We are leaving Mindelo to sail over to the Caribbean! Just the two of us, no crew. Next planed stop is Barbados. If you like this video, please give us a ...

The day has finally come! The topsides are getting painted which means we need to evacuate the boat! We hike Monte Brazil where we see the cutest deer and make ...

After being held up in Vanuatu by the earliest cyclone ever, we head off in less than optimum conditions to sail the ocean passage to New Caledonia. Along the ...

Herby and Maddie return to the states to visit their family and pets for the holidays. While back in the states, Herby works full time as a dentist to earn ...

Have you ever heard of Schengen? Most Americans haven’t! If you ever intend to travel to Europe, you need to watch this video. We will help prepare you for ...

The sight of a Superyacht wrecked on a reef draws us in, as we climbed on board one of the crew told us the story of how it came to be there. Before that we ...

Herby and Maddie take a vacation from the boat work and venture off to the magical land of Flores (pronounced Floresh) where the encounter untouched natural ...

Ever wonder why sailboats have spreaders? And why some have many while others only have one? In this video, Herby and Maddie explain what spreaders are for and ...

Ever wonder how your favorite Youtube Channel started? How it came to be? Herby and Maddie take a look down memory lane to talk about how they started Rigging ...

We say yes to being led into the jungle by some kids with machetes, and yes to attending a traditional dance performance, despite it being on a remote island a ...

In a previous how to, I showed the farmer’s loop and called it an alpine butterfly knot. This is a correction to that video and a comparison of the two knots. ...

São Jorge was never an island we planned to visit. We hadn't given it a second thought until friends of ours stayed in bungalows there and raved about it's ...

Ever wonder what it’s like to date when living on a boat? Herby and Maddie take you way back, back to how they met and came to be the married couple that is ...

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We are living in squalor and celebrate São Martinho and eat whole sardines. Herby finished the closet reconstruction while Maddie does the laundry at a ...

We all think of sailing as traveling, but what about when you need to get to your boat? Herby goes over how he packs for a flight to the boat with all the ...

While Wisdom is being repainted, Herby and Maddie explore the island of Terciera, Azores! They venture off the beaten path to find a side of the Azores rarely ...

Anchored beneath the eerie glow of a volcano, we make friends with the locals and Matt is taken by dugout canoe for a Kava drinking session. This is the record ...

You can live this lifestyle too! BlueWater Cruising will show you how: https://www.bluewatercruisingplan.com/ WHAT AN AMAZING ADVENTURE! We finish the ...

You know this anchor, you see in tattoos, pictures, decorations, but never on a boat! This anchor goes by many names: Fisherman’s Anchor, Admiralty Anchor, ...

There’s a common scam that has effected many boaters recently and we are going to tell you all about how to recognize and avoid it! Patreon: ...

Sailing 480 miles offshore double handed from Fiji to Vanuatu. After enjoying a couple of months exploring Fiji it is time to find our sea legs again and head ...

You can live this lifestyle too! BlueWater Cruising will show you how: https://www.bluewatercruisingplan.com/ OUR ATLANTIC CROSSING ADVENTURE BEGINS! Man, ...

Herby prepares Wisdom for Hurricane Helene! After the storm, he continues working on the boat. The project on the menu is to remove the rotten wood from the ...