The first days aboard a new 50' Sailboat are a bit overwhelming! The teak decks, the mosquitos, the batteries, the water... Will I be able to tackle ALL these ...
Nearly one year after shipwrecking off the coast of Hawaii, Zingaro crowdfunded a magnificent Oyster 485. Join us for a tour of this vessel, and we'll show you ...
We FINALLY get the keel dropped on our Beneteau 49 that we bought at auction so we can finish the fiberglass repairs.
We make the official call that the salon needs to come out, completely. Luckily we've had plenty of practice with Beneteau interior design and get it out quick
After being separated by the coronavirus pandemic for 7 months, we are together one final time to bring you this video. It's been a wild ride, one that has ...
We take little break from the grind (literally) to talk through the damage thus far and our feelings about it.
The grinding saga continues! Our leaking Beneteau 49 has serious structural damage and we're almost done removing all the gelcoat and interior pieces...
Diver kicks and punches sharks to keep them away from the fish he has on his belt. Then, we had no idea this baby humpback whale would swim with us for over an ...
We are grinding maniacs in this episode. We grind gel coat, and then grind gel coat some more and in between we talk about how it's going grinding gel coat.
OC Tenders: https://octenders.co.nz/ Say hello to the newest member of out family! Nolikī, the composite tender from OC Tenders. This is the ultimate offshore ...
And so the repairs begin. One day we'll sail our beautiful yacht to romantic tropical beaches, but today is not that day.
On a cruising boat the helm seat is an important one to be comfortable. Ours was terrible. So the helm seat was the first thing on our list to actually improve ...
We left the road - and took a break to enjoy the 5* hotel life of Tui Blue. We were invite to stay 3 days so we treated ourselves well - a massage, manicure, a ...
Sailing to a rarely visited island, through the worst weather we've ever seen. Spearfishing. Free-diving. Pitcairn, Gambier, Tahiti... This episode covers ...
As promised! Here is a short video explaining what happened and what needs to happen with our boat. At least as far as we can tell at this point.
As we put together more of the story with this boat we learn that this boat was initially damaged several years ago. It seems it was repaired and damaged again.
After a successful crossing, the owner of 'Te Vega' gifted me his father's 80 year old sextant, made in 1942. Also an update for subscribers on the boat ...
Vlog #21 The day we sailed into Turtle Bay from Ensenada was gorgeous and hot. So nice, that Trav finally went for a swim by his own choice (not diving in in ...
The WIND has ARRIVED! Heavy weather sailing, big waves, breaking boats... You're not going want to be downstairs for this one! Dolphins, whales, and seals ...
We know our Beneteau 49 has a damaged grid. But we don't know how extensive that damage is, yet. This week we DIY our way to removing the interior furniture...
So, it's time to take care of some problems. Like the ones that try to sink the boat. We've been putting bandaids on our boat and in this video we take steps ...
Vlog#20 We finally sail into Ensenada, Mexico still not knowing if they would let us in as we didn't have "correct" paperwork. We had a since we had sailed ...
Sailing with the crew as we celebrate July 4th by jumping off the boat in the middle of the Pacific! It's a full moon, and we're HALFWAY to California! It gets ...
We leave the protection of the marina and sea-walled bay and head to a more hospitable yard! This is our first time handling this large of a boat (Beneteau 49).