Finally we're off from Sugarloaf Marina on Lake Erie. It's the beginning of sailing around the world, or motoring for now. But first step, checking into the US. We've traveled to many countries but never by sailboat so I won't lie I was apprehensive on how...
This is it the last prepping for the Erie Canal and selling everything we own. I had mixed feelings of sadness and excitement as we started doing the mast stepping and lowering. Our time of Lake Erie has come to an end but the start of our big journey crui...
Our time at the Sugarloaf marina is coming to an end so we decided to throw a potluck going away party on G-Dock with all the people who became such good friends with us. We finish off a couple more last minute projects while we still have access to the do...
The preparation continues as we start upgrading our sailboat battery system. And we also replace one of our Yanmar engine mount that wasn't working anymore. The projects never end but we keep learning and gaining more confidence in SV Wildly Intrepid for t...
If you are curious as to what is the best and cheapest insurance policy check out our video about our 35lbs Mantus Anchor. After a lot of research on the different types of anchors for cruising we decided that we wanted a plow anchor. More research later a...
If you have been wondering who is Wildly Intrepid, this episode is for you. Meet the Sailing young couple from Canada that is Alex and Cory. We leave the sailboat behind to go say bye to our families in Quebec and even meet up with friends for some rock cl...
Guess how many people can we fitin our small sailboat? This is the most people who have ever slept and eaten aboard.
Right after finishing work we met up with Cory's family. We got wet on the Lady of the Mist under the Horseshoe Falls and explored the Bird...
It's hard to describe and share what it feels like to experience Canal Days in Port Colborne. This annual Marine Heritage Festival offers so many different activities for all ages. We try to share as much as possible with you from the street vendors, to th...
Sailing into the sunset in your bikini with a glass of wine in hand!! Sounds delightful right!? Well, living on a sailboat is some of that and some not so glamorous projects as well. The reality is that we fix a lot of things on a older sailboat like our t...
This is a big step for us. The first time overnight sailing on Lake Erie. I had a mix of excitement and apprehension as we set sail from Sugarloaf Marina at 11pm.
What a night and why do that? So that we could enjoy a weekend at Long Point where Pottahawk...
Life as a liveaboard can be so interesting since you can go sailing with your home. ln this episode we share with you some of our lifestyle both at the marina and at anchor.
Our friends Sarah and Steve come visit for an fun filled Canada Day weekend. We a...
This video is more technical and covers our Yanmar 2GM maintenance. From oil change to replacing the thermostat to checking our raw water pump. We did manage to get out for a dinghy ride and swim in between the multiple projects though.
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The day as come for the first sail of the sailing season on Lake Erie. I thought it would almost never come but what a treat we had. Even flew our gennaker. And don't miss out when we finally put a name on our sailboat.
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One step at a time we are getting closer to sailing. Firsts things first hoisting the sails. Actually we had to first crimp our headsail halyard. And as usual we get a few other projects completed such as installing dinghy davits on a sailboat. Thanks Dann...
This is it, we cast the lines from Sugarloaf Marina in Ontario, Canada. It feels crazy that we're beginning our sailing around the world. But first it's a few hours of motoring to Buffalo NY with our mast down. Then it's the start of the Erie Canal. We'll ...
We finally go from powerboat to sailboat with our mast stepping. After re-wiring most of our mast it's time to put everything back together. And the projects don't stop there as we run into some Y valve marine toilet troubles.
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With our sailboat not ready we end up going sailing on a wooden boat with our friends Mark & Margaret. What a feeling being back sailing on Lake Erie, it had been way too long. But the boat projects continue as we do our free radar install.
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Welcome to this live Q&A stream. We will be answering some of the most common questions that we receive as well as giving you updates on this sailing season. Also if you have questions for us don't hesitate to write them in the comment section down be...
Learn with us how to install marine VHF connector in this more technical video. And as if there wasn't enough boat projects we get a surprise that could have almost sunk our sailboat.
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The sailboat projects continue as we start rewiring our sailboat mast from our new radar to our anchor and spreader lights. We even find some interesting surprise under our mast boot.
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Life on a small boat is always interesting. There's always something to work on and you constantly have to move things around. But you know what I wouldn't change it! We're back in the water but without a mast so we end up tackling our radar DIY mast insta...
Have you ever been to Pottahawk Boat Party 2019? It's hard to describe this huge boat party which happens every second Sunday in July on Lake Erie so we put it in a video.
After an overnight sail we made it to Pottahawk Point to North America's biggest bo...
Join us as we experience Pottahawk 2019 with thousands of boats. Lake Erie's biggest boat party is happening right now. Pottahawk pissup cannot be missed.
After a long Canadian winter it's finally time for the start of a new sailing season and finally launching our sailboat. The exciting and stressful time that comes with lifting our 15,000 lbs sailboat is finally here. As well as the hope that everything g...
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