Hey we are Banana Pancakes! A family a 6 sailing the world on a 48 ft leopard 48 catamaran.

Four years into our voyages and after having navigated multiple COVID outbreaks, frightening storms, and costly repairs, the crew of Gargoyle faces their ...

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#sailing #sailinglifestyle #bikini We were about twenty miles away, and it was getting dark. The wind had dropped so I started my engine. But it was not ...

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It's maiden voyage time! We have completed the first round of boatwork, had a couple shakedown sails, now we are off! What could go wrong... ...

SHAKE IT & BREAK IT! Testing out everything means we are going to break something... If only we knew how it works... https://www.sailingnandji.com Whilst ...

#sailing #sailinglifestyle #roughsea We say "Au revoir" to all the beautiful people I met in Dakar. The dilema for us sailors. But "Au revoir" means "See ...

FIRST SAIL ON OUR NEW BOAT! Let's hope it works... https://www.sailingnandji.com With our new boat now in the water , it doesn't mean the boat work is ...

#sailing #livingfree #boatmaintenance I wanted to do some shopping at the popular Colombane market. So the ladies, Chantal and Sorna offered to take me there ...

#sailing #solosailing #offgrid I needed to upgrade my solar energy system so I set off walking the streets of Dakar alone to find a store named Solar ...

After 2 long months of boat work, SPLASH DAY is finally here!!! Putting our new boat in the water for the first time! https://www.sailingnandji.com A lot has ...

#solosailing #offgrid #livingfree One of the main reasons I came back to Dakar Senegal was to get my sails repaired and more. I do not have the budget to ...

It's nearly SPLASH DAY! we are about to go in the cradle but where are the electricians??? https://www.sailingnandji.com With the original alternator packed ...

#sailing #solosailing #collision I was motor sailing fast at seven plus knots. I wanted to beat the sunset so I could anchor in daylight. But then I had to ...

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#sailing #offgrid #solosailing We were underway. Just me and Galopin. This would be my first long solo passage. I felt I needed this challenge. To get to know ...

This could BEE a sticky a situation, can we ever finish this boat work? https://www.sailingnandji.com In this episode, its time to finish off jobs and get ...

This week our lithium battery install and solar upgrade project finally came to a close. We left the dock and tested the new system for a few days on anchor ...

#sailing #offgrid #livingfree #sailorgirl Meet Marizia, probably the coolest sailor girl ever. We've been friends for a long time, and I asked her if we could ...

IS THIS BOAT EVEN REAL??? https://www.sailingnandji.com In this episode, our new boat is starting to feel like home. With the major jobs beginning to be ...

#sailing #offgrid #roughsea Sailors love to tell their tales, and this is just that. A real life sailor's story told by the sailor who lived to tell it. ...

The weeks are ticking by and yet there is still a tremendous amount of work to be done... https://www.sailingnandji.com In this episode, we are scrubbing, ...

#sailing #livingfree #roughsea I did not expected it to be so tough, but as it often is when sailing around the Cabo Verde Archipelago, it was genuinely ...