SailingBritican Archive – Page 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...

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...

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,...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...