Our BIGGEST MISTAKE of SAILING around Britain so far. Join us to see the reality of managing weather whilst sailing to the Scottish islands. Sailing from the Outer Hebrides to Skye to explore the magnificent Trotternish Peninsula, re-provisioning in Portre...
Sailing the west coast of the Outer Hebrides we found beautiful remote anchorages, empty of other boats. Then we found out why so few boats sail out here.
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The most beautiful anchorages in Britain yet so few boats make it here. Sailing to the remote anchorages of Scotland's Outer Hebrides we have entire islands to ourselves.
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Sailing offshore 220 miles around the top of Scotland past the infamous CAPE WRATH. Fierce tides demanded careful planning for this passage along with sailing Florence faster than we usually would. Along the way we climb a 2000 year old round tower and vis...
Sailing through the most northern isles of the UK we find a Viking longboat and get up close with Otters and Gannets on an uninhabited island.
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Sailing in the open ATLANTIC OCEAN SWELLS on Shetland's west coast requires careful weather observation. In this episode we enjoy a spectacular anchorage before running for cover as the weather chases us on with wind and rain.
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Discover the adventure of sailing around Britain with Che and Fiona, circumnavigating their home country aboard their 37ft yacht Florence. Explore picturesque seaside towns and venture to Scotland's wild Isles in this captivating voyage across the United K...
Gale warnings and broken equipment, just a couple of the challenges we faced sailing north from Whitby to Scotland. To top it off we arrived in dense fog to a right royal Scottish Welcome. Exploring the northernmost point of mainland UK.
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Sailing North up the North Sea overnight, dodging windfarms and bouncing through wind against tide on our way to the Historic and Famous port of Whitby. Sailing Florence around Britain.
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Join us in our latest adventure - sailing Florence around the beautiful British Isles! After an extended refit, we're setting off on this exciting new journey, aiming to experience the best of challenging coastal sailing and stunning remote anchorages.
Take a deep dive into this extensive boat tour, showcasing Florence's transformation through an in-depth exploration of every aspect that was touched during her significant refit. Experience the meticulous detail and effort poured into this refit journey.
Join us as we dive into the final stages of our 6-month sailing refit and prepare for Florence's launch. We'll share the highs and lows of getting her back in the water and discuss how each upgrade impacts performance and safety.
Sailing Yacht Florence goes through the largest ever boat upgrade by replacing their 250 watt solar panels, wet cell lead acid batteries and Fridges with high powered lithium-ion batteries, new instrument panels and inverter chargers. Find out what changes...
Follow along with us as we reveal the months of work put into refurbishing our sailing yacht, Florence. Explore the detailed process behind giving her a much-needed makeover, turning her into a beautiful sight on the water again. Subscribe to see more of o...
Heating will be crucial to enjoying our voyage to the Arctic, in this episode we decide upon and install a new boat heater for Florence and explain our reasons for choosing it.
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How do you keep an old sailboat warm? Welcome to the challenge of fitting insulation to an old boat. Living in a cold damp environment isn't much fun, so before we sail Florence north to colder climates we need to add insulation to keep us warm and reduce ...
Join Matt and Amy on the challenging journey of refitting Sailing Yacht Florence. Discover the intricacies of sailboat repair, upgrades, and technical challenges.
Wrecking our boat was the painful first stage of fixing her problems so that we can set sail once more. 8 years ago we were searching for a boat to to take us around the world. But within that search most boats had major problems which were way outside of ...
Repairing Florence ready for the next adventure. 50,000 miles of offshore ocean sailing has taken its toll on our boat. We take Florence into the boat yard and strip her out for a survey. The result is a daunting list of work that we need to do ourselves b...
This is it, the final leg, sailing home to an unbelievable welcome. As we sailed past the iconic needles and back into the Solent, 7 years and 50,000 ocean sailing miles after we left, it brought out a lot of emotions in us. Being joined by hundreds of our...
Sailing back to the exact point we left the UK 7 years ago to sail around the world brought forth a lot of emotions. Coupled with meeting family for the first time in 6.5 years, and visiting stunning anchorages on England's South Coast, it was an emotional...
Sailing turquoise waters, anchoring off white sand beaches, these stunning islands look almost tropical but with the benefit of a few home comforts. Join us as we explore this cruising mecca surprisingly close to home.
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The FINAL MILES of our North Atlantic Ocean Crossing. 4 months ago we set off to make this forbidding ocean passage. Join us as we dodge fishing boats to catch our own fresh fish for dinner and see our first glimpse of England since we set off to sail arou...
Suddenly losing your instruments is not what you want to happen hundreds of miles out to sea. This year has been unprecedented for the number of summer STORMS rolling across the North Atlantic Ocean. We have been waiting for months in the Azores to find a ...
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