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LIFE AT SEA Sailing the SOUTHERN coast of AFRICA! Ep 402
Sailing the south coast of South Africa where the current runs at 6 knots, the waves are huge, the fish are ON and the boat is flying!!! www.sailingnandji.com The South African coastline is not your average cruisers idea of fun sailing. The coast being too wild and rugged for anchoring, exploring b...
Dangerous Offshore Solo Sail: 3 Days Battling Lightning and Storms! | Sailing Sunday Vlog. 264
Join me on this wild solo sailing journey as I leave the Bahamas behind, sailing into open waters, well... storms.... where the weather quickly turns treacherous. The first night brings heavy weather sailing challenges, with MASSIVE storms and intense thunder and lightning that push me to the limits...
THE DANGEROUS MIDDLE! When Sailing Across the Pacific Gets Rough
Welcome to another update from Elixir's voyage around the world! We are sailing across the Pacific, and this part of the voyage takes us from the small and remote atoll of Maupiuhaa, to the even smaller and more remote atoll of Suwarrow. We cross the dangerous middle (The South Pacific Conve...
THIS DESTROYED MY SAILS – SwT 179 – Challenging sailing in Indonesia
Sailing from Saumlaki towards Tual in Indonesia for renewing my visa has been the most expensive experience in a long time. 60 knots of wind is no joke, and even though BE FREE handle this with elegance my old sails had no chance. This was a real storm and not a youtube storm where you have time to ...
COULD THIS BE THE END? SwT 155 – Challenges in the most beautiful part of the amazing Fakarava
In this episode, we try to enjoy the beauty of the southern part of Fakarava. But there are some dark clouds hanging above us, even though we definitely are in paradise. As we are getting closer to Tahiti we need to discuss our future and see if it's even possible for us to continue this advent...
BEAUTIFUL FAKARAVA – SwT 154 – EXPLORING THE PRETTIEST ATOLL IN THE PACIFIC
In this episode, we truly enjoy the beauty of Fakarava. Getting close encounters with lots of sharks and even finding time to just relax at one of the luxury resorts here. Fakarava is definitely among the more touristic atolls here in the South Pacific. But we love it! So beautiful and so crisp clea...
SAILING TO FAKARAVA – SwT 153 – Sailing to the most famous Pacific atoll in French Polynesia
In this episode, we set sail from Rangiroa to the Atoll famous for all the sharks that hang around there. This requires some planning not only arriving in daylight but to time this with the tidal water that can create some serious challenges at the entrance. There are no tidal tables to look at, so ...
IS THIS CHANNEL EVER CALM? – SwT 152- We almost ended up with a new puppy
In this episode, we enjoy Rangiroa, the Atoll famous for its spectacular entrance due to strong currents and pretty hairy tidal water effect. This requires some planning not only arriving in daylight, but to time this with the tidal water that can create some serious challenges at the entrance. Ther...
WOW! THIS WAS WILD! – SwT 151- Spectacular sailing to Rangiroa
In this episode, we say goodbye to the beautiful Pacific atoll Ahe as we are sailing to Rangiroa, the Atoll famous for its spectacular entrance due to strong currents and pretty hairy tidal water effect. This requires some planning not only arriving in daylight, but to time this with the tidal water...
DANGEROUS DINGHY TOWING + WHAT DID SHE STUMBLE ON? | Sailboat Story 237
What's your opinion on towing a dinghy behind a sailboat? Is there a definitive answer or does it depend on circumstances? Either way, we nearly paid for towing our dinghy through Current Cut. It was a VERY bumpy ride because we timed the tide wrong and ended up in a situation where the wind wa...
Inches away from RUNNING AGROUND in Mexico!! – Episode 206
We continue to sail up the coast of Mexico towards Barra de Navidad, where we have to creep into an extremely shallow anchorage. We even put a crew member up the mast to look out for reefs, but it didn't really go to plan... SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin re...
What if we encounter pirates? 🏴☠️ (Sailing Somalia) Ep 210
You can live this lifestyle too! BlueWater Cruising will show you how: Thanks for tuning in this week! All episodes of our show are created exclusively by me, Keith, & the kids. You can also follow our journey on Facebook and Instagram, or If you’d like to support our video-making efforts, her...
Planning our Most Dangerous Sail (Somalia, Horn of Africa, Gulf of Aden) Ep 209
You can live this lifestyle too! BlueWater Cruising will show you how: Clean fuel is a MUST when blue water cruising! Get your fuel polishing kit here: The FIRST underwater hull cleaner and other submersible tools: Nemo Power Tools, use our link: Thanks for tuning in this week! All episodes of...
WTF is that LOUD NOISE? | Sailing Ep 295
Sailing along Sabah's eastern shore was never going to be easy. Apart from some of the most dangerous anchorages in terms of piracy and a temporary repair on the rigging, we knew the going would be uphill and hard on the boat. So when we heard a loud noise at anchor in the river at night, follo...
The Stupidest Mistake that Puts us in Danger | Ep 32
Welcome back. In this video, we start off in La Duquesa, a port not far from Gibraltar in Southern Spain. We spend a few days on land, whilst we decide whether to continue west to the Atlantic or spend the next couple of months in Southern Spain and cross next year. We get caught in a rainstorm one ...
What does an iceberg look like underwater? | #75 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 5
We've got company at the weather station in Greenland, and it's not just another boat. The grounded iceberg is breaking apart and starting to cause concern in the tiny harbour. Where is our weather window? If you enjoyed this video, then give it a thumbs up, make a comment, share it, or s...
Minimal SLEEP, Strong WINDS make DANGEROUS conditions in the Caribbean | Ep 40 | Sailing Merewether
This week we try to sail from Cumberland, St Vincent to Martinique, but we face some pretty harsh North East wind while trying to make the dangerous passage. It was completely unexpected and we ended up not making it all the way. We were taken by surprise by the strong wind after an very early morni...
A Very Dangerous Anchorage | #65 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 5
What to do when it becomes too dangerous to stay in an anchorage? Should we head for the unknown option or backtrack to a possibility? With limited daylight we have to make some tough decisions...and quickly! If you enjoyed this video, then give it a thumbs up, make a comment, share it, or support...
PETRIFIED AT SEA – Sailing Family Caught Out In A Force 6 – The Cyclades, Greece. Ep8
EPISODE 8......Sailing Ios to Rhodes....THAT TIME WHEN IT GOT SCARY. In this video we show sailing the first leg from Ios to Astipalia. Enjoy! We are a sailing family of 4 (Ross, Laura, Josh and Noah) living on our Yacht Sailing Holly Blue....join us on our adventures as we explore the Greek island...
Our biggest lightning storm ever – sailing 500 miles Pt 2 – Ep 187
We've sailed a lot of miles through many gales, but this was our biggest lightning storm ever. It was a relentless dirty, rotten storm. Lightning hit the sea every 10 seconds and lit up our sailboat for hours. The wind picked up to 35+kts so we made good speed, but man alive, that lightning jus...
Where’s the scariest place YOU’VE sailed to? | KRAKATOA Pt 2 – Sailing Ep 162
We anchored a mile from the smouldering remains of Anak Krakatoa. And one of us walked across the black sand to the lava flow of the recently decimated volcano. In December 2018 Anak Krakatau, after erupting for months, boomed out one last explosion before crashing beneath the waves. The resulting...
DOUBLE HANDED AROUND THE WORLD | Scilly to Lands End | Wildlings Sailing | Leg 14
After a couple of very lame attempts we manage to FINALLY make landfall at Mousehole, just next to Lands End. We had perfect conditions on this one so no BIG SEAS. And now we prepare for 5 very long day sails over 5 days... enjoy! Support us? Our New Tee's: Stuff we use ((affiliate links) W...
Landing on an active volcano | KRAKATOA Pt 1 – Sailing Ep 161
With palms sweating and adrenaline spewing through our veins, the sea flowed beneath us. The earth had shifted after the devastating landslide and tsunami of a few months backs - no charts or sat images were gonna help us here... What's on YOUR sailing bucket list? Krakatao (aka 'Krakatau...