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Circumnavigating New Zealand… in our land vehicle / Sailing Aquarius #52
While Aquarius is on the hard, nice and cosy in a cradle, and with our time in New Zealand is coming to an end, we take off for a ROAD TRIP around the North and South Islands. Come with us as we visit Hamilton, Rotorua, Huka Falls, Lake Taupo, Hastings, We...
A day in life (in a boatyard ) / Sailing Aquarius
Living on the hard is by far the least pleasant part of living on a boat. It’s like doing a mini-remodel of your tini-house, which hopefully is only necessary every 2 years. One also needs to remember that you have to repair/upgrade/or service all the ...
Tall Ship Rally & much much more plus Aquarius haul out/ Sailing Aquarius #51
This episode is PACKED with cool stuff - beautiful New Zealand landmarks, fabulous Birthday Party; visiting Cape Reinga, Te Paki Sand Dunes, 90 mile beach, Waitangi Treaty Grounds & Maori museum and of course Tall Ship Rally in Russell. We could easily...
Cruisers Festival in Bay of Islands, NZ / Sailing Aquarius #50
There's a big crowd of sailors coming to Opua, New Zealand about the same time to in order to get away from typhoon season in higher latitudes and Bay of Islands Marina together with local businesses are throwing a party for us - a whole week of fun and in...
Freya tour Part 2, sailors’ talk! Ken sat down with Louis and Jules on Freya just to chat.
We sit down with Captain Louis and Jules while Freya was parked next to Aquarius for the second time in BOI Marina. We all had some wonderful nights together watching the sunsets, and having a few too many! Part 1 - The boat tour - We walk the deck, a...
Tour of Freya, an Irwin 52, Freya is FOR SALE….. Check the notes below
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We celebrating BIG milestone & Our plans for the season
THANK YOU! It’s a huge milestone for us and we are very grateful for all of you watching and subscribing! This video is "out of sequence", we are still in New Zealand (where’s a day earlier than in US and most of the world) and as you watch this video ...
Starting Season 3! 7 day sail to New Zealand / Sailing Aquarius #49
We left Tonga as hurricane season is coming soon. Possible safe destinations - Australia or New Zealand. We chose latter. We tool off with our “Buddy Boat” Nimbus, who had to stop for couple of hours to fix some issues and we stopped as well (previous ...
Kingdom of Tonga and the whales! / Sailing Aquarius #48
No kidding - Tonga is the place to swim with whales, and we did it. You also get to meet our pet gecko, straight out of the Matrix. We drop in some cool anchorages, attend a local Breast Cancer awareness party, and take off for the 7 day passage to New Z...
Biggest coral island in the world or “the ROCK” Niue / Sailing Aquarius #47
This island is a treat for us - it's so different from what we have been seeing for a while. Very different and unique - no sandy beaches to pull up your dinghy, just a semi automated lift (!) and many caves and lots of rocks! And a bar that is open only o...
When the water maker fails!!! Sailing Aquarius “Water Maker 101”
Aquarius was at her last stop in French Polynesia, and her Dessalator water maker started making saltwater! Would we head back to Raiatea, or move ahead without a water maker. At that point Ken thought it was time to learn more about the water maker, an...
Cook Islands: Palmerston & Beveridge Reef / Sailing Aquarius #46
You will not be disappointed as Aquarius visits Palmerston, part of the Cook Islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It’s an island with no shops, nor restaurants, and only about “30 something” inhabitants. Palmerston has unique history - In 18...
Maupiha’a French Polynesia close traffic incident with a WHALE!!! / Sailing Aquarius #45
Crazy waves leaving Maupiti rocks Aquarius! The bad weather, and large waves continue during the 110 mile overnight crossing from Maupiti to Maupiha'a… This is one of the toughest crossings we have ever made!!! For a few hours after arriving the Maupih...
French Polynesia MAUPITI or “fixing your boat in exotic locations” / Sailing Aquarius #44
Maupiti is one of the less visited islands in Society Islands group with a tricky narrow passage to get in & out. As we came with little expectations for this place we had a pleasure to discover local artist and visit his exquisite house. We also did s...