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66 – Nature is Freaking Lit

Our Tongan Haapai Group adventure continues as we sail to two new islands: Uoleva and Tatafa. We get to do a bit of racing, a bit of fishing and a bit of exploring. Pretty much everything you want to do in the South Pacific! Along the way we learn up cl...

Dec 24, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:18:54

65 – Sailing to Ha’apai: A Humpback Heat Run

The time had come to explore a new part of Tonga: the Ha'apai Group. It's about a 60 mile sail to get there and along the way we got to encounter those magnificiant reason we came back to Tonga: humpback whales! We got to experience several 'heat runs' w...

Dec 13, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:50

64 – Adventure on Kenutu Island

With Starry Horizons back on the mend, we set out to explore a place of the Vava'u Group of Tonga we had never been before: Kenutu Island. This is one of those absolutely picturesque South Pacific Islands. It's surrounded by a reef, uninhabited with a go...

Dec 03, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:12:56

63 – Tongan Boat Yard Blues

After a long awaited return to Starry Horizons in Tonga, we immediately started re-commissioning her and discovered a serious problem. The anodes on our saildrives had completely disappeared and the saildrives had started corroding! This was something th...

Nov 22, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:03

22. First Solo Sail – Sailing Vessel Somnium

We've been really busy with non-sailing related stuff, but Jordan found some time to do something he's always wanted to do - take the boat out for a solo sail. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Feb 03, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:08:29

19. Sewing a Bimini and Kiteboarding an Island all to Ourselves – Sailing Vessel Somnium

This week we sew a new bimini cover with sunbrella fabric from Sailrite, then go for a sail down to Pine Key (Beer Can Island) to get some kiteboarding in! It's been a long time since Jordan's been able to kiteboard so he's really happy to get back out on ...

Jan 10, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:13:16

18. Cold Front Sailing, Fishing, and Sleeping on a Small Sailboat – Sailing Vessel Somnium

Happy New Year! This week we squeeze four people overnight into a 27 foot boat as we sail out to the mouth of the manatee river during a cold front. We catch and cook our dinner that night and sail back upwind to Tampa in 20 knots. -----------------------...

Jan 03, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:47

17. We Get Back on the Water – Sailing Vessel Somnium

This week we finish up our Sailrite mainsail kit and get it on the boat. We then rip out some more carpet headliner. Finally we get back on the water and motor down to Beer Can Island to clean the bottom of our boat while a pod of dolphins follow us. On th...

Dec 21, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:36

16. We Don’t Finish Anything – Sailing Vessel Somnium

This episode we continue with ongoing boat projects, including installing the CDI mainsail reefing system, ripping out our carpet headliner, and sewing our new main sail. We also get a brand new Mast Mate to help us climb the mast in the future. --------...

Dec 13, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:12:44

15. We Check Out a Boat Show – Sailing Vessel Somnium

We get back our rudder pintles and reinstall our rudder with new tiller. We also go check out the St. Petersburg Power and Sailboat Show to get some ideas for our future boat. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Dec 06, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:03

14. We Check Out a Catamaran – Sailing Vessel Somnium

This week we work on installing our new CDI mainsail reefing system and get invited to go sailing on a brand new Fountaine Pajot Lucia 40! We want to thank Mike and Lauren of S/V Unspoken for the awesome day sail! -----------------------------------------...

Nov 29, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:30

13. We Sew a Sail – Sailing Vessel Somnium

We sew a brand new genoa for our boat from a Sailrite kit. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Not-A-Broker Consulting: https://www.patreon.com/n...

Nov 25, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:14:24

12. We Get Our Rudder Back – Sailing Vessel Somnium

As we continue with the carpet headliner removal, our rudder from Rudder Craft arrives in the mail! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Not-A-Bro...

Nov 15, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:22

11. Who Wants Carpet in a Boat? – Sailing Vessel Somnium

I rip out some of the old carpet headliner in our O'day 272 while waiting for our rudder to arrive in the mail. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Nov 08, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:10:21

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