Life in the boatyard, Progreso, Mexico.

Join us weekly for more boat restoration fun! This week we're on full electronics installation mode, we turn our old and dated navigation table and systems ...

After 10 days of hard labour, we are ready to launch Jupiter2. Now on a mission to complete the "Great American Loop" we waste no time. First stop in Norfolk, ...

When voyaging the galaxy on a performance cruising catamaran, you pick up the odd ALIEN lifeform. Finally its a good time to clean out the diesel bug from a ...

Join us for the completion of the last boat work project for the year! And what a year it's been. In 2021 we have: ✅ Stripped, sanded and re-varnished the ...

Ever heard of an Island Spirit catamaran? We hadn't either. We really like the layout of this one though, so we booked a survey and sea trial to see if this is ...

Part 2 of our passage north brings us a couple surprises, one of which is quite frustrating. Otherwise, a lovely lovely five day passage is complete and we are ...

2 lifts in 1 week!? WHY? Anis' Boatyard was great, unfortunately Port de Peche consists of 1 government owned travel lift (APIP), and the 4 private boatyards ...

We find a new rudder and see our hull for the first time ever! all while making the best of friends and future crew before starting a temporary refit to get ...

I like how Brian described it- “It doesn't matter where we go, but step 1 is to untie the lines and just go somewhere, anywhere.” After 2 weeks of hard labor ...

Sailing from NYC to Annapolis for the Sailboat Show plus hauling out for DIY boat work. Join our crew on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/ruca Follow us on ...

Imagine taking your house into a harsh environment, shaking it around and dousing it with salt water. How much stuff would break? Then move your house ...

If you like BOAT WORK this video is for you :). We haul Delos out of the water for some well needed maintenance! Brian dives head first into what feels like a ...

So, it's time to take care of some problems. Like the ones that try to sink the boat. We've been putting bandaids on our boat and in this video we take steps ...

Time to fix the hole in our boat! We get hauled out in Noumea and spend 48 hours on the hardstand to replace two ball valves and throw another coat of antifoul ...

It has been a whirlwind of a month. With my dog Sierra passing away, the Corona Virus, and the awful weather we have been busy trying to keep this boat on ...

Truly a nail-biter for us as we squeeze our fat cat into a slip with just a few inches to spare. But it had to be done! Hauling out for the usual bottom jobs, ...

Finally arrived to Green Cove Springs Florida to haul the boat out! Alan begins working on the laundry list of items to complete before we get the boat in ship ...

The "Biocide-free": paint we used didn't dry. Ever. What are we suppose to do now? Sail away? Wait in the boatyard? Start going crazy on the paint ...

Hey guys this episode is more boat work while we are on the hardstand in Malaysia. We fix the top cabin by fibreglassing and we have some news about our dive ...

Every cruiser's nightmare: thieves. They stole our drone, radio, tools. Now the POLICE are here investigating, taking fingerprints, and for what? Watch and ...

Talisman finally gets lifted! This is always a stressful time, since improper strap placement can damage prop shafts and instrument transducers. It's also a ...

Episode 78 finds us back once again in Preveza, killing a little time and getting our boat ready for winter haulout. This was fall of 2018, and the sailing / ...

http://www.TheSailingFamily.com - After having seen some sharks at Highbourne Cay we left the Exuma Cays and crossed the Exuma Bank to Nassau. There we had to ...