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Nature’s Fury Unleashed & How I Go From Disaster To Recovery Aboard Galopin | S7 Epsd 15
My resilience was being severely tested here in Tarrafal do Santiago. It was Mother Nature's turn to come down hard on the town and me. Intense rain fell non-stop for hours. I took it as a good sign. It washed the boat and I filled up with fresh rain water...
I’m Cursed Here | Things Continue To Fail Since Being Stuck In Tarrafal Do Cabo Verde | S7 Epsd 14
If there is one skill thing to learn being a full time sailor, it is patience. We are always waiting for, the weather, a part or in my case here, to go to court. And at this anchorage is really testing my patience. I clean up after the police search and ca...
DIVIDE & CONQUER: Keeping the DREAM ALIVE… Ep 428
BACK TO BOAT LIFE for ONE of us.... Sometimes love demands more of us than we expect. www.sailingnandji.com Honestly, Our lives have been all over the place of late. One moment we’re stranded in the Namibian desert… A new motor and two thousand kilom...
Innocent Yet Guilty | Free To Go Until Later Court Date In Tarrafal Do Cabo Verde | S7 Epsd 14
In the previous episode I was taken into custody and taken to the police station. After being questioned, the contents of my bag were itemized by the police as seizure. In those contents were two small bags of weed. That was enough for the police to hold m...
Arrested Jailed & Searched For Drugs | Welcome To Tarrafal Do Santiago Cabo Verde | S7 Epsd 13
Sailor Alex recounts his experience of being arrested in Tarrafal de Santiago, Cabo Verde, under circumstances he claim were misunderstood. Three months prior, they traveled from Tarrafal Cabo Verde to Dakar Senegal intending to repair his boat engine. Aft...
Sailing Into Cape Verdean Waters | The West African Atlantic | Senegal To Cabo Verde | S7 Epsd 11
We're under way on our passage from Dakar to Cabo Verde. Nearing the archipelago, I could see the difference in the ocean. This was Cape Verdean conditions. I’m all too familiar with them. My hopes were to get in and anchor before dark. We were not very ...
Big Test For Engine & Crew | A Severe Jelly Sting | Sailing Dakar To Cabo Verde Africa | S7 Epsd 10
Just hours away from sailing from Dakar, Senegal to Cabo Verde. We just need a engine starter, ignition, alternator and diesel engine philosophy. We board the crew starting with Asahi, the Japanese cycle traveler who's cycling around Africa. As well as Pau...
Rebuilding My Perkins Diesel Engine In Africa | Simone The Engine Comes Home | S7 Epsd 9
Arona and crew brought Simone the Perkins Diesel engine back home to Galopin via the beach and dinghy. He installed it just enough for us to go a give it a feel. Simone purred and we gloated. One of two of his most memorable jobs of his career. That’s th...
Can We Get ALL Our Repairs Complete? Lombok Haulout
#sailingfamily #familyvlog #sailingaroundtheworld #familytravelvlog #boatlife #bucketlist #lifestyle #travel #sailboat Can We Get ALL Our Repairs Complete? We make it to Lombok Indonesia just in time to have our boat hauled. Unexpected challenges getting...
Diesel Wears A Blue Dress | Rebuilding Simone My Perkins Diesel Engine In Senegal Africa | S7 Epsd 8
We are into cosmetics now. Simone the Perkins diesel engine is tuned and ready for it’s beauty treatment. She will proudly wear the Perkins brand blue. Meanwhile I non/slip my floor, make friends with a jumping spider and watch a boat launch enviously. A...
My One Eyed Driver & Simone’s Magician Mechanic | Rebuilding My Diesel Engine In Africa | S7 Epsd 7
Doing a full diesel engine rebuild takes time, and money. Arona is diligently caring for Simone the Perkins 4108. As I take care of projects on Galopin while waiting. Sometimes I need to get out of the CVD club and get stuff like groceries and cash. And th...
The Greatest Mechanic I Know Makes Simone Roar Again | Rebuilding My Diesel Engine Africa | S7 Epsd6
The greatest diesel mechanic I have known throughout my travels is Arona. Here at the Dakar Yacht Club or CVD. He's been caring for my dear Simone, the Perkins 4108 for many years. Now Simone is on his bench and ready to roar back to life again. 00:00 Int...
Greatest Shade Tree Mechanic I Know Rebuilding My Diesel Engine | This Is Sailing Africa | S7 Epsd 5
My boat Galopin and I are waiting for Simone, our Perkins diesel engine to have her full makeover by Arona, greatest shade tree mechanic I know. We’re living here during Senegal’s rain season. Which offers the most surreal views and bitch slapping stor...
Sinister Boat Gets Too Close | & Best Machinist Does My Engine | This Is Sailing Africa | S7 Epsd 4
After a brutal storm, a strange empty traditional boat has drifted very close to me and my boat. I later learn the boat has a sinister story. The storm has wrecked several boats on the beach, and I go to assess the damage. Arona is back and working on my e...
Getting Parts For Our Engine Rebuild & More | Arona Gets It Done | This Is Sailing Africa | S7 Epsd3
We are rebuilding my Perkins 4108 diesel engine. And we need parts for that. Those parts were found, ordered and purchase at parts4engines.com. An excellent service. In between that we have time to take care of Galopin's well-being with talented individual...
Perkins Engine Is With The Master Mechanic | & I’m Alone With The Storms In Dakar Senegal | S7 Epsd2
This is Africa. I sailed over 450nm to come and have the one person I trust with my engine. Master Mechanic Arona. Galopin and I are looking forward to some good downpours to wash all the sticky off of us. And Simone the Perkins engine is with Master Mech...
Taking Out Perkins 4108 Engine At Our Mooring To The Beach To Be Rebuilt | Sailing Africa | S7 Epsd1
Welcome to Season 7 of Winded Voyage. This is sailing Africa. And it starts by doing big time maintenance on my dear Galopin. Most notably the Perkins 4108 engine. We sailed here from Cabo Verde when the engine was showing it's aches and pains. So as soon ...
This Is Sailing Africa | Where Few Sailors Dare Go | Winded Voyage Season 7 | Trailer
This is is the only sailing channel that dares to sail Africa. Curently in Dakar Senegal getting ready to embark on an epic journey sailing around Africa, starting with West Africa. Some say it’s The Best Sailing Channel on YouTube! Agree or disagree, m...
Got A Pigeon Voyager 150nm From Land | Solo Sailing From Cabo Verde To Senegal Africa | S6 Epsd 130
I had patched a leak in my engine cooling system. Sailed under spinnaker. Got through a squall and heavy rain. So far this journey was what sailing is all about. Then out of the blue sky lands a pigeon on Galopin. He spent the night aboard and as we got cl...
No Engine, No Wind, The Spi & A Storm | Extreme Conditions From Cabo Verde To Senegal | S6 Epsd 129
Since Wendy left, I decide to head to Dakar Senegal for boat maintenance. And it was a good decision, but one that required some Mc Gyver ingenuity to patch things up on the engine which had sprung a leak in the cooling system. No engine is not a problem w...
I’m A Freaking Genius | How I solve Problems On My Boat | Island Sailing In Cabo Verde | S6 Epsd 128
Things seem to go wrong at the wrong time. And that's when you have to find a solution. Because there are no problems, only solutions. I manage to steer Galopin without the autopilot. Later I fix the problem without the proper parts. Pay tribute to Wendy,...
BOAT LIFE equals BOAT WORK… NOTHING is EVER EASY?? Ep 412
Living on a boat is an emotional rollercoaster. Why is it every time we haul out things don't go as planned... www.sailingnandji.com We have had an amazing last 15 months, sailing over 10,000 nautical miles, crossing the vast Indian Ocean, exploring some ...
How a 2-DAY HAUL OUT Turned Into 6 WEEKS ON THE HARD
Subscribing to the channel is FREE, ensures you never miss a video and really helps us out! If you enjoy the episode give it a thumbs up and drop us a comment down below! How a 2-DAY HAUL OUT Turned Into 6 WEEKS ON THE HARD We planned to haul our s...
Anchors & Anchoring | How I Adapted My Gear For Conditions On Boa Vista, Cabo Verde | S6 Epsd 126
When sailing around Cabo Verde islands you will mostly be at anchor. There are many amazing places to drop the hook. And almost all are somewhat perilous. So be prepared and ready to adapt to the situation. And check that your anchor and chain are well pla...
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