YouTube Videos tagged “Boat vlog”
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Sweaty Boatyard Work & Hot Product Reviews! 🔥 EP-157
In this episode, we dive into some serious boat maintenance with Total Boat products, including anti-fouling the hull, polishing above the waterline, and varnishing wood. But it’s not just about the work — we also face some classic island time challeng...
BIKINIS, COCKTAILS & BOAT BANTER! EP-121
Champagne Sailing Mallorca in the Balearic Islands of Spain, Pina Colada's, tasting the local cuisine, an exciting boat upgrade for Escapade and our last summer moments sailing The Mediterranean! LOVE OUR CONTENT?? Here are the many ways you can support u...
ANTIFOULING OUR SAILBOAT & IT’S SPLASH DAY! EP-86
We're back in Greece, in the boat yard and we have one very important boat job still left to do while our boat is on the dry dock...And that's our antifoul paint job! We've partnered up with AkzoNobel to use their popular brand, International yacht paint -...
A BOAT AGROUND, A SAILOR REUNION & A MEDICANE! EP-66
We explore Trogir, one of the oldest medieval town's in Europe and we're feeling super anxious when the weather starts to get hairy, after seeing the madness...
Sailing Toward WARMER WATERS🌊
This week we left Port Washington and headed South to begin staging for our trip to the Bahamas. We stopped in foggy Lewes, Delaware, to wait for weather before heading down to Norfolk, Virginia, where we will stay on anchor until there is a weather window...
Salt & Tar: Ep.198
Final test of our fortitude! The Westerleaky is at it again with another major leak we cannot ignore. In this episode we solve it. We tackled it as a team and got it fixed and tested in two days. Garrett's back constantly gives him issues so that's where I...
Salt & Tar: Ep.184- One Day at a Time
Sooner or later we will be sipping on that margarita tropical style! It might not be today but we are closer than we were yesterday. Every day adds to the sum of building Rediviva and here's a glimpse into a few ;) Thanks for watching everyone! ~Ruthie p...
Salt & Tar: Ep.136- Got Sole?
Noë has joined us for 2 weeks from Pennsylvania. He worked all 14 days, even when we were ready for a break he motivated us to push. I, personally learned so much from him as he could take the time to explain things to me whereas Garrett is always rushed ...
Starting Our Indian Ocean Crossing: Sailing To Sri Lanka – Ep 126
The Indian Ocean is big. It's daunting. It can throw wicked storms at you out of nowhere. But in order to sail around the world, we had to sail cross it. The first step in that journey was sailing from Phuket, Thailand over to Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. ...
Let’s Explore Phi Phi Island – Ep. 124
Up to this point, most of our time in Thailand had been spent in boatyards. And that's not exactly how we pictured spending our time in SE Asia. So with the boatwork (finally!) finished, we set out to do a more thorough exploration of Phi Phi Island. Th...
We Need To Get Out Of The Boatyard – Ep. 123
We'd been having a pretty rough time lately, with a bad haul-out, followed by hitting a reef which necessitated another haul-out only a few weeks later. So when my sister wanted to plan a trip to Thailand, we were absolutely thrilled to have a good excuse...
Hit A Reef? Haul Out AGAIN! – Ep. 122
There's a saying that if a sailor claims to have never run aground, they're either on their first sail or lying. We're certainly not on our first sail, but we've been fortunate that all previous encounters with the sea floor have been with soft mud or san...
Finally Time To Have Some Fun In Thailand! – Ep. 121
Our arrival into Thailand didn't go so well but with the holidays coming up and a visit from my brother on the horizon, we knew that Thailand would turn itself around! To celebrate Christmas, we managed to once again meet up with Carlos from 22 South, thi...
Our WORST Haul Out Yet – Ep. 120
It had to happen sometime... Thus far, all our haul outs had gone smoothly and easily. But this experience hauling out at PSS Shipyard in Satun, Thailand was our worst one yet. We managed to fix the leaking through-hull that was the reason for the haul ...
Sharing the Realities of Cruising Life in Langkawi – Ep. 119
Having guests visit is always a blast, especially when those guests are so interested in the realities of cruising life. Our friends Denitsa and Niki actually VOLUNTEERED (well... one of them volunteered the other) to help out with boat projects. I coul...
Motoring Up The Malacca Straits – Ep. 118
Disclaimer... ships in camera are much closer than they appear! In order to continue our Southeast Asia adventures, we had to make our way up the notorious Malacca Straits. This meant we were once again tangling with the big ships, with the added compli...
Dodging Big Ships into Singapore – Ep. 117
After 100 days in Indonesia, it was time to finally leave the country. But in order to do that, we had to cross one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world... the Singapore Straits! We'd spent days watching a constant stream of ships and knew a good p...
Turning Pollywogs into Shellbacks! – Ep. 115
Sailing across the equator is special moment. It's even more special when you cross with friends who have never done it before, aka Pollywogs! We had become Shellbacks (sailors who've crossed the equator) on our way to the Galapagos way back in 2016. So...
Closing In On The Equator! – Ep. 114
The countdown is on! Our latitude is getting closer and closer to zero as we approach the equator for the second time on our circumnavigation! Of course, to get there, we had to work for it. The winds close to the equator are incredibly light, but someh...
Waterspouts and Traffic Jams – Ep. 113
Sailing in Indonesia is always an adventure. If we're not dodging fishing boats and FADs, apparently we need to keep an eye out for waterspouts! We had a couple water spouts form way too close for comfort on our sail over to Belitung. Fortunately, we es...
Meeting the People of the Forest in Borneo – Ep. 112
In Malay, orang means "person" and utan is derived from hutan, meaning "forest." So orangutan is literally translated as "person of the forest." Orangutans are the only great apes of Asia and there was no way were were going to pass up seeing them while ...
The Hazards of Sailing in Indonesia – Ep. 111
It's time for some real talk. Sailing in Indonesia is not very fun or very easy. And here's why: There are fish attraction devices (FADs) everywhere, including in extremely deep water, they don't have lights and you can't see them on radar. And if you'...
Let’s Get Wet in Bali! – Ep 110
What's not to love about Bali? It really does have it all. We had some good sailing, went and dove a WWII wreck, hiked some secret waterfalls, visited a Balinese temple on a lake, flew a drone over some gorgeous rice fields and celebrated Amy's birthday....
Gentlemen Really Shouldn’t Sail to Weather – Ep 109
A word of advice. It's perhaps not the best idea to take two ladies on a sailing passage that turns into a tough upwind bash. Especially when it's the first time one of them has ever sailed overnight! Our friend Sara had a flight to catch on the island ...
108 – Oh Yes, Dragons Are Real in Komodo National Park
Sailing in Indonesia's Komodo National Park is like sailing in a different world. Here, dragons are real, giant peaceful aliens swim in the water and the coral is so healthy it hides tiny creatures we'd never seen before. Our friend Sara came to join us ...
107 – Spinnaker Sailing(!) to Labuan Bajo
What's this??? Two successful spinnaker sails in a row??? There may be hope for us yet! We were faced with light winds again for our passage down to Labuan Bajo on Flores Island so it was the perfect opportunity to get some more spinnaker practice. It ...
106 – Festival Pesona Budaya: A True Taste of Indonesian Culture
The spinnaker came out to help us sail (and race!) in the light airs over to Pasar Wajo on Buton Island. While it was one of our slowest sails ever, I was just thrilled that we managed not to rip the spinnaker... again! Pasar Wajo was going to be a big r...
105 – An Underwater Paradise in Wakatobi
One of the things we loved about Indonesia was the pristine water and the beautiful coral and aquatic life. And Hoga Island in Wakatobi National Park had all three of those things in abundance. Between going snorkeling and diving, it felt like we spent m...
104 – Sailing Zoomies to Wakatobi
Sailing Zoomies = Starry Horizons speak for sailing fast. Just in case you were wondering... :D We had 380nm to cover in order to sail from the Banda Islands over to Hoga in Indonesia's Wakatobi National Park and faced a "tough" choice. Sail fast and m...
74. BOAT LIFE – Alternative Living in the Keys | Learning the Lines
After two and a half weeks of waiting, we finally got a mooring ball in Boot Key Harbor. Now the real work (and fun) begins. We drove up to Tampa to pick up our new electric dinghy motor as well as to visit with family. When we got back to the harbor, we...
103 – History Lessons and World Class Diving in The Spice Islands
The Spice Islands, also known as the Banda Islands, are a truly unique place. For centuries, these islands were the epicenter of the Asian spice trade as they were the only place in the world that grew nutmeg. The Dutch and the British fought for control...
102 – Quiet Time in Walir
After the craziness of clearing in to Indonesia, we were ready to get back to basics. We sailed over to Walir and found white sand beaches, good snorkeling and great friends. And to us, that's what the cruising life is all about. Oh, and wondering what ...
100th Episode Special: Behind the Scenes, Bloopers & Outtakes
In celebration of our 100th episode, we've put together a look into life behind the scenes while filming a sailing YouTube channel. This is all the bloopers, outtakes and funny moments from more than 4 years of sailing around the world! A little gift f...
100 – Dodging Fishing Fleets On The Way to INDONESIA!
Sailing to Indonesia seems like a fantastic way to celebrate Episode 100!!! Can you believe we've come this far?? This was no ordinary passage either. After leaving Australia, we had to do some technical sailing, adjusting to wind shifts by trying diffe...
99 – Our LAST Sail in Australia!
The passage from Cairns to Thursday Island marked the end of our seven months of sailing in Australia. And what a seven months they were! In all, we sailed 2,300nm in Australia and this leg had some of the best sailing yet. There was lots of wind from d...
98 – Water Everywhere! Sailing to Cairns
It's time to sail from the Whitsunday Islands up to Cairns. The only problem... it won't stop raining! Grey and wet weather doesn't make for a whole lot of fun and the high winds meant we had to skip sailing out to the Great Barrier Reef. That was a bi...
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