Welcome to part 1 of The ULTIMATE Cruising Guide where we share all our tips and tricks which we learnt while cruising the Caribbean. In this Video we share our experience of provisioning for water, fuel and gas, the efficiency of renewable energy and tips...
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So here you get a detailed window into how we tackle a 900 mile passage from Maupihaa to Niue on our little ex-charter yacht. We show you a bit of how we shower whilst on waster rations, how we pull in fish as dou...
Welcome to part 1 of The ULTIMATE Cruising Guide where we share all our tips and tricks which we learnt while cruising the Caribbean. In this Video we share a comparison of anchoring vs staying in marinas and tips on food provisioning.
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Anchored in Maupihaa (otherwise known as Mopelia) - a remote atoll in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. No other boats around and no people; that is until we met Harry. This guy is one of 23 people who live on the island and he’s a coconut farmer....
Welcome to part 1 of The ULTIMATE Cruising Guide where we share all our tips and tricks which we learnt while cruising the Caribbean. In this Video we share a cruising summary of the Caribbean, plus tips on immigration and weather routing.
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We were going out multi cam but unfortunately the head cam (live commentary) went down after a few minutes. I think that the bow cam makes up for it.
Here's why you should have a C2 in your quiver:
The Goodall C2 is a no excuse racing machine
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Watch this, How To Become A Bluewater Cruiser Video, to get an idea as to the various steps involved with going from being a landlubber to a sailing cruiser. Discover what you need to know about bluewater boating, in general, and how to determine what boat...
Was this the most stupid or awesome thing we’ve ever done? We can’t decide.
On a 1200 Mile sailing passage from Tahiti to Niue, the weather swings and we have a tricky decision to make. We choose to divert our course to a remote atoll to the extreme ...
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Sailing here with German sailing acrobat, Gerhard. Once again, giving it the beans across Vassiliki Bay. Hitting a top speed of 24.62 knots.
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Atlantic Crossing season is approaching! Which has inspired us to create some useful content for anyone about to set off on this epic adventure themselves, or anyone who has loved ones about to head out there... Or of course, anyone who is curious to see w...
Earlier in the 2019 season - what happened after filming the 'Backwards Sailing' video?
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Expertly crewed by Irish sailing athlete Enda. Once again, beans given across Vassiliki Bay, being chased down by Swedish Tom and 'expert' camera operator M...
After 10 days of sailing from SC to Fl, we finally make it to our destination in Riviera Beach, FL but not before both of our engines stop working and we get caught in a 30 knot squall. Once we arrive to the boatyard we get ready to bottom paint the catam...
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A bit of a disturbed sleep in our anchorage in Ha’apiti. The surf is HUGE, to huge even for Jackson and Dave to surf and it makes for very strange conditions in the lagoon where we are anchored. Very keen to get off the boat and explore the island for so...
Onboard the C2 formula 18 catamaran from Goodall Design. A modern classic.
This time with one of the legendary Wildwind Joyriders - Mattia, an Italian Laser coach from Lake Como.
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This boat life is 50% boat work and 50% play; but sometimes this balance tips one way or the other. This ...
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Welcome to part 4 of The ULTIMATE Cruising Guide where we share all our tips and tricks which we learnt preparing to cross the Atlantic Ocean and arriving in the Caribbean. In this video we share our thought about...
Another speed run on the Hobie 16 here from the end of September 2019. This time with Toad from the London Corinthians Sailing Club.
Not hitting the biggest speed this time.
A catamaran is a multi-hulled watercraft featuring two parallel hulls of equal ...
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Our friends Ben & Joyce came to visit for a short kiteboarding holiday on Finding Avalon. Slight hitch in that plan - the Kit...
We're looking here at which way to steer your boat to control the power.
This has been included in probably all of the onboard videos but here we are clarifying the details.
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One of the most important things a blue water cruiser needs is good tasting drinkable water. HECK - cruisers drink a lot (and some of those liquids need to be water)! You can buy bottled water but it gets expensive, is heavy to lug around and it takes up v...
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Waaaaaaahhhhooooooo! Amazing what a fresh lick of bottom paint can do. Avalon is feeling pretty and races to Tahiti to mingle with the other boats with her fresh new look. So strange to be at a busy anchorage again - this...
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Welcome to part 4 of The ULTIMATE Cruising Guide where we share all our tips and tricks which we learnt when leaving the Mediterranean. In this video we share our thought about leaving the comforts of the Med and venturing...
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It wasn't until we used our winch one day, and it made a horrible sound, that we discovered that it needed to be s...
We leave South Minerva Reef and sail towards Norfolk Island where we plan to spend a few days on our way to the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
It’s a very slow trip and the wind definitely isn’t in our favour.
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