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MY WORST NIGHTMARE: Lightning storm over the boat 🥴 (episode 296)
As we sail closer and closer to the equator, the electrical storms get worse and worse. We have sailed all the way to Papua New Guinea, when a lightning storm passes directly over the boat. We have already been struck by lightning twice, so a third in this...
Dodging lightning squalls on our sail to Nicaragua (extended cut) | Sailing Sitka Ep 142
We are happy to share with you our 360 nm passage from Chiapas, Mexico to Puesta Del Sol, Nicaragua. Finally, after 2 seasons of sailing Mexico, we have checked out and hit the seas to sail south to a new country, but not without dodging some weather while...
DA150 from Dead Calm to Lightning
In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel we pay for a dead calm exploration of our anchorage with multiple lightning storms. We go ashore to find stuff at stores that turn out to be closed. Nearly naked dancing to dolphins leads us to our new favourite hotspo...
Rough Cuts and Hiding From Lightning!
Join Barefoot Travels on a thrilling sailing adventure through the Caribbean as they encounter fierce lightning storms during a challenging sea passage and navigate the perfect anchorage spot amidst stormy weather. Explore hidden gems along the way with th...
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING – Leopard 45 Catamaran Boat Tour (S5 E9 Barefoot Travels)
In this week's episode we give you a boat tour of our friends Leopard 45 that was hit by lightning and what systems were affected! Thanks Shane and Tanya for sharing your story with us. Our new theme song is an original song written by Brian Dale a talen...
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING in the Bahamas – Catamaran DISASTER! – Part 1 (S5 E8)
This week's video on Barefoot Travels we take a deep dive into what it's like to be struck by lightning while on a boat. Our buddy boat Legacy got a direct hit to the top of their mast. What are you supposed to do in this situation? What does it feel like...
5 POUNDS OF PREVENTION//Lightning Prevention Install-Episode 145
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500nm of S#!T SAILING from Bahamas to USA | Sailing Zephyr – Ep. 194
The sailing in the Gulf Stream continues to deliver all the weather you can imagine, except what we need to sail! The boat and our moral continues to take a beating at the endless uncomfortable motion of the sailboat. Against all the odds we manage to sti...
Sailing in the Gulf Stream when EVERYTHING GOES WRONG…Again and Again | Sailing Zephyr – Ep. 193
Check the weather, prepare the boat and pull up the anchor...We depart Grand Bahama with an incredible weather window to sail the 500nm to Wrightsville, NC. All appears to be going great until it doesn't! No matter how well you prepare, sometimes mother ...
TRICKY Weather Forecasts & EXTREME Currents – PLANNING a 5 Day Sailing Trip | Sailing Zephyr -Ep.192
Sailing, weather forecasts, passage planning and Extreme Currents...we are frustrated by them all in this weeks episode. Planning a multi-day passage with unpredictable weather forecasts and extreme currents is proving to be one of our most challenging yet...
WORLDS BEST Tankless DIVE System & Endless Weather Forecasts Gone WRONG | Sailing Zephyr – Ep.191
We continue to try and work our way north through The Bahamas, but the weather continues to challenge us at every step. Cleaning your hull, inspecting damage or simply exploring underwater just got a lot easier as we test out the worlds best tankless dive...
Engine ISSUES & We Reveal Some BIG NEWS | Sailing Zephyr – Ep. 190
No matter how much preventative maintenance you do, sometimes things just break. In this weeks episode, it's our engine that seems to be giving us problems. A string of issues force us to anchor after only a few minutes. Also, we unveil some huge news tha...
Something DOESN´T FEEL Right…Do We Continue SAILING? | Sailing Zephyr Ep. 189
Sailing is often a mixed bag of calculated decisions, planning, unforeseen circumstances and blind luck. And sometimes, no matter how much you prepare, your gut is what you rely on the most. We make perhaps one of the hardest decisions in our 4.5 years o...
Foolin’ round with Riley from Sailing La Vagabonde – Shipyard period part 2 (Episode 212)
The shipyard period continues as we have the sail drive torn completely apart and siting on the bench, leaving a 1ft hole in the bottom of the boat.We have a cracked flange, which I don't want to just weld as it stops the ocean from pouring into the engine...