It's a nail-biting day with a nasty surprise waiting for us on the mast, and a large rock in an anchorage...what next?!? If you enjoyed this video, then give ...

We set off on our first sail in the Gulf of Mexico! After a day trip to Pensacola through the GICW (Gulf Intracoastal Waterway) with Kirk’s pops, we visit ...

It might just have been another exercise, but it was a surprise to all but our sneaky captain. Good to know we can rescue a fender buoy pretty easily. Once ...

As we were getting the boat ready for the summer season we had yet another problem with the electric heads. We had to use a bit of ingenuity to sort it this ...

RAISE THE SAILS!! Woot woot, we’re going SAILING!! After installing two of our six solar panels, we fire up the engine to make sure Mr. Beke still runs, and ...

Before setting sail from Antigua to Barbuda, Bermuda, and then Newport, we do last minute provisioning. The trip takes about half a day to Barbuda, five days ...

This week on sailing GBU I go spearfishing for the first time to show you how we live off the land. I had more success than I thought and caught a couple fish. ...

We learned the hard way so you don't have to... Any self-respecting sailor wouldn't be caught dead making blunders like THESE. For more Bums, visit our ...

This week we share how we stocked up on food, which initially appeared to be a daunting task. But after having coffee with 2 of the ARC ladies I met in Cape ...

On the Hook for Crew Overboard, Kitesurfing & Beach Cleanup Heads up, the man overboard stuff is just for entertainment. We’re not good enough at it to ...

This one is bittersweet. On one hand, the battery upgrade is a smashing success. Kirk completes the installation of our new battery bank, and we now we have ...

We just did something most live aboard cruisers will have to do throughout their adventures. Also, enjoy a stroll through the marina we have been at for the ...

We planned to complete TWO big projects while in Mobile, AL: 1) upgrading our battery bank & 2) fabricating a solar arch with dinghy davits. After much ...

This week we share our Mindelo experience. It is a very good marina with very good services. It has repair services, floating bar, clean ablutions, fuel dock ...

Soggy Cockpit Rebuild 4/5 This week was a wild ride, s&#@ing, s&#ding, and more s&nding. Hang on as we take you through phase 2 of cockpit sole ...

This pooch runs a tight ship! Join us onboard as we wrap up our first ever weekend of sailing and scuba diving on our steel sailboat Sylfia! Then we head ...

This week we visit Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is a popular tourist destination for its rain forest and Machu Picchu like environment...perhaps just more ...

Our boat wasn’t ready for full-time cruising when we bought her. This was perfectly fine; we’d rather add necessary items ourselves and learn them inside and ...

We found honeycomb! Also called "nida-core," we're stoked to find synthetic structural material in middle-of-nowhere Luperon, Dominican Republic. Now we get ...

This week we share why we chose the Sailrite Sewing Machine as being our trusty companion on our sailing expeditions into the unknown, besides being pretty ...

We found out the hard way, you shouldn't rip out old core like a bandaid... OUCH. Plus - one of the old steelies in the yard was chopped into bits!! For more ...

Season 1 Premiers July 1st 12 International Crew & 1 Bathroom 🚽 They say you should go big or go home....and that's exactly what we did! Join us as we ...

This week we share a glimpse with this music video of our Namibia to Cape Verde sail on Sisu a Leopard 45 Catamaran. This is our second leg on our ...

Sailmaking isn’t exactly voodoo magic, but because it’s pretty tough to find much information on sailmaking & sail cloth, we wanted to share everything ...