Watch Sailing & Boating Adventures Around the World tagged “Oyster yachts”

The Best Caribbean Island To Sail Without Having To Quarantine

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Dec 29, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:16

Splash party!! Launching the Oyster 485 LIVE!

Splash in the water with Zingaro! The new Oyster 485 is going IN THE WATER! Woohoo! Cross your fingers for me, let's make sure this boat has no leaks and is good to FLOAT! :)

Dec 09, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:53:03

Boat Life: Will We Make It To St Martin?

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Dec 01, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:54

Boat Life: Provisioning & Cooking Made Easy

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Nov 24, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:20

Ep 112 Recaulking our Teak Decks While at Anchor in Paradise

During lockdown in Antigua we found ourselves with time on our hands for projects that we don’t usually have time for. Lacking temptations like drinking with other cruisers, we tackled a job that’s been on the back burner for a while … recaulking our...

Nov 18, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:52

Ep 111 Pinned on the dock by 20 knot crosswinds. What do we do?

The situation most skippers dread … being pinned on the dock by high winds. So what do we do? In our case we have a big cat behind us and the wind is blowing a steady 19-20 knots. Take a look to see. We also give a quick look at our failed Sterling Powe...

Oct 28, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:19:31

Ep 110 The Race Is On! Oyster 485 vs Amel Marimu 32nm St Kitts to St Barts

The passage between St Kitts and St Barts is 32nm +/- and these gaps between islands can be brutally exposed. You get swells and wind unbroken, with fetch that crosses the entire Atlantic Ocean. But things were practically flawless this day. The swells wer...

Oct 20, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:43

Finding The RIGHT BOAT & Getting Out SAILING Quickly – 3 Top Tips

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Oct 20, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:09:13

Ep 109 Post Passage Repairs Sailing St Lucia

The Oyster service team in Las Palmas had suggested engine service tasks, but there wasn’t time to do them, so I arranged for the necessary parts to be ordered through the Yanmar service center at Rodney Bay (Island Water World is distributer for Yanmar ...

Oct 13, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:24:58

Ep 108 Atlantic Crossing Pt3: Squalls Catch Us At St Lucia!

Squalls are focused small storms, with wind speeds that can approach and exceed gale force. As we get closer to the Caribbean, these become more and more common, especially at night, to the point that we’re rarely less than a few miles from one. Since th...

Sep 23, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:18:42

WE’RE SAILING AGAIN!!! A Britican Sailing Channel Video Update!

One of the things I love best about the sailboat cruising lifestyle are the spectacular views and sunsets that we get on a regular basis. It’s been difficult being under lock down due to Covid but we still had wonderful views. And now that we’re able t...

Sep 22, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:34

Ep 107 Atlantic Crossing Pt2: Here Comes the Wind

In this middle section of the passage we make the turn west into the trade-winds. We’ve headed almost 200nm south and are now just north of the Cape Verde Islands. And as the temps warm and the winds change from northerlies to easterlies, the westerly cu...

Sep 16, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:26:51

Ep 106 Atlantic Crossing Pt1 – Only 2,700nm to Go

And then it happens! Departure day arrives and we have a time slot to leave! Our nerves are frayed to the ragged edge, but this is what we came for. We’re committed, and like lemmings we follow the other boats toward the cliff edge. Actually, it’s qu...

Sep 09, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:29:57

Ep 105 ARC 2019 Getting Down to the Wire

As time winds down to departure for the 2019 ARC, boat crews frantically try to finish last minute projects. The ARC opening ceremonies, complete with parade and huge party, drive home the fact that time is running out. Luckily for us, our early arrival ...

Sep 02, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:55

Ep 104 ARC 2019 Prep – Watermakers and Oyster Support

As we enter the second week of prep for the ARC transatlantic crossing, we focus on converting Talisman from a boat that’s bombproof at sea, to one that is also ready to go off the grid for extended periods. We take a pessimistic view, envisioning up to ...

Aug 26, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:23:15

Ep 103 ARC 2019 Beckons – Shakedown Gibraltar to the Canary Islands

The ARC, or Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, has been held every year now for over 30 years. As a vehicle for “safety in numbers”, 189 boats participated in the November, 2019 transatlantic crossing, and it's one of the biggest cruising rallies to be found...

Aug 19, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:18:20

Ep 102 Boat Fixes and RYA Yachtmaster Offshore

Tips on Passing the RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Exam: These mostly from local RYA instructors. Contact me off-list for a more robust version of what follows. So what’s it like? What does it take to pass? These are the burning questions each candidate ...

Aug 12, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:28:51

Ep 101 Another Big Hop – 860nm Malta to Cartagena Spain

Our race westward continues with a long 860nm passage from the island of Malta, located between the Sicily and the continent of Africa, to Cartagena, Spain. Following a breakage of our electric mainsail furler, we make landfall at Villasimius, on the south...

Aug 05, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:32:21

Ep 100 A Death at Sea – Doublehanded Passage to Malta

After four days waiting out the weather in Mykonos (Greece), we finally head off southwest and west toward Malta, the first major leg of a trip that eventually extends all the way to the Caribbean. But within hours we receive a chilling Pan Pan (distress...

Jul 29, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:30:20

Ep 99 Big Winds and Big Mileage-Rhodes to Mykonos, Greece

A pretty big passage from Rhodes, Greece, an island occupied and fortified by the Knights Templar, over to the remote island of Symi, then on to the anchorage at Kamari (island of Kos) for some sailboarding, a wedding at Kalymnos, crazy katabatic winds at ...

Jul 22, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:22:23

Ep 98 Four Must-See Cruising Destinations (Southern Turkish Coast)

We visit four of the best spots in southern Turkey for cruising sailboats, Bozak Boku, the cliff tombs of Dalyan, Gocek Bay, and Cokertme. We get some good wind in between and the sailing turns out to be top notch.

Jul 17, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:42

Boat Life: Living On A Sailboat In A Marina – It Beats Life On Land