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WHAT IS A SAILBOAT VALUATION SURVEY? – Sailing Q&A 26
In the last episode, Ep 103, we showed you our surveyor making an inspection of SY Esper. We go through the results of that valuation survey in more detail here. We also explain the difference between a pre-purchase condition survey and a valuation survey....
SAILBOAT SURVEY FAILURE! – SAILING FOLLOWTHEBOAT Ep 103
Sailboat survey day arrives, but it is only when the surveyor starts his work that we begin to wonder if there are things wrong with our home... --- If you enjoyed this video, please LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE & SUBSCRIBE. Your feedback gets us noticed by Y...
SAILBOAT CAUGHT IN A FISHING NET! – SAILING FOLLOWTHEBOAT Ep 102
After our turgid passage north through the Malacca Strait from Singapore, we headed another 150 miles north to Pangkor Marina along the Malaysian coast where we would be hauling out our sailboat. If you enjoyed this video, please LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE &am...
Ep 33 Winter tents and the GoPro 6 – Carl and Jenny
In this episode we find out the winter tent and Carl gets to work putting it up. It is a great piece of equipment as it allows us to use the cockpit the whole way through the winter period. We also take delivery of our new GoPro6 and give it a bit of a tes...
HOW TO PREPARE YOUR BOAT FOR AN OCEAN PASSAGE – SAILING FOLLOWTHEBOAT JPNW 03
Q. How to prepare your boat for an ocean passage? A. With care and attention to safety Sailing a boat is dangerous, and when you're crossing an ocean those dangers are magnified. Minimising risk and taking precautions beforehand is essential to ensure you...
THE LONGEST NIGHT SAIL OF OUR LIVES! – SAILING FOLLOWTHEBOAT Ep 101
This passage north through the Malacca Strait was the most turgid and longest night sail of our lives. Ploughing directly into 4m waves and 20kts of wind on the nose is no fun. 👍 If you enjoyed this video, please LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE & SUBSCRIBE,....
Ep. 32 We relaunch our Bavaria 47 – Carl and Jenny
At long last we get to relaunch our boat, a Bavaria 47 named Dream. A few nervous moments as the lift picks the boat up and carries it to the slipway. It's a few days before Christmas in this episode so we have a walk up into town to see the festivity prep...
HOW TO PASSAGE PLAN THROUGH PIRATES & TYPHOONS! – SAILING FOLLOWTHEBOAT JPNW 02
Q. How do you plan a passage through pirates and typhoons? A. Carefully! Liz rolls up her sleeves and gets down to some serious research while passage planning through pirates, monsoons and typhoons across 7000 miles... CONSIDERATIONS FOR WORLD PASSAGE PL...
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS IN SHIPPING LANES! – SAILING FOLLOWTHEBOAT Ep 100
Tropical rainstorms that go on for days are no fun, so we hid in one of the prettiest marinas in Malaysia to escape, but the rain kept coming and the mould kept growing... Then the sun came up and we had some close encounters with containers in the Singap...
RUNNING AWAY FROM SQUALLS – SAILING FOLLOWTHEBOAT Ep 99
Sailing in storms and sailing through shipping lanes are not every cruiser's dream! But sometimes you have no choice... 👍 If you enjoyed this video, please LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE & SUBSCRIBE, your feedback gets us noticed by YouTube and helps people d...
5 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BUY A BOAT! Sailing Q&A 25
Thinking of buying a boat, or becoming a liveaboard cruiser? Here we take you through the 5 reasons why you SHOULD buy a boat... 👍 If you enjoyed this video, please LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE & SUBSCRIBE, your feedback gets us noticed by YouTube and helps...
THE DANGER OF TROPICAL INFECTIONS – SAILING FOLLOWTHEBOAT Ep 98
Is this what every cruiser dreams about? Are places like the Anambas why people give up normal life to become ocean nomads? Yes, apart from when that small scratch turns really bad in the tropics... 👍 If you enjoyed this video, please LIKE, COMMENT, SHA...
SAILING TO JAPAN AND ALASKA! – JPNW 01
We are sailing to the Pacific NorthWest via the Philippines and Japan! Subscribe for more sailing videos: https://goo.gl/CxeBQ8 Wow, can't believe that last December our friends on PATREON, YouTube and Facebook started to suggest Canada via Japan as a d...
A tour around our friends Moody 47 yacht- Carl and Jenny
This Friday, instead of a Fix it we are doing a Friends on Friday. We go aboard our friends, Stefan and Emma's boat, SV Pintail, a Moody 47 just before they leave the marina to start their 2018 summer cruise. Hopefully we will meet up with them later in th...