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Two Girls & Me On This Island | Living & Sailing In Cabo Verde | West Africa | Season 6 | Episode 20
#sailing #livingfree #sailboatlifestyle Wendy had asked me if we could go to Santa Antao for a yearly festival. How could I refuse. Galopin was ready to go, and it was just a few nautical miles away. She asked if her friend Lori could come. Galopin has thr...
Being In Sao Vicente | Two Perspectives | Sailing Cabo Verde | Winded Voyage | Season 6 | Episode 19
#sailing #sailinglifestyle #retirement Two points of view of living in Cabo Verde, Africa. Young people enjoying the May Day Holiday and glimpse of life in retirement for a Rolls Royce engineer. Life is not easy for everyone on the island of Sao Vicente, b...
Two Of The Best Sailing Channels Meet | Living & Sailing In West Africa | Season 6 | Episode 18
#sailing #sailinglifestyle #sailife Arguably Mads and I are creators of two of the best sailing channels. I personally am a big fan of his channel Sail Life and the incredible work he's done on his boat Athena. But best of all, he sailed it with his lovely...
Sailing Through PIRATE Territory… and Pip’s Life Lessons | Sailing with Six | S2 E28
In this episode, we take a sail through the Caribbean Sea, from San Andrés to the Cayman Islands. But this region is home to a dark history of piracy and we'll learn about the modern-day challenges of sailing through pirate territory. Will we be approache...
From Crosshaven to Kinsale: Exploring Ireland’s Gourmet Capital and the Drink of the Gods Ep 119
We are on the move from Crosshaven to Kinsale Ireland, the gourmet capital of Ireland. This once sleepy fishing village has been transformed in the past twenty years into a tourism center with a variety of great dining experiences, postcard worthy scenery,...
Sailing the world! How we do it
Sailing the world! How we do it How do cruising catamarans and sailing yachts circumnavigating the world find their way from port to port? And when they get there how do they know what to see? Where to anchor? and what to do? We owe a debt of gratitude to...
We prepare for PIRATES! And Explore San Andrés | Sailing with Six | S2 E27
In this episode we are finally ready to push North from Bocas Del Toro in Panama. It is not easy to find a good weather window to dig yourself out of the bottom of the Caribbean Sea and this first leg of the journey requires some creativity in our passage ...
Boarded by Thai authorities – sailing SE Asia
Boarded by Thai authorities - sailing SE Asia We F@#Ked up! Not once but twice. We have been sailing our floating home along the beautiful coast of Thailand getting to know the country better, immersing ourselves in the culture by signing our sailing teen...
Dangerous Swell Is Coming | We’ve got To Sail Out Now | Sailing West Africa | Season 6 | Episode 16
#sailing #sailinglifestyle #swelll I’ve been to this anchorage many times before. And it’s usually a pretty laid back spot. But the past few days were different. Because of the incoming swell. It’s a shallow bay and the waves can break at any moment ...
Tropical Storm Marizia | Will We Weather It? | Living & Sailing West Africa | Season 6 | Episode 15
#sailing #marizia #sailinglifestyle In our continuing series with Ferdi on his journey to get his ocean sailing license on Galopin. He's come with me to accumulate nautical miles and knowledge on the ocean. We do some safety training, like anchoring in a s...
Day in the Life Living Off Grid on a Sailboat
A simple day in the life, living off grid on our sailboat. The transition from the docks to going off grid is a welcome change.
Can Seamanship Be Taught? No | You Either got It Or You Don’t | Sail Africa | Season 6 | Episode 14
#sailing #sailinglifestyle #seamanship Seamanship, can it be taught? In my opinion no. You either got it or you don't. Like talent. You can't teach an artist, musician or athlete to be great. They just are. And should one have a sailing license? I didn't f...
Why Is Everything Breaking? | Sailing with Six | S2 E26
In this episode we find everything is breaking. The cone clutch on our starboard engine is slipping. Our port side engine has an oil leak. Our generator exhaust elbow has a hole and the house batteries completely die! If you have Yanmar SD50 engines you w...
How To Get An Ocean Sailing License Where There Is No Ocean | Sailing Africa | Season 6 | Episode 13
#sailing #solosailing #howto Let me start by saying that I’m Swiss. So how can someone like me, Swiss, get one of those? We’ve got no ocean, no sea, no coastline. I’m from a country that is landlocked. So how do we do it? Precisely how did I do it? R...
WE DID IT | Off Grid Boat Life
We sailed our boat off grid. Welcome to part 2 of our first (and chilly) Spring sailing adventure through some islands of the Pacific Northwest.
Cabo Verde My Island Paradise | Why I Keep Coming Back | Sailing West Africa | Season 6 | Episode 12
#sailing #sailinglifestyle #bikini We were about twenty miles away, and it was getting dark. The wind had dropped so I started my engine. But it was not running right. I spent several hours trying to purge the injectors. It didn’t work. Thorfinn kept on ...
Exploring Waiheke Island Wines Ep. 112
It is time for us to explore the gem of the Haruaki Gulf, Waiheke Island. Known for excellent wine and cafés, this island is a quick ferry ride from Auckland. We motor down on a weekend and after dodging the rush hour boat traffic tuck in to wait for a pe...
He Cycled From Scotland To Senegal | Why Do We Do What We Do | Sail Africa | Season 6 | Episode 11
#adventurer #sailinglifestyle #sailing The latest of Galopin’s Guest interview is with Thorfinn who rode his bicycle from the most Northwestern point in Scotland to Senegal. Riding all the way through England, France, Northern Spain, Portugal, Morocco, W...
Whales, Dolphins and Gales off New Zealand Ep. 111
This week we continue our sail down the east coast of the North Island and we encounter whales, dolphins and yet another of the endless New Zealand gales we have experienced this season. As we have become accustomed to doing, we keep an especially close ey...
I RAN OVER MY CHILD! And We Explore Our Favourite Spot In Panama | Sailing with Six | S2 E25
In this episode we explore some more amazing places in the Bocas Del Toro archipelago with Minnie and Pa onboard. First up Zapatilla islands for some snorkelling, followed by the gorgeous Starfish beach and finally a super fun bike ride through Bocas town...
CUTTING OUT A CABIN//Starting Our Coveted Utility Room-Episode 124
This week we are tearing out the port forward cabin and starting to put together our coveted utility room. Want to support us? Here's a couple ways you can: 🛍DAUNTLESS GEAR: https://www.theletteringmachine.com/sailingdaunltess Like, Follow, and Share...
Sailing Off Grid | Off Grid Boat Life
Blue moon life is going back off grid! After a winter living tied up to the dock, we are headed back off grid into the islands of the Pacific Northwest!
Autopilot Is F*ckd & Sottish Sailor Is On | Au Revoir Good People Of Dakar | Season 6 | Episode 10
#sailing #sailinglifestyle #roughsea We say "Au revoir" to all the beautiful people I met in Dakar. The dilema for us sailors. But "Au revoir" means "See you". We head out in the afternoon to beat the fishermen who lay out their nets in the late afternoon...
Sailing into History The Whangamumu Whaling Station Ep. 110
After a few months in the Bay of Islands it is time for us to head south toward Auckland. Along the way we stopped to explore the Whangamumu Whaling Station. But first we begin the trip by heading around Cape Brett on one of the best sailing days we have s...
Getting the Boat Out | Reading Ralph Waldo Emerson
We are sharing a reading of excerpts from Ralph Waldo Emerson's essays about nature, which first appeared in 1836.
I Was Guarded By Beauty & My Perkins Oil Leak Got Fixed By The Best Mechanic | Season 6 | Episode 9
#sailing #livingfree #boatmaintenance I wanted to do some shopping at the popular Colombane market. So the ladies, Chantal and Sorna offered to take me there to protect me and to help in negotiating. When they see a foreigner the prices double. We still g...
Touring the Bay of Islands Ep. 109
It is time to take another tour and this time we venture out to the Waitangi Treaty Grounds as well as the Stone Store in Kerikeri. The Treaty Grounds are just a few minutes from the Bay of Islands marina and is the protected site of the signing of the fir...
Relaxing Day in the Life | Beach Fire and Ocean Cold Dip
This week's Blue Moon Life video brings you along on one of our favourite ways to spend a day off: visiting wilderness parks on the wild pacific coast of Canada.
Walking The Streets Of Dakar To Find Solutions | Meeting People Going Places | Season 6 | Episode 8
#sailing #solosailing #offgrid I needed to upgrade my solar energy system so I set off walking the streets of Dakar alone to find a store named Solar Solutions. I walked throughout the city alone for more than four hours. I wanted to save money on taxis an...
Sailor Alex In Dakar Senegal | Where I Go To Get My Boat Fixed In West Africa | Season 6 | Episode 7
#solosailing #offgrid #livingfree One of the main reasons I came back to Dakar Senegal was to get my sails repaired and more. I do not have the budget to simply order new sails. Here people don’t just replace things, they fix things. I was impressed by ...
Our Top 10 Things To Do in DOMINICA | Ep. 72
We go all out for Lars's 30th birthday in Dominica with our friends Jessie and Jan from s/v Adhara. We share with you 10 of the best things we did on the Nature Island! Including waterfall hunting, canyoning, treehouses and diving! Have you been to Dominic...
BOAT LIFE Spring is Here | Replacing the kill switch on our outboard engine
This is the beginning of our preparations to set sail for the summer. We replaced the kill switch on our outboard dinghy engine and got out on the water.
Trapped In A Net & Colliding With A Fishing Boat | Solo Sailing West Africa | Season 6 | Episode 6
#sailing #solosailing #collision I was motor sailing fast at seven plus knots. I wanted to beat the sunset so I could anchor in daylight. But then I had to get through this monumental maze of fishing nets until I hit a dead end. This was bad. Very bad. Wi...
School, Surf, Sleep, REPEAT! | Sailing with Six | S2 E24
In this episode we are in Bocas Del Toro, Panama. a place that we have grown to love a lot! We get in a routine with school and work in the morning and play in the afternoon which at this location consisted of surf, surf and more surf! It was a real treat ...
BOAT LIFE | Couple Living on a Boat
In this video, we spend some time hiding from rainy weather by making homemade pizza, and then we get our little dinghy back into the water for the season!
Psychological Solo Sailing Challenge | Sailing Cabo Verde to Senegal Africa | Season 6 | Episode 5
#sailing #offgrid #solosailing We were underway. Just me and Galopin. This would be my first long solo passage. I felt I needed this challenge. To get to know myself and my boat. Being alone puts you more in touch with your environment. Your reality. It’...
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