In the last episode we hauled Esper out at PSS Shipyard in Satun in order to start fixing the repairs from the accident. We had two weeks in which to get ...
Two apparently! Removing these shrouds required some hefty plumbing wrenches and a few bad lawyers jokes but we finally got them off! Enjoy!
In this episode, Paul and Sheryl examine "how" and "why" the travelling life lures people away from a regular life ashore. They look back on the highlights of ...
It seems the boys at the shipyard like to pick on the DIY'ers. But, we can take a few light hits. We'll probably need their help along the way when it comes ...
The sexy lady crew loads Delos with enough grubb for 6 months! We get everything imaginable for our trip across the Indian Ocean from toilet paper to rice to ...
We dropped our friends in Portocolom, Mallorca and sailed to Palma de Mallorca for a chance to discover the glitzy side of the Balearic Islands as we travel ...
Complete rotten stringer repair documented in vlogs at https://havewindwilltravel.com. Here, we found out why our stringers rotted. You want to know? Mud ...
The Shards sail to anchorages around Isla Formentera in Spain's Balearic Island group. Paul and Sheryl join the modern "invasion" of Northerners on the ...
It's sad to see our mast lying lonely on her side at the shipyard. She loves to be standing tall, with lots of folks "hanging around." But I sleep soundly ...
After 6 years of circumnavigating their Catana 431 Arthur and Amy really know what's up when it comes to cruising catamarans. We sat down, drank rum, and ...
After 6 years of circumnavigating their Catana 431 Arthur and Amy really know what's up when it comes to cruising catamarans. We sat down, drank rum, and ...
Here it is, our first sailing log of 2016! We've made it an extra big one to help keep those in the northern hemisphere entertained over the long winter ...
We spent the weekend in London staying on the beautiful floating super yacht Hotel, the Sunborn, moored up at the side of the Excel Exhibition Centre at The ...
Watch us run around like chipmunks in time-lapse mode as we pull the mast. Pretty interesting to see her become completely detached and lifted away. Also, ...
The Shards round Cabo de Gata and find isolated anchorages at the foot of the dramatic Costa Blance mountain ranges including some where the beaches are ...
Just a few last detachments (just a few, I swear!). This mast pull prep is no effin joke. But all that's left now are the rods holding her up. Here comes ...
March, 2015- Phucket, Thailand. We work like dogs to finish up the rigging project. We make awesome progress but run into some problems with our forestay and ...
You guys watch closely, because we're counting on you to help us put all of this crap back together. Preparing the boat to pull the mast turned into one heap ...
Distant Shores Season 1-1 Paul and Sheryl Shard complete a transatlantic passage aboard their 11-metre sailboat, "Two-Step", and enter the Mediterranean Sea ...
We put Delos to the test in a fun little match race against Wild One, a Barramundi 470 cruising catamaran. Enjoy :) Check the links below for more SV Delos ...
This is an interview of Martin from Wild One, a Barramundi 470 catamaran. Martin's already done one circumnavigation and is still going so he knows quite a ...
The only really bad thing about rod rigging is that she doesn't show her age, but we knew, at 30+ years, our original rods were getting up there. If we wanted ...
The crew gets amongst it and dives head first into changing the rig on our Amel Super Maramu. We pull down the old wires in sections, then head off to the ...
Sadly we are unable to spend our Christmas together this year but we still managed to put together a little festive message for you, wherever you are in the ...