Free advice! We've consulted with over 100 future-cruisers, and some themes come up so often, we just had to share.
1. Is cruising right for you?
2. Which boat is right for you?
3. Purchasing process
4. Budgeting
5. Outfitting
6. Working Remotely
7. Ideal...
We've had a few medical issues keeping us on the sidelines recently, but the slower pace has given us a chance to reflect and regroup. It's been a good thing. This week we update you on our plans, for our next boat and our new home!
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Moving is never easy and much tougher with one good leg! We sell our beloved catamaran Clarity without ever meeting the new owners, and things don't go smoothly for us as Megan takes a tumble and breaks her foot.
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Clarity is now SOLD!
We sail 200 miles up to Grand Bahama for survey and sea trial and everything goes well. So well that the buyers sign the acceptance contract. But ten days later, they have a change of heart. It was all too much for them. We've all bee...
We are in the market for a new sailing catamaran, and our list of must-haves is pretty long. This week we sail on a Catana 50 and see if it lives up to the reputation. But could we adapt to the helm position on these boats?
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We finally break the O'Kelly CURSE - YUM - and share the Exumas with our best friends (and incredible musicians with the band El Cajon) of 25 years. Going out on a HIGH NOTE!
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The boat market is on 🔥 FIRE so today we share our tips for getting the USED boat of your dreams. Plus, Nick gets out his crystal ball and share's his forecast for the used boat market.
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We sailed the Amazing Chris White Atlantic 72 ft performance catamaran Penmanship and it may have changed our course permanently. Is Clarity for sale? Stay tuned…
We also hear the incredible story of Leopard’s resurrection after floating upside down i...
Beautiful sailing in the Ragged Islands and we try to capture it for you via DRONE, but once again the DJI Drone had other ideas. Growing up watching Gilligan's Island we thought quicksand was a real threat in paradise. Turns out it does exist off Double B...
Join us this week as we discover the BEST BEACH we've ever been to, and we had it all to ourselves!! We also enjoy a beautiful sail down to the Ragged Islands. --Moriah Harbor is located just a few miles south of George Town, Exuma, but conditions have to ...
This week enjoy the BEST conditions in paradise - calm, clear waters AND some of the scariest - LIGHTENING! We'll show you where we hide in the middle of no where, far from the safety of a marina.
Levain Bakery Dark Chocolate Chocolate Chip Copycat Cooki...
Catamarans can't sail upwind...catamarans sail poorly.... Critics say that cats don't sail well or sail as well as monohulls....but the boat may not be to blame...it could be your powerplant instead....and the powerplant are you sails. So before you sell y...
Can the average person afford to cruise a small boat? Everyone is talking about inflation, but is the cost of cruising going up? We take a close look at the numbers with our annual expenditures. We dive deep into everything from boat insurance to health in...
Hey, you gotta laugh! And we do in this episode. Why can’t we catch a fish? So this week we call on the best fishermen....fisher people we know: Seb and MC on One Life, good friends and teachers. Will it make a difference? Will we catch a fish? Will we g...
Where do you see yourself in 5 years? We've never been good at answering that and we could never have guessed we'd be here sharing our lives on YouTube so thank you for spending time with us! Five years is a big milestone, so it got us thinking about a few...
Most challenges of the cruising lifestyle can be overcome through knowledge and preparation. But when it comes to missing our families back home, there's nothing like a little one-on-one time. Enjoy some home cooking with Ma (Nick's mom) and the epic Ribbo...
Sailing Abacos to the Exumas via Eleuthera. FISH ON and a magical surprise swim with Spotted Eagle Rays in the Exumas. These really are the bst cruising grounds in the entire world.
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We made it to paradise, BUT we forgot some critical spares! Once again the cruising community has our back so we can keep on going. We also explore Marsh harbor for the first time after Hurricane Dorian to get our Aliv SIM card for internet. Getting caught...
Ahhh the Bahamas! There's no doubt we took a few more lumps than we could have, but there were revelations on the way south. We caught a favorable counter-current and turbo boosted at 10 knots. We also got a chance to test out our new Ullman Fiberpath main...
Waiting for our new Ullman Fiberpath mainsail to arrive and the weather has turned COLD! We take advantage of the time to make a couple final critical upgrades to Clarity including Balmar high-output alternators and Victron B2B chargers.
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