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SETTING SAIL On Our First OVERNIGHT Passage
We have been living on our catamaran for almost 4 months but we haven't had a chance to make a real passage. That ends now. We took our first passage in our sailing catamaran! We chose the 200 nautical miles from Beaufort, NC to Charleston, SC to be our fi...
Living On Our Catamaran – EXPECTATIONS vs REALITY Of Sailing
We've been aboard for 3 months now and have gotten very comfortable living onboard our sailing catamaran. With this new found comfort we wanted to take a minute to talk about how our sailing catamaran reality lives up to our expectations. Spoiler alert - o...
#107 ANCHOR Under SAIL in the BLACK SEA | SAILING SISU Leopard 45 Catamaran
So what do you do when your engine fails and you have to drop anchor? Petro took up the challenge to drop anchor under sail. AND a big Bucket list tick for us, we made it all the way to the Black Sea! We tackled the busy Bosporus, passing by the iconic ...
IT’S STARTING TO GET EASIER | Settling into our liveaboard sailing catamaran lifestyle
We've been onboard our Leopard 40 sailing catamaran for about 3 months and we are starting to get comfortable. So much so that it's time for our dinghy to get her name! Jes breaks out the crafty side of her personality and we get to explore anouther wonder...
#106 SISU welcomed to ISTANBUL by LEGENDARY SINGER | Sailing Sisu Leopard 45 Catamaran
Our journey takes us through the Dardanelles, across the Sea of Marmara, all the way to Istanbul, where we were welcomed by a local Legendary singer NEV. How awesome is that?!?! We have visited Istanbul a number of times in the past, but this is the first ...
HEADING NORTH FOR HURRICANE SEASON | Sailing our Catamaran in the ICW
We have hinted at needing to be north of Cape Hatteras a few times but haven't properly explained why. Our boat insurance agreement stipulates that we have to be north of Cape Hatteras for Hurricane Season. Since we boat the boat in Fort Lauderdale during ...
#105 From 5 KNOTS to 28 KNOTS in 2 MINUTES and then to ZERO!! | Sailing Sisu Leopard 45 Catamaran
What a hectic couple of days, experiencing winds from 5 kts of wind to 28 kts and sometimes even 32 kts (not recorded :( ) and then back to ZERO in a question of a couple of minutes . . . . But hey, that is sailing and testing your skills to the ultimate...
#104t Technical Discussion on DINGHIES | SAILING SISU Leopard 45 CATAMARAN
This week we discuss dinghies. A technical discussion. A discussion as to why we selected this size? What are the major factors in selecting a dinghy? After two years, are we happy? @Sailing Aurora done a koowl video on dinghies too! https://youtu.be/Krkn...
SAILING NEWBIES LEAVE THE MARINA FOR GOOD | Anchoring our sailing catamaran for the first time
One of the things living on the boat is teaching us is that sometimes you have to roll with the punches. We originally planned on blowing right through Beaufort, NC on our way to Annapolis for a birthday party, but when those plans changed, so did ours. Ha...
#103 HOW DO YOU pick ANCHORAGES and BDAY celebrations in Turkey | SAILING SISU Leopard 45 CATAMARAN
How do you pick a cool anchorage when there are just too many to pick from? Well, with the help of other sailing buddies’s recommendations, pilot books and local tourist media, we did great. Join us as we explore more of the Turkish coastline, and we joi...
DOES 64 FT MAST FIT IN THE ICW | Sailing our catamaran from Charleston, SC to Beaufort, NC
Our time window to get to Annapolis was rapidly closing as we waited for some good weather. To cut the time down while we were waiting, we decied to take our catamaran on an ICW sailing road trip. We wouldn't recommend doing it the way we did, but 231 naut...
#102 HOW TO TACK with a BIG CODE D Sail!!!!! you JIBE! | Sailing Sisu Leopard 45 Catamaran
The things you learn when you get to meet people/yachties along your way . . . How to do things, when to do things, what should you do and when should you do it. This week we would like to share how figured out how to tack with a HUGE Code D sail, while ...
#101 EPIC DINGHY race BEACH BRAAI and good VIBES during COVID | Sailing SISU Leopard 45 Catamaran
As we slowly but surely sail up the western coast of Turkey, towards Istanbul, the Bosporus and ultimately the Black Sea, we take you to two more stunning anchorages we found along the way. Please click over, give it a 👍 and SUBSCRIBE if you haven’t y...
#100 WALKING in the middle of the OCEAN on a SANDBANK HIGHWAY | Sailing SISU Leopard 45 CATAMARAN
As we head further north up the Turkish Coast, we discover more and more awesome anchorages. We show you how we raise our big CODE D sail, step by step, how to launch and land a Drone whilst under way and discover an anchorage with a sandbank highway. Du...