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We had spent the last several months in the remote islands of the south Atlantic. Our final passage across the Atlantic would take us from Ascension Island to Salvador, Brazil, the berth place of Carnival. The sail was our second longest to date at 1,450 nautical miles taking around 10 days. Conditi...
In this episode Im sharing some news with you that will change my planned Pacific crossing. The transit fee is paid and the transit is finally scheduled and we do have a date. After quite some time with Gee onboard Im happy to share with you guys she is joining me onboard BE FREE for the pacific wit...
2300nm of motoring almost the entire loop of the ICW has brought us back to where it all started in Fort Lauderdale. We are shocked at the amount of motoring we have done and quickly start getting Zephyr ready for the sailing season ahead.
We also make some big changes involving our tender and abil...
Sailing from the west towards the east in the Caribbean is always an interesting exercise, Especially after weeks of strong winds. The shallow waters of Bocas del Toro make it sometimes quite a challenge to leave as the waves can be pretty nasty. Again BE FREE is flying over the Caribbean waves on t...
Join us as we embark on an unforgettable adventure from Key Largo to the Bahamas, crossing the notorious Gulf Stream. We will take you on a journey through the crystal-clear waters of the Florida Keys, and into the deep blue expanse of the Gulf Stream, where the ocean swells can be as high as six fe...
We continue our sail down the ICW from Charleston to Vero Beach. Along the way we get to experience our first space shuttle launch. Truly a memorable experience and one that has us both excited beyond words. We also forget to do one of the most basic things when operating a tender. Watch to see the ...
In this episode, we were boarded by the customs at anchor. What can you bring and what can you not bring into Panama? When trying to check in we were told to go back to BE FREE and be in quarantine until we were cleared... The Customs was actually quite polite and friendly. However this time I was t...
With new puppies onboard our sail boat Zephyr, we need to take steps to Dog Proof everything for safety. We show some great ways that we do just that all whilst sailing South down the ICW.
We also stop in at some more interesting places along the ICW in our 1200nm journey South to warmer temps.
Ho...
Sailing with dogs around the world is the best experience ever! We have been loving life with these two little troubles and we have realized it's made us stop and do something we never had time for...we also start moving south fast to escape the freezing conditions.
Hope you enjoy the video!
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Some great sailing this time from San Andres to Bocas del Toro in Panama.
BE FREE is flying over the Caribbean in choppy waves and my new friend onboard is enjoying this fast sailing. We found a good weather window sending us the fast track south to Panama again where we first make a short stop in B...
After 5 months of hard graf in the boat yard, Zephyr is now ready to continue exploring the world. We have conquered every task we set our minds too. She is looking even better than new and we couldn't be more happy with how everything turned out.
It's a sad goodbye as we leave Kentmorr M...
Ever wanted to buy new sails, but you felt intimated by the process and that it all felt like it was just too much? Well sit back and relax as we take you through the entire process as we sit down with the guys from Precision Sails to work through a new set of sails for Zephyr.
We travel out to t...
I'm back in San Andres after running away from the hurricane and in this episode, we show you our full-throttle tourist experience above and below the surface around San Andres Island. Going out with a semi-submarine and snorkeling with lots of fish, renting a motorbike and Gee is showing me he...
THE final episode of our transom build is finally here. We move on to that all important step of primer and paint. This stage is where who much can go wrong and the quality of your work from earlier stages will shine through.
We also discover that buying paint and primer is insanely expensive, perh...
How could I possibly start the new year in a better way than doing a test sail and visa run to San Andres. Also getting the chance to test my new anchor at some of the most challenging anchorages in the Caribbean.
I met a very sweet Dutch girl in Shelter Bay Marina that wanted to join me for this sh...
THE TRANSOM BUILD CONTINUES with even more sanding and fairing. We also de-core areas that we are going to place our hardware to support the transom. This part of the process is so important as this will determine the quality of the look once we paint.
We take you through the pain staking work of...
3 Weeks of hard work here in Shelter Bay Marina in Panama sorting out my electrical problems and even upgrading my power storage to 17,5 kwh. If this is a new world record for express refit upgrades and rebuilds after a lightning strike I don't know. But being in Panama things takes time and to...
THE TRANSOM BUILD CONTINUES with epic amounts of sanding, fairing and more sanding. This part of the process is so important as this will determine the quality of the look once we paint.
We take you through the pain staking work of perfecting the edges and the main transom surface.
Hope you enjoy...
Solar power and Fibreglassing…we take you through a recent upgrade and our most ambitious project so far.
We put our fibreglassing skills to the test and continue the epic build of our new fold down transom.
Hope you enjoy the video!
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SHIPSDEK Custom Made Marine Floo...
Sailing to Shelter Bay Marina and docking in the dark after our trip to San Blas from Bocas Del Toro. My friends are moving off BE FREE and I'm again back to solo sailor life. A bit sad as we have had such a great time together, but at least I'm not on a schedule anymore. Now it's tim...
BIGGEST UPGRADE EVER!
Power on Zephyr has been a critical issue since the day we bought the boat. Buying cheap lead acid batteries to just get by, cooking in the dark to save power and always having to run the engine to make more power.
Now we finally take the plunge and lash out on the best Lithi...
Welcome back to this weeks episode of Sailing Zephyr.
James is back from Spain with an even bigger drive to get the last few repairs and upgrades done before we head off. The big job on the list today is getting rid of our old rusty chain and changing it up for brand new ecco 3/8¨ G4 high test chai...
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MY CREW IS SPOILING ME! BE FREE is now full of life with amazing friends that I wanna show San Blas. My beautiful friend, Amanda is visiting BE FREE and I even take Brian and Alisia onboard for this trip to San Blas. This region is pretty exotic in many ways and it's not really that accessible ...
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