Sailing through the beautiful Yasawa Islands of Western Fiji. The promise of meeting up with old sailing friends had us heading for Fiji's main Island. We cram the boat full of fresh produce from the local market before setting off to sail the Western isla...
Herby and Maddie are finally ready to haul out and leave Wisdom on the hard while they return to the states. They have a chance to explore Angra do Heroísmo, a town on the south coast of Terceira, as well as seeing a parade Praia Fest.
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Paper charts are the most reliable and important form of navigational information that you can carry on your boat. They not only tell you where you are, but also what is around you and where any potential hazards might be. Having a paper chart is a critica...
Herby and Maddie leave Horta, Faial, and set sail for Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira. The winds were more favorable than predicted and we managed to sail the distance in 22 hours instead of the predicted 30 to 36 hours!
Upon arriving in Terceira, they prepar...
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Ever curious to what a full 24 hours on an ocean passage has in store? We're going to show you!
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We made it! Now it’s time to get off the boat and start exploring!
Come along with Herby and Maddie as they hike, eat, and explore the town of Horta, the fourth busiest port in the world, and their first landfall in a month!
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After crossing the Atlantic, Herby and Maddie discuss their general thoughts of the voyage, and what is next to come!
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We had a great weather window and made the crossing from Miami Florida to Bimini in the Bahamas! Only one issue along the way but we made it and it is amazing!! When the water changes colour and becomes that beautiful Bahamas blue it is a feeling we cannot...
Herby and Maddie talk about the gear they used while crossing an ocean. What worked, what broke, and what was worthless!
Some of the major talking points are the electric motor, the Monitor Windvane, and the electrical gizmos on board the boat.
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Herby and Maddie discuss their tactics for storm avoidance while crossing the Atlantic. They discuss the gear they used and how they used it to better predict the weather and plan their route accordingly.
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Sailing across an ocean means sailing 24 hours a day. How do you sleep and still stay safe?
In this video, Maddie and Herby discuss what worked for them as they voyaged on their transatlantic adventure. They found a way to always keep a person on watch and...
Health while sailing across an ocean is a very important and an often overlooked aspect of sailing. You need to eat to stay healthy and strong because if you sick or injured out there, you are all alone!
Maddie and Herby discuss how they approached health ...
When you set off on your cruising yacht to cross an ocean, should you have crew?
Herby and Maddie discuss what they have learned from their own personal experience as well as the experiences of other ocean crossing sailors they have met.
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This mini series will discuss what we learned during our Atlantic Crossing. Each day, we discuss a different facet of the voyage and what we took away from it.
Today, we are discussing the high and low points of the voyage across the ocean.
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Hello HaveWind followers! Quick fun video for you here showcasing the stunning port we are staying at now waiting for the Lagoon 42 we will be delivering across the Atlantic to be completed. Not a bad place to wait, I will tell you. Stunning views, ama...
24 days after we left the beautiful beaches of Bermuda, we finally see land as we close in on the Azores. All of our planning, preparation, and endurance is coming to an end as the goal comes into view: Land Ho!
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Ahoy crew! We’ve been saving this fun announcement for you. Many followers have asked our cruising plans this winter, and it’s likely not at all what you would have guessed. We’re going to complete our first Atlantic Circle! I mean ... life is ve...
It's the week before we head out on our Atlantic Ocean crossing toward the Azores, and there are still a lot of preparations to do!
Going halvsies on a rental car with our friends Bill and Grace of s/v Calico Skies, we hit up the biggest grocery stores St...
Spirits are up as we near our destination! This video is packed with GORGEOUS imagery of life at sea. We discuss how it has been crossing the ocean with an electric motor, Herby fixes a malfunction in the packing gland and talks about cloud formations with...
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After 6 months in New Zealand, cyclone season is over and we are free to return to the warm waters of the tropics. Not a bit too soon as it was getting chilly in New Zealand. We sail to Fiji with...
We are finally back on the move after four days of being becalmed! This episode includes a major highlight of our crossing: visits from Northern Bottlenose Whales and a pod of Atlantic Spotted Dolphins!! We were so excited, we kept all of the footage in, s...
We have a pretty rough go of it in the beginning of this episode when a multitude of boarding waves pour into the cabin through a dorade. Unfortunately, we don't have a clip of us actually cleaning up, but I'm sure you can imagine the process of desalinati...
In this episode, you really get the feel of what it's like to be out there in the middle of the Ocean. Daily life is slow, but there are moments of excitement that make it all worth it. Off in the distance, you can see Hurricane Chris and Herby discusses h...
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Leaving Florence, we take our newly acquired car, with bed in the back, on a month long road trip around New Zealand's beautiful South Island. We explore this mecca for the outdoors and find some...
Ocean sailing passage from HELL NZ to Fiji 50 to 60 knot winds gear torn from deck - Ep 5
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After 18 months of non-stop cruising, mainly in areas where it is very difficult to obtain spare parts, it was time to haul Florence out of the water and give her some tender loving care. Along w...
We continue our journey and Herby uses a Sextant to track our progress. And since many of our viewers are not sailors, we have included a short lesson on different Sail plans in this episode, plus a chance to win a FREE SHIRT from our rigging doctor store!...
Welcome to another episode of Sailing Magic Carpet. In this episode, we prepare to cross to Menorca, a distance of 200 nautical miles, which takes about 50 hours in our boat. We show you a little bit about anchoring and passage planning as well.
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A strong gale, light storm, is coming in our direction and we sail as fast as we can to get in front of it. We spend our last days at sea on passage from Hawaii to Kodiak, Alaska, getting chased!
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This episode is all about our provisioning process for the Atlantic Crossing! We begin by getting essentials such as books and charging cables. We go to West Marine to grab some last minute items that we need for comfort and maintenance, and then we get th...
It’s getting colder and colder on our passage to Kodiak, Alaska and we now sail in fog almost every day. This is whats it's like to sail in the northern latitudes!
We are a Swedish couple who wanted a different kind of life. So we moved aboard our sailb...
Join us as we sail Wisdom to new horizons. We have synthetic rigging and an electric motor, letting us sail across oceans to explore the vast world we live in!
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We are a couple of days out on our sail from Hawaii to Kodiak, Alaska. The weather is still warm and sunny but it’s changing pretty fast. Join us at sea as we continue to sail across the latitudes to the north!
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