Here are 2 versions of our new AmbientRealLife Logo Animation, each with different audio and video attributes... first one has general star background, second ...
For years we always told people, 'If we win the lottery, we're going to buy an Oyster Yacht and sail around the world.' Then one day I asked the question, 'Can ...
Every time I tell people that I've sold my stuff, have bought a 56' yacht and am sailing around the world they want to know why I decided to do what I'm doing ...
Installing the Bowsprit, Stepping the Mast, and Hauling Out. If you enjoyed this video, then give it a thumbs up, make a comment, share it, or support this ...
Watch Sell Up & Sail Away 1 if you haven't already! This is the second film in a series that depicts our decision to sell all our stuff, buy the largest ...
This video shot in the backdrop of St Maarten and featuring the song "The Whole 9 Yards" by our friend Eric Stone. St Maarten, a very popular vacation ...
We're thinking that the 1963 Allied Seawind might just be the sailboat for us. Just to be sure, we're having the boat surveyed and hauled out of the water to ...
What piece of gear were we most glad to have brought and which did we wish we had left behind? Why no roller furling jib? Why no windvane? For more ...
KARL is finally on the hard to check the bottom, renew the antifoul and some other small inspections / repairs. It was super exciting to go into the travel ...
Sell up and sail away step 1: taking a test drive, or should I say a 'test sail,' on the boat of our dreams. Before selling the house, car, possessions, ...
Replacing the headstay wire inside the Profurl roller furler. If you enjoyed this video, then give it a thumbs up, make a comment, share it, or support this ...
Sailing Transatlantic from the Canary islands to St Lucia with ARC 2012. Here is some of the nicest sailing conditions we had on this passage. Not familiar ...
Follow Desiree and Jordan as they arrive in Key West to survey a 1963 Allied Seawind to find whether it really is the sailboat of their dreams, or if this boat ...
Can Millie get the fish out of the bucket? Continuing the adventures of Millie. Here our heroine attempts to fish from a bucket. At anchor Millie can't get ...
This is to accompany the blog post (http://followtheboat.com/2014/02/09/esper-refit-week-1/) on hauling our sail boat, Esper (an Oyster 435) in PSS Boat Yard, ...
We had several questions about storm tactics. We try to answer them in this video. For more information we recommend "The Storm Tactics Handbook" by Lin and ...
What a day! Even if it was just to go back to Shelter Bay, it was super great to take KARL out and use the new sails. We've had a beautiful day of sailing and ...
Filmed in St Martin, SXM on the beautiful Grand Case Beach. For those of you stuck in the cold North or in an office looking at a computer all day... why not ...
"PRESS THE BUTTON" is the lead up to our 2014 Caribbean Vacation Giveaway Challenge, so you might want to keep paying attention to the channel! ;) Scenes ...
Gorgeous blue water sailing in the Bahamas! We practice anchoring under sail off the settlement of Black Point in the Exumas. And if you would like to follow ...
Several people asked about our daily routine at sea. Here is a link to an "At sea" video on the same subject, Day 5 of the Hawaii to Alaska voyage ...
Pavel wanted to know how we keep a clean boat. "Good crew!" is our enthusiastic answer; That, and a regular routine of cleaning and maintenance. We learned ...
Big news: my new sails arrived and I mounted them this week. They look great and I can't wait to take KARL out...but before that I planned to take the boat out ...
View all the new 'Sophisticated Lady' travel logs in one location here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL617uWVV3aozVq_RIxmyT863IfUn7ZXgN Now you can ...