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“WE NEED TO LEAVE NOW.” | Sailing Sitka Ep 107
We need to leave now! In this episode of sailing sitka, we sail from Isla Coronados to Loreto so we can provision on food, water, diesel ect. When doing so, things turned for the worst and we had to abort our already-unprotected anchorage in Loreto and b-l...
Is this the COLDEST we’ve ever experienced?
Living life with a home that consistency moves around the world has it's definite positives but when you are trying to give birth to two babies being around a good health care system and your family really helps. This week we have arrived back in Sweden to...
We sail a 70 FOOT MONSTER
The Clipper round the world ocean race is a crew funded race that just happened to make port in Newcastle, Australia, where we have been enjoying our Christmas and new year. The race is made up of eight legs and the crew can choose a single leg of the race...
E59 An INSIGHT Into Passage Life…Crossing the BIG BLUE to Italy.
Join us as we finally leave Spain and sail east to the Italian island of Sardinia. We'll show you what we get up to on passage, and that while it might sound romantic sometimes the biggest challenge on a longer crossing is keeping yourself entertained. W...
Preparing for THE FUTURE…
After four long months on the hard rebuilding our Amel super Maramu, we take a much needed break and visit a tourist island for the day. All four of us! We also pack up, as work and babies awaits. But do not worry, we will be back on Merewether before you ...
The BIGGEST NEWS of OUR LIVES!!!
The biggest news of our lives, yes you read that correctly. Buying a new boat, getting engaged, gets really small if you compare it to what we want to share with you this week. On top of that, while most big jobs are underway, we're also tackling smaller ...
E58 Boats DRAGGING ANCHOR in a LIGHTNING STORM
Join us this week as we finally get moving again, we head over to Mahon to avoid some bad weather, and this is where the shenanigans begin, multiple boats drag anchor in the night as a lightning storm passes. Follow us on Instagram: @at_the_hansons Subscr...
OUT with the MOLD in with the NEW (Fresh Interior!)
Out with the mold, in with the new. Getting this old moldy, broken boat back on her feet involves completely replacing some of the interior that was unsalvageable. Doing jobs for the first time we make mistakes which becomes quite evident. Learning how to ...
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE found, what now?!
Into the thick of it with this refit and we're still yet to see any sign of a dry season, or heaven forbid temperatures under 90 degree Fahrenheit. With all boats the structure is the most important thing to keep in good condition. This week after digging ...
E57 Discovering a ROTTEN DECK whilst replacing anchor windlass switches
Join us this week as we settle discover rot in our deck whilst replacing the anchor windlass switches. Take a look at how we fix the problem. Follow us on Instagram: @at_the_hansons Subscribe to our YouTube: Sailing Nendaz
The REALITIES of rebuilding a SAILBOAT (jobs, jobs, jobs and more jobs)
Getting stuck into various jobs in many locations, we're attacking on all fronts of this boat at once. First up we try to understand how to reposition the auto pilot drive so that it doesn't obstruct our future full sized queen bed we aim to put into the m...
E56 A Taste Of LIVEABOARD Life In The MEDITERRANEAN
Join us this week as we settle into this Menorcan lifestyle, and experience the full 360 of liveaboard life when Joe and I have a week off work! We do some boat maintenance, and some friends fly out from the UK to visit and teach us their best FREE DIVING....
E55 Testing the DIY yacht rigging in big seas, TERRIBLE SEASICKNESS
Join us this week as we sail from Mallorca to Menorca after re-tuning our rigging. This ended up being a very good test as we were faced with an awful sea state and a lot of seasickness. Follow us on Instagram: @at_the_hansons Subscribe to our YouTube:...
E54 Learning to DIY tune your YACHT rigging
Join us this week as I learn to DIY tune our rigging on our 40ft sail boat. We noticed that our leeward lower/ intermediate shrouds were very saggy when sailing upwind in 20 knots. After doing some research I realised this was less than ideal and is some...