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Really hard passage – New Zealand to Fiji, terrible conditions, leaks and hole in a hull /#54
We planned this passage so carefully and watched weather for weeks and picked what looked liked perfect weather window. We knew it was not gonna be easy, but we did not expected that… Bad weather, big waves and things that go wrong… Want a dose of mise...
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...
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 ...
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...
French Polynesia Bora Bora – BEST snorkeling ever / Sailing Aquarius #43
We finally arrived to the "Pearl of French Polynesia" - Bora Bora... The colors are hypnotizing and so are the views... We have really good time just two of us and with our friends... Famous Bloody Mary's are worth the hype so much that we go there couple ...
A day in life (in anchorage ) / Sailing Aquarius
This will be quite different but very requested video - a random day in our lives, which we filmed only couple of days ago in New Zealand. We were very lucky to pick this day for this as it was a nice day with a pleasant surprise at the end. As I disclos...
French Polynesia, Raiatea & Taha’a / Sailing Aquarius #42
We arrive to Raiatea, where bunch of fun stuff is waiting for us: Awesome anchorages, Biggest Marae in French Polynesia and cool river cruise, where we stopped for local groceries along the way. Then we moved on to Taha'a where its simpy so beautiful that ...