We install new ceiling panels in the forward cabin and Tambi demonstrates new boat yoga poses while simultaneously operating a hot glue gun. With the ...

Andy's all alone today paneling out the aft cabin. In an effort to avoid click-bate or hyping up the title or description this week's title is completely ...

Welcome to episode 112 of Sailing Melody. This is our 95th Episode but it's actually In this week's episode we get the whole aft end of the boat painted out ...

If morale of the crew suffers then the risk of mutiny is real. This must, of course, be avoided at all costs so whenever I find myself in this situation I ...

Welcome to episode 110 of Sailing Melody. So winter approaches and we need to get our electrical systems in good working order so we can save on the electric ...

Welcome to episode 109 of Sailing Melody Link for Nigel’s channel https://youtube.com/c/NigelTomlinson For the first time in 18 years Melody leaves the yard ...

Welcome to episode108 of Sailing Melody Link for Nigel’s channel https://youtube.com/c/NigelTomlinson The final preparations are underway as we make ...

Welcome to episode 107 of Sailing Melody Whilst Danny the Welder gets on with the critical welding we take a much needed break to sail to the Channel Islands. ...

Why do projects on a boat take so long? Because to get to the thing you actually want to work on, you have to fix all of the inter-connected paraphernalia as ...

Projects continue as Ben installs inspection plates on the diesel tank, repairs rotten wood in the aft cabin, and generally works towards preparing the boat ...

Welcome to episode106 of Sailing Melody The pace picks up as we start getting paint on the topsides making Melody look a million dollars. However hidden ...

Welcome to episode 105 of Sailing Melody Continiuing on from last week, Nigel is cracking on with the keelboat at great speed, Andrew and Melissa are going ...

Welcome to episode 104 of Sailing Melody It's all hands on deck this week as we Nigel, Paul and Andrew join us for a mega few days of crazy hard work in an ...

Welcome to episode 102 of Sailing Melody In this episode we refit our Whitlock steering system!! And along with that we have some awesome instruments on a ...

Welcome to episode 101 of Sailing Melody In this episode we re make the bow sprit platform and re fit the pull pit!! This is a huge refit and refurbishment ...

Welcome to episode 100 of Sailing Melody Painting this week!!!! Melissa being incredible and doing what she does so well, working hard grinding, sanding, ...

Tambi and I lay on 270ft of fiberglass cloth onto the bulwarks of our Westsail 42. The fiberglass we use is 25oz double biased mat. We make 3 laps around the ...

Welcome to episode 99 of Sailing Melody This is a huge refit and refurbishment of this big, old, abandoned steel yacht and it's not only time consuming, it's ...

Welcome to episode 98 of Sailing Melody When we first saw Melody the most obvious rusty area was that huge hole in the bow where the anchor chain locker had ...

Welcome to episode 97 of Sailing Melody Yes its a disaster. Or so it would seem to most people. But like the Black Knight, it's but a flesh wound to team ...

Welcome to episode 96 of Sailing Melody In this episode we find out our keel box is scrap! This is bad news but Nigel’s confidence with the fix boosts moral! ...

Welcome to episode 95 of Sailing Melody The Sailing Melody team head to Greece to spend a week living aboard SV Blown Away with Ian and Natalie. Please head ...

Welcome to episode 94 of Sailing Melody BIG progress this week as we remove the rudder so we can finish the last bits of welding and service the rudder post ...

It's been about three years since the timber trims were removed from our 44-year-old boat's interior, and destroyed in the process. Now they're finally back!! ...