Have you ever wondered what the steps are for getting a catamaran off a reef? In this episode Brian helps our neighbors @tgt_sailing after they run aground negotiating a tricky harbor entrance. We also dig into some boat projects and fire up the new sola...
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We found our DREAM ANCHORAGE! Join us in one of our remote anchorages yet, all alone in the northern tip of Tanna Island in Vanuatu. We scuba dive our brains out, and Peanut learns to chase us around the boat!
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This week we share a quick 5 minute engine check, which needs to be done before you start your engine. This is part of our boat life check list series for blue water cruising. We use the WOBBLE acronym for:
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Bilges
Leaks
Electrics
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Last week we rebuilt the Furler, and this week we’ll rebuild the gearbox, and re-install all the parts of the Furling system back into the mast. At the end of the video I’ll give some tips that will make the your system last just a little bit longer a...
This is what it’s like to find your dream anchorage in the wild and rugged South Pacific!
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In this video we share our 18 Point Check Last Minute Before Passage. The big day arrived! Like a proper blue water cruising captain, you have done you Annual/Month before checks, you resupplied a week before the time, yesterday you made last minute check...
A short music video, just sailing the Leopard 45 Catamaran in Big Waves on Passage to Gibraltar. We got scared by times, but Sisu just kept going with ease, which had a very calming effect on us. We did not caught the massive waves on camera and we should ...
Conditions change fast out here and it's not always blue skies and bikini weather. How can an idyllic anchorage turn into a hell hole of swell and waves in the blink of an eye? Hope you enjoy this video of a not-so-ideal night of our lives. Much Love, ...
Sometimes sailing just 30 miles out of the way can lead to a completely new, unexpected experience. After receiving a message from one of our Delos tribe members we decide to sail a bit off the beaten path, to the island of St Croix. We’d only met a han...
In this Tips on Tuesday we remove the Motor, gearbox, and Furler from the mast on an Amel Super Maramu. We complete the rebuild of the furler.
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We can officially declare that Turkey has the most amazing coastline, with spectacular anchorages and little stop overs, almost like when a person goes on a road trip and stop at all the fuel stations, and the hosts being super friendly and inviting. We v...
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Find out why this baby is wielding a knife here in Vanuatu! We get up close and personal with a local village in the remote south pacific nation of vanuatu and learn more about their unique way of life.
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Our first overnight sail with The Little Nugget! We've sailed a lot of miles on Delos in all sorts of conditions ranging from flat calm to storm force winds. But now with only two people and a baby onboard we need to learn to sail differently. We need t...
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This week we share a 19 Point Check one day before a passage. You have done the Start of Season or Annual or One Month a Long Passage check, you have done the A Week Before Passage Check (see previous episodes if you have not done it) and you are ready to ...
After three weeks all we have left in our fridge is two apples and a pack of beets. We decide it's time to leave our hideout and sail around the corner of the island so we can provision the boat properly. Our time at anchor getting used to life onboard w...
Did you know that Demi Moore's stunt double loves to surf, drink wine from a bag, and dance on the roof of our sailboat?!?
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Everyday we are faced with new situations that we had never encountered before and this time we were boarded by customs! We also take advantage of the beautiful islands in the Bahamas by snorkeling a vibrant reef and exploring the amazing iguana beach loc...
This episode we share a 25 point check to do a week before a long passage. This time we focus on issues that you can solve in a week's time, but also have a checklist for shorter passages such as island hopping where you still requires night watches. We co...
Boat Life. When it's good, IT'S GOOOOOOD :) Join us for part 2 of our 600 nautical mile sail from Fiji to Vanuatu!
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What do you do when Mother Nature strikes and the 40 ton ship depends on YOU?! Welcome aboard the first leg of our 600 nautical mile sail from Fiji to Vanuatu and find out what happens!
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In today's travel vlog it's adventure time! We share with you a day in the life of an adventure travel couple living on a sailboat. Things go wrong more often that you'd want to and you have to be resourceful to find a solution, then things break and you ...
Week 2 with our guests on board. We visit some more cool anchorages, and dock at what felt and looked like a Drive Thru. You literally come alongside, step off into the Restaurant, order, eat your meal and leave . . . When it's not busy, which it wasn'...
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For the first time after a hectic 28 day passage from the Canary Islands, we finally get to do some relaxing cruising. We are in Finike, Turkey, where we arranged to pick up our guests BASIE & ANSIE, from Cape Town, South Africa. They joined us on a e...
Why did we buy 6 months supply of toilet paper??? Find out in this week's episode as we prepare for our 600 mile crossing from Fiji to Vanuatu!
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