With Covid 19 in full force we discovered that the sailing community around St Vincent and the Grenadines was near non existent. In this week we enjoy the paradise of this part of the Caribbean to mostly ourselves. The few people that are around are like m...
Find Julian at: https://www.facebook.com/julianjavier.watsonmaturel
For more real-time updates, follow us on Instagram at:
http://www.instagram.com/SailingSophisticatedLady
All SSL videos now powered by our new Lithium battery bank from:
http://www.Battl...
We explore the small island Little Curacao and set sails to Los Aves Sotavento, the western Los Aves island group in Venezuela.
Marlin is sailing upwind for some 24 hours, tacking along constantly heeled over some 20 degrees. The conditions are perfect an...
So, hurricane season is creeping ever closer upon us and most all of the borders in the Caribbean are closed. Further more, the future economy of these tourism based islands is a little uncertain right now. So, this really only leaves us with 1 option. Do ...
For more real-time updates, follow us on Instagram at:
http://www.instagram.com/SailingSophisticatedLady
SSL Video Collections on Vimeo!
https://vimeo.com/ambientreallife/vod_pages
All SSL videos now powered by our new Lithium battery bank from:
http://w...
For more real-time updates, follow us on Instagram at:
http://www.instagram.com/SailingSophisticatedLady
All SSL videos now powered by our new Lithium battery bank from:
http://www.BattlebornBatteries.com
SSL new SOLAR POWERED 12Vdc Watermaker produced b...
We we wave goodbye to Dominica and sail our spinnaker up to les Saintes a set of absolutely stunning islands off the south coast of Guadeloupe. We have a blast exploring one of the islands on Electric bikes! Yes, even Jetty got to come!
Do you want your ...
We visit Coffin Island off the south coast of puerto rico and explore the abandoned Island!
http://www.patreon.com/sailingdoodles
Donate Via Paypal to help us get a new drone:
http://www.paypal.me/sailingdoodles
@TaylorsTravels @Babewheresmypassport
In this one I give you some tips on how to optimize your solar power by bridling your anchor to match the angle of the sun, subsequently reducing shading from the mast and rig, and increasing output at various times of the day... Enjoy!
For more real-time...
Thank you for watching and subscribing!
In this video, I am showing how social it can be sailing alone around the World.
The most frequently asked question to my channel is about solo sailing, and if it gets lonely. I guess this video is a good answer to ...
Hello Everyone!
Due to corona virus restrictions we had to remain in Staniel Cay longer than we'd been planning, but absolutely no complaints! We most definitely made the best of our time there meeting the pigs (Nathalie's favorite part of the entire trip)...
Welcome to St John USVI! We take a calm weather opportunity to explore the perfect pristine beaches of the north side of the island. The beaches reopened just in time for use to get to spend a week in this paradise hiking, snorkeling and exploring beaches ...
This week we discover our new favourite place in the Caribbean. "Tobago Cays" sums up our idea of what a Caribbean Paradise should look like. With access only by sail boat we put an anchor down in the blue water of this natural post card.
SUPPORT US: http...
Our friends come sailing with us and we get to show them what its like to live aboard a sailboat and sail from island to island in the remote island chain of the San Blas Panama.
Often the more difficult the journey to get to the boat in these very remote...
We head out to Snipe Point in the keys with S/V Asante and her crew! Getting our spear fishing skills honed, and discover a hookah system that lets us clean the bottom!
💥Huge THANKS to our Patrons for your continued support!!!💥
🙌$25 Level - Jac...
For more real-time updates, follow us on Instagram at:
http://www.instagram.com/SailingSophisticatedLady
All SSL videos now powered by our new Lithium battery bank from:
http://www.BattlebornBatteries.com
SSL new SOLAR POWERED 12Vdc Watermaker produced b...
After our beloved Stinky died a couple of days ago it’s time to get a new dinghy. I brought a gennaker from my trip to Germany and we test it first time and finally decided to rebuild our Bimini ourselves.
Let's Get Lost by Otis Galloway
Link: https://f...
For more real-time updates, follow us on Instagram at:
http://www.instagram.com/SailingSophisticatedLady
Info on all our new SSL Lithium and electrical updates at:
http://www.BattlebornBatteries.com
If you're interested in learning more about Lithium Bat...
We visit Giligan's island on the south coast of puerto rico where we find a paradise and then we sail to the largest city on the south coast.... Ponce.
This channel is funded by viewers like you. Please help us keep this channel creating great content by...
For more real-time updates, follow us on Instagram at:
http://www.instagram.com/SailingSophisticatedLady
New SSL Video Collections just released on Vimeo!
https://vimeo.com/ambientreallife/vod_pages
Info on our anchoring system and accessories by:
http:...
Help the people of Saint Martin / Sint Maarten! https://www.gofundme.com/f/1z7dlxuadc
Saint Martin certainly is a lovely island, but we unfortunately never got to see any of it…
We arrived in the Simpson Bay Lagoon early March to catch a flight to Sto...
On passage from Bahamas to Jamaica, flying the Parasailor and passing the notorious windward passage at the eastern end of Cuba.
After several days in George Town, Bahamas, we found a narrow weather wind to start our 700nm passage to the Cayman Islands, v...
The crew is complete and we lift anchor in Curacao for our first sail to the neighboring island Small Curacao. The conditions are perfect and we sail a sporty closed hauled trip to grove into life at an angle of twenty degrees.
Enjoy and Ahoy,
Nike c/o SY...
We start to dabble with more fishing equipment in the marina to pass the time, and our cruiser friends on their Lagoon 2011 Lagoon 400 - ASANTE show up in Key West after leaving the Bahamas. Both crews are atrocious fishermen/women. With "real" tourist in ...
First, we order pizza from the only pizza boat we've ever seen, Pizza Pi in the USVI! We take you for a dinghy stroll through a protected anchorage and then we're off to St. John to explore an old Sugar Mill followed by a hike up the mountain to view water...
We are about to set off on the salty dawg homeward bound flotilla. Find out how and why were are doing that in this live video! This channel is funded by viewers like you. Please help us keep this channel creating great content by b...
We continue sailing the south coast of Puerto Rico but our windlass stops working so we have to pull up the anchor by hand. then we get the anchor stuck under a rock before seeing the bioluminous bay.
This channel is funded by viewers like you. Please h...
This episode we are living off the grid on our tiny home aka sailboat while sailing around the very remote islands of the San Blas archipelago of Panama.
This adventure started several years ago for us, and we looked forward to living as close to a carbo...
While on passage from USVI to Florida we were forced to “pull over” in the about 2/3rds of the way there to safe harbor from some severe weather. Here’s a quick update on the situation and how our plans have been affected!
Channel MEMBERSHIPS: https...
In this episode, we realize we are running out of fresh food on the boat in the middle of lockdown. The government has limited when shops are open and how often we are allowed to go to shore to... once a week.
As we get closer to the shops to stock up, we...
Captain Rick's Picks of the Week:
Skull face drink glasses: https://amzn.to/2zu58aW
Skull face beer mugs: https://amzn.to/3ci1gbL
Pirates of the Caribbean coffee mug: https://amzn.to/2zvIi32
Skeletal wine goblet: https://amzn.to/3bnRyn1
My favourite ha...
Thank you for watching!
In this video, we are showing a bit from being at anchor outside Martinique during restrictions. Also taking you a bit back in time to show a bit from this beautiful island before lockdown. Shelley is leaving Be Free as she finally ...
We show you how to anchor in La Parguerra Puerto Rico and then take you to the party cove and how the Puerto Ricans party!
@Babewheresmypassport and @TaylorsTravels
This channel is funded by viewers like you. Please help us keep this channel creating g...
Back in warmer latitudes, back in the Caribbean Sea! Not quite back on Karl, yet...he is still waiting patiently in Ecuador for my return.
Michael, the owner of SV Marlin, has asked me to work as a co-skipper for two weeks for a charter sail from Curacao ...
We're in the U.S. Virgin Islands! St. Thomas to be exact!! We've been waiting for months to replace items that were stolen in the Turks, we get them via mail! Then we take you exploring...We go to Blackbeards place, the 99 steps and we enjoy the the beauti...
Seems like cool athletic cruisers do spearfishing. And since it seems like a logical progression for our snorkeling and freediving skills, we got ourselves a spearfishing gun a few weeks back which we're finally going to try to start using. This was actual...
Something AWESOME is coming!
Be the FIRST to know⛵
Sign up for exclusive updates and be the first to hear when we go live!
Get sneak peeks, exciting announcement, and special content straight to your inbox!
By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to optimize our website, personalize and measure the effectiveness of advertising and collect statistics on usage. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Technical or Functional cookies
Always active
Technical or functional cookies are essential for the basic functionality of the website. They are necessary for general web administration, session identification, website security, and presenting optimized content based on your devices. They also improve the general usability of the website, enabling features such as logging in to your account, adding products to your shopping cart, and checking out securely. These cookies are crucial for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are typically set in response to actions made by you, such as setting privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms. While you can configure your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, please note that some parts of the site may not work properly if you do so. It’s important to mention that these cookies do not store any personally identifiable information directly related to your identity. We may place these cookies without your explicit consent as they are strictly necessary for providing our service.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics or Performance cookies
We utilize statistics cookies to optimize the website experience for our users and gain insights into its usage, such as the number of website visitors, unique visitors, visited pages, and traffic sources. These cookies enable us to measure and enhance site performance by identifying the most and least popular pages and tracking visitor movement. This data aids us in understanding and analyzing website performance for continuous improvement. All collected data is aggregated and therefore anonymous. Disabling these cookies hampers our ability to monitor site visits and performance effectively. We ask for your permission to place statistics cookies.The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing, Advertising, and Tracking cookies
On this website, we use marketing, advertising, and tracking cookies to personalize the advertisements we show to you, ensuring they are meaningful and relevant. These cookies also allow us (and third parties) to gain insights into the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. This is achieved by creating a profile based on your click behavior and Browse activity both on and outside our Website. These cookies link you, as a website visitor, to a unique ID, for example, to ensure you do not see the same advertisement repeatedly. The information stored in these cookies may also be used by third-party ad providers to show you ads on other websites you visit. Because these cookies are used for tracking and marketing purposes, we ask for your explicit permission to place them.