AN UNEXPECTED DETOUR - WHEN SAILING PLANS MEET REAL LIFE
We finally sail into Cape Town after crossing the Indian Ocean and rounding the legendary Cape of Good Hope - one of the most iconic sailing passages in the world.
But just as we reach safe harbour...
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In the 2020 Sam Davies (GBR) crashed into a UFO (Unidentified Floating Object) and she informed Race Management and her Shore Team.
She diverted to Cape Town South Africa where her Short Team had...
Highlights of what happened globally in the sport of sailing in the last 7 days.
What happens when a sailor, in the middle of a Transat has a problem with his Drone? Well Kiwi Conred Colman, fixed his dilemma by using a an innovative solution.
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Highlights of what happened globally in the sport of sailing in the last 7 days.
Since last Tuesday all of the fleet in the 2023 Transat Jacques Vabre have started, and we commence this week's Sailing World on Water with the latest Daily Report that we hav...
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SERIOUS DAMAGE FOUND TO 11TH HOUR RACING TEAM’S FOILS: REQUEST MADE TO RACE ...
Highlights of what happened globally in the sport of sailing in the last 7 days.
Well the five Imocas in the Ocean Race all arrived at Cape Town together. The lottery was won by Kevin Escoffier of HolcimPRB.
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Team Malizia is leading the way on Thursday as the five IMOCA teams gybed away from the ice exclusion zone along 45-degrees south latitude overnight, turning to race towards the Cape Town...
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First off, we want to say sorry for not posting a video in so long. We do however, have a good reason why which I’ll detail in my real time update below. In this video we dive into city life and immerse ourselves in the “Mother City” ...
Simonstown, Cape Peninsula, South Africa. A CINEMATIC view of the CAPE PENINSULA of South Africa, a place of contrasting and rugged beauty.
Join us on a drift through the Deep South from the fridge waters of the Atlantic, to the kelp forests of False Bay a...
Episode 142: Life is SHORT, Make MEMORIES!!
While we are stuck here in Cape Town we are making the best of it and one thing we have learnt is time stands still for no body so we are going to make memories because life is far to short to fret about the lit...
Our sailboat was the production catamaran of her day. Now we're boarding the Leopard 45 which is the modern-day “floating apartment” version. The question that begs to be answered…can it sail and is it a better boat?
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BEAUTIFUL CAPE TOWN sailing! After arriving in Cape Town after crossing the Atlantic from Brazil, we enjoy spending time with friends and have a lot of fun climbing Table Mountain, cruise around the Waterfront and then sail around the notorious Cape of Goo...
EP. 121It was an Experience of a lifetime to climb up Table Mountain in South Africa and see the most beautiful views in the world
Prior to all the Quarantine and Lock downs that have taken place in South Africa & most of the world, we were able to tra...
EP. 120
Prior to all the Quarantine and Lock downs that have taken place in South Africa & most of the world, we were able to head up to Mozambique and go visit Ricky's family. We got to explore the markets in Maputo and take a trip to Ponta do Ouro to...
EP 119
We say our bon voyage to Rob! (We sure are going to miss his contagious laugh & good spirit but thank goodness for social media so we can keep in contact) Thanks to Eric & the Cape Town Yacht Services crew for helping us get Lady Africa shi...
EP 118: Travel by Sea into CapeTown
We arrived in Cape Town! We got to experience a few things before this Corona Virus hit our shores. So we enjoyed the few weeks we had of sight seeing before our plans all have come to a halt. 😫 Travel by Sea into Cap...
We took a guided tour of the Maverick 440 Catamaran at this year's Annapolis Sailboat Show. It has been a boat we have been a fan of in the past shows and I did get a chance to get a guided tour of the factory where it is built when I was in South Africa....
Ep203. This is the final episode of the South Atlantic Voyage. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we finish my 8 weeks, Transatlantic sailing voyage. We have sailed through the doldrums and over the equator and make landfall on the island of Grenada.
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Ep202. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' (Xquisite X5) Catamaran. We sail away from the Brazilian Island of Fernando De Noronha and will be crossing the equator toward the Island of Grenada.
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Ep201. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' (Xquisite X5) Catamaran. We have sailed 4,000 miles from Cape Town South Africa to the Brazilian Island of Fernando De Noronha. We will be losing Steve, ...
Ep200. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' (Xquisite X5) Catamaran. We arrive at the Brazilian Island of Fernando De Noronha after a 12-day sailing passage. We explore the beautiful Island and see...
Ep199. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' (Xquisite X5) Catamaran. We have sailed away from St Helena Island to complete our 12 days passage to Brazil. It was decided we will head to an Island ca...
Ep198. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' (Xquisite X5) Catamaran. We completed our sailing passage to St. Helena Island, and now it is time to explore the Island. There is so much to like about...
Transatlantic Voyage. Arriving at St. Helena Island in the middle of the South Atlantic. INTRO - To watch the full video, click this link: https://youtu.be/U7NijJw398k
Ep196. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing v...
Ep196. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' (Xquisite X5) Catamaran. We leave Walvis Bay Namibia on our way to St. Helena Island in the middle of the South Atlantic. We are visited by dolphins. We...
Ep195. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' (Xquisite X5) Catamaran. We stop in Walvis Bay Namibia and go on a Land Rover excursion through the massive sand dunes of their desert.
It was stunning a...
Ep194. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' (Xquisite X5) Catamaran. We are on Day 5-6 of the voyage. The weather has gone from calm and sunny to cold and foggy and we have to dodge running into a ...
Ep193. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we break away from the story of our South Atlantic Sailing Voyage and do a dedicated episode where we have the owner of Xquiste Yachts, Tamas Hamor, take on a top to bottom guided tour of every component and fea...
Ep192. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' (Xquisite X5) Catamaran. We are on Day 4-5 of the voyage. The weather has gone from calm and sunny to windy, cold and foggy. We have to reef our sails f...
Ep191. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' Xquisite X5 Catamaran. We are on Day 3 of the voyage. The weather has been good but the wind has been a bit too calm. We enter Namibian waters and the c...
In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we will explain the issue that kept us locked in Cape Town for 10 extra days. We finally get the paperwork to leave and we have a fiasco getting out through immigration where one of us is deemed "Undesirable" and told...
In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we will test sail the Xquisite X5, 50' Catamaran that I will help sail across the South Atlantic, Across the equator and to the Caribbean.
We wanted to try sailing with a Parasail for the first time, which will be the...
In this episode, we are going to show you what you can do if you have a week in Cape Town, South Africa. I originally thought I only had 2 days in Cape Town before we sailed away for the Caribbean but due to a boat registration delay, we were stuck in Cap...
In this episode, I show the journey to get from Canada to Cape Town South Africa where I am immediately whisked off to take a tour of the boatyard that builds the Maverick 400 and 440 Catamaran.
We love the Maverick 440 and it is priced about right for ...
This is a live episode where I explain how the South Atlantic Sailing voyage went. I talk about how I liked the Xquisite X5 as well as how I enjoyed the various ports of call along the 6000 mile sailing voyage.
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