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Preparing a boat for hurricane season involves multiple steps including securing ground tackle, reducing windage by removing sails, storing valuables safely, and finding suitable hurricane holes. A thorough process ensures better protection against storm-r...
This week's episode of Barefoot Travels we crack on with a job that is really important for the safety of our boat. Sail drive upgrade! We have SD20 sail drives and maintaining them is really important. We upgrade the water seals and drain out the oil!
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Used sailboat bargains, PRE HURRICANE SEASON
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In this weeks episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we crack on with the fibreglass repairs. We do end up cutting two more LARGE HOLES in the boat. But progress is happening and we are coming along.
Make sure you watch the full episode lots of interesting st...
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we get back to fixing the hole in the side of the boat. Living in a boatyard is not easy. It is hard work. It is dusty and dirty, hot humid and just in general difficult. Normally we don’t film the sad days for t...
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we conquer a few small jobs around the boat and start to make progress on the rudder skin.
Life on the hard isn't so bad. We have a great breeze that comes through the boat. The only trouble is the noseeums!!! Doe...
In this weeks episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we show we how to build a mold for a fibreglass hard top!
It is a very long process but we are getting there. We went to the hardware store here in Luperon and found all our supplies for the job. Davy has be...
This week's episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we continue with some fibreglassing work! Davy has filled up that massive hole in the side of the boat and it is ready for painting!
When we did our crossing from Puerto Rico to Luperon we had a few issues with...
This week we get everything ready to take our home on her first sea-trial!
This is something we've been waiting for, for a long time as we had to wait for the big super yacht beside us to move in order for us to get out of our slip. Once Nirvana was out ...
We're BACK! We've been on an amazing adventure during the last two years! We made the hard decision to sell our boat Barefoot Two as we continue our dream of owning a catamaran! We found a catamaran in Puerto Rico where we are now, she is hurricane damaged...
We finally launch our Sailboat Zephyr after all the repairs are complete. Then we are forced to abandon our boat in the marina as we go into the strictest quarantine conditions in Spain as the world comes to grips with Covid-19 / Coronavirus. Stay safe eve...
This weeks episode sees Zephyr's repairs & launch interrupted by a wind storm that causes chaos in the marina. We still manage to complete some key repairs and projects during our last few days on the hard.
Hope you enjoy the video!
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Boat works are well under way as we tackle compounding, polishing and a variety of other projects to get Zephyr looking good.
Hope you enjoy the video!
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Broken mast parts, failed repair solutions and Zephyr gets hauled from the water for the first time in over a year. This weeks episode is all about trying to heal our wounded home.
Hope you enjoy the video!
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We are celebrating 1 year at sea aboard our sailboat Zephyr. We take a look back at all the adventures from the last 12 months, the good, the bad and the amazing moments we had.
Hope you enjoy the video!
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Our new ZSpars Mast Fails...Again! It's all doom and gloom in this video as we discover a mast failure again and we find out some hidden secrets about our chartplotter that leaves James pretty frustrated.
Hope you enjoy the video!
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GIANT WAVES From STORM GLORIA smash the coast of Spain and damage boats across the country... including in our marina.
Natalie and I are on the hunt for some storage solutions for Zephyr and we return back to the boat to scope out if we sustained any dama...
As STORM GLORIA comes our way, we are busy preparing Zephyr to ride it out. After sustaining damage from the last storm, we take no risks in doubling up every dock line and insuring Zephyr is far away from the dock.
We also continue working through the ma...
In this episode of Sailing Zephyr BOAT DAMAGE & Winter Projects - The Return to Zephyr, head back to the boat after nearly 2 months away. We review the damage we sustained from the storm that claimed more than 20 boats and get stuck in to some of the m...
Hurricane Damage No More - Buying a Boat - is the final part in our 3 part series on The ZEPHYR STORY. We run you through all the hurricane damage that needed fixing, the parts that needed replacing and all the hard work that went into reviving Zephyr.
We...
Money Money Money - is the second part in our 3 part series on The ZEPHYR STORY. It's full disclosure as we break down all the financial details on buying Zephyr and the costs related to the work to revive it from a hurricane write-off to a Blue water read...
BUYING A BOAT is the first part in our 3 part series on The ZEPYR STORY. We break down all the details on where the idea came from to buy a boat, the processes we went through in selecting a boat and eventually what it took to buy Zephyr.
We get stuck int...
Wishing our wonderful Zephyr Family a Happy New Year!
Natalie and I wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
We also give you some insight into what's coming up next for the new year.
Hope you enjoy the video!
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In this episode of Sailing Zephyr - Our BOAT ZEPHYR CRASHES into a DOCK for the holidays - Ep.39 - After James' first solo sail and storing Zephyr for the winter, he heads to Madrid to be with Natalie's family.
He then gets straight into the home renovat...
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