Repairing boats is not at the top of my list of fun things to do but what do can you do? I had just recently spent a week fixing my boat after hitting a log in ...

This is new for us! Join us on a sail from San Juanico to San Francisquito. Minimal editing, just the raw sounds of our ramblings and the sea. It's sort of ...

I had a 260nm passage ahead of me and this time with favourable winds. In the first 8 hours I banged out 75 miles and was loving it! Finally proper sailing! ...

We wrap up our time in the Dominican Republic with one last dreamy anchorage in front of the stunning Cayo Levantado, before setting sail on a 2-day open water ...

A few minutes after leaving Wakatobi an alarm started beeping loudly. I thought it was something relating to my boat for a minute until I realised it was an ...

Welcome to Wakatobi, one of the premier dive spots in the world and home of Indonesia's best boat marina. The thing is it's totally abandoned basically and it ...

After a collision with a submerged log I discovered that the impact had snapped all four engine mounts on my port engine. I was in a pretty remote location ...

So I'm sailing Solo again! I'm really looking forward to this 1000nm trip. Marie and Eli are in France and will join me in 5 weeks, obviously I'm missing them ...

Jay and Kenna embark on a 3 day passage sailing from the tiny village of Bahia Honda to the concrete jungle of Panama City. This sail happens to be their last ...

Sailing in Indonesia means you need to be flexible and adaptive. Almost nothing is as it is in western countries and that includes finding and buying fuel. I'm ...

I flew to Australia to see a 54ft Aluminium sailing boat called Ivanhoe. It would need a total rebuild from bottom up and that is a HUGE job. Our budget would ...

Ivanhoe is a 54ft Aluminium sailing boat that is in total disrepair. I fly to Australia just to look this boat over and to see if it's the right project for us ...

Join us on a 24-hour sailing passage from Guadeloupe to Saint Martin. Just as we're about to leave the anchorage, our engine fails for the first time, but we ...

Our circumnavigation of Sulawesi is completed and its time to sail southwest to Bali. The passage is around 375nm and we expect it to take 48hrs. A really nice ...

Jay and Kenna sailed off from Victoria BC, Canada two years ago and have been sailing south ever since. Now, in the luscious lands of Costa Rica, they ...

When It All Goes Wrong - Sailing from Greece to Italy We thought "Let's sell the boat" when we completed this sailing crossing. Breakdowns, bead weather, ...

Prior to setting sail for an anticipated three months abroad, we did our first large-scale provisioning. Following that episode, we received many comments and ...

Seven glorious weeks in the Bahamas are coming to an end. We have a deadline to get north of Cape Hatteras for hurricane season, so we're heading to Virginia. ...

Discover the journey of sailing the Sea of Cortez with Sailing Sitka as they cross from La Paz to mainland Mexico, facing autopilot issues and embracing life ...

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What is Sailing without something breaking?! In this episode of Sailing Sitka, we sail from Puerto Escondido to Agua Verde but not without some unnecessary ...

Bahia Santa Maria was a short and sweet stay, but we had miles to cover so we pulled our hook and set our course for the notorious Cabo San Lucas where we ...

Between the leaky boat, lack of sleep and our drained batteries... our boat and our cruising life has been stressful... but nothing can stop us from sailing ...

In this episode of sailing sitka, we sail to a remote volcanic peninsula located in Baja California, Mex. We sailed south from Bahia Conception to Punta ...