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30 Days Surviving The Pacific: THE MOVIE
Back 2 Basics Adventures completes an epic 30-day, 3,000-nautical-mile Pacific Ocean crossing from the Galapagos to Nuku Hiva in French Polynesia, enduring ITCZ squalls and living off the sea.
We Wanted a Different Life… This Is Where It Took Us
Held at anchor in Tahiti by 40-knot gales in Moorea, the Sailing Big Lost family reflects on their route from the BVI and Rio Dulce through Panama to French Polynesia aboard their catamaran.
Crossing the Pacific Changed Our Family
Aboard Sailing Big Lost, Connor and Kelly complete a 24-day Pacific crossing from Panama, arriving at Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas after 4,000 nautical miles.
Eventually, Life in the Pacific Felt Normal
Aboard their sailing catamaran, Sailing Big Lost navigates the Pacific Ocean from the Galapagos toward the Marquesas, executing 14 sail changes, sewing a torn sail bag, and repairing a chafed Dyneema reefing line offshore.
This Is It. We’re Crossing the Pacific
Sailing Big Lost departs Santa Cruz in the Galapagos to begin a 3,000-nautical-mile Pacific crossing to the Marquesas following final rigging checks and hikes.
We Gave Up Everything… This Is What It’s Actually Like
Sailing Big Lost navigates the Galapagos aboard their sailing catamaran, exploring Santa Cruz, passage-making to San Cristobal, and diving Kicker Rock.
We Left Everything Behind… Was It Worth It?
Sailing from Panama across the equator to the Galapagos brings doldrum calms, a broken Code 55 continuous furling line, yellowfin tuna, and biosecurity clearance.
Hours Before We Left… This Happened
Facing last-minute visa delays, a sudden $6,700 chart plotter failure, and heavy rain, Sailing Big Lost departs Panama on an offshore passage toward the Galapagos.
We’re Ready to Cross the Pacific… But We Can’t Leave
Anchored on the Pacific side of Panama waiting for French Polynesia visas, the Sailing Big Lost crew uses their time to lubricate mast tracks, rig storm sails with SV Meera, and prepare biosecurity documents for the Galapagos.
We Might Miss the Galápagos 4K
After entering the Pacific, the crew of Sailing Big Lost faces generator challenges, passport renewal delays, and a narrowing weather window that forces a hard choice between visiting the Galápagos or preserving French Polynesia time.
Before the Panama Canal: The Start of Our Pacific Preparation
Tied up at Shelter Bay Marina, the crew of Sailing Big Lost tackle consular appointments in Panama City, visa filings, and canal scheduling before their Pacific passage.
Topless at the Helm – edited Ep163
Karen finally took the helm topless—mission accomplished! While still anchored and waiting on repairs, we took the time to get organized. We secured a spot at Hinckley Yacht Services in Stuart, where several essential fixes were completed. Once ready, we set sail from Stuart, making our way to Cape ...
Topless at the Helm Ep163
Karen finally took the helm topless—mission accomplished! While still anchored and waiting on repairs, we took the time to get organized. We secured a spot at Hinckley Yacht Services in Stuart, where several essential fixes were completed. Once ready, we set sail from Stuart, making our way to Cape ...
OUR PACIFIC CROSSING BEGINS – SAILING around the WORLD – Next stop GALAPAGOS!! Episode 54
We are heading from Panama to Galapagos this week trying to get there as quickly as possible...but it's hard with no wind! We talk about everything that's needed for Galapagos and what it's costing us to bring Machete into their country. Thank you for watching and subscribing! ...![CROSSING the EQUATOR! | Adrift in the Pacific doldrums! [Ep86 RED SEAS]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/FKFWTQzUJuo/mqdefault.webp)
CROSSING the EQUATOR! | Adrift in the Pacific doldrums! [Ep86 RED SEAS]
We are into our second week of our Pacific Crossing now and things are getting exciting. We sail across the Equator and celebrate our status changing to Shellbacks with a quick swim before sunset. We spend most of the week chasing the dying winds and wondering when we’ll reach the end of the doldru...
Sailing to Galapagos of the Indian Ocean – Ep 158
Sailing to Galapagos of the Indian Ocean - Ep 158 The Abrolhos Islands are often referred to as the Galapagos of the Indian ocean. Theses remote islands are one of our favourite places to visit. We only had three days to enjoy the clear blue water and the friendly sea lions of the southern Pelseart...
Ep. 85 – Passage Prep and Leaving Galapagos
We prepare the boat for the upcoming 24 day sail, change the oil, fuel water separator and tighten the turnbuckle on the spreaders. Alan goes on a solo hike to try and see the marine iguanas actually swimming. The crew have one last feast onshore and get checked out of and leave the Galapagos on the...
Ep. 84 – Swimming with Sea Lions, Sharks, and Turtles (San Cristobal Galapagos 360 Tour)
With only a few days before we departed, we squeezed in one more tour to see the island. This time we did it via water. You're not allowed to explore in your own boat. You must use a local tour company, and you can't even dingy into shore on your own. We decided to go with Galápagos Eco F...
Ep. 83 – Galapagos Tortoises and Van Tour of San Cristobal
With our final crew member for the Pacific passage, Leslie, arriving. The band was all together and we ventured out on a self led bus tour across the island of San Cristobal to see the sights. ($100 USD total) We headed up first to the highest point of the now extinct volcano at El Junco, then to a ...
Ep. 81 – Arrival into the Galapagos Islands (San Cristobal)
After a long and somewhat eventful 9 days at sea, we arrived in the Galapagos and check in. We needed to apply weeks beforehand and use an agent. They brought everybody and their mother aboard to check us in searching the boat for certain foods, expired medicine, etc. At the end of the day we had ev...
Ecuadorian Beers (Club & Pilsener) Review
We taste two of the more popular brands in Ecuador during our time in the Galapagos Islands. Our footage of Endmica Beer, the local brew from San Cristobal, Galapagos, was corrupted so we only have these two. If you enjoyed this video and want to see more, consider becoming our Patron. Your funds h...
Ep. 79 – Preparing to leave Panama
Finally, we pulled the trigger and left Panama not knowing if we'd be able to get west with COVID border closures constantly changing. We picked up 2 new crew, Don from Canada and Nicolas from Mexico. Nicolas changed his mind at the last minute, but none the less we were on our way to the Galap...![Crossing the Pacific – 3,000 Nautical Miles of Nothing [🎥38🌏]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/hoz8Mmi_DlM/mqdefault.webp)
Crossing the Pacific – 3,000 Nautical Miles of Nothing [🎥38🌏]
We depart the Galapagos for the Marquesas Islands, 3,000 nautical miles across the empty Pacific. Along the way we have total carnage in terms of breakage (chafe, ripped sails, leaking hatches) and some health issues aboard. This is Part 1 of a 3 part series. Join us every Monday for a new release! ...![Our kids will NEVER forget the Galapagos (Part 3)! [🎥37🇪🇨]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/t_uvUjPkC5Q/mqdefault.webp)