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I Was Guarded By Beauty & My Perkins Oil Leak Got Fixed By The Best Mechanic | Season 6 | Episode 9
#sailing #livingfree #boatmaintenance I wanted to do some shopping at the popular Colombane market. So the ladies, Chantal and Sorna offered to take me there to protect me and to help in negotiating. When they see a foreigner the prices double. We still g...
Walking The Streets Of Dakar To Find Solutions | Meeting People Going Places | Season 6 | Episode 8
#sailing #solosailing #offgrid I needed to upgrade my solar energy system so I set off walking the streets of Dakar alone to find a store named Solar Solutions. I walked throughout the city alone for more than four hours. I wanted to save money on taxis an...
SPLASH DAY!! Launching our NEW SAILBOAT for the FIRST TIME!! Ep 309
After 2 long months of boat work, SPLASH DAY is finally here!!! Putting our new boat in the water for the first time! https://www.sailingnandji.com A lot has changed in our world of late… We started out 2023 full steam ahead with some drastic changes in...
Sailor Alex In Dakar Senegal | Where I Go To Get My Boat Fixed In West Africa | Season 6 | Episode 7
#solosailing #offgrid #livingfree One of the main reasons I came back to Dakar Senegal was to get my sails repaired and more. I do not have the budget to simply order new sails. Here people don’t just replace things, they fix things. I was impressed by ...
BIG BOAT = BIG LESSONS. We have A LOT to learn… Ep 308
It's nearly SPLASH DAY! we are about to go in the cradle but where are the electricians??? https://www.sailingnandji.com With the original alternator packed up, we need to install a new one. In preparation for installing a new house bank of lithium batter...
Trapped In A Net & Colliding With A Fishing Boat | Solo Sailing West Africa | Season 6 | Episode 6
#sailing #solosailing #collision I was motor sailing fast at seven plus knots. I wanted to beat the sunset so I could anchor in daylight. But then I had to get through this monumental maze of fishing nets until I hit a dead end. This was bad. Very bad. Wi...
Seeing our NEW SAILBOAT for the FIRST time!! Ep 307
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Psychological Solo Sailing Challenge | Sailing Cabo Verde to Senegal Africa | Season 6 | Episode 5
#sailing #offgrid #solosailing We were underway. Just me and Galopin. This would be my first long solo passage. I felt I needed this challenge. To get to know myself and my boat. Being alone puts you more in touch with your environment. Your reality. It’...
This could BEE a BIG Problem… Ep 306
This could BEE a sticky a situation, can we ever finish this boat work? https://www.sailingnandji.com In this episode, its time to finish off jobs and get this new beast of a sailboat ready to splash. It is full steam ahead until we are interrupted by col...
Catamaran Lithium Battery Conversion Part 2 (KiloVault HLX+ LiFePO4 Batteries)
This week our lithium battery install and solar upgrade project finally came to a close. We left the dock and tested the new system for a few days on anchor before the STT Marine Services team came by to do a final check and chat about some of the unexpect...
Marizia The Coolest Sailor Girl Ever | Living & Sailing In Cabo Verde Africa | Season 6 | Episode 4
#sailing #offgrid #livingfree #sailorgirl Meet Marizia, probably the coolest sailor girl ever. We've been friends for a long time, and I asked her if we could do a quick one on one interview. She talks candidly about her new job and too much partying in Sa...
IS THIS BOAT WORK NEARLY FINISHED??? | DIY Sailboat Refit… Ep 305
IS THIS BOAT EVEN REAL??? https://www.sailingnandji.com In this episode, our new boat is starting to feel like home. With the major jobs beginning to be finalised, the feeling of going back in the water is starting to become reality. When we think it is t...
Sailing Out Here Ain’t For Pussies | Rough Sailing In Cabo Verde West Africa | Season 6 | Episode 3
#sailing #offgrid #roughsea Sailors love to tell their tales, and this is just that. A real life sailor's story told by the sailor who lived to tell it. Sailing around the Cabo Verde Archipelago can be and often is very rough. The islands are out in the N...
Ripping out the ROT!! Project Sailboat – Sailing Nandji… Ep 304
The weeks are ticking by and yet there is still a tremendous amount of work to be done... https://www.sailingnandji.com In this episode, we are scrubbing, cleaning, cutting, grinding, measuring, drilling, gluing, painting, fibreglassing and last but not l...