With borders closing, we try and make it to Belize. This means we have to check out of Guatemala and hope they don't close both borders while we sail to Belize. It's risky.
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We’ve been sailing for 9 years now but there’s always those times that make you feel like you just don’t have a clue what you’re doing. Our sail in Southern Belize is just one of those times. Also, I'm a bad traveler, lets just admit it.
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When you are sailing in remote locations the last thing you want is something major to go wrong. We are traveling with a buddy boat that just such a thing occurs. He looses his rudder. Luckily everyone in the anchorage is quick to jump in and lend a helpin...
We have a lot of drama this week when we get way too close to a reef and then our dripless shaft seal starts to drip....and then full on leak! We scramble to get her fixed with no real option of getting the boat hauled out during the lockdowns.
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We're still traveling with our buddy boats; Whipper Snapper and Livin Life. There's a calm day so we decide to mix things up and swap everyone's boats around! It turns out to be one of the best days we've had. It was a blast!
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Things tighten up in Belize and officials start to approach cruisers and tell them to get off their boats and get a hotel room. We decide this is the time to get outta dodge and head to the US, a 7 day blue water passage. We decide at 7am and leave 5 hours...
We get stateside and after an additional 7 days in quarantine Tarka seems so relived that she lets herself go completely. Everything breaks as we are sailing on the outside of the Florida Keys' reefs and we try to mend her as best we can to get to a friend...
We wake up early to try and get the motor running before some weather moves in. When we can't get her going, we decide it's smarter to use the dinghy to power Tarka and get through a tight channel that is ironically called "Broad Channel!" so we can get to...
Our motor is still not starting but a couple of Fries reach out and offer to help and offer us a stay at their dock in Key Largo! On top of all that, Shelby films for the day! Find out what it's like to be with us onboard Tarka! Also, if you are ever in th...
We're sailing Little Chicken today, Baby Beluga's boat! We sail out to a reef in the Florida Keys and dawn our tanks and jump in right from the sailboat! It's a pretty amazing experience and we have Brad and Shelby from Silent World SCUBA in Key Largo, to ...
It's a rush job, but Spencer and our friend Brad start at 9pm and 7 hours later, at 4am, the rear main seal is replaced in our Perkins 4108. It took a lot! Removing the engine, shifting the prop so water is pouring in and getting the transmission out. It's...
We're over at our friend's boat when a storm hits and our dinghy's line snaps. The problem was, all other dinghies weren't functioning. We all had to act fast.
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We have a really great day hanging out at Elliott Key outside of Miami but as we move North storms roll in. We all get his with a 47 knot squall right over Miami. It was pretty intense!
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We are in Vero Beach and we take some time to make some interior upgrades to Tarka. Since we plan on keeping her for a long time, we want to make her a home! We also have a giveaway!!!
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Take a tour of our sailboat! Last week we showed you all the work that went into making our 41 foot sailboat a home so now we're gonna show you the finished product! Tarka is our 7th sailboat and the first that we know we will keep for many years so we wor...
We attempt to leave Vero Beach but as we approach the fuel dock a horrible sound comes out of the engine room. When we take a look we find the prop shaft has disconnected from the motor and the bolts are trying to rip apart the transmission. It's a bad dea...
We take off from Vero Beach with some old friends you all know and head to South Carolina. This means a 2 night, 3 day passage which are the worst as it doesn't give your body time to adjust to the sleep schedule. With squalls coming in around us we are ex...
We are making our way North and as we do we run into something we've never seen before, a submarine!!! We narrowly miss one as they call them "warships" and we were looking for some big thing on the horizon. Ten years out and we still learn something new e...
This week we have a mechanic come and do some tests on the old Perkins motor we have. This is a big deal as what he says will determine if we are going to repower. That would mean lots of money and weeks in a yard, so we are nervous to see what he has to s...
This is a little different of an episode, but we hope you like it!! Our podcast on the 14 things your boat needs to be ready for an ocean passage was a popular one, so we delve a little deeper. If you like it or want to hear more of our podcast, check out ...
New Schedule for Videos on the Channel!!! Every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month!! We're excited to announce that our videos will be a little different from now on. We're calling them visual podcasts and they start on Sept. 11!!!! We're very excited but sin...
We had some lofty plans before borders started to close and made us rethink our summer plans. We ended us flying to Maui, Hawaii to stay with Spencer's parents and Spencer decided to start to build a James Wharram designed plywood catamaran. It's the 14 fo...
We talk about some of the skills you are going to need to know in order to build a wood boat. We highlight Lofting, Lamination, Shaping and Filleting. We even delve into pegging and rubbing ;) We talk about how the boat build process has been going and som...
We're back at Tarka after aa much needed mental break in Hawaii. It's a cold return to North Carolina, though, and we were totally unprepared....what's new? We're glad to be back aboard and we're quickly getting to work to get Tarka back in the water!!!
Spencer continues to tackle the rear main seal, but this time it's a bit easier without water pouring into the boat. We also deck the halls for a surprise Holiday party with Jon and Shannon from SVPrism!!! Who are famous.
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