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VAN LIFE ON A MOUNTAIN. a day on mt. olympus.
This is the BEST part about van life. This is why we spent 6 months converting our campervan into a tiny home we could live in. This is why we drove all this way, to Greece... it was all to climb THIS mountain - the mountain of the Gods! To park at the tra...
A Not So Lazy Day of Van Life… CONQUERING OUR TO-DO LIST!
When you're living in a van things can quickly pile up and get out of control, cause, you know, life... So today we tackle our to-do list and try and complete all those things we've been meaning to do for months now. What's one item that's been on your to-...
How We Turned Our Sailboat Into A Canal Boat: Preparing For The French Canals | Sailing Ruby Rose
How did we turn our sailing yacht into a canal boat for our journey through the french canals? This week we demonstrate the process of preparing our Southerly 38 for the french canals. We had to build a frame for transporting the mast, take down the boom, ...
Buy New or Buy Used? Secrets to Saving. AND why we are getting rid of the wind generator!
As a frugal sailor, I like to save money where I can, but what should you buy new and what can you save on by buying used? Also, I talk about why we are getting rid of our wind generator and adding more solar to the boat. CHANGE OF PLANS....instead of sel...
OUR BATTERY DIED… ON A REMOTE ISLAND – van life day in the life
Our battery mysteriously died right as we got our van onto the Greek island of Tinos, hundreds of miles from the closest hardware store. To be honest this is a pretty typical van life day in the life for us, there's always a little problem here or there, a...
A Lazy Day of VAN LIFE in Greece
Not every day in the van is a crazy adventure! Sometimes we just want to enjoy a good book on the beach and eat yummy food. This is our third video in our new Van Life Day in the Life series and it really captures my sleepiness after traveling back from Am...
Leopard 45 Catamaran Review 2021 | Our Search For The Perfect Catamaran | Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose
This review we look at the hugely popular Leopard 45 catamaran. What would we think of this South African liveaboard cruiser? We viewed the boat at La Grande Motte and it is simply our opinion of the boat. It does not in any way constitute a professional o...
Double Breasted – The Skinny Water Route to Paradise
Ride along as we take a very shallow route into the inner anchorage at Double Breasted Cays, Abacos, Bahamas. You'll see how seagrass can be deceiving and the way currents grab Clarity and push her toward a sand bank. But all the stress....it is worth it! ...
$1M Charter Catamaran Conversion -PART 1- Top Secret (electric) Boat Tour
Part 2: https://youtu.be/nchKhM_TxYk 0:32 Intro 2:30 Solar Array 6:30 Deck and Sails 10:30 Cockpit/helm 13:00 Electric Winches 15:30 Fiberglass and Gelcoat and Paint 18:30 Electric Motor 23:20 Aft Deck Lounge 25:30 Navigation Station 28:30 Galley / Salon ...
$1M Charter Catamaran Conversion -PART 2- Top Secret (electric) Boat Tour
Part 1: https://youtu.be/o6kOvjS1ytE 0:00 Galley and Salon 1:45 Starboard Side Guest Cabins 3:00 Study / Office (Mistake) 5:00 Owners Cabin 7:20 Systems Room, Spectra Watermaker, Inverters and Batteries 10:00 How much this cost, time and investment 14:00 E...
Rig Fix and Whale Tale in the Abacos
We backtrack to Marsh Harbor via a questionable shallow short-cut to meet up with our rigger to fix our bent cap shroud. By chance we cross paths with our South African friends aboard Top Secret, the most amazing charter boat to private yacht conversion we...
OFF-GRID Living in a Tropical Paradise Ep 78
Vista del Mar . . . An off-grid dream built into reality by the marriage of technological prowess, the magic of a green thumb, and sheer determination. Check out their blog for an in-depth look at what these super-humans are up to! https://vivavistadelm...
Fairy Tales and Waterfalls (MJ Sailing – EP 97)
Ready to swing through the jungle like Tarzan? We find ourselves in a tropical Thai paradise where fairy tale themes only add on to the surreal surroundings. Koh Kood seems to have many Peter Pan themed resorts and locations...and not only do they come wi...![Semi-Flexible SOLAR Panel INSTALLATION on a small Sailboat ⛵ [Ep 29]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/3XPRVjblPvs/maxresdefault.webp)
Semi-Flexible SOLAR Panel INSTALLATION on a small Sailboat ⛵ [Ep 29]
The moment has arrived that we are installing solar panels on our small sailboat for off grid living. We chose four 100W semi-flexible solar panels with an mppt charge controller to provide us with power when away from marinas. ***************************...