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Ep. 34 – Autopilot Repair & Volvo Penta D2 55 Heat Exchanger Removal
A very technical episode where we dive into the final segment of the Autopilot (Autohelm) repairs for our Raymarine (Raytheon) Type 2 Rotary Drive. We also remove the heat exchangers on our Volvo Penta D2-55 to try to diagnose why we are getting white smok...
Ep. 12 – Learning to Sail with Sailing Virgins Part 2. (BVI)
In this episode, we learn how to lasso a mooring ball, charting/determining our course, and practice docking/marina maneuvers. We head from Peter Island up to Virgina Gorda spending a night in Spanish town and Leverick Bay the following Day. Spirits are hi...
Ep. 11 – Learning to Sail with Sailing Virgins, Part 1 (BVI)
We head back to the British Virgin Islands, and explore The Baths at Virgin Gorda before starting a sailing course with the best instructors out there! SAILING VIRGINS. We realized that we needed a base of knowledge before we continued sailing further with...
Ep. 10 – The Road to The Bucketlust (Culebra, St. Thomas, St. Martin)
We start heading back East towards St. Martin for The BucketLust's New Year's Eve route. We pick up a few friends in St. Thomas to make the passage with us, and have another run in with the Coast Guard. This time it's with the Dutch. Enjoy!!! Huge THANKS ...
Ep. 8 – Repairs, Inspections, and figuring out how our boat works! (BVIs)
We are still in the BVIs trying to take care of some much needed boat work. We get a new sea strainer so we don’t have to risk sucking up a jelly fish into the engine anymore, purchase an actual German flag as we are still using that cloth we colored wit...
Ep. 9 – Puerto Rico & Justin’s Arrival
We head to Fajardo, Puerto Rico for a month to get some major items for the boat taken care of. Though we couldn't get Full Send on the hard due to lack of insurance, we get a bunch of jobs completed. We needed linens, cookware, mattresses, etc as well, an...
Ep. 7 – Anguilla to BVI
We head off on our 80+ nautical mile crossing from Road Bay, Anguilla to the Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands. We had almost no wind on the way over, but the 10 minutes of dolphins accompanying us more than made up for not being able to s...
Ep. 5 – Dominica to Guadalupe
We head off from Prince Rupert's Bay, Dominica to Deshaies, Guadalupe. The next morning as we try to depart Deshaies, we forget an important step in turning the engine on again and find ourselves trouble shooting for a couple days. We also have our first g...
Ep. 4 – Martinique to Dominica
Our second day out sailing, we hit our first over 25 knot sustained winds with a 31 knot gust. Looking back it was nothing, but at the time we were pretty unnerved at the whole ordeal. Oh, and we saw dolphins at the end
Ep. 3 – First Sail, and we get boarded by the Coast Guard
We finally start heading north and get the sails out, but half way through we are stopped and boarded by the French Coast Guard! Huge THANKS to our Patrons for your continued support!!! If you enjoyed this video and want to see more, visit https://www.p...
Ep 34 Sailing Solo Across Biscay Under Spinnaker
I deploy the spinnaker two times while conducting a 320 NM solo passage across the Bay of Biscay.
Ep 20 Diesel Fuel ‘Polishing’ To Prevent Clogged Filters and Lines
Isabelle suffered an engine failure due to a blocked fuel line at an awkward moment -- during a gale in Episode 12. Safely home in France, I build a home-made 'diesel polisher' to remove water and sediment from my tank. (No sailing in this one friends....
Ep 18 Solo Sailing: How I Dock My 40′ Sailboat 4 Examples and a Blooper
Four examples (and a blooper) under various conditions of how I dock my 40' Bavaria sailboat while solo. These occur in relatively light winds, but I use the same techniques (frequently) in 15-20 kts at my home port of La Rochelle, France (Les Minimes)....
Ep 9 Single-handed sailing to Azores: Blue Water Ops and Risk Management
I reach the 'no turning back' point, and reflect on my efforts to manage risk. It's a marathon, not a sprint. I can go faster, but elect not to.