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We spend a day sailing in perfect conditions to reach our favorite anchorage, where we drop the hook and settle in to enjoy the simple pleasures of sailboat life. We meet some local kids who take us on a wild hike into the jungle, but we have no idea what ...
Off grid sailboat life can have its challenges like tackling a plumbing disaster in the middle of nowhere and crossing our fingers that we have the right spare parts onboard, or keeping our provisions topped up so that we don’t run out of food, but it a...
They say you should never sail on a schedule, but juggling off-grid sailing and a YouTube channel means that we have to be extra regimented to make sure we’re able to maintain our weekly videos. This week we leave one of our favorite anchorages yet to r...
One of the most surprising aspects of living on our 30 foot sailboat and sailing off-grid as often as possible is the amount of time it takes to do even the simplest tasks like washing our dishes. In this episode we go through our pre-departure routine con...
Ever wondered what it’s like to live a life surrounded by the big blue? In this episode we go into the ups and downs and unexpected aspects of our salty lifestyle on the ocean as we explore a remote anchorage on our 30 foot sailboat.
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Now that our plans to cross the Pacific Ocean are put on hold for another year, our new goal is to slow down and really explore all of the nooks and crannies of the Bocas del Toro archipelago and ENJOY the small pleasures of sailboat life! In this episode ...
After working our butts off on boat projects for 8 months, AND with coronavirus disrupting everything we had planned for next year, now our short term goal is to leave civilization behind and remember why the heck we bought a sailboat in the first place.
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Panama has been very strict with it’s lockdown measures, especially for sailors. Up until now, it has been illegal to move our sailboat without explicit permission from the authorities. Recently we started hearing rumors that boat regulations are changin...
After working so hard to get Atticus ready for the Pacific crossing, we decide to take some days to simply enjoy our lifestyle... BUT our outboard breaks down, we get busted by the local police, and our bad moods culminate in a whopping argument.
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What unique challenges do we face while attempting to live and sail full time on our 30 foot sailboat? In this episode we answer this question and more as we explain the off grid systems and components of our Allied Seawind 30 sailboat. We dive into sun an...
Panama cracks down even further on it’s lock down measures, making it illegal to move any recreational boat on the caribbean coast. After inquiring further, we realize that we are able to move from the marina to an anchorage not more than 100 yards away ...
Regulations are changing daily in the fight against Coronavirus in Panama. We receive word that our shipping agent will be shut down indefinitely, so we can’t get our air filter. The Panamanian government cracks the whip with the lock-down, limiting shop...
Panama is starting to lock down and close non-essential businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic. As a result, the Panama Canal has been closed to recreational yachts, leaving us with no option but to postpone our Pacific Crossing until 2021.
So, we dec...
After a fourteen day sprint in the boatyard, our energy reserve is dwindling and our patience is tested over and over again after facing multiple setbacks.
In this episode we install our new mast bases, the bobstay chainplate, and the mast head with some...
We’re neck deep in boat projects this week as we strengthen Atticus for the Pacific crossing. We tackle removing and reinstalling the stuffing box and cutlass bearing, cleaning up our spreader tips, reinstalling the shaft and propeller, re-aligning the e...
This week we haul out Atticus in a remote boatyard to get started on some of our largest Pacific Refit boat projects including installing our new mast bases. Before getting stuck in the boatyard for who knows how long, we hop on our friend Collin’s boat ...
In this episode we start to have some doubts about our mast crack DIY solutions and spend a lot of time second guessing ourselves. Jordan goes on a wild goose chase in town looking for a high quality paint system to prime and paint our aluminum mast heels....
We’re diving deep into all of those rigging projects that have been nagging us in the back of our minds during heavy weather passages to ensure that our 57 year old, 30 foot sailboat is ready to sail across the Pacific Ocean.
This week, we install dynee...
Crossing the pacific is going to be a massive challenge that involves a lot of risk… Risk that we’re working hard to mitigate.
In this episode we talk about our concerns with three cracks that we’ve identified on our main and mizzen masts, we cut of...
The day has finally come to pull our masts, and we’ve got a LOT of work to do to get Atticus ready. We remove the main and mizzen sails and booms and loosen up our standing rigging. With each cotter pin that we remove we get a little more anxious about ...
Bocas Marina is hosting a Christmas Boat Light Parade and competition in Bocas Del Toro, Panama and we’re in it to win it! We have two days to design and implement a light scheme, but we start to think maybe we bit off more than we could chew when with l...
Sailing around the world has it's drawbacks, like being far away from home during the holidays, but it also opens doors to unique experiences that we couldn't have even imagined before leaving home 5 years ago. In this episode we celebrate thanksgiving by ...
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Sometimes refitting a boat can take waaaay more time and energy than we ever could have planned for. In our minds we might think we're going to accomplish a lot in a week, but in reality, we might get set back by...
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Sailing around the world can be tedious, exhausting, and downright scary. We do it all in search of rare and brief moments of absolute perfection.
In this episode, we take a break from boat pro...
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