200 nautical mile offshore voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to St. Augustine, Florida on our Catalina 30 sailboat. This was the furthest offshore we have been on Whisper and was quite the passage through the Savannah, Georgia shipping traffic, offsho...
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Bluewater terrorism.
This week, curtesy of Bruc...
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Sailing superman.
Being back in NZ is a win win...
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Sailing Bay of IslandsHello there Cruising Kiwi...
You can live this lifestyle too! BlueWater Cruising will show you how: https://www.bluewatercruisingplan.com/ This is the first time we've experienced such rough conditions on the catamaran; thirty-five knot winds and freak waves knock our boat all around...
MY OCTOPUS TEACHER - Sailing catch clean cook
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Sailing FREE with Orca in the BAY OF ISLANDS
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W...
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Sailing without luxuries
This week we checkout ...
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Tarka is a 1973 Albin Vega 27 (8.2m) tha...
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Sailing lessons meet KING of the forest
Safely...
Sailing in Greece is so much fun. The bareboat and charter operations take up a lot of room, but we like having people around and the mood is universally festive. For this portion, in the middle of a week of dead wind we actually find an afternoon of 20 kn...
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BLUEWATER SAILING FIJI to NEW ZEALAND part 3
This week we find ourselves back in a very familiar part of the Pacific Ocean as we ne...
As we enter the early summer of 2018 in Greece, we find some real gems. We're still learning the habits of Talisman, our Oyster 485 sloop, but she's a rugged and spirited boat. She doesn't steer in reverse very well, but with practice things start to come ...
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BLUEWATER SAILING FIJI TO NZ - Addiction and BIG seas
Just when we thought it was safe to go back out on deck, a couple of rogue wa...
BIGGEST WAVES WE'VE EVER SEEN SAILING PACIFIC
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Bluewater sailing FIJI TO NZ yellowfin tuna PART 1
This week we continue our journey...
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Bluewater PACIFIC sailing wardrobe malfunction.
Life on the ocean wave is a mixed bag. Luckily, we have struck it gold at the start...
As the title says, it's time for a big hop and the 3-on-3-off watchkeeping rotation that we all love so much. Our trip begins with the dreaded currents of the Strait of Mesina, where we dodge ferry and fishing boat traffic. Then it's out into the wild blue...
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Bluewater sailing FIJI to New Zealand.
North in the morning, South by lunch, North in the afternoon, then South again by bedtime. T...
It's rare that we post a title like this one, and we count that as a good thing. Watch the nitty-gritty of an almost disaster, including an overview of how Navionics does charting on modern chartplotters and devices. Finally, it's our 15th wedding annivers...
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Sailboat BOAT WORK diesel siphoning.
When we ran out of diesel a few days back we managed to create several new problems for ourse...
More easting for Talisman. We motor-sail from Sapri, Italy to Tropea, where they have a nice marina and repair facilities. Tropea is getting us close to the mouth of the Strait of Masina, the heavy shipping zone that separates mainland Italy from Sicily, a...
Come chat with us about our sail plan and preparations as we prepare for the 2,200nm sail to EASTER ISLAND! Q&A and an UNBOXING at the end of the video going over what we're bringing BACK from the states for Zingaro.
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#atlanticrally #cruisingtheARC
Atlantic Rally for cruisers. All you need to know about to cross the Atlantic with them.
We interview Jeremy Wyatt from the ARC organisation to explain us how everything started. Then we go over several boats to talk to them ...
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BLUEWATER Sailing ISLANDS in Fiji.
Decisions! Decisions! The chance of buying a new boat has us bewitched, bothered and bewildered....
Talisman continues east, reaching Capri and the famed Amalfi coast. Life is good.
Having lived aboard the boat for almost a year, and covering over 4000 nautical miles, the daily groove of sailing from place to place is starting to seem normal. The small ...
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Sailing fails noni challenge, running out of diesel & water
We go looking for sharks, but what we find is New Te Pahu and its a...
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Tarka is a 1973 Albin Vega 27 (8.2m) tha...
Sailing and fishing in FIJI
You would have to get up early if you want to beat Rob at the hooking game. Today we head to Fiji's famous left hander, Cloudbreak, where Rob got three big ones on the same line and the first one was a whopper.
We get a chance ...
We leave Rome and head east under growing winds to the small island of Ponza, with its one small town and protected, Roman-built harbor. Talisman lies at anchor in an adjacent cove while we explore. You step back centuries in time.
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Sailing Sailboat saved by teenager.
It’s been an emotional week with Chasing Stars leaving, Rob returning and near misses in the ...
Ahoy,
thanks to our PATRON JACK we found a name for this episode. well done, we love it and you got the honour of naming it.
In this episode I'm on my own now, Fay is gone and I take you all for a ride. My friend Cory and me got a car and were looking fo...
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Sailing to UNINHABITED tropical Island.
We are only in Fiji for a short time, so even though Rob is away in NZ, we don’t want to ...
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https://www.patreon.com/CruisingKiwisIt’s not everyday that you get to rub shoulders with royalty.
SAILING WITH ROYALTY MEGHAN AND HARRY
On a whim we travelled to Nad...
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