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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_webp/NBhOOnQm4as/maxresdefault.webp)
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_webp/XmZT32z3ufU/maxresdefault.webp)
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...