A very technical episode where we dive into the final segment of the Autopilot (Autohelm) repairs for our Raymarine (Raytheon) Type 2 Rotary Drive. We also ...
Volo
In this episode, we learn how to lasso a mooring ball, charting/determining our course, and practice docking/marina maneuvers. We head from Peter Island up to ...
We head back to the British Virgin Islands, and explore The Baths at Virgin Gorda before starting a sailing course with the best instructors out there! SAILING ...
We start heading back East towards St. Martin for The BucketLust's New Year's Eve route. We pick up a few friends in St. Thomas to make the passage with us, ...
We are still in the BVIs trying to take care of some much needed boat work. We get a new sea strainer so we don’t have to risk sucking up a jelly fish into the ...
We head to Fajardo, Puerto Rico for a month to get some major items for the boat taken care of. Though we couldn't get Full Send on the hard due to lack of ...
We head off on our 80+ nautical mile crossing from Road Bay, Anguilla to the Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands. We had almost no wind on the ...
We head off from Prince Rupert's Bay, Dominica to Deshaies, Guadalupe. The next morning as we try to depart Deshaies, we forget an important step in turning ...
Our second day out sailing, we hit our first over 25 knot sustained winds with a 31 knot gust. Looking back it was nothing, but at the time we were pretty ...
We finally start heading north and get the sails out, but half way through we are stopped and boarded by the French Coast Guard! Huge THANKS to our Patrons ...
I deploy the spinnaker two times while conducting a 320 NM solo passage across the Bay of Biscay.
Isabelle suffered an engine failure due to a blocked fuel line at an awkward moment -- during a gale in Episode 12. Safely home in France, I build a ...
Four examples (and a blooper) under various conditions of how I dock my 40' Bavaria sailboat while solo. These occur in relatively light winds, but I use ...
I reach the 'no turning back' point, and reflect on my efforts to manage risk. It's a marathon, not a sprint. I can go faster, but elect not to.
I discuss why I (almost) always put in a reef at sundown, and then will surprise you by saying I have no way to update weather at sea (and outline how you can ...
Winds drop causing the boom to swing back and forth (with a crash). I drop the mainsail, and make excellent progress on the genny only. (This also works ...
Sailing solo to Azores. A fog bank settles in while still crossing cargo ships. Do I need a radar or is AIS enough?
Sailing Bavaria 40 single-handed through a gale to arrival in Horta, Azores. My engine fails as I approach the islands.