We Missed the Start Line! Boatlife ain’t Simple. EP 23 There are worse places to be stranded…. Maybe with some luck we can set sail eventually, but making the ...

The #1 question we get is why we seem to be waiting 4-5 years to sell everything and sail the world. Why don't you just go now? You have a Youtube Channel, ...

You decide you want to live the simple life and travel instead of getting a 9 to 5 job. Maybe you want to go cruising full time! There is no college major for ...

Herby and Maddie take a vacation from the boat work and venture off to the magical land of Flores (pronounced Floresh) where the encounter untouched natural ...

Ever wonder why sailboats have spreaders? And why some have many while others only have one? In this video, Herby and Maddie explain what spreaders are for and ...

Ever wonder how your favorite Youtube Channel started? How it came to be? Herby and Maddie take a look down memory lane to talk about how they started Rigging ...

Herby and Maddie continue tearing out the old head to make room for the head refit they are doing. They also take a break from the work to visit the sulfur ...

In a previous how to, I showed the farmer’s loop and called it an alpine butterfly knot. This is a correction to that video and a comparison of the two knots. ...

Ever wonder what it’s like to date when living on a boat? Herby and Maddie take you way back, back to how they met and came to be the married couple that is ...

Ep173. In this episode, we will give you an update on the South Atlantic Sailing Voyage where I will be sailing on an Xquisite X5 from Cape Town South Africa ...

We are living in squalor and celebrate São Martinho and eat whole sardines. Herby finished the closet reconstruction while Maddie does the laundry at a ...

We all think of sailing as traveling, but what about when you need to get to your boat? Herby goes over how he packs for a flight to the boat with all the ...

While Wisdom is being repainted, Herby and Maddie explore the island of Terciera, Azores! They venture off the beaten path to find a side of the Azores rarely ...

You know this anchor, you see in tattoos, pictures, decorations, but never on a boat! This anchor goes by many names: Fisherman’s Anchor, Admiralty Anchor, ...

Ep172. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we are taking a test sail of the Xquisite X5 Catamaran at the end of the Annapolis Sailboat Show. I have been ...

There’s a common scam that has effected many boaters recently and we are going to tell you all about how to recognize and avoid it! Patreon: ...

Herby and Maddie suffer from the confusing effects of jet lag after returning to Terceira, Azores, to work on the boat. While on the island, they are given a ...

Herby prepares Wisdom for Hurricane Helene! After the storm, he continues working on the boat. The project on the menu is to remove the rotten wood from the ...

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There are so many things to love about Horta. Except when two boats crush you against a cement wall. As we make landfall in in Faial, we can still not get ...

Herby and Maddie are finally ready to haul out and leave Wisdom on the hard while they return to the states. They have a chance to explore Angra do Heroísmo, a ...

Paper charts are the most reliable and important form of navigational information that you can carry on your boat. They not only tell you where you are, but ...

Our Trans-Atlantic voyage is approaching the end! We pick up this video on Day 18, after we get the news that our friends on s/v Calico Skies are arriving in ...

Herby and Maddie leave Horta, Faial, and set sail for Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira. The winds were more favorable than predicted and we managed to sail the ...