Merry Christmas to everyone of you! It means the world that you constantly watch our videos, comment and like. Thank you for being amazing and part of the Wildly Intrepid Tribe! And I know this is a little flashforward with the newest crew member Coral.
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The Northern Abacos, Bahamas have it all from tropical islands, sandy beaches, great snorkeling and spearfishing to kayaking adventures in mangroves.
We start off kayaking around the mangrove near the wreck of the Stranded Naked pontoon before an Easter po...
In this video we share our sailing budget for the Bahamas during our sailing trip in 2020. We cover our food, fuel, boat, alcohol, docking and miscellaneous costs. During that first trip to the Bahamas our engine died within a few days of checking which di...
Green Turtle Cay in the Bahamas had everything a cruiser needs from grocery stores, liquor store, fresh water, restaurants and trash removal. In this week's episode we keep exploring the Abacos by sailboat. We provision in Green Turtle and celebrate Easter...
Manjack is a real gem in the Abacos and it has it all. Cruising in the Bahamas is wonderful especially when we get to partake in so many activities. This week we explore Manjack's mangrove by dinghy, walk the famous Art Trail, go spearfishing, discover a b...
While anchored in the Abacos we decided to clean our Mercury 3.3hp outboard. We learn a bunch in the process with the help of two friends. We thought it was overheating or clogged up so we take it entirely apart.
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Sailing without engine is something we still try to do even though we rebuilt the motor last year. We left Allans-Pensacola Cay behind and pulled anchor under sail. With the wind from behind it made it perfect to fly the gennaker and to even drop anchor wi...
Does it get any better? This week we share with you our life on a small sailboat at Allans Pensacola Cay in the Abacos. This is what cruising looks life when you get the perfect conditions and meet other sailors.
From spearfishing alongside sting rays, tur...
This video is all about how to take apart a sailboat winch as well as winch maintenance. When your winch gets loud and doesn't turn well it's time to dismantle it, give it a clean and lube it up.
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Sailing in the Northern Abacos is simply amazing with postcard perfect islands. Last year we avoided this part of the Bahamas because of the damage caused by hurricane Dorian but this winter season 2021 we were taking full advantage of it.
After a successf...
The real Bahamas cruising started here in the Northern Abacos. Boat life can be a rollercoaster of logistics, weather planning and change of plans but it can be pure bliss like what we experienced this week.
We left Great Sale Cay behind and set sail for B...
Our sail from Freeport started off with surfing down some 6-7 foot steep waves which Cory has a blast doing. On the other hand I was feeding the fish. Fortunately we found shelter at Ginn Sur Mer near West End and along with SV Spirit Bird and SV Turned Ou...
After an unexpected wake up in the middle of the night we decide to pull anchor and leave West End on Great Bahama Island. Building waves force us to retreat in the commercial Harbor of Freeport but luckily the harbormaster waived the fee due to stormy wea...
This is it we are doing our testing to sail across the Gulf Stream to the Bahamas. After so many weeks of work and stress we finally have our negative test and our Health visas from the Bahamas. Even though it isn't the perfect weather window we sail into ...
We took the DIY route and for less than a US$1000 we got 280Ah EVE cells and a 100A Daly BMS. In this video we do a full capacity test of our lithium battery. If you missed the building of the battery make sure to check out this video.
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We set sail into the big blue and do a non-stop passage all the way from Jacksonville to West Palm beach. Our first step is to navigate the strong current of the St. John's River and pull over at Sister's Creek free dock. Then it's a 2 night crossing along...
The final preparations are coming together and we are getting so close to untie the lines from Green Cove Springs Marina. But with boat life there's always a few more boat projects to do even when you think you're ready. We finally receive our new VHF ante...
After weeks of boat projects in the workzone we were so excited to be launching our small sailboat. Green Cove Springs marina was an affordable spot in Northern Florida to get a lot of work done and to get our boat ready for sailing over to the Bahamas.
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At last the boat projects are coming to an end. We manage to apply a barrier coat and bottom paint our sailboat between the rainy and cold Florida weather. A few more projects and well needed improvements get done while we wait to launch our sailboat.
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This was a great upgrade to our sailboat. Cory kept working on the hull and decided to modify our keel for a few reasons. The epoxy work continued with a few fixes and upgrades. We also finally install our new depth sounder. Good thing Green Cove Springs M...
Lithium batteries don't have to be crazy expensive. We took the DIY route and for less than a US$1000 we got 280Ah EVE cells and a 100A Daly BMS. In this video we show you how to build your own lithium battery in details.
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We swapped our composite propeller for a bronze 3 blade prop given to us by a fellow cruiser. And we show you how to remove and install a propeller on a sailboat. Thanks Lee for the prop and Scott for the tool rem over.
The upgrades keep going as our AGM b...
This big news means that Cory has to sand the hull all by himself. And we have quite a list of boat projects to accomplish before launching and sailing over to the Bahamas. Luckily Green Cove Springs marina is a great spot to do the work yourself. We drill...
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