Our docks days are over! We're stoked to put boat projects on hold for a while and finally sail this little boat that we've worked so hard on! Join us this ...
#looneyjohnson #festival #caboverde They call it Africa's Woodstock. Festival Baía das Gatas is a three day outdoor music festival held on the island of Sao ...
Boat maintenance may be dull, tedious drudgery or enjoyable and pleasurable, depending on your attitude... To avoid falling into a Boat Life 'Gumption Trap' - ...
Life aboard a sailboat is not all fun. There's always a problem or something to fix. It's the frustration of living aboard a sailboat. And in this episode I ...
Our boat refit continues this week. We are in shallow water but we feel like we are DROWNING in boat projects! We're keen to get out on the salty seas & ...
I got robbed on my boat while I was sleeping. Crazy no? I've been in Cabo Verde quite a while now and this has never happened before. The details are in this ...
Fasten up folks! This week we're learning the ropes & enjoying the view from the top of our mast! We recruit a very knowledgeable mind & skilled set of ...
My boat Galopin and I passed our sea trial. Coming back from two days sailing, Galopin is ready to set sail. The weather is good. Yet sailing Galopin is not ...
What do you expect when you purchase a 43 year old sailboat?!⛵A boat in our price range wasn't going to be exactly cruising ready. But we knew that underneath ...
It' been a while that I've been getting Galopin ready to go. And now it's time for a test sail. And as well some fun and dance with Wendy. Me and Galopin as ...
WE BOUGHT A 43 YEAR OLD SAILBOAT!!!! This week we take you back to the start ⏪ We purchased our little boat just one week before we learned we would have to ...
Galopin has got his main sail back. It's part of our preparations under way to go sailing again. But before that, the Maritime Police asked me to move ...
We might have left you floating on the hook in our last video⚓ In this prologue to our sailing series, we're going more in-depth about our journey to boat life ...
Is it time to move on? Yes it is. I'm sailing Galopin back at anchor in Mindelo Bay in the Cabo Verde Archipelgo. My free stay is up at Marina Mindelo, so ma ...
Early in the morning we were about crossing the mean straight after ripping my main sail. And as usual the Canal do Sao Vicente was mean. But we managed just ...
Have you ever dreamt about what it would be like to live a self-sufficient life at sea? A life of freedom and adventure, untamed wildness and an ever changing ...
My main sail got pretty ripped up on this short but treacherous journey. But we came here to have fun. So that setback didn't stop us from going to shore and ...
We go from the relative calm of of the city of Mindelo where I take care of my friend's boat and we check up on Wendy's little bar. Then we take on the ocean ...
The streets of Mindelo are alive and singing after the pandemic quieted the city for two years. As well our friends Peter and Lily are back from their Atlantic ...
In this case partying in Mindelo is a family affair. I went out to a big beach party with Wendy's mom, Alcinda and her brother Eric. Everyone loves to party ...
Mindelo has plenty of love stories and this is one of them. Eder and Camille will make beautiful children someday. This why the people of MIndelo are so ...
Sailing around the Cape Verde islands is always a challenge. The wind is almost always strong with Venturi effects near certain islands. There are currents and ...
I always wanted to circumnavigate the island of Sao Vicente. We tried to do it in one day, but it turned we couldn't in one day. So we crossed the channel ...
Finally life is coming back to normal in Mindelo. You can here it all over by way of music. And people are out and about playing and dancing. But as well we ...