Provisioning is a massive pain. It is tedious and takes days. However, it needs to be done. This Vlog is provisioning for offshore sailing, and sailing away from the USA.
It's not sailoing, so if you are expecting that come back in few weeks when we set o...
The Crew is starting to find their ways around the boat. And we continue with the work to get her ready for launch and eventually the glorious shake down sail!
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This is our second most requested video so far. We are sharing our upgrades costs and maintenance costs for 2017. We do not include any docking, mooring, travel or food expenses, but this should give you some idea about maintenance and upgrades costs. We a...
Yes it's happening, crew of SSL has just met up with SV DELOS in Grenada to hang out and have some fun... Be sure you're subscribed so don't miss any of the fun!
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During the 19 days spent in Grenada, s/v Cloudy Bay (Hallberg-Rassy 54) crew took two days to explore the Spice Island by car. We drove along the east, north and west coasts and off the beaten path. This video captures the most interesting moments: Grand E...
As we prepare to leave the USA and head offshore, the preparation work begins. We have so , so much to do after living on the boat for 6 months without saiing.
Today our attention turns to making sure our safety gear is working and in date.
Pyrotechnic f...
After a week in Barbados, s/v Cloudy Bay (Hallberg-Rassy 54) spent little more than two weeks exploring and cruising Grenada, 2-20 Feb 2018. Dramatic upwind sailing on the south coast from minute 10'38''.
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After 3 amazing weeks in Sri Lanka the time finally came to get myself back to Ruby Rose. So planes, trains and buses galore to get myself home.
I managed to stop off at the Miami boat show for a look about and a few drinks. Then back to Charleston to get ...
This place and story is absolutely our best best ever! The story of lighthouse is both terrifying and so amazing. We discovered Bird Rock Island by accident and once we got there and found out the lighthouse story we couldn't resist to come back over there...
On passage to Colombia I nearly get zapped in an electric storm at sea. Checking out the streets of Santa Marta and looking for air con, repair to be done and meet up with my bud in a dry dock.
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Sorry for delay everyone, we've been extremely busy, but lots of cool things going and lots of cool new friends for you to meet real soon... and some things just too cool to mention here, so you better stay tuned for upcoming announcements! :)
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What are our plans for 2018 sailing season? What have we been up to and where are we going?
We get these questions on a daily from you amazing people, so I thought I'd make a video about it.
Spoiler alert: I have been surfing in SriLanka!!!! So, if you do...
For our last day anchored in Royal Island Harbor, our friends Tom and Tammy, on Mac, offered to take us to Spanish Wells so that we could book in. The duo wanted to get some provisions and they knew we couldn’t get Britican close enough to anchor (too sh...
I keep on working hard on the boat. The mast gets back on after a little bit of drama. I get in to some shitty business. And then my new crew arrive!
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In this episode . . It's my turn to get rescued!
Engine on the dinghy goes down opposite some nasty reefs in high wind and seas off the island of Aruba in the Caribbean, I face putting the boat on a concrete boat jetty and damaging 'Shadow', spend two week...
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Ep114 - In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic Sailing Passage series. We cover days 13 and 14 of the passage. The wind dies so much we have to drift in the middle of the Ocean. We take this opportunity to swim 800 miles fro...
We visit rest of ABC islands - Klein Curaçao, which looks like a movie set, Curaçao and the capital Willemstad with a moving bridge and a happy island Aruba, where no flamingos found but instead we did nice snorkel by the wreck!
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Our sailing from Florida to Bahamas adventure took us to the Royal Island Harbor. Let me recount: The wind is howling. One of our cockpit sun cover straps is sporadically flapping making a strong humming sound. The waves are lapping against the hull with a...
Its been a few hectic days with lots of boat work. I lifted of the mast, and it seems like i will have to change a lot on the rigging... Then one day i finally get to relax an just go to a desserted little paradise beach!
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We are still cruising the Exumas in the Bahamas. This time we'd like to show you the sting rays in the shallow waters surrounding the Stocking Island, Exuma. They do act like pets, you can touch them and play with them! We also met a very friendly local gu...
Ep113 - In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic Sailing Passage series. We cover days 9 through 12 of the passage. You will see that a bird flies into our boat and hits me in the head. We have a massive pod of dolphins swim a...
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Day one of the Grenada Sailing Regatta and we are on hand for filming the entire event! This is the intro, more to follow soon so stay tuned!
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Ep112 - In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic Sailing Passage series. We really wanted to get some epic drone footage of the Bluewater 50 Catamaran under sail in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Taking off and getting the f...
Our favourite Island in the Caribbean, Petit Tabac, in the Grenadines. This is the famous place where Johnny Depp dug out his bottle of rum in the Pirates of the Caribbean. Check this out!
Adventures of Ania and Bartek with two little kids sailing across ...
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Ep111 - In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic Sailing Passage series. In this episode we cross the 1000 mile mark and we are boarded by a bird that really wanted to be our new crew. He just wouldn't take no for and answer. T...
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Ep110. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty we continue our Transatlantic Passage Series. We are 1/3 of the way across the Atlantic Ocean. I interview the crew and see what their thoughts are so far. Did they have concerns before starting this 3 week p...
Our cruising in the remote Guna Yala in Panamá continues and next island was Whale Island which was a popular anchorage by the privateers in the 16th century. The we continue to the largest village in Guna Yala, Ustupu, to buy local SIM cards and find int...
Ep109 - In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic Sailing Passage series. I am taking you along with me in this VLOG style episode. By the end of this episode we are done Day 6 of the passage, which should have been around 1/3 of ...
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