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Atlantic Crossing with the ARC Part 2

Here's a crew of 6 adults and one five-year-old crossing the Atlantic Ocean from Gran Canaria to St Lucia following the Rum Line. The transatlantic long passage took us 18 days and we covered 2,800+ nautical miles. This video is part two of three. In par...

Dec 20, 2015
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:27

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Crossing The Atlantic Ocean On A Boat – Part 3

Here's the final video (Part 3) of our Atlantic Ocean crossing. We sailed 2800+ miles on our 56' Oyster sailboat with 6 adults and 1 five-year-old. Part 3 shows the final days of our voyage - Watch the captain swim in the sea, I catch my first mahimahi, An...

Dec 21, 2015
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:19:18

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Bequia Island – St Vincent Grenadines

This video highlights our anchorage in Admiralty Bay off the town of Port Elizabeth. It also provides pictures and videos of our various excursions on land. When sailing St Vincent Grenadines I highly recommend a visit to Bequia Island! My family, friends,...

Jan 24, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:06:49

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Sailing to Mustique in the Grenadines

Sailing to Mustique in the Grenadines – is it worth your time and money? Find out why the island is also called Billionaires Island. Get tips about visiting Mustique here: http://www.sailingbritican.com/mustique Please give us a thumbs up and subscribe...

Jan 24, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:06:22

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Tobago Cays – St Vincent & the Grenadines

My full review of Tobago Cays in St Vincent & the Grenadines (Caribbean) is on my website here: https://sailingbritican.com/tobago-cays/ This video showcases our anchorage, trips around the islands and reefs...and even a short video of the late Steve ...

Jan 28, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:12:04

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Sailing around Union Island, St Vincent Grenadines

Sail around Union Island with us! Get 360 views of Clapham Bay and Clifton from our sparkling blue anchorages. Walk with me across the island to discover spectacular views of the coastline, wildlife, and a man with a machete. Check out the places we discov...

Feb 02, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:27

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The 12 things To Do When At A Marina

Howdy! I made this video in St Lucia and couldn't find wifi to upload it. Then went to Martinique and wifi was nonexistent...so I couldn't get it up. Finally, I'm in Dominica and I've sat at a restaurant for four hours to get this online. Woo hoo! So...thi...

Feb 18, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:14:03

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SPERM WHALES in Dominica!

Oh-my-gosh! Finally! Finally! Finally, the day has arrived for me to see my first whale while sailing Britican. For two years now I've had my internal whale radar on and for two years I've missed every opportunity to see a blowhole, a dorsal fin, or a fluk...

Feb 21, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:01:56

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Martinique – Sailing & Sightseeing

Here's the crew of Britican leaving Rodney Bay, St Lucia, and sailing to the French Island of Martinique. We sailed through quite a large swell, were visited by a French Navy helicopter (taking photos), got hit with a squall, attended the Sainte Anne's Car...

Feb 21, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:07

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Why Support Sailing Britican On Patreon?

This is a very different video from me. YIKES. I've had quite a few viewers contact me asking how they can support me to write more articles and create more videos. At first, I wasn't sure how to respond. A few people recommended that I created a Patreon P...

Mar 13, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:29

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Dominica – The Caribbean’s Biggest Secret – Part 1 of 2

Here’s part 1 of 2 video’s covering what I think is the Caribbean’s largest secret - Dominica. From Grenada to Antigua we’ve visited over 15 islands and a favorite thus far is Dominica. In this video, you’ll get a wonderful view of the anchorage ...

Mar 23, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:51

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Dominica – The Caribbean’s Biggest Secret – Part 1 of 2

Take a trip up Dominica's Amazon River, the Indian River. The video includes the Sunday P.A.Y.S. beach party, a visit to a plantation, the amazing Milton waterfalls, the Dublanc fishing village, some sulfur springs, and views around Plymouth. A special tha...

Mar 23, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:50

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Sailing around St Lucia

This video showcases the lovely island of St Lucia. Check out Rodney Bay marina, town, and beach and then travel with us to the famous Marigot Bay, the Rain Forest, Pitons, and see some waterfalls. Read the article associated with this video at Rodney Bay...

Mar 30, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:39

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Sailboat Gooseneck Repair

The bulk of this video is about how we had the gooseneck repaired on our sailboat. The gooseneck is the section of the boat that connects the boom to the mast. After doing our rigging checks we noticed that two bolts sheered off from the plates holding the...

Apr 09, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:18:31

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Oyster Antigua Regatta – Sailing Britican – Part 1

Find out if Britican wins the Oyster Antigua Regatta. This video includes footage of professional photos and video clips detailing the before, during and after's of the Oyster Regatta in Antigua. The course goes from English Harbour to Nonsuch Bay to Jolly...

Apr 20, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:10:16

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Oyster Antigua Regatta – Sailing Britican – Part 2

Here's Part 2 of 2 parts. Find out if Britican wins the Oyster Antigua Regatta here. Read the article associated with this video at: http://www.sailingbritican.com/oyster-antigua-regatta/# Music by Nicholas Harkola. Find out more on Nick at: https://www...

Apr 20, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:50

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Rigging, Sails and Reefing Our Sailboat

In this video I explain our rig, demonstrate how we get our sails out, the way in which we reduce our sails in rough weather – otherwise called ‘reefing our sails,’ and I also contrast our rig to other configurations most popular with cruisers. Ple...

May 12, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:10

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Sailing The British Virgin Islands

Read the article associated with this video at: http://www.sailingbritican.com/top-16-reasons-sailing-british-virgin-islands-bittersweet/ Please give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel. Then get our FREE checklist on how to start living the saili...

Jun 05, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:14:07

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Sailing With A Gennaker

A gennaker is used when sailing downwind as it's a cross between a genoa and a spinnaker (big colored sails). A gennaker is not symmetric like a spinnaker but is asymmetric like a genoa, but the gennaker is not attached to the forestay like a jib or genoa....

Jun 16, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:05:15

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Tanker Turning On Cape Fear River

While moored alongside the fuel dock at Port City Marina, Wilmington, North Carolina (USA) I was woken by some loud noises out my window. To my surprise a tanker was being moved around by two tug boats. Considering that Cape Fear River isn't very wide I wa...

Jun 20, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:07:05

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Puerto Rico Sailing & Sightseeing

For insurance purposes, we were instructed to make arrangements for the Caribbean hurricane season running from July to November. Option one was to leave the Caribbean. Option two was to lay-up for the season in a designated hurricane hole or area in the C...

Jun 26, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:07:16

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Grand Turk Sailing & Sightseeing

For insurance purposes we were instructed to make arrangements for the Caribbean hurricane season running from July to November. Option one was to leave the Caribbean. Option two was to lay-up for the season in a designated hurricane hole or area in the Ca...

Jul 03, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:09:21

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Provo, Caicos Sailing & Sightseeing

For insurance purposes we were instructed to make arrangements for the Caribbean hurricane season running from July to November. Option one was to leave the Caribbean. Option two was to lay-up for the season in a designated hurricane hole or area in the Ca...

Jul 11, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:13:20

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Downwind Sailing – How To Pole Out The Jib

When you're sailing downwind, or with the wind pushing the boat forward, it's possible to use a pole to hold out the jib or genoa - especially when the wind is very light. In this video, we show you how to sail wing-on-wing poling out the jib to one side a...

Jul 17, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:06:32

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Sailing To Hogsty Reef

For insurance purposes, we were instructed to make arrangements for the Caribbean hurricane season running from July to November. Option one was to leave the Caribbean. Option two was to lay-up for the season in a designated hurricane hole or area in the C...

Jul 24, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:15

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Sailing From Hogsty Reef to Fort Lauderdale Florida

For insurance purposes we were instructed to make arrangements for the Caribbean hurricane season running from July to November. We had to get above 30 degrees north so we decided to sail from the US Virgin Islands to the east coast of American to North ...

Jul 31, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:25:48

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Sailing from Ft Lauderdale Florida to Wilmington North Carolina

For insurance purposes, we were instructed to make arrangements for the Caribbean hurricane season running from July to November. We had to get above 30 degrees north so we decided to sail from the US Virgin Islands to the east coast of American to North C...

Aug 09, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:21

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Getting a CopperCoat Antifoul and Servicing – Our Original Application

This video covers one of the main reasons for our voyage North to America. It shows our haul-out at Bennett Brothers Yachts, footage of the Coppercoat process, what my family did while off the boat, work and trips we took to the boat while she was on the h...

Aug 21, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:08

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How To Survive A Hurricane In A Marina

I never thought I'd cover a hurricane or tropical storm! Especially because I spent so long getting out of the hurricane zone (in previous videos). Anyway, this shows us preparing and living through a Cat 1 hurricane, downgraded to a tropical storm (by the...

Sep 04, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:27

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How to fix a Gebo portlight window knob (Video 66) – Sailing Britican

Over the past couple years we’ve experienced two main issues concerning our Gebo portlight window knobs. The article on the below mentioned link and this video explain the issues and demonstrates how to effectively fix them. Read the article associated...

Sep 26, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:05:43

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Moving Our Boat in Preparation For A Hurricane – Heading Up A River

What’s your sailboat hurricane plan? In the past, we stayed in a marina and tied down the boat as best as we could. Lucky for us the hurricane changed to a tropical storm and it wasn’t too back. Our next experience with hurricane season, however, sent ...

Oct 07, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:08:42

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Teak Deck Maintenance using Boracol (Video 68) – Sailing Britican

We get loads of emails every day asking for practical advice on common 'how-to' jobs around the boat. Maintaining a teak deck is one of those jobs! This video showcases Captain Simon doing our teak deck maintenance using Boracol, an anti-mold and anti-fung...

Oct 20, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:05:34

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Charleston – Sightseeing and Sailing – Sailing Britican

Remember to get your FREE GUIDE: How to make money while sailing around the world: https://sailingbritican.com/make-money-sailing-free-guide/ Sightseeing and Sailing in Charleston Charleston, South Carolina is one of the best cities to visit in the Unite...

Dec 01, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:18:05

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Decorating our mast for Christmas – Sailing Britican

Check out how we turned our mast into a 70'+ Christmas Tree! For more about sailing, sailboats and living aboard our sailboat full time, visit: http://SailingBritican.com FREE GUIDE: How to make money while sailing around the world: https://sailingbritic...

Dec 15, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:07:23

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Marine Diesel Westerbeke Generator Engine Starting Problem – Sailing Britican

This video is about...If you’ve never worked on engines before it’s quite a steep learning curve when it comes to troubleshooting. For over two years, and after a major refit, our trusted Westerbeke Generator has never failed us. That is, until recentl...

Jan 25, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:08:35

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“Changing Lifestyles – Trading in the Rat Race for a sail around the world” – my new book!

This video is about my book "Changing Lifestyles - Trading in the Rat Race for a sail around the world" The book highlights our journey from selling up, buying a boat and sailing 18,500+ nautical miles. Read about the highs, lows and much more. Purchase t...

Jan 31, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:04:06

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