After a 12 day Atlantic crossing we thought we were safe, BUT but an approaching storm is forcing us to leave and seek shelter on another island 140 miles away. Sailing through the night to the island of Horta in the Azores we find a stunning island to exp...
After battling some rough and raw weather across the North Atlantic Ocean we have made landfall in a remote and rugged paradise. A mystical land where nature rules. Flores island in The Azores holds a history of transfixing sailors with its beauty, yet few...
Is it RELIEF or JOY that we feel as the rugged remote island of Flores appears on the horizon? Landfall after an Ocean Passage is always an exciting time. Sailing into a new port never gets old. This isolated island has been called the Marquesas of the Atl...
HAIR RAISING WHITE WATER SAILING. Offshore passages across the north Atlantic Ocean are not easy, depressions frequently sweep across the area bringing gale force winds and steep seas. The forecast was for windy weather, but what we actually got was a gale...
Is this the PERFECT BLUE WATER SAILING YACHT? This boat has carried us 50,000 miles across 5 oceans and been our full time home for over 7 years. Take a look around Florence underway at sea and see how life onboard differs out on the ocean to at anchor.
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Have we made the right decision? After an anxious 2 weeks staring at the weather files we THINK we have found an opportunity to leave. We won't know if we have made the right decision for 2 weeks, IF we arrive safely in The Azores, between here and there w...
After 7 years away we are sailing back to where we began this journey, this is not the end, but it is a huge milestone that deserves to be celebrated. We have had lots of messages asking when we will be arriving so that you can watch us sail in, so here is...
Stopping to repair Florence in the middle of the ocean, the tiny remote island of Bermuda offers a temporary refuge to offshore ocean sailors. Once we have repaired Florence and readied her to sail on to the Azores we found time to explore this tiny island...
After a seasickness inducing rough few days sailing from Bahamas to Bermuda we finally get to enjoy the beauty of ocean sailing. BUT it is not going to last and we have to use this time to prepare Florence for strong headwinds to come which will have us ba...
This ocean crossing DOES NOT START WELL. It is time to point Florence east for the first time on this sailing circumnavigation. It is time to re-cross the North Atlantic Ocean, our 5th major ocean crossing. We will face headwinds, strong winds, and calms i...
We sailed days out of our way to get here but was it worth it? After sailing 46,000 miles around the world, have we now found the best sailing destination? The shallow, azure waters of The Bahamas provide a breathtaking backdrop. Navigating around uninhabi...
Running aground is a constant risk when Sailing in the Bahamas, but navigating over the shallow sandbanks with turquoise waters for miles around makes it worth while. In the rarely visited outer islands we find stunning deserted beaches all to ourselves be...
Sailing Offshore for 4 days to our final country in the Caribbean, WHY DO WE DO THIS? Seasickness strikes before we face the challenge of a narrow and shallow reef passage between us and the smooth lagoon waters.
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Too busy to enjoy, too crowded to anchor and too expensive to have fun? The British Virgin Islands are a mecca for sailing holidays, but is it worth taking your own boat there? We set out to find out and invite some friends along to help us.
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Exclusive playground of the rich and famous, St Barts in the Caribbean hosts superyachts and high fashion shops. We were told not to visit as there would be nothing for us there, but we went anyway. Join us as we get an eyeful of the life of the rich and f...
Is Blue Water Cruising just FIXING BOATS IN EXOTIC LOCATIONS? We have had our fair share of problems to fix whilst sailing around the world, but this is the biggest breakage so far. We have a cracked bulkhead in the hull and we need to learn some fibre gla...
Antigua and Barbuda are well known as holiday destinations, we made a fast and boisterous sail north across the open Atlantic ocean swells, to take a look for ourselves at these two very different islands. One island busy with superyachts and parties, the ...
Sailing through the Caribbean to the beautiful islands of Les Saints. After thousands of miles of Ocean Sailing, we are enjoying the change of pace in the Caribbean. Shorter distances between countries means we have more time to explore this sailing mecca,...
PREPPING FOR THE END OF THE WORLD or just a normal sailor provisioning? Finding a cost effective supermarket for provisions in the Caribbean means beating upwind for 2 days on Florence. Some wild sailing followed by wild shopping as we prepare to explore m...
Are we GIVING UP SAILING? Getting a NEW BOAT? Or buying a CATAMARAN?
We have sailed all the way around the world, NOW WHAT? In this episode we will share with you our future plans as we explore the beautiful waters of Tobago Cays in the Caribbean.
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What is it like to SAIL AROUND THE WORLD? We spent the last 6 years sailing offshore across oceans through storms and calms, meeting new cultures and overcoming challenges. THIS IS OUR STORY of 6 years at sea, sailing full circle around the world.
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Sailing to Tobago is not supposed to be easy, but it is not supposed to be this bad! Sailing upwind against the current became more difficult when we were hit by a 35 knot squall. We also caught a massive fish and experienced the delights of cruising Tobag...
Offshore sailing in the Doldrums, a sailors nightmare. Join us as we plot our way through frustrating calms and challenging squalls sailing from South America to Trinidad. With nothing to see but sea sky, we had our heads in the clouds as nature painted a ...
Sailing overnight along the coast of South America we turn left and navigate off the charts up a jungle river. Taking a sailboat into the jungle is a real change of scenary after all the ocean sailing we have done recently.
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