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MY WORST NIGHTMARE: Lightning storm over the boat 🥴 (episode 296)
As we sail closer and closer to the equator, the electrical storms get worse and worse. We have sailed all the way to Papua New Guinea, when a lightning storm passes directly over the boat. We have already been struck by lightning twice, so a third in this...
DEFENDING OURSELVES AGAINST PIRATES… (Episode 294)
In this episode, we leave the safety of Vanuatu to sail through the Solomon Islands, towards Papua New Guinea. With some recent incidents of piracy in the area, we have to sail with precaution and defend ourselves against pirates, and be very careful if an...
Huge yacht runs aground…
A big 54ft yacht runs aground in the channel in the cook islands!
2 UPGRADES TO STOP YOUR BOAT FROM SINKING!! 👀 (EPISODE 273)
Learn about the crucial upgrades needed to ensure your boat stays afloat during challenging conditions: replacing bronze through-hulls with durable composites and securing the Escape hatch effectively to avoid water ingress and potential sinking.
We reached 300k subscribers! Thank you all for watching!
As we reached 300k on YouTube, we celebrate by letting Louis Anderson, former New Zealand rugby league international, to send me flying off our dive board! SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has sta...
SHOCKING MOMENT HUGE YACHT RUNS AGROUND ON A REEF 😲👀 – (Episode 245)
We sail to Aitutaki in the Cook Islands when disaster strikes. Our buddy boat which is a 54ft Bavaria gets stuck on a reef after we were told that the channel entering the harbour had a depth of 3 meters... SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 cata...
Dead in the Water : Rescue Mission in the Caribbean
Our Highfield dinghy is our mode of transportation when our sailboat is at anchorage. We use it for exploring, getting provisions, working on the exterior of our boat and just about anything you can think of when we leave honu. So you can imagine having a ...
Adventure by Accident ~ Best last-minute decision
It's hard to believe that we have made it down this far in the Caribbean in our first real sailing season. We are now out of the hurricane hot zone and ready to start enjoying what the Caribbean has to offer. We have sailed through many storms, beautiful ...
The CRAZIEST place I have EVER TAKEN MY BOAT! – (Episode 239)
In this episode we sail from the Tuamotu islands to Makatea island, which only has 3 mooring balls outside of it. All of them were taken but the local guide says that we can tie up to the dinghy dock. I calculate that we will have 1 foot of clearance betwe...
Three Words you DON’T want to HEAR in Storm Force Winds!
This was a storm that we had been tracking in the Caribbean for almost 2 weeks. The storm was expected to make landfall as a Category 1 Hurricane. A weather event that we had no idea of what to expect but we were prepared and terrified at the same time. ...
Sailing through Sea World…What was that?
St. Lucia has been an eye-opening 👀 experience for us. It has slingshot us to the reality that we do still need to beware of our surroundings. To be vigilant about what's happening in the countries we are visiting and not get overly stressed 😯 about ...
Unwanted Visitors from Land and Sea
The fear that this day would come has always played in our minds. You think you are prepared for it but when the situation actually arrives all plans go out the window. Dealing with unwanted visitors is always difficult, but when they are super fast, scu...
HOW WE SURVIVED FOR 2 DAYS IN A LIFERAFT – (Episode 235)
Get a ticket to our homecoming in Auckland here! https://rayc.co.nz/event/parlay-party/#tribe-tickets__tickets-form In this episode Katie and Zoe offer to do a 48 hour liferaft challenge, in the middle of an atoll in French Polynesia. They suddenly reali...
Lost at Sea? Hearing that VHF call Ep.94
Anything can happen when you are out on this great vast ocean. What can be a magical ride can turn into a nightmare in the blink of an eye. This boating lifestyle that we are now living has taught us that we always need to be prepared for whatever life t...
Preparing for ABANDON SHIP in the PACIFIC OCEAN – (Part 4)
Here is the link to Part 1 if you want to start from the beginning! https://youtu.be/DgcYmH9s7Lg This week we enter the dreaded doldrums, where it is just one squall after another for days on end. But we get serious about what it would mean to have to ab...
3000 mile Pacific Crossing Off To a Shaky Start… (Part 1)
Welcome to part 1 of our Pacific crossing series! We finally set sail across the largest ocean in the world from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and sail 3000 miles to the Marquesas islands, in French Poynesia. But we get off to a very rough start for one of the ...
FINDING $4,250!! + crazy surf rescue caught on our drone… (Episode 185)
In this episode I make a crazy discovery which has me walking away with over $4k cash! But we then sail to Witches rock, Costa Rica, where one of our crew has a very scary incident in the surf, which was a sturdy reminder for all of us to NEVER underestima...
Disaster at sea.. 😲
EP 204: Disaster at sea.. 😲 It was time for Ricky to get our new dinghy.. we were so excited to get a new rib which meant no more pumping up our floor and having to lug around our pump all the time. We took her for a test drive.. since we want to upgra...![Bittersweet Pt.3 MONSTROUS LIGHTNING SQUALL, Windless Doldrums, FINALLY We MADE IT [S2:E70]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/a_1s3YnQTks/mqdefault.webp)
Bittersweet Pt.3 MONSTROUS LIGHTNING SQUALL, Windless Doldrums, FINALLY We MADE IT [S2:E70]
Hey Everyone, We had to make some edits so we had to repost this episode.. Welcome to the last video of this sailing season! Hope you guys have enjoyed traveling with us as much as we have enjoyed sharing our adventure with all of YOU!! When you see a s...![Pt 2. DISASTER at SEA, Morale LOW, GIRL Has A BREAKDOWN, We’re Almost Home WHAT DO WE DO!! [S2:E69]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/jtk8SxMHCU8/mqdefault.webp)
Pt 2. DISASTER at SEA, Morale LOW, GIRL Has A BREAKDOWN, We’re Almost Home WHAT DO WE DO!! [S2:E69]
Hey Everyone, Hope everyone has a Happy New Year!! Enjoy this video while your waiting for the countdown :) We are making our way home and shit hit the fan!! We want to show you all the good, bad, and ugly of yachting. The situation wasn't as bad as it se...
OUR PROP FELL APART AT SEA! WTF! Ep 245
What a nightmare this was!! This is the second day of our passage sailing from Malaysia to Indonesia https://www.sailingnandji.com In this episode, things take a drastic turn for the worse. After working so hard to escape the clutches, lockdowns and rules...
Code Zero Calamity; Broken Shackle & Jammed Halyard…. Can We Recover the Sail? (Ep 100)
The time to sail has come! Long before we dealt with a broken shackle and jammed halyard we were preparing for this passage. But finally it's time to depart and raise the Code Zero, pointing Calico Skies' bow towards foreign shores once again! We are off t...
SAILBOAT ENGINE FAILURE: They say bad luck comes in threes!
SAILBOAT ENGINE FAILURE: They say bad luck comes in threes! In this week's episode, Emily's worst nightmare happens and we lose our engine! After nearly sinking, losing the dinghy and then this we're starting to feel this season is a little cursed! But ...
Fixing our broken steering | #73 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 5
We've made it back to the dock...now what? With the clock ticking on our weather window, it's time to figure out what happened to our steering with a little help from our friends. If you enjoyed this video, then give it a thumbs up, make a comment, share...
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