French canals by sailboat YouTube Videos
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Can’t Believe WE’RE BACK! Our GREAT ESCAPE Across Closed Borders | Sailing Ruby Rose Ep 114
We're baaaack! This is the story of how we got back to our boat in the midst of a full lockdown, travel restrictions and closed borders. It wasn't easy and it definitely wasn't stress-free! But it was well worth it. Enjoy this very first episode of Season ...
BOAT LIFE: Time To Party Like A Pirate! | Sailing France Ep 110
This week, we're in La Rochelle, a favourite port for sailors for hundreds of years! The sun is shining, the beer is flowing and it's time to party like a pirate (or, ya know, an Aussie and a Brit!). Life is good! On top of that, the Greenpeace ship, 'Rain...
REGRETS, What We Wish We Knew & Canal Highlights: Q&A Part 2 | French Canals
01:28 What experience level is necessary for this kind of adventure? 04:45 Are French people friendly!? 08:40 What was your favourite stop? 09:32 What were the easiest and hardest things about doing the french canals in a sailboat? 13:41 What did you wish ...
The most UNDERRATED trip we ever did! French Canals| Patreon Q&A | Part 1
How to do the French Canals by sailboat?! Before we journeyed from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic side of France by sailboat, we had a LOT of questions. Plenty of boaters choose to unstep their mast and transit the Canal de Garonne and Canal du Midi, bu...
This Wasn’t Easy… | How To Put The Mast Back On A Sailboat | Ep 109
This week we're stepping our mast after a month-long journey in the French Canals on our sailboat. It's time to put the mast upright and get Ruby Rose sailing again! But this isn't without its challenges, as we discover when it comes time to lift the mast ...
We Can’t Go On… | Boat Life on the French Canals Ep 108
This week we're so close to finishing our journey through the french canals by sailboat. Only a few kilometres to go, when things start to go horribly wrong. A series of problems lead to us losing our engine and becoming stranded in the canal... Watch the ...
Is This Extreme Enough? | Boat Life in the French Canals
2019 saw France experience its hottest June since records began. The French media dubbed it "an extreme weather event" a "killer heatwave" & warned people to stay indoors. We however had no choice than to motor through it and try to find some respite f...
We Did NOT Expect This! | BOAT LIFE in the French Canals | Ep 106
Sometimes we find the Secrets of France that no one tells you about. Boating on the French Canals is an adventure like no other! We're now taking our sailboat through the canals on the Canal de Garonne and are loving the serenity, beauty and gentle pace of...
BOAT LIFE: When Boating Doesn’t Go To Plan! | French Canals | 105
Boating and boat life is about freedom and getting away from the constraints of city life. However when we take our floating home into a city, things take a turn for the worse. This week in our canal boat life series, we're passing through the centre of To...
Ready, Jump, SPLASH! I Fell Into The Canal… | Sailing Ruby Rose | Ep 104
We're back on the Canal du Mid on the French Canals- and this week we reached the summit! Traveling the french canals on a sailboat between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic isn't always easy, but life does get a bit more manageable this week with the int...
Our Incredible Tiny Home: How we sail though the middle of a mountain range! Ep 103
Boat life isn't always about sunshine and drinking cocktails, you know. What do we do when the weather's bad and we're living on a boat in the french canals? Well, we soldier on, of course! The Canal du Midi is just as beautiful in the rain as it is in the...
SAILBOAT VS BRIDGE: The Lowest Bridge on the French Canals! | Ep 102
We tackle the lowest bridge on the French Canals this week, and find out if all our calculations are correct! We also explore the ancient city of Carcassone, situated on the Canal du Midi in France and are rather surprised at what we find! 04:22 Explore t...
Living On A Sailboat In The French Canals | Boat Life | Ep 101
Living on a sailboat in the french canals is a completely different experience to sailing and coastal cruising. In a lot of ways this type of boat life is easier; but in many ways, it's far more challenging. This episode we show you a typical couple of day...
BOAT LIFE: We Took Our TINY HOME Into The French Canals!
We finally made it into the French Canals on our tiny floating home! Boat life is occasionally extremely stressful. Taking our tiny floating home through 100 stone sided locks would make any boast owner stressed.Upon entering the Canal du Midi with our s...