The month of May... what a whirlwind! Now that the engine passes all tests we are back on track to leaving the dock asap. We had SO much to get done. It was so ...

After finalizing our chain locker redesign, we get to work on designing the plate our windlass is going to sit on. Due to material shortages we have to get a ...

After cruising with her for 6 months and doing some short- term repairs, we decided it was time to do some big changes to the chain locker on our Van De Stadt ...

In this episode we grab hold of the tasks set out from the survey report and get to work to ready the boat for the water. She's been on the hard for 6 months ...

In this episode, we sail to Coco Banderas in the San Blas Islands, Panama. We have a lovely time freediving and spearfishing but decide it is finally time to ...

We arrive safely into the quarantine anchorage in Curacao and after a few days of quarantine on the boat, we are able to go to land to finish the lengthy check ...

Is a rusty, flaky chain really a safety hazard?? Time to find out! Let's cut that baby open and see what's really inside. Over the last 2 years our chain has ...

We bought a sailboat with no experience, but knew that we could learn along the way. We left Florida with our barebones sailboat and along the way we have made ...

We had good intentions of going sailing on our Catalina 42. With only 6-7 kts of wind laziness set in and decided to motor around and drift. Had some pickled ...

Runaway Chain!! And a beautiful day with my wife. In this episode we take a look at some boat projects. We went to Annapolis to pick up new anchor chain. ...

Little problems get more serious when big weather is bearing down on us. This week we take shelter from a couple strong cold fronts, and try to figure out why ...

Series of videos which covers removing the rig to replace the standing rigging and service all the rig systems, plus some other winter maintenance aspects. ...

Attaching your anchor properly to your chain can be easily overlooked and often results in this being the weakest link in the system. Because your system is ...

New Season of Winded Voyage. Welcome to Season 5! It begins New Year's Eve in Mindelo Cape Verde, Africa. And even though there is a pandemic, so no outdoor ...

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Taking you through all aspects of anchoring, technique and gear. The theory and the practice, examples of good and bad, it's all in here. We also talk about ...

It's blowing 37 knots and we're downwind of a calving glacier...what could go wrong?!? If you enjoyed this video, then give it a thumbs up, make a comment, ...

Lockdown has ended in Spain and the beaches come to life. We night sail across to the Balearics. Formentera is first on the list with its beautiful white sand ...

We return to our boat after being away for 6 weeks. While we were away there was a major windstorm, record amounts of rain, and some snow. Once we assessed any ...

Lockdown is easing, but there is still confusion over what is and isn't allowed. We feel like we've been running the gauntlet of weather and ever changing ...

In this video, we tackle some boat projects and begin to discover our new backyard.

PATREON: There are lots of extra videos available on Patreon including an in depth look at what makes a good cruising boat. Continuing to produce these videos ...

Hello Friends, This is a Bonus Episode showing how I spliced new rope rode to 5/8 HT chain for our Stern Anchor Set up. During our recent live stream we ...

In episode 45, we managed to get our anchor stuck - now we have to figure out what to do. Follow our boating blog here in the Northwest, as we learn new ...