After 2 weeks of boat projects in the marina, it's finally time for us to SET SAIL! Join us as we cast off the lines and start making our way north up the New Zealand coast and start getting in the swing of life on anchor.
Learn more about our plans and ...
After arriving in St Martin and collecting our new Lofrans Tigres windlass we eagerly set about installing it. We had a few challenges during and after the installation.
To celebrate and to test our new windlass, we took our good friends Kenny and Mika ou...
Boat Electrical Made Easy. Part two. And some sailing.Boat systems, How to fix them Part two. And some sailing. We look at Ohms, How to use them to fault find and 12 or 24 volts We also look at why you cannot get all the power from your battery.
NB: corre...
On this episode of Sailing on a Whim, we say goodbye to our friends and family in Minnesota and drive all the way to Florida and move aboard our new sailboat. All the planning and hard work is starting to pay off and we cannot believe we are now living on ...
Finishing up the states and arriving in Miami on our sailboat, this is the final destination before we cross the Gulf Stream to the Bahamas. Long stretch of bridge openings on this run. Just a typical ICW travel stretch, next we'll be preparing for our gul...
We have been moving this month. We took the month to sail from Georgetown, Great Exuma to Port St. Lucie, Florida. This is a quick recap of our month but the real story is coming soon. We are doing a short serise on our trip north. We are looking forwa...
In previous episodes we provisioned and prepared our sailboat for a long blue water crossing, well my friends the time to embark has finally come! Join us as we sail 750 miles in 6 days from Puerto Rico to the Bahamas. We are treated to beautiful downwind...
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We take the leap and buy a hurricane damaged boat in the BVI's. We sell everything we own, pack up our lives and fly to the BVI's where we move aboard our sailboat Zephyr!
In this episode of Sailing Zephyr we put my brother, Marcus to work. In this last...
We started our passage from Argostoli on Cephalonia to Messolonghi in the Gulf of Patras. Eventually we want to end up in the Aegean and drive through the Corinth. It's pretty exciting to get moving in one direction. We don't get too far on our first day t...
Do you have any strategies for attracting dolphins or whales to come and swim along side your sailing boat?, we do!
Sailing across the Irish Sea is the next instalment of our boat life adventure, as we head back over to England on our blue water cruising ...
In this episode on the Sailing Britican Channel, we answer questions about the following:
- What’s the deal with insurance and hurricane cover?
- Do you need a license for your dinghy?
- What permits or licenses do you need to have to operate a boat?
- W...
After weeks of projects and chaos, we start to wonder if we will EVER be ready to set sail to the South Pacific...But day by day and step by step we're getting closer. Join us on our final push before we leave the dock!
Learn more about our plans and how...
It might just have been another exercise, but it was a surprise to all but our sneaky captain. Good to know we can rescue a fender buoy pretty easily.
Once that chore was done, we settled into a nice four hour sail from Antigua to Barbuda. Arriving later...
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This week on Sailing GBU we make a 4am mistake. Knots are important and we learned our lesson. We send Matt up the mast and a storm came out of no where!
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Hello guys, as you know by now we are separated, never easy, Carlos sailing up the Malacca Strait, not an easy place with its reputation of piracy and storms and Linda working as a filmaker in NC.
We thank our patrons for their amazing support and all it m...
After an awesome overnight stay in Blue Lagoon, Comino Island/Malta we moved anchorages to avoid the crazy crowds of tourists and meet up with our friends.
Boat Electrical Made Easy! The boat electrical Video series you have to watch!
Do your own electrical work on your boat. In this video we start the basics of boat electrical work. Part one, the basics.
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This episode starts with a very special thank you to all who have supported Free Range Sailing over the last 18 months without you guys we wouldn't be where we are today and from the bottom of our hearts we can't thank you enough.
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Jeff spent about a week with us sailing, surfing, and diving off Eleuthera in the Bahamas. He talks a little bit about how he enjoyed living and sailing on a catamaran for a week then we have to say goodbye for now and we sail on to Rock Sound in Eleuthera...
We're loving (and also, not loving) the sailing conditions on the Spanish Coast- this is the last time we'll be sailing in this country and we get a bit of everything thrown at us!
Cheers,
Nick & Terysa
The equipment we use:
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Cressida Jumps in for $200
She's not gonna waste time or loose the cash... Into the drink she goes. She's a salty sailor girl with quick reflexes :)
Love Cressida? Me too... Don't forget to check out the whole mini series featuring her and the 65' Oyste...
RAISE THE SAILS!! Woot woot, we’re going SAILING!! After installing two of our six solar panels, we fire up the engine to make sure Mr. Beke still runs, and we’re off the dock. We cross Mobile Bay chauffeured by a pod of dolphins, and enter the GICW (G...
In this episode of Sailing Zephyr we continue with fiberglass repairs. Meanwhile, we get a bunch of other jobs ticked off the list and welcome my brother aboard Zephyr. Hope you enjoy this episode with James back to fixing the head and my trying my best at...
Life gets in the way of a good Catamaran build , but in this case a week in Byron Bay was exactly what I needed after some months of crouching in the bilges of my boat preparing, sanding and grinding the thing to within an inch of it's life. The 5 Day Blue...
We show you how we live with a baby on board a catamaran and some really great minimalistic baby products that are good for tiny homes!
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How do you get a huge steel sail boat ready to cross oceans? Find out in our latest episode! We cut a huge hole in our boat, provision for 12 people for 6 months, build some bunk beds, and have lots of laughs along the way.
Learn more about our plans an...
Before setting sail from Antigua to Barbuda, Bermuda, and then Newport, we do last minute provisioning. The trip takes about half a day to Barbuda, five days to Bermuda and four days to Newport. We must plan emergencies and the entire journey.
Since vegg...
This week on sailing GBU I go spearfishing for the first time to show you how we live off the land. I had more success than I thought and caught a couple fish. Most of the time we catch our dinner. I proved that I am an underwater huntress and now have a n...
In this episode we attempt to sail from St Kitts and Nevis to St Martin. Along the way we discovered we were way out of practise at downwind sailing and had some key pieces missing from our pole setup for 'wing and wing'.
After a failed experiment and a p...
#boatlife This is the reality of 'boat life' during a DIY refit with our baby on board. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE (It's FREE!) ➜ http://bit.ly/SBYouTube⛵ Help us keep these videos coming and get tons of rewards from us! ➜ http://patreon.com/sailingbritaly
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Sailing boat life this week takes us from the beautiful, British west coast of Scotland, over to the amazing Island of Ireland, sailing our blue water sail boat (a Trident Warrior 38), across the Irish sea, as we continue our adventure, learning to sail ou...
A huge thank you to those who help keep our boat afloat by supporting our creative process via Patreon. You can be part of the crew for less than the price of a coffee. https://www.patreon.com/CruisingKiwis
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