand dunes of Maspalomas! This is one breathtaking island!
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We've finally made it to Las Palmas, and we start preparations for the transatlantic race, the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers. 13 major tasks await us, from provisioning for seven people for 3 weeks, to fixing a rusty smile between our keel and our hull - a r...
We visit the wild desert island of Fuerteventura and its little sister Isla de Lobos. It's nothing like we've seen before. it really feels like the ends of the earth, and we love it!!
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Intro: Almost Famous Band - Mas que n...
The perennial question amongst sailors: Catamarans or Monohulls. We sit down with Chris and Elissa from SY Barefeet and look into this very questions, the pros and cons of both based on their sailing and cruising experiences with their catamaran, and El pr...
Join us as we explore the islands of La Graciosa and Lanzarote, the eastern most islands of the Canaries, getting in amongst their not-so-dormant volcanoes and other fantastic landscapes, and freedive off the southcoast for underwater treasures!
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Join us as we finally enter the Atlantic, and face our toughest passage to date as we sail for the Canary Islands.
Off the back of the most easterly hurricane in the North Atlantic, we face huge waves, big gusts, ferocious squalls and fast moving tankers...
We finally reach the west end of the Med - Gibraltar and La Linea. And here our key task is to prepare Tranquilo to enter the Atlantic! But there's still time to celebrate finishing our Med adventures before we make the big leap!
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Join us for our last days sailing in the Med as we have a couple of fantastic days sailing west towards Gibraltar and the entrance to the Med. Along the way, the find that Whales love Midnight Oil, Dolphins love Techno. However before we make a run west, w...
Join us as we continue our sail around the world, as we head back for the Spanish coast where we stretch our climbing legs, bring out the big orange beast, and in Alicante, the home the great Ocean Race, we get a reality check on the dangers of sailing.
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