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We are a Swedish couple who wanted a different kind of life. So we moved aboard our sailboat Ran, a custom built Beason 40 in aluminium and untied the...
On this episode of WE | Sail we sail out from Cuba with a 24 hour passage ahead to Mexico. During the crossing we finally have a little better luck with our fishing lines as we cross over the Gulf Stream. We receive a warm welcome to Mexico by a HUGE pod o...
Our home stapled on one pallet!
We are a Swedish couple who wanted a different kind of life. So we moved aboard our sailboat Ran, a custom built Beason 40 in aluminium and untied the lines in the middle of the Swedish winter in January 2016. There is no s...
We are ending one chapter and starting a new one! Ran sold and we're packing up all our things to ship to Sweden and get ready to leave what has been our home for the nearly past 5 years.
We are a Swedish couple who wanted a different kind of life. So we ...
Being a 32 year old boat much of the original gear onboard is starting to break. After breaking two blocks it was time for an update on the deck gear. Being in Mexico for a while we finally had the time to get the job done!
We are a Swedish couple who wan...
We got ourselves a machete last season for the sole purpose of opening coconuts with it (and to fend off pirates =P). When we were in Los Muertos, Mexico we put it to good use and opened a bunch of coconuts, husked them and drank their sweet coconut water....
Hola Mexico! Join us as we sail to Mexico, a country we’ve never been to before and talk you through the clearing procedure and how much it cost.
We are a Swedish couple who wanted a different kind of life. So we moved aboard our sailboat Ran, a custom ...
After leaving the boat in Mexico for the hurricane season, we fly to Vancouver for the summer. I reconnect with old friends, and with the girl who would become the love of my life. We enjoy some of the summer events the city has to offer, and live the cha...
We are gently getting used to life on the ocean. So far the passage has gone very well. Here we discuss our passage plans and the reasons why we made the decisions that we did.
Magnus bakes a beaut loaf in the galley and reviews a 9 and a half beer. Life ...
We manage to finish our final fresh provisioning and grab a couple of special beers for the important parts of the passage. We actually leave sight of land and start the epic journey across the South Pacific from Cabo San Lucas to Hiva Oa in French Polynes...
We finally leave La Paz for the last time and make our way towards Cabo San Lucas which is where we will check out of Mexico for good. On the way we take the last opportunity to clean Nutshell’s hull before we embark on the South Pacific Crossing.
Cabo ...
With only a few days to go before we leave La Paz, Magnus builds a temporary gas locker extension out of pine. This will now mean that we can house the taller gas bottles which we have managed to find in Mexico.
Wendy keeps on with the sewing tasks, worki...
There’s so much to do before we head off across the South Pacific to the Marquesas. Bobby takes us to a farmer’s wholesale fresh produce market to pick up some old crates to store our cans for the crossing and we buy bulk produce. Then it’s back to N...
With only four days left to get ready to cross the almighty South Pacific Ocean we head into town to do the last minute shopping. Wendy works on the new cockpit cushions which are coming along well.
Magnus checks Issy to make sure she is ready.
It’s ge...
Nutshell has a leak and Magnus tries hard to find it before the boat fills with water!
He makes a start on the new ratlines which we will need for looking out to check for hazards where we are going.
Thanks for watching and following along with our adven...
After cancelling the South-Pacific crossing, I decided to sail North before the hurricane season. I really enjoyed singlehanding the Sea of Cortez way more than I was expecting. On this episode, you'll get to see what sailing Mexico is all about and get to...
We check out a few of the anchorages in the Sea of Cortez. We visit a lovely little place called Honeymoon Cove with its three cute beaches and then head over to Puerto Escondido just in time to shelter from a few days of bad weather which are hitting the ...
Ahoy,
now that Fay is back aboard ZERO we untied the lines, hoisted our sails and crossed the northern tip of the Sea of Cortez to Puerto Penasco. We wanted to check out the lively place and pay a visit to Cabrales Boatyard over there. We heard good things...
This special episode narrated by Kona shows our adventure from a dog's perspective. We have a couple of first timers as crew and cross from the mainland to Baja after exploring some of the surfing towns in the Puerto Vallarta area. We try to get our ducks ...
With the oven now fixed, Magnus experiments with a new bread making recipe and technique for making bread. It’s very successful!
We see the largest pod of dolphins that we have ever seen. There must have been over 100 in the pod!
We observe the local f...
Everything you need to know before diving the cenotes! Get highlights and information on my top 9 favorite cenotes, as well as some tips and tricks to help you be prepared for your first time diving the cenotes. Find out the difficulty level of each dive...
We head on a quest to find foam for the cockpit cushions. We manage to find conduit which we will use for the conversion of our existing sail bags into stack packs.
Magnus makes a start on pulling out the superfluous stuff from the semi-installed water ma...
Find out what I REALLY DO when I'm traveling! In this episode, I cram about 2 months worth of Mexico into one wild ride 😂 Sometimes I have a life changing encounter with the world's largest fish, sometimes I go geocaching, sometimes I edit for days on ...
After over a year of having no oven, Magnus has yet another go at fixing it. We had written it off and were resigned to the fact that we would have to wait until we could get another one, but his efforts paid off!
To test it out, Magnus made one of his lo...
Join me for a quick stroll through the amazing and sometimes bizarre life of being an underwater videographer. In this episode I take you along for a filming project in Tulum, Mexico where I film many of the world famous cenotes, and then make a promotion...
Back to the boat upgrades and weather stuff next time, but while we hide out from crazy winds in Pipe Creek in the Exumas, it got me thinking about a question we get from just about every non-sailor when they find out we cruise full time on a little boat: ...
After over a year of cruising we finally manage to find Mason jars and have a go at pickling and preserving.
Thanks for watching and following along with our adventure.
Magnus and Wendy
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We cross from Baja to the mainland, being Kat’s first overnight sail. My mom and her partner come aboard for a few days. We meet them in Mazatlan and enjoy the artsy scene there. We also visit Isla Isabela, “the Galapagos of Mexico” for some nature e...
Have you ever wondered what it's like to jump into a lagoon in the middle of the night and spot a pair of beady eyes in the distance? And then swim TOWARDS those beady eyes? It's been a dream of ours to dive with crocs for quite some time, and this is th...
Dive into the world famous Cenotes with us! We check out The Pit and Dos Ojos in Tulum, Mexico and have our minds COMPLETELY BLOWN! Then we jump into van life and head over to the nature reserve in Punta Laguna where we go on the search for wild howler m...
We leave Playa Balanadra and make our way to the anchorage at La Paz. It’s Christmas time, so we head onto land for a lovely lunch at a nearby restaurant.
La Paz anchorage has very shallow sections and just after dinner we hit the bottom!
We take the n...
We take a look at the beautiful bay of Bahia Bonanza on Espiritu Santo in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
We check out a ‘new’ second-hand dinghy and finally Peanut is upgraded.
We catch our first skipjack tuna and anchor in Balandra Bay with its famous m...
We manage to catch quite a few fish in this episode only to end up losing them or throwing them back because they aren’t suitable to eat! So, no fish for dinner, but not for lack of trying.
We leave the “mainland” of Mexico and sail across the Sea o...
We finally leave La Cruze and Magnus manages to land a very large mahi mahi on a small rig.
Magnus does a jury-rig on the alternator which has stopped working, again. Only a few weeks before we get the new parts for it so he can fix it properly.
Plenty o...
Experiencing carnival in Mexico was a full immersion into their culture, being part of their street parties and celebrating with the locals. On the other hand, boatyard life challenges our relationship, and as much as it was hard at the time, our breakup s...
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