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IN CONTRACT for a LIVEABOARD SAILBOAT, CONTRACT FALLS APART, NEW BOAT, SECOND CONTRACT!!
Yes, it was an eventful time between last week's episode and this week's! Due to numerous issues with financing, some because of our self-employment and some because...
In this episode of Sailing Zephyr we continue with fiberglass repairs. Meanwhile, we get a bunch of other jobs ticked off the list and welcome my brother aboard Zephyr. Hope you enjoy this episode with James back to fixing the head and my trying my best at...
THREE MORE BOATS TO TOUR!! And we FINALLY MAKE AN OFFER ON ONE!!
Yes, this week we make a trek up "North" to check out 3 more liveaboard sailboats - all Hunters - a Hunter 460, Hunter Helsen 470, and a Hunter 466. AND after all our searching and weighin...
In this episode of Sailing Zephyr we hobble back to St. Martin to finish off some boat works, have further fibreglassing repairs done to our Port Chainplate and we reveal our big plans for the next couple months of sailing! It's a huge announcement and we ...
We take the leap and buy a hurricane damaged boat in the BVI's. We sell everything we own, pack up our lives and fly to the BVI's where we move aboard our sailboat Zephyr!
In this episode of Sailing Zephyr we have some unexpected mishaps with the water ...
In this episode of Sailing Zephyr we continue our sail to San Juan, Puerto Rico where James' family comes to visit. After 3 years we get the chance to spend some much needed time with James' family. We check out the sights of Old San Juan, eat some amazing...
In this weeks episode, we leave Anegada and head back to Road Town. James gets to work on the aft head unit and I manage to upload a couple of videos. We sail to Peter Island to spend a couple of nights relaxing in the beautiful waters.
Last but not leas...
On this episode of Sailing on a Whim, we travel from Minnesota to Florida to buy a sailboat! We finally get to see Whim in person, meet the current owner, and have a marine survey completed. Of course, we also run into some roadblocks like RUNNING AGROUND ...
In this episode of Sailing Zephyr we have our first guests on-board Zephyr. They teach us how to trim sails and we have an amazing day out on the water. We leave the USVI and head for the BVI's. First stop is Jost Van Dyke where we meet our friends Zane an...
MORE LIVEABOARD SAILBOATS! We CLOSE IN on our QUARRY!
This week concludes the "research" portion of our search for a liveaboard sailboat to sail around the world! We've looked at a ton of boats to try and narrow down what might work for us. After this ...
With all major boat works finished, we finally start cruising around the Caribbean Islands.Whilst still on the Island of Saint John (U.S. Virgin Islands) we head into Cruz Bay and do a beautiful hike around the headland.
We sail around to a beautiful bay...
Zephyr is back in the water and we sail the Anegada Passage from Sint Maarten to Norman Island in the BVI's.
Hope you enjoy the video!
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In this weeks episode, we take a short break to explore Sint Maarten, Nats has a crack at splicing line, we join a Venezuelan family for a Sunday meal and we finish off some much needed upgrades to our power systems.
Hope you enjoy the video!
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After weeks of boat works, the main event arrives. We take you through the journey of our mast build and install, as well as some other much needed upgrades.
This episode marks the end of the major boat works and takes Natalie and I from owning a 43' moto...
Join us this week as we challenge the boat and ourselves with a 19hr motor from Tortola to Sint Maarten, check out the Heineken Regatta, make a much needed upgrade to our tender and the first of our big boat works projects gets underway.
Hope you enjoy t...
This week we take some time off from the boat works and head down to Trellis Bay in Tortola to enjoy the full moon party and catch up with some friends. We fly over to Virgin Gorda and take in the amazing scenery and go for a snorkel in The Baths.
We dec...
We fly to the BVI's and move aboard our sailboat Zephyr.
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We take the leap and buy a boat in the BVI's. We sell everything we own, pack up our lives and fly to the BVI's where we move aboard our sailboat Zephyr!
We begin get...
We bought a new boat!! We didn't delve too deeply into the process, so check out the blog post I wrote about our methods.
https://www.thelitzenbergers.com/blog-1/how-we-buy-boats
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Happy New Year! The highlights of the first 4,000 miles of cruising aboard our new Southerly 480, Distant Shores III – England, Channel Islands, Portugal, Gibraltar, Spain (South Coast, Balearic Islands and Ceuta), Morocco, concluding in the Canary Islan...
We’re leaving the Snow for the Sun! On a Sailboat!
Have you ever imagined yourself throwing caution to the wind and setting out on an adventure?? Well that's what we're about to do. My name is Dan and along with my friend Krista we have decided to buy a ...
Three friends who had never even been on a sailboat, dreamed of sailing away and living self-sufficiently while traveling the world.
So they did.
Then, two returned home having found what they sought, leaving room for another dreamer.
But the story conti...
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Welcome to another Technical Tuesday!
This is a tour of what we think is the best bluewater sailboat under 40ft: a Southerly 38. Yeah, we're biased!
After putting a poll o...
The highlight of this particular video is probably the part where I do battle against a recalcitrant oil filter. For me, it kinda sucked, but for you - I imagine you'll find it somewhat entertaining.
Oh - Tambi and Molly make an appearance in this one. Al...
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