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The ICW is so shallow that we end up playing Sea Tow and run aground ourselves. We sail through the Georgia ICW which has stunning landscapes and sunsets. We make it to Fernandina Beach, the beginning of the Florida ICW and meet up with Alex's sister Julie...
Sailing through Georgia turns into a full on adventure. We even catch blue crabs with chicken drumsticks and rescue our buddy boat SV Northern Wind. The windy Georgia ICW brings us to remote creeks and in a grassland scenery. With dolphins and birds we see...
After spending over a $1000 on solar panels they are not working. Bummed out we decide to go exploring Beaufort, South Carolina instead. The architecture and trees really make us feel like we are getting more South on the ICW, even our little dinghy advent...
The sailing adventure continues as we keep on going to Charleston, South Carolina after a dinghy tour. If feels great walking in a t-shirt and checking out all the different architecture of Charleston and even enjoying some fish & Chips at the Griffon...
Come Join Us in New Smyrna Beach, Florida and join the conversation. A bit of a jump forward we left the Bahamas and made it safely back to the USA. The main reason for coming back here was to deal and rebuild our Yanmar 2GM Diesel engine which stopped wo...
After leaving Georgetown we navigate some tricky section of the South Carolina ICW. Luckily our buddy boat is shallower and goes ahead telling us depths. The scenery is incredible with all the grassland, a swimming deer and birds.
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Cruising the ICW in South Carolina turns into such an adventure. After going through the narrow Rock Pile section the current just keeps increasing and we do an impromptu stop in North Myrtle Beach. After seeing our first alligator we stumble into the Kent...
With the perfect weather window we leave at night for an offshore crossing from Beaufort to Wrightsville, NC. Exiting the Masonboro Inlet turns into a fast sail through darkness as the current rushes us out. Luckily the Atlantic is calm and allows us to wa...
After hunkering down we experience some storm surge in Oriental, NC. We find the town dock disconnected from Oriental and we are forced to wade through knee deep cold water. And the adventure doesn't end there as we continue sailing along the ICW. Dolphins...
Traveling the ICW on a sailboat involves a lot of motoring but when you get that nice wind and space it's so exciting to sail. We had the perfect weather window to make a jump from Elizabeth City NC across the Albemarle Sound and into the Alligator River. ...
The journey through the Great Dismal Swamp canal continues. We end up having a very eventful day as we travel more South on the ICW. The duckweed becomes thicker and thicker and causes problems for most boats traveling as one by one we start having our eng...
After watching a huge submarine being towed on the Elizabeth River in Portsmouth Virginia we jump on our sailboat. Everyone back home has talked so much about this moment. The start of the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) in Norfolk Virginia. This long stretch ...
Water is coming in from everywhere. As we do some sailboat inspection we realize that our bilge pump is not working and the water keeps rising without going out. Plus our Yanmar 2GM Raw Water Pump Seal is no longer waterproof. So we end up stock in Portsmo...
We always say how plans constantly change when you are sailing. This time is no different as we start running out of daylight. So we decide to just keep going, overnight sailing on the Chesapeake Bay. At the time it seemed better than pulling into a crab p...
Early start on the C&D Canal to beat the current which also rewards us to a stunning pink sunrise. A perfect way to start sailing on the Chesapeake Bay. Even though the Boat Show is over we have so much fun exploring Annapolis and all its bricks buildi...
Come Join Us in Georgetown, Bahamas and join the conversation. We are all living in a difficult time with hard decisions to be made. We would like to update you all on what we have decided to do during this Covid-19 pandemic and potential plans for the fu...
After exploring Cape May and it's colorful houses we decide to head up the Delaware Bay. But we get a bad surprise at 3 in the morning as we almost lost our anchor. This was one of those moments that we weren't too sure how we'd get out of it.
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After a few last minute projects and stocking up the boat with water we attempt our longest Passage. We finally get the right weather window to cross from Sandy Hook to Cape May on the Atlantic Ocean along the New Jersey Coast line.
Leaving New York Harbor...
This was by far the scariest moment our our sailing adventure. With gusts of over 60 knots and a full 180 degree spin we started dragging anchor during a Category 1 Storm. We later found out that what we experienced in Atlantic Highlands was a Bomb Cyclone...
If you would have told me that one day I'd be sailing through New York on my small sailboat I would have laughed at you.
Sailing around the Statue of Liberty and anchoring right next to here was just magical and with the best night view of NYC. Traveling t...
This was such an exciting moment to arrive in New York by sailboat. You don't need a lot of money to explore Manhattan, for only $30 for the night we grabbed a mooring ball at 79th St Basin Marina. Visit New York City with us as we explore Central Park and...
We finally become a sailboat again and can start sailing down the Hudson River. It feels great not solely relying on an engine, especially a 38 year old one. Plus in this episode we do an unexpected stop in Kingston NY which turns into many surprises!
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If you are like us sailing on a budget this video is for you. Find out where you can raise your mast by yourself for only $55. And finally we'll be able to no longer motor everywhere but also start sailing down the Hudson River.
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