This video is all about how to take apart a sailboat winch as well as winch maintenance. When your winch gets loud and doesn't turn well it's time to dismantle ...
Sailing in the Northern Abacos is simply amazing with postcard perfect islands. Last year we avoided this part of the Bahamas because of the damage caused by ...
The real Bahamas cruising started here in the Northern Abacos. Boat life can be a rollercoaster of logistics, weather planning and change of plans but it can ...
Our sail from Freeport started off with surfing down some 6-7 foot steep waves which Cory has a blast doing. On the other hand I was feeding the fish. ...
After an unexpected wake up in the middle of the night we decide to pull anchor and leave West End on Great Bahama Island. Building waves force us to retreat ...
This is it we are doing our testing to sail across the Gulf Stream to the Bahamas. After so many weeks of work and stress we finally have our negative test and ...
We took the DIY route and for less than a US$1000 we got 280Ah EVE cells and a 100A Daly BMS. In this video we do a full capacity test of our lithium battery. ...
We set sail into the big blue and do a non-stop passage all the way from Jacksonville to West Palm beach. Our first step is to navigate the strong current of ...
The final preparations are coming together and we are getting so close to untie the lines from Green Cove Springs Marina. But with boat life there's always a ...
After weeks of boat projects in the workzone we were so excited to be launching our small sailboat. Green Cove Springs marina was an affordable spot in ...
At last the boat projects are coming to an end. We manage to apply a barrier coat and bottom paint our sailboat between the rainy and cold Florida weather. A ...
This was a great upgrade to our sailboat. Cory kept working on the hull and decided to modify our keel for a few reasons. The epoxy work continued with a few ...
Lithium batteries don't have to be crazy expensive. We took the DIY route and for less than a US$1000 we got 280Ah EVE cells and a 100A Daly BMS. In this video ...
We swapped our composite propeller for a bronze 3 blade prop given to us by a fellow cruiser. And we show you how to remove and install a propeller on a ...
This big news means that Cory has to sand the hull all by himself. And we have quite a list of boat projects to accomplish before launching and sailing over to ...
We were so scared to not be allowed back into the USA because the borders with Canada were only opened via air. However a few flights later we finally landed ...
What do sailors do on land during the Canadian fall and winter? We keep ourselves busy making fires, carving wood with a chainsaw and enjoying the wildlife. ...
This Chinese junk Schooner designed by Thomas Colvin was absolutely spectacular. We were fortunate enough to get out for the SV Sea Dragon's last sail of the ...
It really feels like everything went wrong on our way back to Canada. We needed to get out of the USA because our travel visa would run out in the middle of ...
Florida from Est to West Coast. We explored Hanna Park's lush forest and surfed it's beaches in between the typical hurricane season weather in Jacksonville. ...
Anchoring is something that can be very stressful. Loud wind noise and waves and next thing you know you're yelling back and forth. To maintain a happy ...
Getting a small sailboat ready for hurricane season in Florida requires a few things if you are leaving your boat behind. With our US visa expiring and most ...
This was a stressful time for us, especially when border patrol called us. We were stuck in the USA because of the pandemic. With a delayed haul-out date, a ...
Traveling to Cumberland Island by sailboat is the best way to explore this park at your own leisure. The twisted trees immediately transported me into a ...