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Ep 135 Are The British Virgin Islands Up and Running? Part 2
In our long-delayed Part 2 of our tour of the British Virgin Islands, we again ask the question, “Are the BVIs ready for your planned charter or land-based vacation holiday?” To find the answer, you’ll have to jump into this episode and see for yours...
Boating Journey Trailer 2022
Follow our boating channel and blog. We're Scott and Ally originally from Seattle, WA and sold everything to find our live aboard boat. In March 2022, we moved to Fort Lauderdale to be closer to boating activities and the Caribbean. We'll take you on boat ...
SAILING & DIVING in the BVI: VIRGIN GORDA & ANEGADA – Ep 86
We sail the British Virgin Islands in our monohull sailboat to explore underwater caves, secret pools and dive some of the best dive sites in the BVIs like the Kraken, an underwater art sculpture sunk by Richard Branson. We also explore Virgin Gorda and A...
Sailing the BVIs on the CHEAP: The Iconic Baths and The Dive Sites YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS! – Ep 85
We continue to sail our monohull in the British Virgin Islands and show you how to cruise the BVIs on a budget and show you where the best anchorages are. We snorkel, scuba dive, free dive the best dive sites in the BVIs such as the Indians and the Rhone s...
Ep 134 Are The British Virgin Islands Up and Running? Part 1
Are the British Virgin Islands fully open? Let's go see. After the twin hurricanes of Irma and Maria in 2017, which decimated the BVIs, rebuilding was slow, with many of the Iconic restaurants and bars closed and not even being worked on. Then came COVID...
Sailing the British Virgin Islands for FREE! – Ep 84
This week we sail from St. Martin/Sint Maarten to the British Virgin Islands in big seas and big waves! We anchor in the deepest water to date and show you how we cruise the BVIs on a budget. We heard that it's quite pricey to sail in the BVIs due to moori...
Our last day of cruising the British Virgin Islands | Boating Journey
In episode 147, we spend our last day of our Moorings bareboat charter cruising around Norman, Peter and Salt Island. Be sure to tune in to find out why we returned the boat a day early. Tune in next week as we head to St. John, USVI Follow our blog at w...
Norman Island & Willy T in the BVI | Boating Journey
In episode 146 we visit Norman Island and the infamous Willy T barge! After enjoying a beautiful afternoon and evening on Norman Island in a peaceful anchorage, we all decided this would be a destination we would come back to again. In fact, we would stay ...
Ep. 3 Aboard Coral’s Reef – Exploring BVI
We cruise the BVI with our good friends from home! Join us as we explore the Baths and more.
Moorings Bareboat Charter to Cane Garden Bay | Boating Journey
In episode 144 we leave Saba Rock and head to Monkey Point for some snorkeling and then to Cane Garden Bay in our bareboat Moorings 433 Power Catamaran. Check out the first leg of the trip here: https://youtu.be/YpVY3d0DBJo Be sure to subscribe to our c...
The Moorings BVI – Virgin Gorda | The Baths | Saba Rock | Bitter End | Boating Journey
In episode 143, we take you along as we head to Virgin Gorda ("Fat Virgin") and grab a mooring ball (boatyball--see link below) at Saba Rock. We successfully tie off on our first attempt. After dinghying over to Leverick Bay, we take a taxi down to The Ba...
The Moorings BVI – Check-in, provisions and departure | Boating Journey
In episode 142, we take you through the process of getting to Road Town, Tortola to check-in for our bareboat charter with The Moorings. We take a ferry from Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas to Road Town. After arriving at The Moorings, we check-in for our bo...
OFF-LIMITS NO MORE – The ONE Destination We’d Given Up On | SailAway 187
No place we've sailed has had such SPECIAL MEANING as the one were about to sail to. It's where we we MARRIED 8 years ago and for over 2 years we've been dreaming of returning aboard our own boat. But due to some pretty extreme (and many would say unreas...
Entering the British Virgin Islands | Boating Journey
In episode 141, we sit down and share with you the process of getting into the British Virgin Islands through St. Thomas. We have been planning our bareboat charter with The Moorings for over three years and now it's finally happening. That's all assuming,...
New Year Update 2022
Happy New Year everyone! We are taking the next two weeks off. Next weekend we are headed to the Portland Boat Show and then we will be sharing with you all our preparations and loop holes for our bare boat charter in the British Virgin Islands coming up ...
Tech Talk – How To Service a Lewmar Ocean Series Winch – Sailing Sweet Ruca
Want a glimpse of normal sailing life aboard? Servicing a Lewmar 64 Ocean Series Winch onboard our J Boats J/46 while at Nanny Cay Marina in the BVI. Curtis does a quick service on our winches. This is what real boat life is. Much of our time is spent doi...
Exploring the Ruins on St John | Boating Journey
In episode 113, we explore the sugar mill ruins and plantations on St John, USVI with a private guide named Tony. This was a great way to see the ruins up close without being in a large tour group. What we didn't expect was a mode of transportation! It was...
ep67 – Sailing Tortola – Sailing BVI – Parasailor Spinnaker – Hallberg-Rassy 54 Cloudy Bay –Mar 2019
Flying our ISTEC Parasailor spinnaker for the first time, as we sail downwind from Virgin Gorda to Tortola, BVI. Then tour the island along with the drone. As we sail west to Tortola, the wind is perfect to try our new ISTEC Parasailor spinnaker (228sqm),...
ep64 – Sailing Anegada – Sailing BVI – Hallberg-Rassy 54 Cloudy Bay – Mar 2019
Perfect Caribbean sailing to the stunningly beautiful Anegada island, in the north of the British Virgin Islands. Scooter tour around the island and wonderful drone footage of the unspoiled natural environment. Following our exploration of Anguilla, we sa...
Swapping out the BVIs for the US Virgin Islands | Boating Journey
In episode 94, we give you an update on our BVI bareboat charter with The Moorings which is scheduled for April. We need your advice if you have been to the USVIs, so please share your tips below. Links: Two years ago this week, we made a HUGE announcem...![Stopped by POLICE While Sailing in BVI – Is it OVER? [Ep. 22]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NBhOOnQm4as/maxresdefault.jpg)
Stopped by POLICE While Sailing in BVI – Is it OVER? [Ep. 22]
We are stopped and told to LEAVE THE COUNTRY! This is sail life during lockdown in BVI (British Virgin Islands). Follow our travel vlog as we sail around the world and tell our sailboat living story. Quarantine gets in the way, but will not stop us! We wa...![Final Days of FREEDOM – Pre-Lockdown SAILING from USVI to BVI [Ep. 21]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XmZT32z3ufU/maxresdefault.jpg)
Final Days of FREEDOM – Pre-Lockdown SAILING from USVI to BVI [Ep. 21]
The world changes around us! The pandemic looms as we continue our around-the-world journey, sailing into the British Virgin Islands. Everything is normal until it isn't. Track us on our website! http://www.sweetruca.com Join our crew on Patreon! http...
Packing for the BVI’s | Boating Journey
In episode 86, we sit down and share with you the items Ally bought Scott for Christmas last year for our charter trip to the BVI's (that got cancelled last Spring due to covid). Let us know if there is anything else we should bring with us. Below are th...
Freediving: Wreck of the RMS Rhone in BVI – Sailing Sweet Ruca
Just before the Covid-19 lockdown in BVI we had the unique chance to be the only people at the wreck of the RMS Rhone. Normally there are dozens of dive and charter boats here with hundreds of people in the water. We got to experience it like no other. Che...
Cliff Jumping in the Virgin Islands – S5:E50
We sail to Lovango Cay in the US Virgin Islands and then do some cliff Jumping! This channel is funded by viewers like you. Please help us keep this channel creating great content by becoming a patron http://www.patreon.com/sailingdoodles Donate Via...
Big Willies and Waves…Seasick for Days! Lazy Gecko Sailing VLOG 144
Our great friends come to sail with us! We take you to a secluded beach where we prepare and cook fresh caught lobster right on the fire pit! Then we get in our bikinis and go looking for a good time! We get seasick, go sailing, we jump off of bars and mor...
Lockdown in Paradise – USVI – S5:E46
The beaches begin to close as the lockdown happens in the USVI. We enjoyed our mooring at St John's USVI This channel is funded by viewers like you. Please help us keep this channel creating great content by becoming a patron http://www.patreon.com/sa...
Boat Electronics Tour & Painkiller Cocktails | Boating Journey
In episode 64, we give you a tour of the electronics on our 2002 Bayliner 4087 Aft Cabin M/Y and finish the evening with Pusser's Pain Killers and a dinghy ride. Follow our boating blog for more adventures on the water in the PNW and throughout the world ...
Willy-T Naked Jump! Plus: SV Delos Encounter! Lazy Gecko Sailing VLOG 140
We check into the British Virgin Islands and get our first guest while cruising these amazing sailing grounds! Captain John comes in, you know that means fun! We take you sailing and end up at the famous Willy-T where Brittany jumps off the top NAKED! See...
Our Hurricane Damaged Catamaran (S2 E2)
In this episode we show you our new hurricane damaged boat! She has a good side and a not so good side! We will show you most of the damaged parts of the boat. Surprise surprise she needs a lot of work! And maybe some new rigging! Thank you to everyone ...
Extra – Annaberg Sugar Plantation: St. John USVI – Sailing Sweet Ruca Vlog in Quarantine
After over a month of Quarantine on our boat due to Covid-19, we were finally able to go ashore and tour the Annaberg Sugar Plantation. The Plantation is part of the Virgin Islands National Park, located on St. John, USVI. Located on a bluff overlooking ...
Anegada Island – BVI
We take a day trip to Anegada Island from Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Waking up early we have to be to the ferry terminal before sunrise to catch the first ferry and make it a great day. We were only 2 of 10 tourists on this Friday mornin...
BVI Catamaran Charter Sail
Sailing on a Catamaran through the British Virgin Islands Become a Yacht Captain with a USCG Captains License - https://www.marinerslearningsystem.com/TheAdventureTravelers (Affiliate Link) The Caribbean’s British Virgin Islands have a variety of char...
Sailing in the BVI – Sailing Greatcircle (ep.170)
While the net of closing countries around us tightens we're sailing in the same area as on our first sailing trip together, 22 years ago, but now on our own boat.
So Bummed! Can’t get to the BVIs! | Boating Journey
In episode 57, we find out that our trip to the BVIs is cancelled - now what? Instead we visit a ghost town - Port Orchard. Please comment, like and subscribe to our boating channel. You can also follow our blog at www.boatingjourney.com or on social medi...
We almost lost our brand new drone! | Boating Journey
In Episode 56, we fly our new drone over Elliott Bay Marina for just the second time. Afterwards, we head over to Port Madison on our 2002 Bayliner 4087 Aft Cabin M/Y to practice anchoring. We are headed to the British Virgin Islands next month and need to...
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