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DIY BOAT WINDOW SHADES: AFFORDABLE, NO-SEW, AND DRILL-FREE INSTALLATION! EP-155
Looking for a budget-friendly way to keep your boat cool and shaded? In this episode, we install EZsnap yacht shades, an affordable, no-sew, and drill-free solution, perfect for any boater. These shades are easy to customize and provide privacy while prote...
Uncontrolled launching (NO ENGINE!) Yikes!
Another week in the yard and another ground hog day hahaha. No I'm sure you've heard us say this before but we can't wait to get out of here and getting launched in the water (for a second time) is a huge step towards this. With the manager coming in on a ...
Mindelo Cabo Verde West Africa | Where the Music & Dance Never Stop | S6 Epsd 89
#sailing #sailinglifestyle #adventure #windedvoyage #africa #caboverde We're back in Mindelo, Cabo Verde. Where the music and dancing never stop. It's great to be back. I meet an old friend who's undertaking a sailing race around the world. He had to stop...
BACK TO THE BOATYARD! WILL WE GET EVERYTHING DONE IN TIME!? EP-154
Back in the boatyard in Trinidad, we're diving into boat maintenance projects, from keel rust removal and painting prep to re-rigging the canvas and headsail! After a couple of months' break, we're ready to tackle the big tasks: sanding rust off the keel, ...
IS BOATLIFE STILL FOR US?! LIVING THE LAND-LIFE DREAM EP-153
Boatyard life in Trinidad: prepping our sailboat for storage before a land break in Mexico! We dive into Trinidad’s culture, explore the farmers market, and catch the World Steel Pan Drum Festival in Port of Spain. Afterward, it’s off to Mexico with ou...
This LEAK has us HAULED OUT again
Yep, you heard that right, after 12 months on the hard and one month in the water we are getting hauled out again! Kieran's frustration really comes out when an experienced shipright insstructs him to replace the whole stuffing box, a job that would take a...
A Frightening Return To The Water | Au Revoir Dakar | Sailing Senegal To Cabo Verde | S6 Epsd 87
#sailing #sailinglifestyle #adventure #windedvoyage My boat was to go back into the water. The cable that pulled the cart had been fixed. As the cable pulled, the cart started rolling freely down the beach because the return cable holding the cart was not...
We’ve got a LEAK! WHAT NOW?!
Toilets jobs, leaking sailing boat and hot humid Malaysian heat, does it get any better I ask you!? Yes diving head first into a constant "head" (or toilet) issue we've been facing for a couple weeks its surprisingly not that fun... After launching some th...
Happy cruiser FAMILY OF FOUR back on the water (+Q&A)
Getting stuck into the jos while our babies keep us happy with all the smiles, life is pretty dahm good right now. We run you through some quesstions put to us by our amazing Patrons. We even go into the constant endlesss engine rebuild issues. Kieran gets...
On A Pork Finding Mission | In Muslim Dakar For A Pirate Boat BBQ | Sail Life Senegal | S6 Epsd 86
#sailing #sailinglifestyle #adventure #travel #africa #windedvoyage Where does one find pork meat in a Muslim country like Senegal? We're invited to a BBQ on an old tall ship by a local friend. But first he takes me to the outdoor pork market. And remembe...
NEWLY REBUILT ENGINE GOING IN!
After 12 months rebuilding our Perkins M80-t engine we're happy to say that most of it is being dropped in the vessel this week. When I say most of it the mechanic has found an issue with the head which requires further repair. On top of the fantastic engi...
A Scary Haul Out | The Wheels Fall Off Car | Doing Boat Maintenance In Dakar Senegal | S6 Epsd 85
#sailing #sailinglifestyle #adventure #travel #africa #windedvoyage It was a white knuckle experience hauling out my boat Galopin on the beach. On the way up, two of the 18 wheels fell off. Good thing there were 16 left. And just as we got up on the beach,...
WE ARE CRUISERS AGAIN
Yes! After 12 months on the hard refitting this broken boat its time to finally move onto the boat. We are so very nervous about how our babies will take to living on the water and this week we find out exactly how its going to look. Living in an apartment...
Sailing Africa The Wrong Way Round | And The Sailor Who’s Doing It From Dakar Senegal | S6 Epsd 84
#sailing #sailinglifestyle #adventure #Africa Is it possible to circumnavigate Africa the wrong way round? Some say it is not or not recommended. But what if it is? It would be a difficult challenge, but I met the man who is up for this challenge. Gerard, ...
INSTALLING A WASHER ON OUR 40-FOOT SAILBOAT | GAME CHANGER FOR BOAT LIFE! EP-148
We install a Daewoo Mini Wall Mount Washing Machine on our 40-foot sailboat in the Caribbean after shipping it from Europe. Watch as we face installation challenges, find solutions, and share our first impressions using it onboard for the very first time. ...
Make the SAILBOAT GREAT again
Another week in the marina and its time to get the boat ready to move onto. Getting systems like the grey water sump pump and the air conditioning working is imperative before moving onboard Merewether. While replacing the old fuel also needs doing before ...
Tamed Or Wild? | Stuck In Society Or Free At Sea | Zoo, Beauty & Boat Parts | Season 6 | Episode 83
#sailing #sailinglifestyle #adventure #africa Wendy is African. She has never seen any beast from her continent in real life, unlike us Northerners who since childhood have seen lions and chimps at the zoo and circus. I promised to changed that and we wen...
When all the sailing channels are quitting… WE’RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE!
With only matter of a week or two before we get our newly re-built engine in the jobs continue with new davits being finished, anchor roller being properly fasten down and our babies trying different foods for the first time. Words can't begin to explain h...
We Caught Gourmet Lobster Dinner Living on our Catamaran Full Time in the Caribbean
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Why we CAN’T LIVE on our SAILBOAT
Ahh yes the endless jobs continue and this week we are finally getting around to sticking on the name of Merewether. Working through the jobs list does get harder and harder with the babies really slowing us down. But finding determination and. perseveranc...
What Happened To The Once Most Beautiful Bay In West Africa? | Season 6 | Episode 81
#sailing #sailinglifestyle #adventure #africa This once was West Africa's most beautiful bay. And now it has become a polluted mess. Why? Long time local resident Sami explains. On the bright side, this is where my boat Galopin gets the best people to fix...
“It came, it finally came!”
Happy to say that our 53 foot sailing vessel did not sink on her first night in the water after 12 months on land haha. The leak that first started as we hit the water seems to have stopped for now and with any luck it will not come back. The boats jobs ar...
Boat Leaks Explained: Dripless Seals and a Mysterious Leak
"Does your boat leak? For many first-time buyers, seeing water in the bilge is a deal breaker. A recent visit from a prospective buyer raised concerns about water in my boat's bilge. But here's the truth—every boat leaks, and it's more about understandin...
They Sh*t On My Boat | Living & Sailing West Africa With Sailor Girl Wendy | Season 6 | Episode 80
#sailing #sailinglifestyle #africancountry #windevoyage There are virtually no water birds in Cabo Verde. Now in Senegal, it's the African wilderness. There are big cormorants and birds of prey that love to perch aboard and bombard my Galopin with giant c...
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