It's the beginning of 2021, I was working hard to prep my boat for departure from the marina in February for a test sail south to Okinawa. In answering the ...
Japan Solo
Just four more weeks until I depart M14 berth in Tokyo, Wahines`s home for the last ten years. It is full on with much to do this month. This episode features ...
Episode 142: MANY thanks to all our amazing patrons, http://bit.ly/BB-Patreon, that really go above and help make these videos possible. One thing we have ...
Beau and Brandy Sailing
Gelcoat color matching and repair, patching a spinnaker, WD40 on wood laminate, keeping fresh herbs, sewing projects....Keeping a cruising catamaran maintained ...
The O’Kelly’s
Hello Everyone! The last of summer! Enjoy it while it lasts because the countdown begins before we get to The Bahamas!! So here we go, enjoy our lobster feast, ...
Sailing The Far Side
On a cruising boat the helm seat is an important one to be comfortable. Ours was terrible. So the helm seat was the first thing on our list to actually improve ...
Jessica and Ryan Adventures
Crossing the Gulf is a big milestone and right of passage for any sailor heading south. With a swift northern current churning up extra chop it can make for a ...
Sailing Soulianis
This is it! We’re off to The Bahamas…or so we plan. After last minute provisioning, we leave Marathon and set sail to cross the Gulf Stream. Even though we’re ...
After a month in Marathon, we’re nearly finished with our DIY bimini. With just a few more finishing touches, including modifications for the backstay, the ...
When you live on a boat you need a variety of different tools, from multimeters, to pex crimping tools, from jigsaws to rivet guns, and probably at least 3 or ...
If you think we have this whole life thing figured out, don’t let us fool you! We constantly feel like we’re never getting enough done, that we’re falling ...
The water is so close now we can smell it. After trailering Soulianis out of our landlocked boatyard, she’s now poised and ready for launch — right after we ...
Remember the horrible arch saga? Well, we’re officially putting an end to that chapter… and nope, we didn’t hire another contractor — instead we decided to ...
Installing lee cloths on my bunks. And a few other sewing projects. Materials: Mesh: https://amzn.to/2VZOHej Snap-n-press tool: https://amzn.to/3eP7eCM Screw ...
Sam Holmes Sailing
Follow along as I sew a third reef point into my sail.
This week we got hauled out for the second time in six months for anti fouling. Sisu is getting gelcoat repairs. We used the opportunity to perform a full ...
Sailing Sisu
I attempt some sewing repairs before heading around the west side of Molokai. Along the way I struggle with light winds and a 15 mile passage takes 10 hours. ...
I've been on the hunt for a good water catcher for a while and finally I came across a drawing online, so I take a stab at making it. If you want to get the ...
Sailing with the Litzenbergers
Megan's Ultimate Boat Cushion Tutorial: https://youtu.be/WLojC2BkNPE iTunes Podcast: ...
This week we share why we chose the Sailrite Sewing Machine as being our trusty companion on our sailing expeditions into the unknown, besides being pretty ...
After cancelling the South-Pacific crossing, I decided to sail North before the hurricane season. I really enjoyed singlehanding the Sea of Cortez way more ...
Wandersailing
This video continues on from episode 72 as we finish our trip to Marathon, Florida. We found ourselves motoring through calm seas with little to no wind as we ...
Learning the Lines
Desiree shows us her process of sewing the ultimate wind scoop for our cruising sailboat and bangs out a couple other urgent sewing projects. We luck out by ...
Sailing Project Atticus
In this episode, we built our own headsail from a Sailrite kit while being in Mexico. This is not really a tutorial, but mostly to give you a small idea of ...