After more than 15 000 nautical miles, does passage sailing become boring? HELL NO!! There is always something to do on passage. Join us on our passage from ...
We thoroughly enjoyed sailing through Turkey, it has been one helluva nice ride :-) We take you with us to our last 3 stops in Turkey, before we set sail back ...
Acceleration zones are hardly ever anticipated, even when you've been expecting them when sailing between islands quite often. And when they hit you, ...
We have left the Black Sea and is now on our way back through the Sea of Marmara on our journey to the Caribbean. But we keep on battling with our awesome ...
After careful planning and weather watching, we are sailing in the Black Sea, but is it DANGEROUS?? The Black Sea is know for its violent storms, but you hear ...
So what do you do when your engine fails and you have to drop anchor? Petro took up the challenge to drop anchor under sail. AND a big Bucket list tick for ...
Our journey takes us through the Dardanelles, across the Sea of Marmara, all the way to Istanbul, where we were welcomed by a local Legendary singer NEV. How ...
What a hectic couple of days, experiencing winds from 5 kts of wind to 28 kts and sometimes even 32 kts (not recorded :( ) and then back to ZERO in a question ...
This week we discuss dinghies. A technical discussion. A discussion as to why we selected this size? What are the major factors in selecting a dinghy? After ...
How do you pick a cool anchorage when there are just too many to pick from? Well, with the help of other sailing buddies’s recommendations, pilot books and ...
The things you learn when you get to meet people/yachties along your way . . . How to do things, when to do things, what should you do and when should you do ...
We are sailing through pirates in high risk waters off the coast of northern Borneo. Imagine how you would feel if you had a sailboat drive shaft failure and ...
As we slowly but surely sail up the western coast of Turkey, towards Istanbul, the Bosporus and ultimately the Black Sea, we take you to two more stunning ...
As we head further north up the Turkish Coast, we discover more and more awesome anchorages. We show you how we raise our big CODE D sail, step by step, how ...
Have we ever mentioned that we absolutely love our Mantus Anchor ;-) !! Total mayhem followed when a quick storm blew through our anchorage. Boats all around ...
We are finally allowed to sail anywhere along the Turkish coast, so we are heading north towards Istanbul and the Black Sea. Join us as we explore 2 new ...
This week we share why you need not only need a Galvanic Isolator, but what happens when you connect to shore power. What is the difference between sacrificial ...
Finally!!! We are allowed to sail BUT . . . . Only within the district of Antalya, but hey, who's complaining. We're like a bunch of school kids being ...
This week we share what checks we do while we are sailing long passages. We also include a bonus of what we do on a sailing night watch during passage, things ...
This week we share our experience of how we found the Leopard 45 performing under various conditions. I compiled a series of clips and commentary of our last ...
This is the music video of #89. The idea started one crazy night around a couple of beers...an Ozzie wanted to wake board behind our Leopard 45 ...
When you have a rental, you USE IT!! We went Tomb Raiding and amphitheater exploring in Demre, Turkey. St Nicholas Church is an absolute must see, with ...
The idea started one crazy night around a couple of beers...an Ozzie wanted to wake board behind our Leopard 45 Catamaran...yeah right! But the longer we ...
We were so privileged to witness, what we later learned, a very RARE MEDITERRANEAN MONK SEAL feeding on a stingray. There are only about 600 - 700 left in the ...