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457 Days Hauled Out! Warranty Repairs Turning Point on Our New Leopard Catamaran
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457 Days Hauled Out! Warranty Repairs Turning Point on Our New Leopard Catamaran

SPONSOR INDEPENDENT STORY TELLING 😎 ⛵ Gain access to our member only area: 👉 Tip jar: DAY 457 ON THE HARDSTAND IN TRINIDAD Today marks a very important day. It is the day that despite hardships sometimes bordering on insanity and near constant adversity we have come out on top.Thank you for...
🌶️ Cooking up Geera Beef in Trinidad 🇹🇹  #foodshorts #caribbean #trinidad
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🌶️ Cooking up Geera Beef in Trinidad 🇹🇹 #foodshorts #caribbean #trinidad

After kindly being gifted a cook book by a Trinidadian vendor at the Central Market in Port of Spain I've been practicing cooking different local dishes. It's a style of cooking that's jam packed with spices and fresh ingredients that pack a punch in terms of flavour! I know how ser...
Upgrading Yanmar 4JH45 Marine Engines with STEINBAUER PowerModules | What Sets the Tuning Tech Apart
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Upgrading Yanmar 4JH45 Marine Engines with STEINBAUER PowerModules | What Sets the Tuning Tech Apart

Something you may not know is that many engines in a series, for example the Yanmar 4JH45 and Yanmar 4JH57, are actually the same block with different tuning maps. With the right technology it's possible to tune some of these engines to gain performance with no negative impact on the motor. Wh...
Hanging out at Caura River (The BEST Goat Curry!) 🇹🇹 #trinidad #caribbean #travelvlog
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Hanging out at Caura River (The BEST Goat Curry!) 🇹🇹 #trinidad #caribbean #travelvlog

We were invited to meet some friends at Caura River and enjoy an afternoon lime with food, drinks and good company! We supplied the drinks and they brought an AMAZING Trinidadian goat curry with a 'Buss up Shut' roti (so good!). A big thanks to Roxy for cooking and teaching me more about T...
New Catamaran Fail! What sailboat owners NEVER want to fix! 😬
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New Catamaran Fail! What sailboat owners NEVER want to fix! 😬

When buying a yacht the last thing you want to be fixing is this! While we've been on the hardstand our toilet tanks are out of action, giving time for issues found a while ago on the port side to be fixed as part of the ongoing warranty repairs of our Leopard 45 catamaran. But since the boat...
🇹🇹  Trinidad shipyard Power Boats lifts a 45ft sailing catamaran ⛵ #caribbean  #boating #trinidad
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🇹🇹 Trinidad shipyard Power Boats lifts a 45ft sailing catamaran ⛵ #caribbean #boating #trinidad

With the Atlantic hurricane season approaching thousands of sailboats are heading towards safer waters. Many come down to Trinidad, which is seen as a safe place to store your yacht. The shipyard Power Boats hauled a Leopard Catamaran from the same series as us, the Leopard 45. It's the first o...
Sailboat “Shame Tent” COLLAPSE + Leopard Catamaran Warranty UPDATE
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Sailboat “Shame Tent” COLLAPSE + Leopard Catamaran Warranty UPDATE

SPONSOR INDEPENDENT STORY TELLING 😎 ⛵ Gain access to our member only area: 👉 Tip jar: Our relaxing Saturday morning changed with a BANG! Along with the first heavy rains signifying the approach of this years wet and windy Atlantic hurricane season came the destruction of part of the shelter th...
Trying Trinidadian food at Queen’s Park Savannah! 🇹🇹 #trinidad #caribbean #foodvlog
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Trying Trinidadian food at Queen’s Park Savannah! 🇹🇹 #trinidad #caribbean #foodvlog

Where should we go or what should we try next? We've been in Trinidad a while but hadn't tried a huge selection of local food, so when a Trini friend invited us to go to the Queen's Park Savannah Food Strip in Port of Spain of course we said yes! It was a fun way to try a huge select...
Yanmar SD60 Sail Drive: How to replace the SD60 output seals (DIY with no BS)
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Yanmar SD60 Sail Drive: How to replace the SD60 output seals (DIY with no BS)

✅😎 APPRECIATE THESE HELPFUL DIY VIDEOS? Send a tip: ⛵ Gain access to our member only area: Want to how to service your Yanmar SD60 sail drive seals? This video walks you through how we replace the output seals and o-ring of an SD60 sail drive, including removing the sail drive shaft, original s...
Learning How to Apply & Finish Gelcoat on our Sailboat | LEOPARD CATAMARAN WARRANTY
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Learning How to Apply & Finish Gelcoat on our Sailboat | LEOPARD CATAMARAN WARRANTY

😎 WANT TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF THIS SERIES? Tip jar: ⛵ Gain access to our member only area: This video starts off with an update to the current status of our Leopard 45 warranty repairs. We're continuing to work with Leopard Catamarans and look forward to the arrival of a new team who...
🇹🇹 Trinidadian KINDNESS launches our boat – now we can explore! 🌴 #caribbean #trinidad #boating
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🇹🇹 Trinidadian KINDNESS launches our boat – now we can explore! 🌴 #caribbean #trinidad #boating

Like what you see? Watch the FULL VIDEO on our channel 😀 After being in storage for months on end we were finally able to launch our catamaran tender thanks to some help from a kind Trinidadian local. We've experienced many instances of the Trinidadian generosity of spirit while here, and hop...
Tour the Tropical Trinidad Coast by Boat to SCOTLAND BAY! | Trinidad & Tobago, Caribbean
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Tour the Tropical Trinidad Coast by Boat to SCOTLAND BAY! | Trinidad & Tobago, Caribbean

SPONSOR INDEPENDENT STORY TELLING 😎 ⛵ Gain access to our member only area: 👉 Tip jar: After being in storage for months on end we were finally able to launch our catamaran tender thanks to some help from a kind Trinidadian local. While our initial plan was to go DDI, or Down De Islands, we e...
Short Update – Things Are Changing | LEOPARD 45 REVIEW
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Short Update – Things Are Changing | LEOPARD 45 REVIEW

We have had some unfortunate changes in our lives the past week around the final stages of rebuilding the hull. We still haven't heard if Leopard will pay for our latest warranty work hours but they are paying for the hardstand, an aircon unit, the room, storage, a fresh new rental car upgrade ...
Who Should Pay for New Catamaran Warranty Repairs? | LEOPARD 45 CATAMARAN REVIEW
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Who Should Pay for New Catamaran Warranty Repairs? | LEOPARD 45 CATAMARAN REVIEW

😎 WANT TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF THIS SERIES? Tip jar: ⛵ Gain access to our member only area: These are our opinions on how we believe warranty rectification costs should be split between the yacht broker and boat builder in a world where financial cost seems to outprioritise human impact. S...
Mast Warranty Update for our Leopard 45 Catamaran | NEW YACHT WARRANTY
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Mast Warranty Update for our Leopard 45 Catamaran | NEW YACHT WARRANTY

😎 WANT TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF THIS SERIES? Tip jar: ⛵ Gain access to our member only area: Learn more about galvanic corrosion and Duralac - We use Duralac Yellow: In some places only Duralac Green is available, which is a newer product with a less toxic version: Since leaving Cape...
New Yacht Warranty Update for DAY 387 on the HARD!!! | LEOPARD 45 CATAMARAN REVIEW
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New Yacht Warranty Update for DAY 387 on the HARD!!! | LEOPARD 45 CATAMARAN REVIEW

😎 WANT TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF THIS SERIES? Tip jar: ⛵ Gain access to our member only area: Today marks 387 days on the hardstand in Trinidad. Our "new" Leopard 45 catamaran continues it's warranty journey that has spread across 3 continents and almost 3 years. We explain...
🦐 Cooking up AMAZING seafood in Trinidad 🇹🇹  #foodshorts #caribbean #trinidad
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🦐 Cooking up AMAZING seafood in Trinidad 🇹🇹 #foodshorts #caribbean #trinidad

It's no secret I love going to the Central Market in Port of Spain, the capital city of Trinidad & Tobago. Hailed by many live aboard yacht cruisers as one of the best fresh food markets in the Caribbean, we get almost all of our fresh produce from there. The shrimp is freshly caught so I b...
🐬⛵️ Dog LOVES Watching Trinidad’s WILD DOLPHINS #trinidad  #travelvlog #caribbean
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🐬⛵️ Dog LOVES Watching Trinidad’s WILD DOLPHINS #trinidad #travelvlog #caribbean

Over a year after we first arrived in Trinidad and our live aboard yacht was hauled out, we finally took to the sea again this week! Sadly it was not in our Leopard 45 (it's still undergoing warranty), but instead in a converted Privilege catamaran owned by a Trinidadian family we'd met ar...
Fixing our boat as Trinidad bush fires approach! | REPAIRING LEOPARD 45 CATAMARAN
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Fixing our boat as Trinidad bush fires approach! | REPAIRING LEOPARD 45 CATAMARAN

Here's the link to our blog! 👉 Our Galley Upgrade article 👉 👉 During our extended stay on the hardstand for new boat warranty (374 days and counting!) we've completed a few projects for ourselves that make us feel just a little bit better about being stuck here while our Leopard 45 c...
Australian Shepherd finds her own toys in Trinidad shipyard #dog #australianshepherd #travelvlog
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Australian Shepherd finds her own toys in Trinidad shipyard #dog #australianshepherd #travelvlog

After a year living in the boat yard in Trinidad while our Leopard 45 catamaran undergoes warranty, our Australian Shepherd dog things she owns the place! We spent money on toys to keep her entertained and happy while we were here, but that turned out to be a total waste of money since her favourite...
Fixing deck flex on our Leopard 45 (We’re on the tools!) | NEW CATAMARAN WARRANTY REPAIRS
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Fixing deck flex on our Leopard 45 (We’re on the tools!) | NEW CATAMARAN WARRANTY REPAIRS

For informative and unique travel & sailing content check out our new blog! - ⛵ While our Leopard 45 catamaran is on the hardstand undergoing warranty repairs the deck flex above our aft cabins has been addressed! JS Marine, the contractors sent by Travelopia / Leopard Catamarans to complete t...
Got Lost in the Trinidad Jungle
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Got Lost in the Trinidad Jungle

SUPPORT INDEPENDENT STORY TELLING 😎 ⛵ Gain access to our member only area: 👉 Tip jar: We'd love for you to check it out and let us know what you think! 😎 After continuing to repair the new yacht warranty issues on our Leopard 45 catamaran, the guys took a rare day off to go and explore...
Heartfelt Gift of Local Recipes from Trinidad Market 🇹🇹  #caribbean #trinidad #recipe
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Heartfelt Gift of Local Recipes from Trinidad Market 🇹🇹 #caribbean #trinidad #recipe

Over the past year I've been going shopping every week at the Central Market in Port of Spain. It's a fantastic local market with a huge range of quality seafood, meat, herbs, vegetables and fruit. In that time I've made connections with some of the local vendors who I really enjoy se...
Trinidad Carnival Parade 2024! #travel #trinidad #caribbean
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Trinidad Carnival Parade 2024! #travel #trinidad #caribbean

On the Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday the dual island nation of Trinidad & Tobago celebrates their annual Carnival! There was a huge lead up with many fetes and celebrations, as well as national stick fighting and steel pan competitions. Carnival Monday starts with Jouvert and Carnival ...
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