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In this Charter Chat Podcast Brian talks to James Cognito, the owner and operator of a unique sailing and scuba diving charter company based in Bonaire. James and his wife Julia are living out their dream of living life on a Voyage catamaran, while doing sailing charters in paradise.
They offer ev...
Sailing into Cartagena Colombia, Sailing Big Lost crosses 400 nautical miles from Bonaire, dodges Magdalena River logs, clears a harbor net, and explores the historic Walled City.
Sailing Big Lost departs Bonaire on a 420-nautical-mile passage to Cartagena, Colombia. The crew replaces a leaking raw water pump underway, navigates nocturnal lightning storms, and hoists their Code 55 gennaker sail.
Life in Bonaire has been nothing short of incredible! From swimming, snorkeling, and scuba diving with our boat buddies and Conor’s mom, to spotting vibrant coral and an incredible octopus encounter — the underwater world here never ceases to amaze us.
But as every cruiser knows, boat life isn’t al...
Conor and Kelly welcome Conor's mother Charlie aboard Big Lost in Bonaire, exploring the island by truck and tackling a malfunctioning black water holding tank sensor.
Sailing from Grenada to Bonaire aboard their Vision 444 catamaran, Sailing Big Lost handles a midnight Code 65 failure, navigates Venezuelan waters, and troubleshoots shore power voltage at Harbour Village Marina.
After prepping in Grenada, the Sailing Big Lost crew departs St. George's for a 400-nautical-mile passage to Bonaire, hoisting their Code 65 downwind sail aboard their Vision 444 catamaran.
We go scuba diving in Bonaire and Brioni reaches her 100th dive! We find a drug boat shipwreck that is famous for sinking TWICE and then disappear under the waves again as we explore the salt pier.
The famous Bonaire wind reversals arrive and the mooring field goes a bit crazy as all the boats swi...
We've decided that these electric scooters from Green Bikes are the best way to travel on Bonaire! We loved exploring the island and seeing the flamingoes and wild donkeys before heading back to Indi and scuba diving off the back of our boat. This life is wild!
If you'd like to see Wayfin...
We get our scuba gear and dive under the surface to clean the reef near the beach in Bonaire. This whole island is a national marine reserve and eco tourism is becoming super popular as visitors try to protect the environment. We also take out some electric scooters to explore more of the island and...
We do our first-ever night dive alongside some fellow cruisers on the isle of Bonaire in the pitch black, we wait for tarpons to nudge us in the side and avatar like sparkles to appear.
Philippa has a lesson by 12 times world record free diving champion Carlos Coste. Is the bet to get to 10 metres ...
As if we didn't see enough salt, we get even more salty than we normally do by visiting The Salt Pans of Bonaire.
With the wind in our hair, these 'salty sea dogs' take off on a very unplanned adventure by scooter around the south side of Bonaire (part of the ABC islands). You can ta...
I want to believe that I will eventually get used to it, but I really don’t. Time after time after time, saying goodbye is still hard. Ryan actually cried after watching the first cut of this video :)
I try to hang on the fact that it is only hard because the friendship is meaningful, which… yeay!!...
Brainstorm Hurricane season 2021 with us:
Navigating amidst at pandemic:
Tips for going from 0 to full time cruising:
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It’s a bit chaotic, but it’s not all bad!
You wouldn’t know it by watching this video, but Bonaire is currently on level 6 a...
Intro: 00:00
Buying ex-rental diving equipment: 2:41
Fixing a leak in our dinghy: 5:08
Diving under our sailboat: 8:09
Life without a dinghy: 11:35
2 years update on our DIY watermaker: 15:24
Dinghy repairs day 2: 16:17
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If you have been following our channel in the last year, you know how big a deal moving back onboard and sailing to Bonaire was for us. When this video is released, it has only been a few weeks since we arrived and we have enjoyed every second of our time spent onboard!!!
It took us 8 months to ret...
In this episode we sail from Los Roques, Venezuela to Bonaire, the first of the 3 "ABC" islands we went to, which include Aruba and Curacao. Here we are forced to go into a marina as ALL of the mooring balls were taken! Nonetheless we made the most of our short time there, rented scooters ...
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Tarka is a 1973 Albin Vega 27 (8.2m) that I bought sight-unseen and without sailing experience on the island of St. Martin in Ap...
Proceeds from this video will go to the Coral Reef Alliance, but you can also support me directly (and specifically the production of these videos) by becoming a Patron:
Why the delay in posting? Unfortunately, I had to return home because of a tragedy in my family, and haven't had the emotio...
Proceeds from this video will go to the Coral Reef Alliance, but you can also support me directly (and specifically the production of these videos) by becoming a Patron:
Tarka is a 1973 Albin Vega 27 (8.2m) that I bought sight-unseen and without sailing experience on the island of St. Martin in Ap...
Proceeds from this video will go to the Coral Reef Alliance, but you can also support me directly (and specifically the production of these videos) by becoming a Patron:
Tarka is a 1973 Albin Vega 27 (8.2m) that I bought sight-unseen and without sailing experience on the island of St. Martin in Ap...
Proceeds from this video will go to the Coral Reef Alliance, but you can also support me directly (and specifically the production of these videos) by becoming a Patron:
Tarka is a 1973 Albin Vega 27 (8.2m) that I bought sight-unseen and without sailing experience on the island of St. Martin in Ap...
Proceeds from this video will go to the Coral Reef Alliance, but you can also support me directly (and specifically the production of these videos) by becoming a Patron:
Tarka is a 1973 Albin Vega 27 (8.2m) that I bought sight-unseen and without sailing experience on the island of St. Martin in Ap...
Proceeds from this video will go to the Coral Reef Alliance, but you can also support me directly (and specifically the production of these videos) by becoming a Patron:
Tarka is a 1973 Albin Vega 27 (8.2m) that I bought sight-unseen and without sailing experience on the island of St. Martin in Ap...
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