A big theme of mornings on the sailboat (while moored in the city) is that we are never far from the bustling of the outside world, so we take our moments...
It was another cold and windy week living aboard the sailboat... but we think it might be one of the last of the winter season before the spring weather...
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Sailors love to tell their tales, and this is just that. A real life sailor's story told by the sailor who lived to tell it. Sailing around the Cabo Verde Archipelago can be and often is very rough. The islands are out in the N...
San Blas Islands... a beautiful paradise in Panama, but the Guna Yala people are not governed by Panama and have their own laws and traditions that make it a very unique place to visit.
The stunning scenery is something you would see on a postcard or tra...
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I did not expected it to be so tough, but as it often is when sailing around the Cabo Verde Archipelago, it was genuinely rough. And to add to that my autopilot gave out. I thought it would be good idea to sail leeward inste...
Hello! We finally got around to doing a boat tour of Navika :) Here we show you all the upgrades and refits we've done aboard our 1981 Tayana 37 that has been our home for the last 3 years. We go through the interior of the boat before moving on deck and s...
In this video we take you out to one of our favourite spots on the the beautiful west coast of Canada to experience the cold and restless waters of the pacific.
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Season premiere of Winded Voyage season 6 starts where we left off last season. Finding refuge from the fierce wind and waves on the nearest safe island anchorage because of autopilot failure. And coincidentally it's Friday...
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I’m Alex. I’m not pretty or an accomplished sailor. I don’t have a pension or a deep bank account to rely on. I departed alone one cold February day from the south of France to Barcelona. And continued along the Spanish c...
In this weeks episode, we sail into paradise and experience all it has to offer until our boat has other ideas. While cleaning the hard growth on our hull, Jay notices something that changes our cruising plans entirely!
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Welcome to a very simple day in the life while living alone on a 30 foot sailboat. Even on the simplest of days, there's never a dull moment aboard Blue Moon.
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It's a new year in Mindelo and people are back out on the streets to celebrate as well as aboard Galopin. I get ready to sail to Dakar and this time I'm going solo. The wind is more than anticipated and I get really ...
In this episode we explore Portobelo, one of the key ports in Panama in the days of Spanish gold trade. The Spanish built some incredible forts around the shore which we spend the afternoon exploring.
The following day we head to Linton Bay and stretch ...
1,200 nautical miles and nine days lay ahead as we set out on our last passage of the Pacific season. We have spent 60 nights on passage in the past 210 days and at this point, we are ready for a break. With Carla suffering through passage fatigue, we he...
Another cold snap brought freezing temperatures overnight which meant for some chilly mornings. But that didn't stop us from getting some boat maintenance done.
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Galopin and I took on Jonathan, a Belgian boat hitchhiker to sail from Dakar Senegal to Mindelo Cabo Verde. And I spent Christmas Day with him out on the ocean.
Some say it’s The Best Sailing Channel on YouTube!
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We sail out of Dakar Senegal in West Africa and out into the rough Atlantic Ocean. Taking my boat Galopin for an open sea trial. Arona, the genius mechanic, had a new custom propeller shaft made and it proved to be an huge imp...
On the last day of January 2022 we transited Panama canal from the Pacific side to the Atlantic side.
We had spent some time in the South Pacific on our monohull so we were not yet ready to head back across in that direction. Although most other vessels ...
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When Galopin was sailing with the motor under load I heard and felt something was not right. And it was Arona, the genius mechanic who discovered why. The propeller shaft was bent. In a few days my boat got properly shafted by...
Jordan Peterson triggers emotional response - Sailing Indonesia Ep 187
Listening to a Jordan Peterson podcast on the importance of family stirs some deep emotions in Rob as he try's to convey how he feels about our three wonderful sailing teenagers. In qu...
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Here we are living on the hard in Dakar Senegal. Me and my boat Galopin. In this case the hard or boat yard is the beach. Which is just in front of CVD, Club de Voile Dakar, the yacht club. I'm hosted by Arona who is the techn...
Sailing Indonesia The good the bad and the ugly - Ep 186
About to continue sailing to the west of Indonesia in our floating home, we are ticking off the items on our to do list. To keep our sailing teenagers happy we have rented scooters. This opens up a ...
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Adele and I sail through traffic on our approach into Dakar. The girl gets off Galopin and we say good bye. She was great to have aboard. And the boat goes up on the beach. I'll be living up there for a few days. It's kinda of...
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Some say it’s The Best Sailing Channel o...
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Boat hitchhikers. Ever been approached by any? Ever consider taking one or more on your travels? Ever have one aboard? Who are they really? They seem cool, but are they? It’s really big and wide out here. And no one can h...
In this episode we continue our way down the coast of Costa Rica with Minnie and Pa on board.
We stop in at Drake Bay for only a night - a very remote town in the jungle accessed only by boat, plane or 4 wheel drive.
The next morning we have a wonderfu...
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I was going to solo sail the four day journey to the West Coast of the African continent when I met Adele. Adele is a boat hitchhiker. So me & Adele go East to Dakar Senegal. Weather conditions are fair except the wind is...
Hello! In this video, we start off in Soufriere in the south of Dominica for some freediving training on the platform down there. We hike the first segment of the Waitukubili trail and then say goodbye as we sail down to Martinique. In Martinique, we visit...
We’ve had a very stormy winter living aboard our sailboat. La Niña continues to reminds us of her powers… with snow storms, high winds, and atmospheric rivers.
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There's always something to fix when living on a sailboat. And when it's your dinghy engine which you need to go to shore, it's an important fix. And we manage when we find help. Good help. Because it's time to sail to Dakar S...
Hello! In this video we explore the island of Dominica some more with our friends who've come to visit. We go for a tour down Indian River, sample the local rum, go diving in the Cabrits national park and visit some more waterfalls! Then we drive to the mo...
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My engine ran out of oil while out on the ocean and I had forgotten to buy more before heading out. I put whatever oil I had on board which was transmission oil and two stroke oil. Did I ruin my engine with the wrong oil? Make...
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