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BV5: West End to Mangrove Cay & Our First Bahamas Dunk!
“First you start wit da coconut rum ... “ Those were our first words from our first Bahamian bartender and boy were they true. Every drink in the Bahamas starts “wit da coconut rum!” Fun video for you all here from our cruise across Little Bahama...
#93: Cuba Voyage Finale: Gulf Stream Crossing and Landfall in CUBA!
The current of the Gulf Stream is no joke, particularly when it is pushing you into head winds. Watch as we reef up and cross a pretty kicked up sea state across the Gulf Stream, sing to our first Cuban sunrise, deal with an issue with the furling gear on...
#92: Cuba Voyage IV: Rudder on the Loose
Last time we documented power management underway, now we're dealing with a rudder post that won't stay ... put anyway. Follow along as we fix our boat in exotic places (i.e., on the way to Cuba). You'll also hear extensively from Phillip in this episode...
#91: Cuba Voyage III: Power Management Underway
Follow along as we are mesmerized by a jumping pod of dolphins at the bow, monitor the power situation (and show you our cool below-decks inverter), and make our one BIG tack of the trip. We had some great wind that allowed us to hold a pretty steady rhum...
#78: How To Budget (and Brace) for BIG Boat Repairs
Unexpected mast pulls can happen to you! While we've dealt with our fair share of boat projects at https://havewindwilltravel.com, it's good to be reminded there will always be more and you need to know "How To" be ready -- both mentally and financially. ...
Boat #9: 1985 Niagara 35
That's right. It's s/v Plaintiff's Rest from https://havewindwilltravel.com, post re-rig, re-fit and repairs. I will also show you each of the features on our boat that Phillip and I believe make it a great cruising vessel from engine access to battery m...
#74: Splash Day! (Say “Bye, Bye Shipyard!”)
We completed our three-month stint at the yard, documented in complete detail at https://havewindwilltravel.com. Phillip says "Take that 'Hard Times on the Hard!'" We are out of the yard! Looking back, though, it almost seemed easy. Almost. But it was...
Get Inspired. Get on Board!
Curious about cruising? Come aboard. At https://havewindwilltravel.com, we're creating cruisers, one dreamer at a time by sharing our story through books, blogs and videos, touring boats and giving away "Gifts of Cruising" (currently a 6-day bareboat cha...
#73: Raising the New Rig — Part 2
Here comes the Hotstepper! And here comes the hi-mods. Watch as we step the mast and install mechanical fittings (hi-mods) on each of the stays and shrouds to complete the final phase of replacing our original 1985 rod rigging with uniform 5/16 stainless...
#71: The 847 Other Boat Projects We Did at the Yard
Three months at the yard documented in detail at https://havewindwilltravel.com/. They say: "If you're going to haul out, be sure to do this and that and this while you're out of the water." Well, trust me. We did. I have spared you for quite some time...
#68: How NOT to Run Steering Cable
Plenty of how NOT-to videos at https://havewindwilltravel.com. Another valuable lesson here from Video Annie: "Don't Shoot the Messenger!" I keep telling myself I'm learning how to fix things at sea if they break in the most inopportune way (like back up...
#67: How NOT to Re-Bed a Bow Pulpit
Boat projects galore at https://havewindwilltravel.com. I've shared a few "hows" from our stint at the yard, now it's time for a few "how nots." Watch as we re-bed the bow pulpit not once, but twice (because it was so much fun the first time) for your vi...
#66: Re-bed Windows with Butyl and Magic Bolts
Plenty of boat magic tricks at https://havewindwilltravel.com. Ooooh, says Video Annie. Magic bolts! Watch as we get our window frames blasted and painted and get "real creative" (Brandon term) making custom bolts to fit the stupid binding posts for re-...
#65: Worst Project of the Re-Fit
See all projects of the re-fit at https://havewindwilltravel.com. You might have thought it was the new wire rigging, or the bottom job, or the (oh yeah) falling-off keel but you'd be wrong. It was the horrendous job of popping our our windows, scraping ...