Join Thomas Skarstad of Sailing with Thomas as he documents his high-authority transition from rescue captain to mastering solo circumnavigation aboard his ...

My hardtop project update covers the final stages of the build. See the completed fiberglass work and the new electrical panel installation. The fiberglass ...

We sail on from Porto Palo then Syracuse and Augusta We find an illegal fishing has been stretched across the bay ready to catch our anchor chain. Sail Safe ...

A peaceful afternoon at anchor suddenly turned into one of the most dramatic incidents I've witnessed in years. What I first thought was a catamaran anchoring ...

We were expecting Malta’s fireworks to be spectacular. We weren’t expecting them to explode directly above Impavidus from morning until after 11 o’clock at ...

In this Weeks video, we take a look at the market in St Georges bay. Has it changed or is it still the same? We take a gentle sale round from St George's Bay ...

Have you ever plugged your boat into shore power and simply assumed everything was safe? After an electrical fault aboard SV Impavidus, I decided to ...

Join me for Part 2 of my solo Mediterranean crossing as I leave Lampedusa before sunrise and make the final passage to Malta. After a slight navigational ...

Leaving Tunisia wasn’t as simple as slipping the lines. In this episode I set off solo from Monastir on a 98-nautical-mile crossing to the Italian island of ...

After the frustration of our saloon upholstery project, it was refreshing to finally find a local Tunisian company that delivered exactly what they promised. ...

Hardtop built on a Bavaria 55 Cruiser, all done at a mooring where the cockpit is the only workshop. Finally, the dry season is here, and I can make good ...

Replacing the saloon cushions on a cruising yacht should have been straightforward. We spent weeks choosing fabrics, selecting the correct foam, creating ...

After months in the marina, it's finally time to start getting SV Impavidus ready for sea again. In this video I sit down with the charts, weather forecasts ...

After months in the marina, it’s finally time to start getting SV Impavidus ready for sea again. In this episode we refit the sails, re-thread the running ...

Hardtop hard dodger built on a Bavaria 55 Cruiser, all done at a mooring where the cockpit is the only workshop. Visiting Tuksedo Studio, where they handcraft ...

This week Impavidus comes out of the water for the usual haul-out jobs — cleaning back the Coppercoat, polishing the topsides and checking everything ...

Hardtop built on a Bavaria 55 Cruiser, all done at a mooring where the cockpit is the only workshop. Finally, the dry season is here, and I can make good ...

Installing a wireless remote control on our Bavaria 37 anchor windlass sounded simple… until we started digging into the wiring! In this video we install and ...

I thought this would be a straightforward job… swap out the old freshwater pump and fit a new one. It wasn’t. The new pump looked identical, but the quick-fit ...

If your outboard won’t start, won’t idle, or just refuses to run properly… there’s a good chance the carburettor is the problem. In this video, I take you ...

In this video, I replace my existing dual battery-to-battery (B2B) charger setup with a single Victron Orion XS 12/12 50A — simplifying the system, reducing ...

Hi folks, This video is a bit of a practical one — I’ve just unpacked a 26kg suitcase full of boat parts that I’ve brought back into Tunisia, and I go through ...

Check out the video that will change everything in how you prepare for your next long sail. I’m showing you the exact 'Master Prompt' I use to calculate ...

This video will change everything in how you prepare for your next long sail. I’m showing you the exact 'Master Prompt' I use to calculate Compass Deviation ...