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Caribbean at it’s best | Ep25 | Sailing Merewether
This week we discover our new favourite place in the Caribbean. "Tobago Cays" sums up our idea of what a Caribbean Paradise should look like. With access only by sail boat we put an anchor down in the blue water of this natural post card. SUPPORT US: http...
Trans-Atlantic: Tough Stuff (Calico Skies Sailing Ep. 4)
We're at the mercy of Mother Nature when rough weather brings breakages, leaks, and a whole lot of discomfort. -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Thanks to our Patrons! Enjoying our channel? Consider joining the Calico Skies Patreon family for as little as $2 a month to g...
Trans-Atlantic: In for the Long Haul (Calico Skies Sailing Ep. 3)
After being at sea for a week we are in the groove of our passage. We decide to skip a stop in the Canary Islands and take our chances continuing non-stop to the Caribbean! -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Thanks to our Patrons! Enjoying our channel? Consider joining th...
Trans-Atlantic Crossroads (Calico Skies Sailing Ep. 2)
It's around the 5 or 6 day mark of our Trans-Atlantic and we're just starting to get into the groove when we're forced to make a choice which becomes a defining moment in our passage. We're facing the first big challenge on this journey but its all just pa...
Place your bets! (Calico Skies Sailing Ep. 1)
As temperatures drop in Gibralter this fall we decide to make a beeline back to the Caribbean and have big money riding on our plan to complete the 3400 mile trip in just 25 days - no crew - just us, our 36 foot sailboat, and a whole lot of ocean. -~-~~-~...
We Break Free. Loosing the mooring lines!Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 37
#soexciting #tomuchwork We make a new back for the helm sit as the older one was very uncomfortable. We show you how is life at the anchorage. We had some gusts and we loose one of the mooring lines, always something exciting happening. Would you like to ...
First time going across the Atlantic. Sailing Ocean Fox 2019
#loveatsea #firstcrossing Follow us on our journey across the Atlantic As we are going to cross the Atlantic for the first time we are hoping that you would be enjoying us on the journey!
Mooring in Extreme Weather. A HUGE disaster! Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 34
#disasteratsea #windgust We arrive in Rubicon, Lanzarote and have one of the most difficult moorings ever. Under 39 knots of wind, one of the deck hands failed the warp on the quay and we were off. Very scary but we remained calm and we had no damage on t...
Encountering STORM FORCE 11 on a LAGOON 400. Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 33
#nopredictions #gusting We cross from Portugal to the Canary Islands, we encounter a Severe Storm 11. Nothing was predicted, we were just caught out under way. Gusts of 57 knots and about 40 hours under 40 knots of constant wind. It was exhausting and Car...
Bloody SCARY! Panic, Sandbanks at Night. Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 32
#problems #bestuck We have a scary moment coming back to the dingy when the tide went off, we nearly got stuck but we managed to get to Ocean Fox. The currents going in and out of the inlets are so strong and confused that is a bit scary. We enjoyed so mu...
We are in a PANIC. Bloody weather!. Sailing Ocean. Fox Ep 31
#overnight #crossingthestraight We depart Gibraltar for Portugal on an over night sail through the straights between Europe and Africa. We encounter some strong winds and waves . We arrive and anchor at Culatra on the Portuguese coast close to Faro. We ...
Everything went Bang! Full Installation of the water maker. Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 30
#fromthesea #drivingtheboat We are going up to the mast to instal our radar reflector. We buy a new battery bank for Ocean Fox. Very interesting how you have to cross the runaway to go to Spain. We went there to buy all the fittings to install the water ma...
Are we in DANGER? We Inflate our Life Raft. Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 29
#checking #arriving The insurance company requires our rig to be checked so we stop in Almerimar to do it. We also change the sheets. We arrive in Gibraltar where we service our life raft and take the chance to see it inflated. We have a tourist day arou...
Hit by a Thunderstorm! The whole bay is full of rubbish. Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 28
#ancient #museums We visit Cartagena and their beautiful Amphitheater, very impressive! Due to heavy rains during the night we wake up to a bay full of rubbish around Ocean Fox and spent two hours getting rid of everything. Worst thunderstorm we have eve...