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The Reality of Sailing Across the Pacific Ocean (Part 1) – Episode 109
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A South Pacific Playground | Episode 220
This week's episode finds us sailing from the island atoll of Tahanea and into the beautiful famed South Pass of Fakarava for its famous shark diving. We have four friends with us who we get to show around this place that we know quite well from the year b...
A Whole Lot of First Times in the South Pacific | Episode 219
It’s time to hop to the next island! We sail from Makemo to Tahanea with our friends aboard. We set sail for our friends very first overnight and open ocean sail to the next Tuamotu island. We sail out of the pass, catch a marlin, and go on our first ni...
Kiteboarding and Sailing, for Those Who Love Wind and Water
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PARLAY REVIVAL Takes Me to a HIDDEN 200FT WATERFALL!
@ParlayRevival and @david_shih take me to a HIDDEN 200FT WATERFALL in Fatu Hiva but first we have to sail 50nm there from Tahuata in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. Be sure to check out their channels!! Thanks for sharing your footage David! ...
Are We Prepared To Sail Across The Worlds Largest Ocean?? – (Episode 223)
This is the final 72 hours before we set sail across the Pacific Ocean to French Polynesia! Watch as we provision the boat, and also explain a bunch of the safety items that we feel are necessary for a crossing of this magnitude! SV Parlay is a hurricane ...
From Turmoil to Tranquility: Rekindling Spirits After the Storm at Anchor | Episode 218
After avoiding a near disaster in the anchorage from a storm, Warren is back safely aboard VA and now in a scramble to get our outboard motor running again before we welcome our friends for the next two weeks. WE are grateful that this was the worst of ...
Somewhere in the South Pacific
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3 HARSH REALITIES of SAILING in Paradise | Ep. 109
3 HARSH REALITIES of SAILING in Paradise | Ep. 109 #boatlife #frenchpolynesia #livingonaboat Sailing in a remote paradise comes with a price. Uncomfortable anchorages, difficult shore access, and sometimes BUGS. Soon we are heading to an even more remote...
The Calm Before the Storm – Near Disaster at Sea | Episode 217
One of the scariest moments at sea happened just days after some of the most beautiful and calm days in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. We are anchored inside the Tuamotu atolls of French Polynesia, which are some of the most pristine and beautiful isla...
How to Float Your Anchor Chain in the Tuamotu Islands | Episode 216
In this weeks fun packed episode we show how to properly anchor among the many delicate coral patches laying below most of the popular anchorages here in the Tuamotu atolls, after sailing to a more protected side of this island atoll in preparations for an...
Bittersweet Day Sailing- Hard to Say Goodbye | Episode 215
We have had an amazing time with our visiting family over the last few weeks, sailing and exploring many different islands and atoll on both the Marquesas Islands and also the Tuamotu Archipelago. We have given them a taste of everything from hiking to hug...
We Can Adjust Our Sails but We CAN’T CONTROL THIS | Ep. 107
Go to our sponsor https://betterhelp.com/harborsunknown for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help. Day Sail Highs + Dragging Nights in the Marquesas | Ep. 107 We’re excited to take...
Dodging Coral Bommies While Sailing Through Atolls in French Polynesia | Episode 214
After a wonderful 500 nautical mile sail we make landfall at the beautiful atoll island of Makemo... at night! Entering an atoll at night is not advised, but we did it anyways. It's always a struggle to get the anchor set at night but we are happy to hav...
Another Fried Alternator AGAIN after one month! – Adventures of Two Afloat Sailing
In a stroke of both unfortunate and fun sailing events, our alternator pooped out on us just one month after its installation. What the heck!?!?! Thankfully we had our former "burned out" one rebuilt when back in California and onboard. But why again? ...
DON’T LIVE ON A BOAT Unless You Can Handle This | Ep. 106
DON'T LIVE ON A BOAT Unless You Can Handle This | Ep. 106 #frenchpolynesia #boatlife #boatwork It’s no secret boats require constant maintenance and repairs, but there is one area we dread working on and in this episode it rears its ugly head. Before ...
Sailing 500 Miles to the Tuamotus with Family Aboard | Episode 213
We are underway sailing to the enchanting Tuamotus again, this time with out family aboard for their first 5 days passage in the South Pacific Ocean. We settle into the rocking of the boat and try to get used to the rhythm of doing nothing, which can be ha...
Byrna Concealed Carry Waist-Shoulder Pack #self-defense #shorts
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LAND After 33 DAYS AT SEA – Sailors FIRST IMPRESSION of the Marquesas | Ep. 105
LAND After 33 DAYS AT SEA - Sailors FIRST IMPRESSION of the Marquesas | Ep. 105 #provisioning #frenchpolynesia #bandgautopilot After 33 days at sea sailing across the Pacific Ocean we couldn’t wait to go to shore to check out our new backyard, and tak...
A Family Sailing Adventure in the Marquesas | Episode 212
It's a family sailing trip in the South Pacific islands of the Marquesas. This week we welcome my parents on board for an adventure they will never forget...again. First we explore the stunning island of Nuku Hiva and then we embark on a multiple day voyag...
Wet, Wild & Wonderful Sailing Around Nuku Hiva, Marquesas | Episode 211
This week on WE|SAIL, we take you on a wet and wild ride around the island of Nuku Hiva. We set sail from Anahoe Bay around to Taiohae Bay and experience some really wet and squally conditions with our buddy boat Animal Cracker. We also taking you on a s...
Most Beautiful Bay in the Marquesas | Episode 210
Welcome back to WEsail where this week we sail into an absolutely stunning little anchorage on the north side of Nuku Hiva and spend a few days relaxing and exploring the beautiful beaches and vistas surrounding our temporary home! Join us EVERY WEDNESDA...
Hauling Out Your Boat in Tahiti – Adventures of Two Afloat
Oh yes, it's that time of year where we give some extra attention and love to our floating home from new bottom paint to going the extra mile and getting prop speed. Oh and we share some added boat yard living details too. ;) Cheers everyone! PATREON h...
Sailing from Ua Pou to Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas | Episode 209
As we near our year mark of cruising in French Polynesia, we can easily say we have come into our own out here. Our confidence and passion for living this life has grown deeper and stronger. Sailing just over 22,000 nautical miles in the last 4 years is n...
Starting off the week with a banger… #scubadiving #underwaterworld #ocean #frenchpolynesia #banger
How lucky are we to get to dive into this paradise? We love the underwater life and today is only Monday. Wonder what the rest of the week has in store for us? #wesail #sailing #sail #ocean #underwaterworld #frenchpolynesia
Buddy Boats Reunited in the South Pacific | Episode 208
The adventure continues on Ua Pou, as we explore more and spend time with the local family here in the Marquesas. A new friendship has evolved and we are so thankful to have been welcomed back with so much generosity and love. We also welcome and reunite...
Our own private beach 🏝️#beachday #sailing #paradise
Sometimes when the beach is too crowded we venture off and find our own little piece of paradise. This sandbar will do! #sailing #sailingpacific #oceansailing #sailcatamaran #travelcouple #travel #frenchpolynesia #frenchpolynesiaislands @Highfieldbo...
A True Marquesan Welcome | Episode 207
Back in the Marquesas and couldn't be happier, but first we must get the boat back in order. On this episode, we set out for town and re-explore the island we briefly visited last year, however this time, we get the local treatment and see this island i...
Final Push to the Marquesas… Again | Episode 206
It's our final push to the Marquesas and we are both ready to drop the hook. Sailing the to Marquesas has been a challenging and we couldn't be more proud of our push to get here. After all, we sailed every mile and every mile was earned. This was a sail...
Training with Byrna Launchers for Self-Defense – Adventures of Two Afloat
Most cruisers practice abandoning ship, extinguishing fires, and handling medical emergencies, yet we are far more likely to face self-defense threats than those other situations. So Nicole and I also practice self-defense, building the skills and mindset...
Sailing: Mostly Bliss with Moments of Pure Terror | Episode 205
Sailing is bliss combined with moments of pure terror and this sail up to the Marquesas was exactly that. One moment we are becalmed and greeted by a pod of dolphins and then the next we are blasted with 30 knots of wind blowing us completely in the wrong ...
Stopover in Toau | Episode 204
We are back to the Tuamotus... but only just for a quick dive. We stopped off at a nearby atoll to see our friends and have one last dive with them before they sail on to the Cook islands and us back up to the Marquesas. It was nice to get a good nights ...
Sailing Backwards | Episode 203
Sailing backwards against the trade winds has historically been very difficult, and as we start our 800 nautical mile trek back eastward for the Tuamotus and Marquesas Islands, we see why! We encounter just about everything mother nature and Neptune can ...
The Dingy is Fixed, Now Let’s Go Sailing | Episode 202
Our friends have finally arrived with our boat parts to fix the dingy and we are super anxious to finally get moving again. The winds that we have expected are still around and we want to make sure we catch this window to set sail back up to the Tuamotus o...
Marooned in Mo’orea- Without a Dingy for 10 days | Episode 201
What ever are we going to do without our dingy for the next 10 days? Recently we discovered that our dingy motor has called it quits and we now have to order in parts from the states to repair it, which means we are "stuck" on VA for the next 10 days. Do...
Stuck in Paradise and Without a Dingy | Episode 200
First of all this is our 200th EPISODE! We can't believe it ourselves that we have posted that many episodes over the last 4 years. Which means we have shared our sailing adventures with you consistently and consecutively EVERY WEDNESDAY for the last 2 yea...
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