On this episode, we will cross from Australia to Indonesia as part of the sail2indonesia rally, first big passage for Linda after dealing with seasickness the whole Australian coast.
Perfect episode for those ones who are interested on her impression and o...
#disasteratsea #windgust
We arrive in Rubicon, Lanzarote and have one of the most difficult moorings ever. Under 39 knots of wind, one of the deck hands failed the warp on the quay and we were off. Very scary but we remained calm and we had no damage on t...
#nopredictions #gusting
We cross from Portugal to the Canary Islands, we encounter a Severe Storm 11. Nothing was predicted, we were just caught out under way. Gusts of 57 knots and about 40 hours under 40 knots of constant wind. It was exhausting and Car...
We reposting our 1 year live aboard Q&A that we recorded LIVE. Since it was our first (and probably only LIVE) recording it was wayyy to long and had technical glitches, but I believe it also had great information. To make all things easier I divided i...
#problems #bestuck
We have a scary moment coming back to the dingy when the tide went off, we nearly got stuck but we managed to get to Ocean Fox.
The currents going in and out of the inlets are so strong and confused that is a bit scary.
We enjoyed so mu...
#overnight #crossingthestraight
We depart Gibraltar for Portugal on an over night sail through the straights between Europe and Africa. We encounter some strong winds and waves .
We arrive and anchor at Culatra on the Portuguese coast close to Faro. We ...
#fromthesea #drivingtheboat
We are going up to the mast to instal our radar reflector.
We buy a new battery bank for Ocean Fox.
Very interesting how you have to cross the runaway to go to Spain. We went there to buy all the fittings to install the water ma...
#checking #arriving
The insurance company requires our rig to be checked so we stop in Almerimar to do it. We also change the sheets.
We arrive in Gibraltar where we service our life raft and take the chance to see it inflated.
We have a tourist day arou...
#ancient #museums
We visit Cartagena and their beautiful Amphitheater, very impressive!
Due to heavy rains during the night we wake up to a bay full of rubbish around Ocean Fox and spent two hours getting rid of everything.
Worst thunderstorm we have eve...
With every long passage we learn a stack more, about ourselves, about each other, about life at sea, and first and foremost, about Little Miss Avalon. This time we learnt that motor sailing on a starboard tack is a sucky move. Oh, and that our hand pump (f...
A step-by-step sailing route from south Florida to George Town, Bahamas, including some of the best places to stop along the way. This is the route we recommend to Rudy and Carol, who are sailing to the Bahamas for the first time this year. No overnight sa...
Our longest sea voyage so far and it was long! We saw a lot of animals and all together we had a nice sail.
We hope you will enjoy it!
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#traveldestinations destinationsunknown
We are still in Ibiza on this lovely bay that we really enjoy.
We decided to clean the bottom of the boat as the water is crystal clear here.
We go for a visit to the island of Formentera but decided not to stay ove...
It's time to say goodbye to Greece!
After we spent a few lovely months in Greece it's time to start slowly our way to the Canary Islands.
In this episode we have a nice dinghy ride to a supermarket, Mario has to prepare everything for our new batteries ...
#nature #traveling
We arrive in Ibiza and starting to have problems with the electricity, the batteries are going... and we are considering lithium batteries.
Carla always use the time underway to cook. This time was bread, muesli and delicious banana bre...
#nature #lovingit
In this episode we finally find a technician to reprogram the AIS transponding, so now you can follow us.
We go for a big shopping, always a problem to bring everything back to the boat but we always find a way, even with a bumpy sea as i...
#swimming #clearwaters
In this episode we have Pedro, Carla’s father with us for a week, well known as “the paparazzi “, the camera is always on and in his hands!
We finally found the banging noise we had on the boat, a few herb jars left behind the...
#finances #wetellyouall
Carla and Simon talk about the cost to sail the Mediterranean for six months. The three Fs, fuel, food and fees around Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, Italy, Balearic Islands and the South coast of Spain.
Would you like to become our ...
#family #boatlife
Sailing around Sardinia it’s been wonderful, what a beautiful island, the colours of the water are just amazing!
We have some family time with Simon’s daughter Jasmine and her boyfriend Jacque. You will enjoy when Jacque tries the pa...
In this episode, we get a bit seasick! It's gotta happen to every sailor, right? Ah well, the crossing nonetheless went well. No mishaps, just a bit of waves which threw our stomachs off balance.
We crossed from Sardinia to Menorca, a distance of about 2...
#socool #jumping
We sail from Sicily to Sardinia, an overnight crossing with loads of thunderstorms on the way.
A very busy morning catching two tunas, how amazing is that?
Jasmine and Jacque arrive to spend a week with us on the boat.
Would you like to...
http://www.TheSailingFamily.com - We crossed from Panama to Colombia - offshore - 230 nm. The first night we had a lot of lightnings but beside us - so we had luck and the second night was quiet and nice but at 4 a.m. everything changed. We hit a Colombian...
Welcome to another episode of Sailing Magic Carpet. In this episode, we prepare to cross to Menorca, a distance of 200 nautical miles, which takes about 50 hours in our boat. We show you a little bit about anchoring and passage planning as well.
Plus, th...
#boating #spinaker
Unexpectedly we had to go back to London for five days.
The girls surprised us at the hotel bedroom with a very nice homemade dinner.
We use the time in London to go to Stanford’s to buy charts and pilot books, as we have found it di...
#adventure #welovesailing
In this episode we leave Crotone with good winds to take us to La Castella. Strong winds but it was a good sail.
Carla takes out Ocean Fox from the Marina. We rig the Code Zero and go up to the Messina Straight to this beautiful...
This is the FINAL video of season 2 of Sailing Wisdom! We journey from the Bahamas across the Gulf Stream to Lake Worth, Florida where we will provision for our Atlantic Crossing. The trip is not as simple or fast as it should be, however, as we encounter ...
#sunsetdrinks #joinus
On this video we show you how we spent the first day in Italy. Our routine and issues and how hard it’s to get small things done. We always end up our days with a lovely swim around the boat and a glass of wine watching the sunset....
This is a small crossing compared to an ocean crossing that takes weeks on end. Crossing from the French Coast to Sardinia with a sailboat only takes about 40 hours. However it was filled with beautiful moments, with dolphins and full moons, with sunsets a...
#hugefish #lovefishing
I get my first tuna, very exciting! Such a big one, 50 steaks in the freezer! Sushi night then!
In this episode we are getting up very early and go on our mission to go up North to cross to Italy. We get some bad weather on the way,...
#goingup #flags
We made the first attempt to cross to Italy, but the weather was terrible and we had to go back to Pilos.
So we decided to go up to Corfu to get better winds and cross from Othonoi to Leuca, successfully this time with great winds to take u...
#donkeylife #beautifutown
We visit Rhodes town, the centre is inside the old Castle. We sail our code zero, such a good feeling of freedom!
Then we go from Rhodes to Lindos, such a beautiful bay, one of the most amazing anchorages we had. Another Castle ...
#spinaker #lovesailing
When we travel from Kos to Simi, Carla's brother and sister in lo come to visit us for 10 days.
Once again we have the rope around the propeller, always a problem when the people on the quay don't return the rope quickly enough.
We...
#weather #thewindisgusting
We are still in Amorgos and spend the day going to see a shipwreck. We explain why we are stuck here.
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#islands #lifeinparadise
We go to Paros and we find an abandoned Hotel. We have to Jump start Ocean Fox.
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#weloveourlife #dreamsailing
We demonstrate our improved mooring techniques, rig and fly our Code Zero for the first time.
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