After a long journey up the African coast, Dakar serves as the final stop to tackle a critical repair on Galopin: a broken genoa furler. Watch as local experts ...

After six months in Dakar, it’s time to lift off and sail Galopin solo to The Gambia. What was supposed to be an uneventful overnight passage turned into a ...

Six months into my stay in the bay, it was finally time to take Galopin out of the water because the hull growth had attached itself with a vengeance. Hauling ...

This video documents the somber hours after a severe storm hit our bay in Dakar. A poorly anchored work barge drifted through the anchorage, causing serious ...

I vowed never to ride a moto-taxi again, but the people here in Africa changed my mind. Meet Mamgol, a 64-year-old mast climber built like a jockey who helps ...

Could you find your way out of Colobane Market? One of the busiest in Dakar Senegal. I team up with my friend Asse to recover a lost hard drive in one of ...

We finally got the sails up with Diego and Pape, but our Sunday excursion to Gorée Island wasn't just about the journey—it was about the irony of the ...

Two weeks away was all it took for Galopin to show the scars of our rough return from Cabo Verde. In this episode, we dive into the gritty reality of boat ...

Do I have medical insurance? No, I don't. So what do I do in case of an incident? Like on a motorcycle taxi where I got burned on the exhaust pipe which turned ...

In this premiere episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on the real life of a sailor in West Africa. It’s not just wind and water; it’s about survival. I’ll ...

After months of hard work, sanding, and refitting, Galopin is finally going back in the water! In this episode, we navigate the ups and downs of boat life in ...

The wait is over—Galopin is finally out of the water. Join us in Dakar for a traditional African haul-out where power tools are banned, and everything is done ...

Welcome to The Gambia—the small sliver of a country carved by colonizers but defined by its incredibly chilled vibe. In this episode, we link up with a local ...

After three months in Senegal, the port police told me I had to leave the territory to renew my visa. The only option? A trip to The Gambia, the small country ...

Leaving the calm of the Casamance River was the easy part. Getting Galopin safely to Dakar with a torn Genoa and a "toy" storm sail was a different story. In ...

Mana and I are invited to Jean Philippe's place where he offers fresh wild mangrove oysters charbroiled and laid out on his oyster bar. We shuck and suck the ...

We're anchored in the fishing village called Elinkine. We've been busy the past few days attending local festivities, so we decided to stay on the boat and ...

Kamangnene celebrates the rice harvest in Casamance. It's when locals must welcome people at their homes and offer them food and drinks. Then in the evening ...

My beautiful guide Mana, gets us together with a family friend named Jean Philippe, he will be our guide into the rice harvest ceremonies called Kamangnene. We ...

This is how I like to experience a place I sail to. Meet a beautiful local to show you around. In this case she's Black Little Red Riding Hood. But first I ...

There’s a lot going on here in this video in terms of Senegalese pride. First, I get my outboard fixed by Babou and his crew. In Senegal there’s always a ...

Sailing is not just about the journey, but the destination. And once there, it’s about spending time there and meeting people. That’s the real way to know a ...

Forget what you thought you knew about aging gracefully. I’m not just an old sea dog, I’m reinventing vitality, one wave, one encounter at a time. My secret ...