our FIRST night dive OH WOW - Sailing life - Ep 150
Busselton is a beautiful town, with the southern hemispheres longest wooden piled jetty at its heart. We abandoned the kids to dive into its clear waters on our first night dive ever. Getting in and out o...
Welcome to episode 50 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this episode I offer suggestions and considerations for stocking a marine first aid kit. You can buy a ready made dedicated kit, build your own or modify a commercial kit. Lots of helpful and informative link...
This episode finds Bohemia's crew set off from their cheeky overnight anchorage off El Salvador and up into Bahia Fonseca to Honduras! Checking into Isla Tigre (Tiger Island) was surprisingly straightforward, cheap and a very friendly experience. Together ...
Desirable Island hides dark secret sailing Western Australia Ep 149
Rottnest Island is one of Western Australia's premier tourist destinations and it's not hard to see why. Beautiful aqua blue water, white sandy beaches, more quokka than you can shake a s...
This episode finds Bohemia's fearless crew underway from Mexico en route to El Salvador in the Gulf of Fonseca. The miles are already racking up as we blast full steam toward Central America! In this episode the Capt. finds the perfect punishment for First...
Welcome to episode 49 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this video I discuss flag etiquette or protocol. I talk about the national flag, yachting ensign, courtesy flag, yacht club burgee and a few code flags; where to fly them, when to fly them and what some code...
Spectacular desert road trip sailing western Australia - Ep 148
When we were hit by lightening, two years ago, we had to replace all the cabin lights in both hulls. We put fancy lights in the starboard hull and not so fancy lights in the port hull. The re...
Uh-oh! No sooner than we left kind, gentle Mexico than we encounter 30 knots of wind on the nose! Join us as we battle the elements of this notorious coast with its raging 'Papagayo Winds', heading south to Guatemala.
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This is real sailing. Find out how we handle a huge spinnaker while sailing towards known pirate waters off the coast of Africa.
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We gybe the asymmetrical spinnaker shorthanded, surfing waves at 10 knots during the night to the...
Sinking the boat? In ocean seacock change - Sailing Western Australia Ep 147
How to change the saildrive seacocks while still in the water
Have you ever talked yourself out of something because you think it would be too hard, or its not the 'normal' way, ...
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Killin' it CLIFF JUMPING Rottnest Island Sailing Western Australia Ep 146
After Rob completes a 'solo sail with company' to the beautiful anchorage of Parker Point on Rottnest Islands southern shores, Troy and Pascale, of @FreeRangeLiving fame took us on ...
Exciting times! We're ready to check out of Mexico and continue the journey to Central America! Next 'stop', Guatemala!! Just the sniffer dogs and a barrage of officials to entertain, and we get on our way!
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Welcome to episode 48 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this video I review the steps of reefing the mainsail and demonstrate the procedure single handed. For a more detailed step by step break down of reefing please watch Ep 27: Reefing the Main
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Sailing in fog and avoiding a collision - Ep 145
On our last days in The Abrolhos Islands we took a walk on semi inhabited Rat Island, one of the few islands that plays host to the rock lobster fishermen who spend several months, every year working away f...
This episode sees Bohemia's fearless crew set out on what might turn out to be their most challenging passage yet! The Tehuantepec ithsmus strikes fear into the hearts of sailors, famous for its furious winds, which are concentrated and funneled from the C...
Life in PERFECT harmony sailing Western Australia Ep 144
This is our second trip to the Abrolhos Islands. We love them for their history, their marine life and their wind, which between September and May is plentiful. What better way to get in day after d...
We say a reluctant farewell to the hip town of Mazunte (bless you!) and get underway into the special Huatulco National Park, where beautiful bays are as plentiful as the crystal clear water! After exploring these bays, we take a pitstop in the nearby Mari...
Welcome to episode 47 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this episode I talk about and demonstrate how to throw a heaving line and throw bag. I also cover repacking a throw bag.
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Boat life rescue in shark bay -Sailing Western Australia Ep 143
This week we survive a night rocking and rolling in an exposed anchorage then on our arrival in Denham, Rob and fellow yachtie Bradley just happened to be passing an old fishing vessel where ...
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We're on the move again on our journey down Mexico's Pacific Coast. This episode sees the Captain unceremoniously unplug the wifi, and the crew depart on a LOOOONG two night passage to the next state, Oaxaca! We did intend to go to the famous surfing town,...
Budget sailboat, buying a budget sailboat, budget sailing, sailing on a budget
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Off Grid alternative boatlife meets on grid luxuries best of both worlds sailing Shark Bay - Ep 142
There are very few affordable things about boatlife. However, delving into nature's larder to catch your own food is one of the highlights. During our stay...
This episode sees us move anchorage, from our cosy mooring buoy, to the post 'Diamonte' area of the city, full of posh looking apartment buildings. Luckily the First Mate was on watch with the binoculars to see what people were getting up to behind all tho...
Buying a budget sailboat, Do's and Dont's
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Surviving alternative living in extreme conditions sailing Western Australia Ep 141
Our adventures in Shark Bay started with a death, which was unfortunate because this is an area synonymous with life. We take a road trip (thank you Skipper for the loan o...
It finally happened! That's right, Bohemia and her crew are going loco, down in Acapulco! We put in YET ANOTHER overnight sail, but reaching this gorgeous city felt like a huge milestone for us, and made all of those long hours in the cockpit feel worthwhi...
Budget sailboats for Bluewater sailing
Sailing, buying a used sailboat
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I can't believe he did it again Sailing Australia Ep 140
This week we woke to find ourselves in the astounding anchorage at Cape Cuvier, with it's majestic cliff face and salt mine. Rob comes clean on how he injured himself while fishing, and it's not wha...
This episode joins Bohemia's fearless crew with a short sail around the corner into Zihuatanejo, Mexico... whose name you may recognize as the final scene from the Shawshank Redemption! 'Zhua' as it's thankfully known by the locals, is as beautiful as it i...
Bluewater Sailboat, Bluewater sailing, sailing oceans, buying a Bluewater sailboat
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Following in Sailing La Vagabonde's footsteps and beyond Ep 139
Yes, that's right, this week we walk over the hallowed ground that uber sailing channel La Vagabonde camped on. True story!
Now don't get me wrong, Coral Bay is a beautiful place to visit an...
Bluewater Sailboats under 100k Bavaria
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Sadly our long overnighter left us with no good options for anchorages, and with a raging swell coming right into the anchorage, we decided to cut our losses and set sail on yet another overnight passage down to Isla Grande, while we still had the full moo...
Budget Bluewater Sailboats, Top 3 Budget Bluewater Sailboats
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