Join Alejo and Andrea of Living Hakuna as they transition from Miami entrepreneurs to professional 'Kite-Sailors' aboard their 75hp-upgraded Lagoon 420.

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A boat can have lines you fall in love with and still drain you dry. Cheoy Lees are the example - beautiful overhangs wrapped around leaky teak decks that ...

Black iron tanks were standard on a lot of early Asian built boats, and pulling them means cutting metal out in pieces. Swapping to PEX and plastic tanks is ...

No cruising boat sails like its published polar. The PredictWind data hub records your instruments over time so the algorithm learns how your boat actually ...

We’ve had an amazing time exploring Ibiza’s crystal-clear bays, but it’s time to keep heading east toward family reunions and a very delayed parcel in Palma de ...

Everything Has Changed For the first time in more than two months, our family is about to be reunited aboard our sailing catamaran Javelot. While I've been ...

HAPP SUNDAY! this weeks video we dive into the behind the scenes of our vlogs...the everyday life stuff that is a little less instagram and a little more ...

An engine that starts clean, runs steady, and doesn't smoke is in good shape. Check the belts, hoses, and pumps, but most importantly...actually run it. One ...

This week on Sailing UV, Violet and I take a break from boat projects and head into the mountains for an incredible hike through Mount Tamalpais and the ...

People often see the beautiful beaches, sunsets, and tropical anchorages... but this is the side of cruising life nobody talks about. What started as a simple ...

When the engine's acting up, knowing how to sail onto anchor keeps a small problem from becoming a big one. Come in conservatively at the back of the ...

Weather is about structure, not numbers, so what matters is where pressure sits and where wind gets accelerated or blocked. PredictWind ranks models by recent ...

A loose motor mount looks like an easy tighten, but snug the wrong nut and you'll pull the engine out of line with the shaft. Figure out which nut actually ...

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A mast over the side isn't dead weight, it's a battering ram that can hole your hull in minutes. Save the boom if you can, but cut the turnbuckles and get the ...

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Offshore, your whole job from the dock to the destination is managing risk. The best sailors don't rush. They see what's coming first, then commit. Ryan's got ...

The second a boat touches the water, I check the bilge before I trust anything below the waterline. Then the engines go on and I walk straight to the stern to ...

We stayed in Nuku Hiva longer than planned while waiting for the right weather window to sail to the Tuamotus. Then we found ourselves swimming with manta ...

SAYING GOODBYE - Sailing the Caribbean Sooner or later, every voyage reaches it's destination, and this week is all about goodbyes. While I farewell my ...

We sail from Syros to Rineia Island in Greece aboard our Lagoon 42 catamaran, heading for a quiet anchorage and another day of real family boat life in the ...