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SDA215 Beating, Boat Work & a Surprise Interview
Sometimes you just need a breather. We paused at Black Point for a Practical Sailor interview, then pushed on to Big Farmers to tackle overdue cleaning and soak up some peace. In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel we beat our way down toward Big Farmers C...
SDA212 Repairs, Remoras & Raising a Toast
A quick sail to Black Point turns into more repairs, a few unexpected visitors, and a quiet toast to 12,000 of you who keep us going. In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel we move over to Black Point for a fresh view and a little breathing room. We tackle...
SDA206: Lightning Strike Shatters Our Bahamas Dream
This day changed everything for us. In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we work our way up the Exumas chain from Big Farmers Cay to our favorite anchorage at Thomas Cay, searching for calm waters away from swell and wakes. Our peaceful spot turns chaot...
She Talks to Me Naked Ep183
What you'll see in this episode: • How to restore and cold-zinc coat a CQR anchor • A look at our homemade lightning grounding setup • Boat life gardening: replanting herbs aboard a sailboat • Behind-the-scenes of liveaboard life wi...
Cheeky Ep178
travel, teak, toerail, hull, dancing, jumper cables, cheeky It's hurricane season so we doubled up our dock lines before heading out to the west coast. Visiting California and Washington was a blast. Perfect weather and lots of pelicans in San Diego. Sea...
Scrape Her Butt Ep176
Frequent rolling thunder and lightning kept us tied up at the dock, but when that sultry weather window finally opened—with a high tide to match—you know we were ready. Cummins diesel fired up, bow thruster gave a sexy little purr, and off we went... u...
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...
FORCED into an UNKNOWN Anchorage at NIGHT in an ELECTRICAL STORM | Sailing Zephyr – Ep. 188
We are FORCED into an UNKNOWN Anchorage at NIGHT in an ELECTRICAL STORM and it's possibly the scariest and most dangerous thing we have had to do. We have never been to the anchorage, we have no moonlight and there are hazards everywhere. But we work throu...
LIGHTNING PREVENTION//Preventing A Lightning Strike On A Sailboat-Episode 114
This week we are talking lightning⚡️ Specifically how to PREVENT a direct strike from hitting your boat or house. If you would like to purchase a lightning prevention system use the link below and DISCOUNT CODE: DAUNTLESS for 💰 off your unit. PURCH...
We have been STRUCK by lightning AGAIN!!! – (Episode 192)
We have been struck by lightning for the second time in 2 years. Costa Rica is renown for its lighting in wet season, and sure enough, 3 boats got struck on this fateful night. The first time we got struck was in Panama 2 wet seasons ago, so the boat has h...
Ep 4 Sailing Through Sharky Storms part 2
Hey all! In this episode we go over how it was like with Amber and Sharky, some of the sailing and relationship challenges back in the day, and I tell the story of my biggest storm on Sharky - a black flag event in the San Francisco Bay. I'm here to tell t...
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