Melissa gets stuck into the prepping and painting the the side of the coach roof. Jack and Andy Battle the elements to try and get some work done. We also ...
It's 5:30AM and squalls are ripping through the anchorage. A sailboat drags past us and ends up hard aground on the beach. Now it's a race against time to ...
We sail away from the disaster "bowling alley" anchorage of Key West! We're full of provisions and conditions are PERFECT so we hoist the kite and show our ...
Welcome Taylor to the crew! SCREAMING and a loud CRASH from our neighbors boats smashing together interrupts our welcome breakfast. I run outside to see ...
We are just an amateur family trying our best to fix up this old rusty sailboat, sometimes things go well and sometimes they don't, and sometimes even progress ...
Today marks our very first sail of 2021, the first time we've been able to take the boat out since being locked down and starting our winter projects. To say ...
We do a full install of our new B&G Halo 20+ Radar, Zeus 3S 9 Chartplotter, and Triton 2 Sailing Displays. Since having Sierra onboard sailing and watch ...
This week Andy finally opens the keel box to take a look at the condition of the lifting keel. He welds a patch in the pilothouse roof, Melissa arrives to help ...
We left you last week having sailed ~800nm of the Atlantic Ocean and this week we pick right back up where we left off! We went for 2 days without touching ...
There's nothing quite like realizing you're the only souls on an entire island! In this episode we continue our exploration of the magical and remote Florida ...
This week Andy starts stripping our mast down and removing the rigging for inspection and Melissa starts tackling the pilot house hatches. Lots of help from ...
After a favourable weather window appeared for crossing the Atlantic, we got down to business and put a hold on exploring Bermuda. The day arrived and we ...
At the very end of the Florida Keys lies an isolated paradise that is one of the smallest and most remote national parks in the US! The Dry Tortugas lie about ...
This week we tackle servicing the FORD engine in our boat. Our good friend Chris is here to help go over the engine thoroughly and help get it running sweetly. ...
Delos feels like a dog let off her leash on the open ocean! With all our projects complete we hoist sail and set sail for the Florida Keys. Nothing feels ...
As we approached Bermuda, the forecast was undecided whether we were going have a complete calm or a storm front come through. As it turns out, it was the ...
After being reported to the planing and zoning commission we're asked to leave our dock :( It doesn't matter though because it's the perfect time to leave ...
Our autopilot has steered us true, but now with over 100,000 miles on her it’s time to upgrade. Time to tackle some boat projects and prepare Delos for the ...
Join our journey in 3 days of sailing from St Martin to Bermuda. We have a breakage when trying to shake out a reef but manage to jury rig a solution that ...
In a freak accident I lost our entire downwind whisker pole overboard. And now I get to build one from scratch. The big question- how much will it cost? The ...
“How are you feeling?” Kazza asks my dad. His reply- “With my hands! That’s a Grandpa-ism…”. And that pretty much describes having my dad, Papa SV Delos, ...
In the lead up to leaving we tried to film as much as we could but after a while we just needed to get things DONE! So we have a summary of the week prior to ...
"It's a Manatee!!! The first one I've seen!" Kazza shouts with excitement. We just arrived in West Palm Beach, Florida and wake up to a beautiful and calm ...
In this episode we make our final preparations to sail to Bermuda as part of our next attempt to cross the Atlantic. As usual its a frantic dash to the start ...