Can your sailboat rigging hold up a 160,000lb TANK? If not, watch how I took my synthetic standing rigging to the next level! I explain everything I did to upgrade my synthetic rigging, what tools are required, and where to get them. Then a step-by-step in...
While sailing to the most remote Island in Central America, these sailors come across a turtle caught up in a fisherman’s long line. We jump in to help the little guy out. Join us on our longest journey ever! 1000nm from Costa Rica to Ecuador via Isla D...
We leave the beautiful San Blas and get caught in some serious weather on our passage to mainland Panama. We're running out of food, fuel, and sanity on this most difficult passage. We're here to tell you, this is not a passage for the feint hearted, we sa...
We continue our journey to Panama, but not alone! with five other people we explore the San Blas Islands. A grounded ferry, Coconuts en mass & scary storms: That's what You are going to get with the 26th Episode of Sv Zingaro!
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We get hit by lightning off the coast of Colombia. Worried that the sailboat might be hit again, the first mate sails Zingaro back to Cartagena. We show you how bad the damage was and what survived. Looks like we are going to have a LOT of work to do. At o...
We get a private tour of a government-run school in Colombia and the pupils show off their dancing skills they learn in this school for inner-city children affected by the cartel. They don't have a lot of money, and they were so touching, that we are donat...
Cruising is HARD!!! In this stream we talk about the hard parts of cruising, our sailing plans for the next months, and we will have a special interview with another captain that sailed with us for 2 weeks a Q & A, & we'll also respond to some You...
We get invited by a local to his family farm, so we leave the boat at anchor and take a water-taxi, car-taxi, & 4wd jeep to one of the most biodiverse places we've ever seen. Wow they sure do grow everything mega-sized here. Join us on our private tour...
A complete walkthrough how-to install synthetic standing rigging. How to splice a deadeye, and discussion of the pro’s and con’s of steel rigging vs synthetic. This is the second video in this series "Be your own rigger". In the next video we'll discus...
In this Episode we find Tintipán, the most beautiful place we've seen on our travels so far (second in the WROLD for phosphorescence, the phyto-plankton here was INCEDBILE)!
We Spearfish, actually Kimmi speared her first fish here in Tintipán, we sail...
LIVE UPDATE: Zingaro is shipwrecked. Find out more on Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sailingzingaro/sailing-zingaro-season-two-of-the-web-series
A COMPLETE how-to on dyneema. What it is, the 20 places it's used on my boat, how to make t...
Girls took over Zingaro! Come SAILING with us!!!! Go to https://sailingzingaro.com We are Exploring Colombia with our Brazilian Friend Idé. She's never been Sailing before, so we wanted to introduce her to this beautiful wet World!
Since Kim was on the B...
Just a little update to let you know why we've been radio silent, announce a couple really cool things going on with Zingaro, and set to rest some questions we've had from our viewers. We're going to be talking about Cats vs Monos, cruising routes, our fav...
We didn't even look at a picture before we arrived in Cartagena... we thought we were in the WRONG place! It was a HUGE city, awesome people, great nightlife, and a Russian submarine turned bar. This is a cool one. Enjoy folks!
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We leave to sail to Jamaica, but a latch fails 150nm offshore and we have some serious problems. See what the crew does to save the boat, and learn what it's really like out to sea with the unexpected problems that crop up.
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The Zingaro Crew left the wonderful Cuban waters to see the Cayman Islands. What made the experience on the island so special was not the magnificent water, neither was it the regional food, the thousand jewelers or the tourist traps. It was the local, Mis...
The improved Zingaro is (finally!!) leaving the Cayman Islands. The ride to Jamaica started out very pleasantly, until we got smashed by a wave that killed all our electronics. I don’t think there is ever going to be a longer passage without a major Dram...
Major boat parts missing. Again.
So we involuntarily landed on Cayman Brac (the most expensive place Zingaro has been so far) and even on this little island, we were ale to find a hardware store. YES! The Captain got his angle grinder out and got to work i...
We're giving BACK to the community that has made this adventure possible. We hit some major milestones this month. 1M views, 20K subs, the PACIFIC! In this livestream we'll be discussing:
-1 MILLION views
-20,000 subscribers
-Transiting the Panama Canal
-C...
LIVE UPDATE: Zingaro is shipwrecked. Find out more on Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sailingzingaro/sailing-zingaro-season-two-of-the-web-series
A hilarious look at life on our home-built sailboat after 9,500 miles of cruising the world...
Join us while we sail off anchor with our Catamaran! This is an essential part of owning a sailboat... sometimes that trusty motor just doesn't cooperate. Plus, in true Zingaro fashion, it doesn't cost a thing, and doesn't pollute. Win win.
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Come SAILING with Zingaro!!!! Go to https://sailingzingaro.com/ to see availability. Please welcome Kris, our Patreon that came down to Grand Cayman to sail to Jamaica with us. With the new and improved rudder we let the wind fill our sails and GO! Unfort...
In this episode of LVB, Zingaro lost her rudder off the coast of the Cayman Islands, so Captain James had to build another. :) Working in a shed, surrounded by roosters, rastas, and rain, we were actually able to finish everything and sail to Jamaica!
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