Our contract at Carrickfegus expires and we have to move on. It looked like we would have a nice gentle sail, but the weather as we entered the North Channel ...

In order to access the bulkheads even further, we have to rip out more walls in the cabins of our hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran. We find more and more ...

In this episode we make a discovery which shows the real extent of the damage to our bulkheads. We receive some extremely helpful assistance from the ...

If you have ever asked yourself: "What are the different types of sail cloth?" then this is the video for you! We will be discussing the advantages and ...

So when Daphy first came out of the water we got busy and did loads of the things that were on our to do list. Such as replacing the standing rigging, ...

This sailboat tour is part 1of 4 sailboat log that started as a short 2 day cruise that turn into 15 day sailing adventures on a Turkish Gullet. We start with ...

Never get too comfortable in the Doldrums, how to destroy a sail in just a few seconds. For the full story; ...

We've been taking advantage of the latest weather window to carry on chasing the leaks. This means it's been all about deck work on the good ship Brilliant II ...

Today, we take a look at the quality of our new mainsail. Then we head to the boatyard to refurbish our old battens and work on a couple of side projects ...

Our mainsail was cut to ribbons in July after getting blasted with a 50k squall. In this video we bend on our new mainsail. We were very concerned about ...

Our mainsail was cut to ribbons in July after getting blasted with a 50k squall. When we arrived in Luperon, we measured our main and ordered a new one from ...

Broken bones, broken engine, broken autohelm... we decide to turn back. Thinking we are hitting the ocean again, we don't get very far before our engine conks ...

Ep. 15 ~ Our experience hoisting the sails... more specifically, knowing when, where and how to hoist them. #catalina22 We have repaired the back stay and it ...

hello everyone welcome to a other part of sailing Volupia in this video we we sail to Arbroath The Facebook page https://m.facebook.com/squireslady/ its ...

Its that time of year when the weather turns cold wet and miserable which means its also the time to get Daphy out of the water. Its a chance to dry her out, ...

The Burton cup is an event held by the Medway cruising club every year in October. Spread over 4-5 weeks it provides some low key cruiser racing and its an ...

In episode 82 we traded our motor for wind by learning to sail on a fractional sailing boat, a Blanchard Junior Knockout. This is a 20' sailing boat that is ...

Welcome to Episode 22 of Carpe Diem Sailing and Part 11 of our Learn to Sail Series. In this video I go over the steps for lowering the mainsail, with an ...

Yes, getting a non original aftermarket sail or trampoline can be a much less expensive way to give your boat that facelift it requires. Be aware that in ...

So this week Ian gets a chance to just go for a sail, on his own, just for the fun of it. There wasn't much wind, although there was enough and it gave him a ...

The Burton cup is an event held by the Medway cruising club every year in October. Spread over 4-5 weeks it provides some low key cruiser racing and its an ...

The Burton cup is an event held by the Medway cruising club every year in October. Spread over 4-5 weeks it provides some low key cruiser racing and its an ...

Although we have owned Daphi for around 6 months now, with the restrictions that were imposed by the government because of the Covid 19 pandemic, we haven't ...

After such a glorious first week the following week was looking much worse, with thunderstorms and strong winds forecast. So with this in mind we decided to ...