We’re crossing the Malacca Strait – one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world! Hundreds of giant cargo ships, constant traffic, and busy night watches ...

We are rebuilding my Perkins 4108 diesel engine. And we need parts for that. Those parts were found, ordered and purchase at parts4engines.com. An excellent ...

All Hands on Deck! Family Night Sailing... Sporty winds, shifting sails, and a ship close on our heels — this episode shows the reality of family night ...

This is Africa. I sailed over 450nm to come and have the one person I trust with my engine. Master Mechanic Arona. Galopin and I are looking forward to some ...

Safer at Sea? What Island Life Can Teach Us People often think the ocean is the scary part — storms, sharks, and big waves. But this week we found out that ...

Welcome to Season 7 of Winded Voyage. This is sailing Africa. And it starts by doing big time maintenance on my dear Galopin. Most notably the Perkins 4108 ...

This is is the only sailing channel that dares to sail Africa. Curently in Dakar Senegal getting ready to embark on an epic journey sailing around Africa, ...

I had patched a leak in my engine cooling system. Sailed under spinnaker. Got through a squall and heavy rain. So far this journey was what sailing is all ...

From a moody outboard to unexpected wipeouts, life at sea doesn’t always run smoothly. In this episode, we discover a pristine spot that quickly became one of ...

Since Wendy left, I decide to head to Dakar Senegal for boat maintenance. And it was a good decision, but one that required some Mc Gyver ingenuity to patch ...

From above, this anchorage looked like pure paradise — turquoise water, lush green shores, glassy waves. But not all dangers are on the horizon. Some are ...

Things seem to go wrong at the wrong time. And that's when you have to find a solution. Because there are no problems, only solutions. I manage to steer ...

Surfing remote waves is one of the best parts of living on a boat—but it comes with its fair share of calculated risks. This episode, a snapped leg rope sends ...

Cabo Verde celebrated 50 years of independence this year. And we joined in the celebrations with music, dance and drink. Then we show how we do laundry here as ...

What was meant to be a quiet stop for small waves and simple boat life turned into an unforgettable showdown. When an unexpected intruder slithered aboard—not ...

When sailing around Cabo Verde islands you will mostly be at anchor. There are many amazing places to drop the hook. And almost all are somewhat perilous. So ...

What started with confusion over anchoring fees quickly turned into something more familiar — finding our family rhythm in a brand new spot. After dealing with ...

Eduardo, the Indiana Jones of whale research. We met just before Covid as he was sailing from Cabo Verde to search the archipelago and beyond to study marine ...

We didn’t plan to stay long… but this anchorage had other ideas. Tucked away off a wild little island, we slowed down, settled in, and stretched our stay by ...

His catamaran anchored next to mine shortly after I anchored in the beautiful bay on Boa Vista Island, Cabo Verde. I was happy he was there so I sent him a ...

We get into the local feel of Boa Vista by visiting an old Portuguese fort on the island next to us. Wendy gets into her mermaid mood. We go eat in town so ...

After weeks off-grid, it was time to hit the big smoke. In this episode, we head into Padang, West Sumatra — our first major city in ages — on a fast-paced ...

No stress, except for the wind. It gave us quite a scare when we were trying to get to shore in the dinghy. We managed, but had to be towed in. Which allowed ...

What started as a chill week anchored near one of Indonesia’s best surf breaks quickly turned into something else entirely… From catching coconuts and chasing ...