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April 19, 2025
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White Spot Pirates for BBC Earth Real Happiness Project
BBC Earth has asked me to participate in their Real Happiness Project. The aim of the project is to inspire people to enjoy nature because a study has shown that being exposed to nature, even if it is just virtually, makes people happy. Here's a little con...
Whale Watching In Panama From My Own Sailboat – UNTIE THE LINES III #11
Karl, Maria and I depart for the very first voyage in the new ocean. We are off to explore the archipelago Las Perlas. On the way to our first stop, Contadora, we see whales and celebrate Maria's bday. Enjoy and Ahoy, Nike & Karl and the UTL team Vis...
Sailing The Beautiful Las Perlas Islands – Untie The Lines III #12
Maria, Karl and I cruise around the Las Perlas for another week, exploring some really pretty anchorages. We chat with local fishermen, do. our laundry during stormy weather and hunt for veggies in the only town around. Typical cruisers' day to day life I'...
Surfing Down Waves With My Kayak in Surf Spot Venao – UNTIE THE LINES III #13
From the Perlas we left for an overnight sail south west to a surf spot called Venao. We were running a bit low so we had to find a way to get some extra fuel. Riding the kayak into the beach was quite the adventure...and the ride into town with thee Panam...
Our engine breaks down in the middle of the night. Drifting for hours to the next bay – S3E14
Some of you might have been waiting to see this happen...we were sailing from Venao towards the west when my little engine decided to finally give up. But hey, engine problems should never stop you from exploring! We took the opportunity to check out our b...
In The Doldrums Without A Working Engine – UNTIE THE LINES III #15
Karl's engine is dead, so we set sails to slowly make our way back towards Panama City. Winds are low and turning in this area and the tidal currents are not helping during the doldrums, either. But Karl is doing pretty well even under the challenging circ...
Sailor Girls Exploring Boobie Island – UNTIE THE LINES III #16
The engine-less journey continues. We have to wait for some wind to get out of the anchorage in Isla Bona, so we decide to explore the island by land and by sea. With the smallest of a breeze we set sail to Isla Otoque, only 5nm north from Isla Bona and ...
Girls Sailing Without An Engine – UNTIE THE LINES III #17
One last voyage without a working engine from Isla Otoque to Isla Taboga where I have found a safe mooring for Karl so I can fly home and earn some extra $$$ for a new engine. Since winds are always low and turning in this area, it was a challenge to leav...
Family Time On Karl – UNTIE THE LINES III #18
It took more than three years, but finally my parents come to visit me and set eyes and foot on Karl for the first time. We explore the island of Taboga and enjoy some quality family time together. My mom loves Karl's homeyness and my dad seems surprised ...
Short Summer Break!!! (Real Time Message)
Sorry everybody for the silence, but there are partly good reasons behind it 😎😎😎 in real time, my new Beta Marine engine has arrived and I am working 24/7 on the installation / necessary changes that come with it. Thank you for your patience and ...
Traveling Colombia: The Lost City Trek – UNTIE THE LINES III #19
My sister came to visit me again and since Karl is in Taboga with a broken engine, we decided to do some land travel in Colombia. We went on the four day Lost City Trek and it was quite the adventure, but see yourself... Ahoy, Nike & Karl
Back On Good Old Karl – UNTIE THE LINES III #20
After putting my little sis through a wet four day jungle hike, I owed her some quality beach relaxing time. We went on a fun tubing adventure down Rio Guajira and then it was time for us to head to Germany. After four months of the boat, I found Karl in...
Sailing Around Beautiful Islands: The San Blas Experience – UNTIE THE LINES III #21
My friend Maria needed some crew for her charter business http://www.sailjoana.com and I still had to pay off my new engine, so I jumped on a car, made it over to the beautiful San Blas Islands and worked some charters with her. It was a great experience ...
Boat Refit: Improving Wiring And Paiting – UNTIE THE LINES III #22
This week I got myself seriously tangled up in something. Karl is totally upside down due to a little bit of an extended electrical project but check out the final outcome, i love it! Enjoy and Ahoy, Nike & Karl Visit http://www.whitespotpirates.com ...
DIY engine removal on my sailboat AT ANCHOR. It`s a bit scary since it`s my first time
Removing the old broken engine from my sailboat at anchor by myself. Is that a good idea? It's the first DIY engine removal / repower in my life, so let's see how this goes | Untie The Lines S3E23 ⇩ Support my videos and get real time video updates! â‡...
My sister visiting on Maria’s sailboat in the CARIBBEAN – UNTIE THE LINES III #24
It looks like my sister forgave me for that crazy hike in Colombia since she is back for a visit. Karl is still engine-less, so we are invading Maria's space on good old JoJo and untie the lines to move to the San Blas islands for some vacation time! Enjo...
Birthday Girl On A Remote Caribbean Island – UNTIE THE LINES III #25
One more week of sweet sweet family & friends time on Joana in the San Blas islands. We hop from island to island and have a decent birthday party for my sister on a little palm tree island just for ourselves. Enjoy & Ahoy, Nike & Karl Visit ...
Trying To Fly My Splash Drone – UNTIE THE LINES III #26
Finally I try to get my drone set up and do the first trial run which is not so super satisfying. And Maria and I get blown away by the worst storm we've ever been in in the San Blas islands. A solar panel gets blown off Joana and we try to get it back ...
Traditional Sailboat Charter In Paradise – UNTIE THE LINES III #27
Before our new guests for the Untie The Lines charter arrive in the beautiful San Blas Islands, we have to prep Maria's traditional sail boat Joana a little bit. We quickly repaint the galley and take off to fill the boat with water and refill our propane ...
San Blas Charter On A Traditional Sailboat – UNTIE THE LINES III #28
We have had a great week with our Untie The Lines charter group. They were really eager to lern how to run big old Joana and we had a fun time exploring the Kuna culture together. If you would like to book a charter for next season, then head over to www....
Home Sweet Karl – UNTIE THE LINES III #29
After three months of working charters on sailjoana.com, it is time to return to good old Karl who is waiting patiently on one of Juan's moorings in Panama City. Is it time for my new engine to arrive yet? Find out yourself in this week's episode! Enjoy ...
My life-changing solo sailing adventure: UNTIE THE LINES – The Full Documentary! (Trailer)
ORDER THE FULL DOCUMENTARY AT https://vimeo.com/ondemand/utl More details at http://www.UntieTheLines.com. ABOUT THE MOVIE: Nike is determined to grab hold of her dream to travel the world by sea, embarking on a life-changing solo sailing adventure. This ...
My New Beta Marine Engine Arrived – UNTIE THE LINES III #30
Wow, wow, wow...finally, Big Red is realeased from custums and finds its way to Karl and into his belly. I am so glad that Maria came to give me a hand, I would not have been able to tackle this massive job without her!!! Still quite a way to go until B...
Towing A Sailboat With Not Working Engine – UNTIE THE LINES III #31
Often, I get told that I always seem so calm...and usually I am...But not so much in this week's episode. You get to see my highly annoyed and frustrated side. I had been waiting for nearly two weeks for my engine to get released from customs, only to be ...
Girl Power: Yard Work Marathon – UNTIE THE LINES III #32
A day on the hard costs 170$ in Balboa Yacht Club, so we worked day and night on the to do list and managed to be back in the water after 6 days. It was a crazy work intense time, but we got a ton of stuff done, which was great. Next point on the list: en...
Girl Power: Aligning the NEW ENGINE of my sailboat – UNTIE THE LINES III #33
The engine repower fun goes on. Now that Karl is back in the water, it's time to tackle the alignment. First we need to build some extra spacers to raise the engine a bit more before we can move it slightly up and down and left and right to manage to get t...
Repowering my sailboat at anchor: I am SO worried, will the new Beta 43 engine fire up?
Replacing the engine on my sailboat with a new beta marine diesel engine at anchor. Installing the new engine on my sailboat was a big challenge, I hope I did everything right and that it will fire up | Untie The Lines S3E34 ⇩ Support my videos and get ...
Boat Refit: The Fruits Of Hard Labour – UNTIE THE LINES III #35
Some last little bits and pieces needed to be done to get under way again. But finally, we dare to Untie The Lines from the safe mooring and give the new engine a real trial run. Wow, what a feeling to be out and about again, even if it was just for a fi...
Ultimate Cruisers’ Bliss – UNTIE THE LINES III #36
Karl is on the move again and we hopped from Panama City to Isla Cassaya to meet our Vlogger friends from Vet Tails Sailing Chuffed. It's total bliss to be out and about again and to explore the beauty of the Las Perlas Islands. Enjoy & Ahoy, Nike &a...
Chuffed Buddy Boating – UNTIE THE LINES III #37
Taking advantage of the calm anchor bay and friends anchored near by and tackling the change of my mast light cable. He crew of SV Chuffed showes me around Viveros and we make friends with some locals that we play volleyball with. Oh, and back to Solo Sai...
And more about that…NOW!
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Rescuing A Turtle From A Fishing Net – UNTIE THE LINES III #38
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Dr. Sheddy and Captain Joel – UNTIE THE LINES III #39
SV Chuffed and Karl are headed 3 miles further south to the next little island in the Perlas archipelago, Isla Canas. Together with Dr. Sheddy and Captain Joel, I visit the little village south of our anchorage, where they neuter and spay some of the villa...