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Becalmed at Sea: Sailing 9 Days to the Cook Islands – Episode 126
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Boat life: Sometimes we sail, sometimes we motor.
Cruising fulltime on a sailboat can be interesting. You find yourself anchored in paradise, but the wind forces you to move. Raising anchor, sailing out of anchorages just to have the wind die. Drifting and motoring for a while, then the wind starts pick...
Ep 318 | NO WIND on 8-Day PASSAGE from Rowley Shoals to Darwin, Sailing Nutshell
The weather improves a little, so we decide to go snorkelling on the reef. The currents are very strong, and we change our minds and do a drift snorkel instead. The weather sets in, and the anchorage inside Mermaid Reef is very rolly. With no good weather...![Blue Water Sailing REALITY | Sailing Wisdom [S4 Ep19]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/ysZMMfgldAw/maxresdefault.webp)
Blue Water Sailing REALITY | Sailing Wisdom [S4 Ep19]
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Leaving Orkney for mainland Britain, Sailing around Britain, Episode 19
In this episode we leave orkney, start to head south to hopefully warmer weather and visit an iconic place. A big thanks to all our existing and new subscribers. We love your comments, likes and feedback Please share it really helps us out Thanks for w...
DYNEEMA FAILURE – hanging by a thread!
Our time in the Exumas is winding down and it's likely we won't be back for a long, long time. We're ready to get north, but the wind shuts down completely. What do we do? We get to work and we enjoy the water! #dyneema #cruising #sailing #paradise #exuma...
We Could Use Some Wind in Our Sails Right About Now!! Sailing the Pacific Ocean | Episode 72
WE still have winds that make it hard to sail, surprisingly there is actually a lot to do on a sailboat when its becalmed in the middle of the ocean! On this episode, we are a week into our sail up to Mexico and we have been becalmed for 4 of them. The we...
Becalmed in the Pacific; Sailing from Costa Rica to Mexico | Episode 71
On this episode of WE|Sail, we are becalmed a few days out in the middle of the Pacific en route from Costa Rica to Mexico with no wind to take us anywhere. We expected to have a few days of no wind during our entire passage, and honestly we where not to...![Being Calm While Becalmed – Electric Motor | Sailing Wisdom [S4 Ep19]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/gzbn7_ahVFA/maxresdefault.webp)
Being Calm While Becalmed – Electric Motor | Sailing Wisdom [S4 Ep19]
We are ocean sailing from Porto to Algarve, but there is no wind! We are mentally prepared for this, however, because with an electric motor, we can never be in a hurry. We relax, do some work, and talk to you about weather! We finally get wind and are gre...
Ep 183 | Bringing Nutshell Home, Boat Jobs Begin, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
We are on the last leg of our journey to our home town of Airlie Beach, we can almost see it in the distance, but again, we are becalmed. The tide is against us and we can’t afford to keep using Peanut’s motor to get us home or we will run out of fuel!...
Ep 182 | Mother Nature is Against Us! Trying Hard to Sail Home. No Engine! Sailing Nutshell
We leave the Great Sandy Strait and begin the sail north to Airlie Beach. We have no engine, and the only forward propulsion that we have is with little Evi, Peanut’s outboard. We decide to head out to sea and go north, but there are constant northerlie...![How to sail with NEARLY NO WIND – light airs passage to the Aeolians! [ep 47]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/SIti6NnzmOQ/sddefault.webp)
How to sail with NEARLY NO WIND – light airs passage to the Aeolians! [ep 47]
The joy of a peaceful sea... and the utter frustration of flogging sails! This episode has it all. These videos are made possible by you. Check out our Patreon account to get access to Maya’s secret journal, early access to the videos, surprise handwrit...![Life in the MIDDLE of the PACIFIC OCEAN [Adventure #180]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/pzYtJDJSMyI/maxresdefault.webp)
Life in the MIDDLE of the PACIFIC OCEAN [Adventure #180]
Ever wonder what life is like aboard a small sailboat? What it’s like to be on a long passage, crossing an ocean? Come join us as we sail from Hawaii to Washington aboard Varuna. We encounter doldrums, headwinds, out-of-this world sunrises, fog, cargo...![Ocean Sailing, Variable Weather [Adventure #173]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/MZy4FpuYj9E/maxresdefault.webp)
Ocean Sailing, Variable Weather [Adventure #173]
From totally becalmed to reefing and dropping sails, several hundred miles North of Hawaii we experience varied conditions as we make our way through the edge of a high pressure ridge. Learn how we deal with the varying conditions, what sail plans we use ...