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Ep 161 | Surrounded by Shipwrecks, Nuka’alofa, Tonga, Sailing South Pacific Nutshell
After our first good night’s sleep and a lull in the blustery weather, we dingy over to Big Mama’s, a lovely yacht club on the motu just off the main island of Nuka’alofa, for our first draft beer in absolutely ages! We head across the bay in Peanut...
Ep 160 | Bora Bora and the Wild Passage to the Kingdom of Tonga, Sailing Pacific Nutshell
We spend a quiet week in Bora Bora, The weather is a bit ho hum so we do a few boat jobs and have a wonderful sail in the Bora Bora lagoon. We then check out of French Polynesia and start the 14 day sail to the Kingdom of Tonga. It’s a full-on ride, wit...
Ep 159 | Exploring a Tropical River, Raiatea, Society Islands, Sailing Pacific French Polynesia
We take Peanut up a gorgeous little river and then sail to the north island, Tahaa and pop in to a couple of the beautiful bays. The water is deep so there is limited anchoring. Magnus fixes our scupper which has been broken since we bought Nutshell. We ...
Ep 158 | Swimming with Stingrays and Sharks, Moorea, French Polynesia, Sailing Pacific Nutshell
We leave Tahiti and make the small passage to the nearby beautiful island of Moorea. We check out the sealife and plunge into waters filled with circling sharks and very inquisitive stingrays! Then it’s off to the island of Raiatea on an overnight pas...
Ep 157 | Little Job Turns into a Big Job, Complete New Fridge Install in Tahiti, French Polynesia
We head up to the big smoke, Papetee, on the local bus and manage to get the new part which we need to fix our fridge. As usual, and as is common on boats, a little job turns into a much bigger one, and we end up sailing to Papetee and picking up a comple...
Ep 156 | Bye, Bye, Tuamotus, Hello Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, Sailing Nutshell
We leave Fakarava and start the supposedly, two day sail to Tahiti, 250 nautical miles away. It ends up being a slow trip and we finally get there about 5 days later! Magnus cooks up a storm in the galley. We enter through a pretty scary pass with massiv...
Ep 154 | Swimming with the Fishes, Makemo Atoll, Tuamotus, French Polynesia, Sailing Nutshell
We check out the Kon Tiki memorial at Raroia and Magnus does a little fishing from Peanut. We do a little 2 day passage to the nearby atoll of Makemo and check out the lovely village next to the pass. Magnus shows how to gravity fill our gas bottle. The...
Ep 152 | Abort! Abort! Scary Atoll Pass, Sailing Pacific Nutshell
We take a short sail around the corner to the little bay nicknamed Daniel’s Bay. Here we catch up with a local family and buy the delicious grapefruit style citrus fruit, pomplemousse picked straight off the trees. We leave Nuka Hiva and start our 5 day...
Ep 151 | We Found Barry, He’s Not Missing Anymore, French Polynesia, Sailing Nutshell
We hike from our bay to the next bay over and explore the oldest archaeological site in the Marquesas. Mavi gets a good workout with breathtaking scenery all around us. Magnus collects a few coconuts and provides food and drink for his family! We catch ...
Preventing Boat Engine Failure On Our Perkins Marine Diesel Engine | Sailing Britican
What’s the number one thing a boater should do in the hopes of preventing boat engine failure? To ensure routine engine checks are completed. On Britican, we do a series of routine engine checks before EVERY voyage. In the video, Simon will show you how ...
SAILING IRELAND TO SCOTLAND
Episode 21 Northern Ireland to Scotland - Sailing SV Compromise A'up you handsome crew ~ (A'up ~ Hello or Hi in Yorkshire, UK) In this episode we leave Bangor in Northern Ireland and head North to Scotland where we visit two stunning places, the fir...
The Hidden Costs of Sailing Between Countries (Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose).
How much does it cost to sail between different countries? How easy is it? Do we have any hints and tips for you? Well dear friends, if these are questions you wanted answered, this is the episode for you. We get lots of questions all over our social med...
ALL PLAY and NO WORK in Bermuda! (Sailing Ruby Rose) | Sailing Vlog Ep. 63
We spend a week on Bermuda and it turns out to be one of our favourite places we've ever visited! We find out why it's called Shipwreck Island and discover it's fascinating history. We check out the Royal Naval Dockyards of Bermuda, go for a hike across th...
Nick Is Now A Moustached Pirate In Drag! Ep 62 | Sailing Vlogs |™Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose – OFFICIAL
⛵⛵⛵ Hello, Welcome to another episode of #Sailing Ruby #Rose! ⛵⛵⛵ This week we're in #Bermuda and we are LOVING our time on this island. But before we can explore and enjoy ourselves, we need to get everything ready for Leg 2 of our #Atlantic ...