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Stuff BREAKS and We Refuse to PAY | Boat Life – Ep. 112
An exciting, yet frustrating week as we continue to explore the amazing sights of Bocas Del Toro region. We grab our swimmers, surfboards and rent a couple bikes to explore a place called Bluff beach. Our fun is short lived as everything starts breakin...
IS IT CHRISTMAS? – SwT 81 MARTINIQUE IS BACK IN BUSINESS AGAIN
Christmas came early this year as the kids stopped by to give presents. We get things done also this week, and also having time for party! Martinique is done with riots for now, and things are more normal even though its still curfew. Im also giving you so...
How did the Girls get Twisted Up at Starfish Beach? | Sailing Life – Ep. 111
An action packed few days in Bocas Del Toro and Starfish beach. We take our sailboat from Bocas Del Toro and sail over to Starfish beach to anchor for a few days. We try out some new water activities that are so much fun and explore the beach and get to ...
WHAT? NO FOOD? – SwT 80 BOAT WORK FUN AND REFLECTIONS
We get things done also this week, even though there has been some challenges. Food shortage in the stores and marina running out of petrol and diesel. Still we manage not only getting things done but also have some fun. I'm also sharing some reflections a...
We BROKE OUR MOTOR! What are we going to do? Sailing Zephyr – Ep. 110
That’s right. We BROKE OUR MOTOR? What are we going to do? Whilst we explore the amazing sites of Bocas Del Toro we lose our only means of transportation and connection from our floating tiny home to land. Sure we can row, but being anchored a fair way...
ATLANTIC CROSSING: Last days at sea before landfall in Horta #104
Land oh! After 15 days at sea, we finally see land again. And just like that, our 3500 nautical miles adventure between Bonaire and the Azores ends :) Thank you to St. Paul de Vence for the music! I've really enjoyed illustrating the footage of our crossi...
ALWAYS A SURPRISE – SwT 79 DINGHY SHOPPING AND NEW PROJECTS
As a sailor your boat will never stop surprising you! Its a saying if you think everything is okay with your boat it just means you have not yet discovered what's wrong. I believe lots of sailors can relate to this, and in this episode Kylie again was in f...
Sailing one of the most REMOTE PLACES on Earth…only 20nm from Land! Sailing Zephyr – Ep. 109
We sail into what has to be one of the most REMOTE PLACES on Earth...only 20nm from Land! To score Escudo De Veraguas you need the stars to align. Even average weather conditions drive most people away from this island. So when the Wind and Waves line up...
TROUBLE FOR KYLIE – SwT 78 Why we sailed to Martinique
Trouble for Kylie after rigging disaster in Grenada! This is the true story why we sailed to Martinique and not jumped to Bonaire. Also some fun things going on playing around with Sea Bobs and friends. For those of you remembering Hanna, she is funnier ...
DANGEROUS River Entry & Sailboat engine TROUBLE in Central America | Boat Life – Ep. 108
That’s right! Our sailboat Zephyr ends up swapping saltwater for brackish water for a couple of days as we enter the Chagres River, Panama! This river is spectacular, sitting just past the opening to the Panama Canal and within a jungle! Tricky entrance,...
ATLANTIC CROSSING: Problem-solving in the middle of the Ocean #102
Losing our satellite communications 1000 nautical miles offshore: https://youtu.be/GYfDZgdeQps Big thanks to our weather router Charlie from www.myweatherrouter.com for having our backs in this inconvenient situation ;) Also thank you to St. Paul de Ven...
THIS IS WHAT I LOVE – SwT 77 BUDDY SAILING TO MARTINIQUE
Another beautiful solo sailing in the Caribbean doing what I love. Sailing in a tropical climate with beautiful scenery and sharing the moments with my buddy boat. We even reached Martinique in time for sunset and could see the green flash before meeting o...
How to antifoul a sailboat with no experience in 3 days – Ep. 107
The annual process of antifouling is upon us and we need to get stuck In. It's not a simple process with so many products on the market, and this stuff doesn't come cheap. So we don the PPE and get on with a job that marks the beginning of our season. I...
ATLANTIC CROSSING: Losing our Satellite Communications in the middle of the Ocean #101
The one thing that is guaranteed to happen on an offshore passage this long, is that stuff is going to break. Our job before departure is to have a solid risk management plan, making sure that we either have redundancy in case of a critical system failure,...