In this episode we decide to throw caution to the wind and sail to the very north eastern tip of Maine, right at the Canadian border. Its late September and we ...
Hello, welcome back! We’re in the Maddalena islands, which are beautiful, paradise-like islands off the Northern coast of Sardinia. We pick Alex’s brother up, ...
With our summer boat projects complete it's time to get down to the business of exploring Maine. Our first stop is a sweet anchorage bordering Acadia National ...
Ahoy! We’re on the Northern coast of Sardinia in this video, sailing around the Maddalena islands with our friends. We leave from Palau, go to the exclusive ...
It's a crazy time aboard Talisman, as we prepare to haul for hurricane season. First we suffer an engine room fire, which sets us back for a bit. Wendy goes ...
In this video, we’re on the Northern coast of Sardinia. We set up camp in this big anchorage and try to find some space onboard for some yoga. We manage to ...
In this video, we are in a beautiful spot on the eastern coast of Sardinia, called Cala Moresca. We try to go for a walk on land but get told off when we ...
Ahoy :) In this video, we are still in Sardinia on the Costa Smeralda and are finally able to set foot on land after the strong winds we had (see last ...
In this video, we are in Sardinia on the Costa Smeralda which is where we headed to hide out from some strong winds that were due to blow over the next few ...
When the rod head on our forward lower shroud broke on the fifth day of Bill's solo passage headed North from the Bahamas he had to divert course near ...
It’s day four of our offshore passage north from the Bahamas headed up along the east coast of the US. Bill is about 30 miles offshore from North Carolina when ...
In this video, we explore our final stop in Corsica, the fascinating town of Bonifacio which is right at the southern tip of the island. We hike across and ...
This episode opens on night two of our passage from the northern part of the Bahamas to the east coast of the US. For this passage, Grace has joined our ...
Hello :) In this video, we take it slow, sailing around the southern coast of Corsica in the Summer. The days are long and very hot. We enjoy some amazing ...
Well this is a first for us, Calico Skies is setting out to sea for an eight hundred mile passage without Grace onboard. What?! Ya! In this episode, Grace ...
In this video, we share our thinking on COVID and its impact on our future sailing plans. With the second wave of Coronavirus hitting, we have had to rethink ...
We’re headed North and it’s day two of our passage from Flamingo Cay at the top of the Ragged Island chain to the Berry Islands, located at the northern end of ...
During lockdown in Antigua we found ourselves with time on our hands for projects that we don’t usually have time for. Lacking temptations like drinking with ...
Ahoy! In this episode, we’re still loving the Corsican coastline and we make our way further South. Lars has a bit of a DIY nightmare, trying to run our wind ...
Well, it had to come eventually: The end of an era. We stayed as long as we possibly could, but with hurricane season quickly approaching we have no choice but ...
Ahoy! In this video, we continue sailing around Corsica. We sail to a place called Campomoro with our friend Dev, go on a very hot hike along the rocky ...
The situation most skippers dread … being pinned on the dock by high winds. So what do we do? In our case we have a big cat behind us and the wind is blowing a ...
Ahoy! In this video, we continue smooth sailing down the incredible Corsican coastline. We race up a hill to get to the post office, do some beach yoga, sail ...
The passage between St Kitts and St Barts is 32nm +/- and these gaps between islands can be brutally exposed. You get swells and wind unbroken, with fetch that ...