The countdown is on! Last week in Mexico before we untie the lines and sail south to Nicaragua!! But first, a couple more smaller projects to check off the ...
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In this episode of sailing sitka, we take the time to repair our damaged sitka spruce masts from some very destructive holes created by woodpeckers here in ...
This is the last episode of season 2!!!! You heard that right. Our last video of season 2 consist of us fixing our rudder leak which has been a consistent ...
There’s a flood in the boat and we don’t know where the water is coming from! Wendy starts bailing. The Go Pro gets a bit of time out and about. Magnus does a ...
We found an Irish Pub and headed off to check it out. Magnus fixed the autopilot clutch which was slipping. In the meantime, the engine electrics get a touch ...
Come join as we check out of Mexico... maybe for the last time? With our new crew member, Emily, aboard we prepare Varuna to get back under sail, do our final ...
We actually leave Marina Chiapas, say our farewells to our new found friends and head off into the blue … After a wild night at sea, crossing the infamous ...
We are finally ready to leave Marina Chiapas only to be thwarted at the final gate. The port it closed due to a cyclone threat just off the coast. So, yet ...
This episode is all about working on Nutshell and making her beautiful again. Wendy sands and varnishes the cockpit. Magnus works on the new bimini prototype. ...
It’s been a big week for the installation of lovely new toys for Nutshell. Magnus makes good parts of the old auto pilot and installs the new one and he gets ...
We paint Nutshell’s hull with shiny new antifoul and make her ready to go back into the water, where she belongs. She is successfully launched and the boat ...
We finally arrive back at our beloved Nutshell. Fortunately she is in pretty good shape and the clove oil seemed to have kept most of the mould at bay. ...
We leave Australia and slowly make our way back to Mexico and SV Nutshell. There are plenty of beer reviews in this episode and our fair share of traveling. ...
We’re back in Mexico, completing the check-in process, fixing up a few items on Varuna, and getting ready to say goodbye to each other for awhile… Ty is ...
E91 Vlog of Life in a Nutshell sailing travels. Magnus manages to wrangle a tour of Sea Shepherd which came in to the marina well after dark and frightened ...
E88 Vlog of Life in a Nutshell sailing travels. Wendy takes a break away from the boatyard and heads up into the Mexican hills. She discovers a coffee roaster ...
E87 Vlog of Life in a Nutshell sailing travels. Magnus begins the task of installing Intranet on Nutshell and in the process Wendy hoists him up the mast. Did ...
E86 Vlog of Life in a Nutshell sailing travels. It’s night time and with nowhere safe to anchor outside of the port, we have no choice but to head in. ...
E85 Vlog of Life in a Nutshell sailing travels. After a rough night at sea we gently make our way towards the Mexican border, passing Nicaragua, Honduras and ...