It's already getting busy in Gibraltar with GLYWO boats on their way to Cadiz. Tina and I leave around noon, maybe still a bit early for the current but it ...

This is Part 2 of our Top 10 Performance Cruising Cat Review (2022 models) where we narrow it down to the Top 3 boats we would look and tell you why. Thank you ...

Some challenges are faced head on, during our passage to the Bahamas. With at least one averted pending "screecher" disaster. Finally we reach a Mecca of the ...

It's our first plunge into the frigid New Zealand sea and we're on a mission to collect our lunch from the bottom of the ocean floor! Wild Harvesting Sea ...

We struggle to position and bolt down our engine, an old and used Volvo Penta MD2B. The task definitely got us thinking, is this even going to work?! Live ...

Scarfing (a structural joint) and gluing 3 sheets of plywood together to form a massive 4' x 24' sheet of plywood (1200mm x 7200mm). As part of a Wave Rover ...

In this episode we explore Fantome Island Lock Hospital and Lazaret sites which were once a leper colony. It was built from 1926 to 1945 by the Queensland ...

Sailing without the captain from Almeria to Gibraltar

We leave Fromentera in the direction of Gibraltar and decide to drop Marijke in Alméria to fly home for a couple of days

Next stop after Mallorca is Ibiza. Close haul from Mallorca to the NE corner of Ibiza and then clockwise via Santa Eularia to Formentera with enough wind for a ...

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If you were to buy a brand new Performance Cruising Cat today, what would you get?! As the Annapolis Boat Show comes to a close, we look at the Top 10 boats we ...

If you watched our previous video you will know that we recently quit our pilot jobs to go back to the full time cruising life. That was not an easy decision ...

Finally after paperwork is in order, we depart St Martin for the Bahamas. A 650nm passage with an uncommon challenge. We are crossing the deepest trench in the ...

Remember that giant hole in our boat?  Ya know, the one we got on our wild and crazy sail crossing the Pacific from Tonga to New Zealand?  ❤ Join Our Crew! ❤ ...

Finally finished our haul out at New Castle Marina in Nanaimo, we're in the water and heading north once again. Though, not back to Haida Gwaii this time. This ...

The scarf joints on the Sheer Stringer are checked and shaped. Then the stringer is fitted into position and the shape is very pleasing to the eye. Head ...

In the second segment of the first leg sailing around the world we visit the north coast of Mallorca, have some first arguments with our genset and gennaker ...

It’s an emotional rollercoaster as we arrive into Brisbane for the second time, we find our old sailboat and bring the boys aboard memory lane. Enjoy! We are ...

With a mission to get a US visa, we are Bahamas bound... but first we need to get the paperwork done and the boat ready. Despite its relative proximity to the ...

A couple of interesting projects are completed in this video. "Shaping the Stem and Scarfing the Sheer Stringer" try saying that 3 times quickly. Working out ...

Yes, we're on our way for a 30.000 miles adventure sailing around the world. In the first leg we will sail to the center of Seville, with stops on the ...

(English below 😉🇬🇧) Ça fait tellement du bien de ne rien avoir à réparer dernièrement et de pouvoir profiter des belles îles autour… Cette prochaine ...

Time is the most precious commodity of all. Life is happening in the present. It can be scary to take a risk, but also lead to some of the most beautiful and ...