Guess who is super happy to be out and about on the water again? Simon and I did a tiny 8 nm test sail to Taboga, to see if the weld is holding up okay under way and everything looks quite alright. We had a really beautiful sunset sail!
The next day, we m...
Karl is afloat and all happy again and our buddy boat Joana is nearly ready to head out, too. Maria is waiting in vista Mar for her crew to arrive, her parents.
In the meantime, there is one more thing that needs to be done before leaving. With all the ho...
Karl is floating happily again and now it’s time to give Maria a hand with her sailboat Joana for a change.
Simon and I head down to Vista Mar Marina and tag team a couple of jobs on the to do list.
And of course there is some good home made food invo...
Karl is back in the water! One more time he got his butt fixed and is floating again. Thank you so much to all of you for your encouraging words and for the support of our videos, which helps to keep Karl afloat!
After various discussions with different p...
First of all, I’d like to send out a big Thank You to all of those who have chipped in to support Untie The Lines during the last two weeks! Karl is going to the boat hospital one more time, so your contributions to Untie The Lines will be invested into ...
Finally I fix that damn diesel tank that has been bothering me since...four month, I think?! So far it looks like he splash zone is holding up, so at least that means that some of the holes are fixed for now 🤣🤣🤣.
Apart from that, I felt that it w...
Time to get my shit together again, I guess! This salty life is for sure a rollercoaster ride of highs and lows, it’s all part of the deal.
After a week of hibernation and procrastination, it’s time to face reality again and to move forward. Which di...
I am not gonna say much about this one... Looking at this video still brings tears to my eyes and anger to my heart.
Sorry for the language, but it was one of those moments where nothing else was suitable.
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Karl is back in the water after welding his belly up and some other problems that needed fixing. Maria, Manny and I take off to a trial run to the Las Perlas islands and a beautiful 40+ gales comes up right on time to test all the fixes we did in yard. All...
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The second part of yard was mostly filled with trying to take apart the rudder to change the bearings...what a BITCH.
After endless banging and heat treatment, there was only one option left......
The yard bill just went over 3.000$, we were all exhaust...
The reason for hauling out had been a tiny little hole in my aft cabin below the water line. At the same time, we wanted to try and fix the hole in my diesel tank.
To reach said hole, I had removed a stainless steak water tank which had revealed a whole b...
The hole below the water line needs some welding to prevent my sailboat Karl from sinking and so does the leaky fuel tank which is why I have to move Karl to Balboa Yacht Club to haul out.
Manny came to visit again, just in time for yard and Maria is comi...
Maria and I are playing Captain and first Mate for two days and deliver a friend’s superyacht from San Carlos to Vacamonte.
On the way there, we stop at the deserted John Wayne Island to explore the ruins of this old resort.
The haul out is an experie...
Back to Marina life! I had moved Karl to Vista Mar Marina so Maria could give me a hand to weld the hole in my fuel tank.
It’s also time for some engine maintenance!
Unfortunately, I find a little something that adds another fairly big project to the ...
We made it to Vista Mar Marina in San Carlos and jumped right into a little belayed birthday party for Maria. But not before celebrating our arrival with our traditional capful ceremony: one for Neptune, one for each sailor and of course one for KARL!
We ...
Come and sail with Maria and me! SV JOANA and SV KARL are currently on the northern Pacfic Coast of Colombia. We love this place so much that we would like to share this exceptional experience with you. That's why we spontaneously decided to do a couple of...
Maria and I left the pretty Rio San Andrés to head over to Vista Mar Marina to reunite with SV Joana.
We encountered some dolphins and some whales along the way, had some good and non existent wind and some yummy passage food. Not too shabby of you ask m...
I won't say much about this one...but it was a beautiful paddle and an interesting drone experience. Definitely not something I would repeat, though...
Ahoy,
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On we go, Karl and I are moving on along the coast and exploring what we find. Watch till the end if you are interested in some talk about solo sailing vs having people on board.
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Okay, it's not always easy to film the same sailing stuff over and over again, so I decided to give you a little run through my usual picking up anchor routine. And...a recipie for making ceviche. I hope you enjoy it!
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This is a perfect video to show you what I love about sailing around on my little sailboat.
Sailing from here to there, dealing with the challenges that nature confronts you with and arriving in stunningly beautiful remote places. Paddling to shore and e...
On we go! From Isla Seca, Karl and I take a little cruise up Santa Lucia for a quiet non-rolly sleep. From there, we move further along the coast to Morro Negrito, which is a great surf spot that can only be reached by boat.
Time for a couple of days of s...
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