My last Vlog before sailing off for warmer climes. As we finish off preparations for sailing South, the list of chores grows. It's time to prioritise what ...

It's almost time to leave Charleston and the USA!!!! To celebrate and commiserate we head out with friends to my favourite spit and sawdust bar. Unfortunately, ...

A new anchor is delivered to Ruby Rose and we move on to the basic checks you should make before setting off on a shake down cruise. Another in the series of ...

Another day, another, Vlog. Todays I end up back in the chandlers getting ripped off and because it annoys me have a little rant. Sorry. Thanks so much for ...

Provisioning is a massive pain. It is tedious and takes days. However, it needs to be done. This Vlog is provisioning for offshore sailing, and sailing away ...

As we prepare to leave the USA and head offshore, the preparation work begins. We have so , so much to do after living on the boat for 6 months without saiing. ...

After 3 amazing weeks in Sri Lanka the time finally came to get myself back to Ruby Rose. So planes, trains and buses galore to get myself home. I managed to ...

What are our plans for 2018 sailing season? What have we been up to and where are we going? We get these questions on a daily from you amazing people, so I ...

The reason we decided to keep the boat in Charleston is that it is above the hurricane belt and famous for its mild winters. Yeah, right. Last week it ...

This week we do a comparative review of the our new Sailrite sewing machine and the old workhorse Janome. For those of you considering whether or not you need ...

Nick gives a ranty explanation of why we now bleep out our swearing on YouTube. Strap yourself in, people! There's a LOT of bleeping in these three short ...

So our friends said "Lets go out on Sunday for a quiet drink". "Brilliant" says I. So we go out to a traditional South Carolina Oyster roast. Wheres the harm ...

Check out the accompanying blog post for more information! We try and keep life simple while being as safe as possible, and therefore have whittled down the ...

Welcome to Part Two of Nick's information session on essential boat tools and spares. Nick goes through all the tools and spares we keep onboard, explaining ...

A few weeks ago we asked our Facebook followers what questions they had about us, our life onboard, and sailing in general. The response was enthusiastic to ...

Another week, another broken boat part! Today's episode features the water pump which has always been a bit iffy. It packed up again, so instead of Nick ...

We never do things the easy way...! The time has come to get our Viking RescYou liferaft serviced. It's about a year overdue (don't worry, it's still safe) ...

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Finally back in the water!!! Boats shouldn't be out of the water, they look weird and i think they are probably a little sad as we leave them. Anyway, this ...

After only being back on the boat for a few days, we drive up to Annapolis to join in on the fun and games at the annual Annapolis boat show. We bump into ...

Ruby Rose family listen up. This episode is LOADS of fun (obvs- this is us we're talking about!) but there's a very serious side to it. Many of the scenes in ...

How did we start sailing? It's a question we get asked a lot. What was the process ? How did you go from working in London to sailing off into the sunset? ...

How to communicate at sea is a question we get asked a lot. After spending two and a half years sailing offshore, around Europe, Across the Atlantic and the ...

Man, we love New York! Its' the end of our season and the boat is tucked up and happy in Charleston, so it's time to fly home to see our families. As we are ...