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This is what Sailing Around the World is about! Ep 44 Hilma Sailing
Butaritari in Kiribati is one of our Favorite Places in The World! Abaiang was great and it was so funny to meet all the kids, even though some of them probably thought we were scary ghosts. We loved it, but there was something about the atoll Butaritari ...
The death of a friend
This is one of the most somber videos I have ever had to make. Bud is the man I bought my boat from. After buying the boat he became one of the best friends I have ever known. He was a great man. I will never forget him. See the Renegade Sailing play...
So much plastic on a small island in the middle of the Pacific. Ep 43 Hilma Sailing
Tarawa was our first stop in Kiribati. We had to do the clearance in a town called Betio and when we went ashore we got chocked. So much plastic and garbage! That was very sad to see. Thank you Kenneth Weiss for letting us use your photo and for your impor...
MY PROPELLER FELL OFF! – Is it bad luck or good fortune?
Another setback that was a big surprise! This could keep me out of the water and prevent me from practicing my sailing for weeks. Such is the life of boat ownership. The good news... I'm learning more about the boat each day. I've jotted down my thoughts ...
Through the doldrum, with shark and dolphins, in Tuvalu. Ep 42 Hilma Sailing
In this episode Oskar shows a little about our HF-radio and how we download weather forecasts. While we were swimming in the middle of the ocean a oceanic whitetip shark came and said hello. We reached Tuvalu but we did not stay very long… We really wan...
TOP 10 Questions I’m Asked About Pacific Solo
Got any questions I haven't answered? Leave me a comment, and I'll do my best to answer there -- or maybe in another video! For now here are the top ten thus far 1. Do you know how to sail? Just a little. I have loved sailing lasers (fast dinghies, kinda)...
BUSTED! Confiscated DRUG RUNNER submarines in colombia – UNTIE THE LINES IV #44
Sailboat Joana is docked at the military pier right next to all the confiscated drug runner submarines. Check out the not so touristy town of Tumaco with us. Our guests leave us in Tumaco and Maria and I start the passage south to Ecuador after a short ri...
Towards North Pacific, late in the season with countless squalls in Wallis. Ep 41 Hilma Sailing
We were not yet done with the Pacific Ocean and therefor we decided to change our course towards Wallis, followed by the northern route - Tuvalu, Kiribati, Marshall Islands and finally Federated states of Micronesia.. But that’s for later episodes. :) ...
SAILING off the BEATEN TRACK: the remote pacific coast of COLOMBIA – UNTIE THE LINES IV #42
We are sailing the remote pacific coast of Colombia on a traditional sailboat: After arriving in Ecuador, I travelled back to Colombia to help Maria bring down her traditional sailboat Joana. We arranged some of the trip as a ten day charter, hopping along...
Waterfalls, lagoons, caves and so much more in beautiful Samoa, Ep 40 Hilma Sailing
There is so much to see in this country and the people are great. We had some issues with the permit to cruise around but when we met ”the right person” we got our permit and were able to see a lot of this beautiful country. We hope you will enjoy it! ...
SAILING off DESPITE ANXIETY: Woman sailing SOLO from Colombia to Ecuador – UNTIE THE LINES IV #38
It's been a while since I sailed a multiple day passage all by myself...so my belly is a little upside down with my usual pre-departure anxiety nausea. But it's time to untie the lines and to sail down 500nm to Ecuador. The passage will be a bit of a chal...
The sad history of Montserrat – EP 95 Sailing Seatramp
After all we leave Antigua and sail over to Montserrat, probably one of the least visited countries in the world, but it suprised with lovely people and a sad but unique history. First destroyed by Hurricane Hugo and then suffered from the devastating eru...
Daily life as a sailor, at American Samoa and Samoa, Ep 39 Hilma Sailing
Rain, maintaining, clearance, laundry, shopping and running around looking for things is a big part of a sailors life. Of course that is not what we like the most but it is necessary, even in nice places like American Samoa and Samoa. :) We hope you find t...
Let’s sail to whitest beach, Barbuda – EP 93 Sailing Seatramp
It's time to show John how beautiful sailing life can be. BBQ on board, bonfire at the beach and the whitest beach we ever saw with 1000 shades of blue in the water and the air. Just a cool relaxed week on board of Seatramp. If you like this video, plea...