We sailed to Cuba, and rented a house from Sr. Pepe. He was nice enough to grant us an interview about his thoughts on Cuba, Socialism, History, and quality of life in this interesting country.
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Update on the channel, how I make money underway, and the trials and tribulations of cruising in a home-built catamaran. Also answering some youtube questions.
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Beautiful locations, crazy problems... Grounding the boat, losing both rudders, ripping the sails… It certainly was not an easy trip so far. But the rewards I got were incredible: freediving the kittiwake in the Cayman Islands, seeing the sun set over th...
Sailing solo to the southern archipelagoes of Cuba. Freediving, spearfishing, sightseeing... Explore Nueva Gerona with me as I take you into a real Cuban restaurant where the food is $1 (and fantastic)!
We welcome a new crew member. Welcome Mel! And get t...
A look at the REAL Cuba! We sail overnight FL-Havana, go to the markets, dinner with the mayor, get a guided tour around Old Havana, Hotel Nacional and see the crew off onto their next adventure.
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Here's everything you need to know about sailing to Cuba. Well, not really sailing, more checking-in to Cuba via sailboat. It's overwhelming at first, and information was sketchy - so here's my first-person account of arriving and checking into customs in ...
We met up with Caryn and Gary from s/v Illimite in Grand Cayman and they took us out to one of the most beautiful dive sites! This particular one is at ~65ft. There are over 300 mooring balls surrounding the island for boats to use so they don't have to an...
Having trouble with your generator? Running funny, or not at all? It's probably gum the in the carburetor. In this video I show you how to clean it out so it runs like new again!!
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How to install solar panels on your sailboat! This is an in-depth video on how I installed my 300W solar system.
I'm not advocating any particular vendor, just using what worked best for me. This keeps up with everything I need electricity-wise on my 38'...
Capt. James sails solo for two weeks, rounding the western Cape of Cuba, and sat on the concrete in a plaza for 6+ hours to upload this. Enjoy!
Ep2 - We continue where we left off: broken rudders, as well as macbooks, autopilots, and phones. Everything g...
The hardest, and best addition during the refit. THE hardtop vid. I couldn't find anything like this while I needed it, so I hope it helps someone. Love, peace, and fair winds. ;)
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In this video I take you through the necessary steps to paint the nonskid on your boat. This is very important so you or your guests don't slip. Especially important if you're going offshore.
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In this episode I take you through everything I did to install a new tri-color masthead light. This one is unique as it has a photo-sensor and shuts off when the sun comes up! Plus you can make it blink...
In this video we get a walkthrough on how to change the bands on your speargun. Good skill to have when sailing around the world... The salty air rots these bands FAST! I keep the spare rubber in the refrigerator.
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Finally done with the first episode! Super exited to share this. Flew from Hawaii to Ft Myers, Florida to look at a catamaran, and ended up living there for 2 months while refitting and getting her ready for sea.
It was tough, and a great learning experi...
Quick walkthrough three weeks into refit. She's pretty trashed inside now, but necessary. Her deck is all cut up, everything is taken apart. Should give you a good idea what's involved with purchasing and outfitting a boat for long distance cruising.
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