Watch Sailing & Boating Adventures Around the World tagged “Abandon comfort”

43] Sailboat Graveyard Resurrection: Our Falmouth Cutter 22 | Abandon Comfort

We won't be trailering our new boat more than 4-5 times over the lifetime of us owning her but the trailer still desperately needed some repair to make its maiden voyage. Total cost for all new parts for the trailer came in just under $2,000. Next episode...

Jul 27, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:11

Life on our Elan Impression 384 ~ Vlog #6

Boat tour... From the water! Finally, Little Miss Av is in the water and everyone is pretty happy about it. So much so that we would like to welcome you in to our home and show you round. A special thank you to Ruffy at Barrenjoey Marine Electrics who hel...

Jul 22, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:12:15

Cruising French Canals On A Sailboat! (Part 1/2) [Ep 4]

In this episode: Basel, Switzerland to Montbeliard, France. This was the bucket list item I never knew I had: Cruising through the inland waterways of France on a gorgeous sailboat. We navigate locks, rivers, and narrow canals –– all on board our be...

Jul 18, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:07:36

When Boat Work Goes a Tad Pear Shaped ~ Vlog #5

With the goal of getting the boat into the water and sailing as soon as possible in mind, we work with haste which results in blunders. One step forward, two steps back; the crane gets cancelled and Avalon remains on the hard stand. We're still smiling th...

Jul 15, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:01

42] Buying Our Dream Sailboat from an Abandoned Boatyard | Abandon Comfort

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Jul 13, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:17

48. Our Deck is DONE! – Applying KiwiGrip Non-Skid | Learning the Lines – DIY Sailing

Finally! Although the deck is far from perfect, we're super proud of how it came out. The interlux brightside looks good, but the show stopper is the KiwiGrip. It was so easy to apply and it looks awesome, feels great, and seems like it'll grip bare feet o...

Jul 10, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:10:56

Flying to the Other Side of the World to Live on a Boat ~ Vlog #4

The survey report came back sort of OK-ish, but we had already quit our jobs, sold most of our possessions so we were pretty decided on just doing the adventure regardless of what the survey report said. We've been planning this trip for three years now an...

Jul 08, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:49

On our way to the Mediterranean! [Ep. 3]

After four years in the boatyard following her tragic accident, Magic Carpet sets sail once again! Now that she can float, we transported her to Basel, Switzerland, where we will start the long canal journey through France out to the Mediterranean. I did...

Jul 07, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:13:42

47. New Primer on Deck | Learning the Lines – DIY Sailing

Happy Fourth of July! In this vlog we do a lot of prep work right up until we put the first couple layers of primer on our sailboat deck. With regards to the core in the questionable large area. It really did feel very dry, and when we compared the core ...

Jul 04, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:31

41] Selling Our Sailboat | Abandon Comfort

Twenty Small Sailboats to Take You Anywhere https://amzn.to/2loqBI4 This decision essentially came down to what would we regret less. Continue sailing a boat we loved but did not need from a size or power perspective. Or go all-in on our dreams of living...

Jun 29, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:14:28

Ep 51 Sailing Talisman from Ceuta, Spanish Morocco to Cartagena, Spain

We finally head east and north, across a long expanse of Mediterranean open water. It's a big passage, nothing like our short shakedown across the Strait of Gibraltar. We pass through weather fronts and sail during the night dodging shipping traffic.

Jun 27, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:26:24

We sail to Rhodes & have a thunderstorm – Carl and Jenny Ep.37

In this episode we sail to Rhodes then get caught in a massive electrical thunderstorm. We visit a well stocked chandlers that Jenny compares to a "shoe shop", we repair our heads and meet our daughter and her fiance at the airport. ----------------------...

Jun 27, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:23:50

40] MEDICAL EMERGENCY AT SEA | Abandon Comfort – Sailing The World

Luci underway pictures: https://www.instagram.com/p/BkAtQnXHyiT/?taken-by=abandoncomfort Huge thanks to S/V Colleen for the pictures!! Learn About All The Ways You Can Support Our Show: http://AbandonComfort.com/support Follow us on Instagram: http://b...

Jun 15, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:42

Jen goes up the mast (Carl and Jenny sailing) Ep.36

In this episode the mast and equipment at the top needed a good clean after all the sand from the Sahara that was blown across over the winter. With Jen being the lighter one of the two of us she drew the short straw! Just a short video of her first time. ...

Jun 14, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:05:59

44. Pulling the Stick – Mast Removal on a Sailboat | Learning the Lines – DIY Sailing

In this vlog we "pull the stick" and remove the mast on our Endeavour 32 sailboat. After the crane lowers the mast, we move the 300 lb metal tube about 50 feet by ourselves to get it out of the way of our boat being moved into the paint tent. Before the ma...

Jun 13, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:12:03

43. Moving Aboard a FREE BOAT | Learning the Lines – DIY Sailing

In this vlog we moved aboard Freebie, a 32 foot Endeavour sailboat that we got for FREE in October 2017. Our plans are to do a complete DIY refit over the course of the next few months and set off to sail the world in October. We're going to take you, the ...

Jun 10, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:14:10

Rebuilding a shipwreck! [Ep. 2]

In the last episode, we introduced ourselves and our boat. Now we'll show you a little bit more about what it takes to rebuild a shipwreck. Although Magic Carpet was once destined for the scrapyard, she's now almost ready to be launched back onto the water...

Jun 09, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:17

Ep.35 A tour around our Bavaria 47 “Dream” – Carl and Jenny

In this episode we give you a tour around our sailboat, a Bavaria 47 yacht called Dream. We are currently sailing around the Aegean sea. We left Crete at the beginning of May and are doing an anti-clockwise circuit of the Aegean. Come along and join in our...

Jun 07, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:35

39] Coral Reef, Portuguese Man o’ War & Barracuda! | Abandon Comfort – Sailing The World

And to think our favorite part of our time at the Tortugas is still to come! We couldn't get enough of Loggerhead Key and Little Africa. Join us next Thursday as we finish off our time in Dry Tortugas by diving a shipwreck then pulling up anchor for our be...

Jun 01, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:14:16

Ep 100 | Las Vegas to Santa Monica, California, End of Route 66, California, RV Nutshell

We hit Vegas and stay in one of the oldest establishments there, Circus Circus Casino. The RV park is in a great location at the end of the ‘strip’. We take a 10 kilometre saunter along the strip and check out the sights and sounds. We then continue ...

May 24, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:01

Ep.34 We set sail and do a 17hr night sail 2 days later – Carl and Jenny

Yes this is the one you have been waiting for!! We set sail aboard Dream to a local natural anchorage and on route we give DREAM a bit of a shake down to see what she will do. A couple of days later we set off on our first proper sail, just over 80 miles ...

May 23, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:22:36

Ep 48 Electric In-Mast Furler Resurrection (Sailing Talisman)

This is more of a maintenance video, as the Hood Formula electric mainsail furler we disassembled in the previous episode is reassembled, painted, installed, and used. There is a real skill set to using in-mast furling systems of all types, and I list some...

May 18, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:53

38] A Civil War Fort in the Middle of the Ocean | Abandon Comfort – Sailing The World

This week, we get a history lesson from the Alcatraz of the Caribbean. Next Thursday we explore the underwater world of Dry Tortugas and explore a 100yr shipwreck, coral reefs & more!! Join our AC Crew to earn behind the scenes footage! http://www.pat...

May 18, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:16

Ep 47 Furler Fail (Sailing Talisman)

Following our major furler failure, which damaged our sails and scared the crap out of us, the furler becomes the center of attention for a full rebuild.

May 11, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:50

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