Budget sailing YouTube Videos
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Ep 1, Launching Wave Rover: a Contessa 26 Departing Canada on a 2 year Solo Circumnavigation
Episode 1: The launching of Wave Rover and an interview by CBC's Bob Murphy on the Radio programme Maritime Noon. If you are wondering what I've been up to when not sailing Wave Rover check out my other channel: Rover's Rest https://www.youtube.com/ch...
Last of New Zealand / Sailing Aquarius #53
Another video packed with lots of action - we finising the works on Aqauarius before splashing back to the water but before we welcome onboard our friend Ed from San Diego. Before getting back to the water we papmer Aquarius with some new stuff to try Seal...
Booms and Running Rigging! Changes and what they cost.
Over the past two and a half years we have made many change to the running rigging. This video shows most of the things we changed on the running rigging, and the booms. Hope you enjoy this vid! Thanks so much for watching 🙏 Stay tuned as next Frida...
Circumnavigating New Zealand… in our land vehicle / Sailing Aquarius #52
While Aquarius is on the hard, nice and cosy in a cradle, and with our time in New Zealand is coming to an end, we take off for a ROAD TRIP around the North and South Islands. Come with us as we visit Hamilton, Rotorua, Huka Falls, Lake Taupo, Hastings, We...
A day in life (in a boatyard ) / Sailing Aquarius
Living on the hard is by far the least pleasant part of living on a boat. It’s like doing a mini-remodel of your tini-house, which hopefully is only necessary every 2 years. One also needs to remember that you have to repair/upgrade/or service all the ...
Cruisers Festival in Bay of Islands, NZ / Sailing Aquarius #50
There's a big crowd of sailors coming to Opua, New Zealand about the same time to in order to get away from typhoon season in higher latitudes and Bay of Islands Marina together with local businesses are throwing a party for us - a whole week of fun and in...
We celebrating BIG milestone & Our plans for the season
THANK YOU! It’s a huge milestone for us and we are very grateful for all of you watching and subscribing! This video is "out of sequence", we are still in New Zealand (where’s a day earlier than in US and most of the world) and as you watch this video ...
LIVEABOARD MARINA LIFE – Vlog #2
What is life aboard a sailboat in a liveaboard marina really like? We've been enjoying the perks of liveaboard marina life in Marina di Ragusa in Sicily. It's taken us a while to get to know the boat inside out and do some much needed repairs. We survi...
Starting Season 3! 7 day sail to New Zealand / Sailing Aquarius #49
We left Tonga as hurricane season is coming soon. Possible safe destinations - Australia or New Zealand. We chose latter. We tool off with our “Buddy Boat” Nimbus, who had to stop for couple of hours to fix some issues and we stopped as well (previous ...
Biggest coral island in the world or “the ROCK” Niue / Sailing Aquarius #47
This island is a treat for us - it's so different from what we have been seeing for a while. Very different and unique - no sandy beaches to pull up your dinghy, just a semi automated lift (!) and many caves and lots of rocks! And a bar that is open only o...
When the water maker fails!!! Sailing Aquarius “Water Maker 101”
Aquarius was at her last stop in French Polynesia, and her Dessalator water maker started making saltwater! Would we head back to Raiatea, or move ahead without a water maker. At that point Ken thought it was time to learn more about the water maker, an...
Cook Islands: Palmerston & Beveridge Reef / Sailing Aquarius #46
You will not be disappointed as Aquarius visits Palmerston, part of the Cook Islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It’s an island with no shops, nor restaurants, and only about “30 something” inhabitants. Palmerston has unique history - In 18...
Maupiha’a French Polynesia close traffic incident with a WHALE!!! / Sailing Aquarius #45
Crazy waves leaving Maupiti rocks Aquarius! The bad weather, and large waves continue during the 110 mile overnight crossing from Maupiti to Maupiha'a… This is one of the toughest crossings we have ever made!!! For a few hours after arriving the Maupih...
French Polynesia MAUPITI or “fixing your boat in exotic locations” / Sailing Aquarius #44
Maupiti is one of the less visited islands in Society Islands group with a tricky narrow passage to get in & out. As we came with little expectations for this place we had a pleasure to discover local artist and visit his exquisite house. We also did s...