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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...
Ep.226 Payudas Paradise Island
We sail to another beautiful island, one that is visited by less than 3 cruisers every year. On the way, we tow the dinghy and Margarida notices a problem. While still sailing she spiderwoman's across fixes the problem all at 5 knots. Payadus Island is pa...
Ep 159 | Exploring a Tropical River, Raiatea, Society Islands, Sailing Pacific French Polynesia
We take Peanut up a gorgeous little river and then sail to the north island, Tahaa and pop in to a couple of the beautiful bays. The water is deep so there is limited anchoring. Magnus fixes our scupper which has been broken since we bought Nutshell. We ...
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...
Ep 158 | Swimming with Stingrays and Sharks, Moorea, French Polynesia, Sailing Pacific Nutshell
We leave Tahiti and make the small passage to the nearby beautiful island of Moorea. We check out the sealife and plunge into waters filled with circling sharks and very inquisitive stingrays! Then it’s off to the island of Raiatea on an overnight pas...
Ep.224 Our DINGHY DIED
Margarida shows us she is the champ at catching crabs. I come second. Hey I don't care, I get to eat a log of crabs. The next day I am up early for a long ride out to some reefs that are a long way away. It doesn't all go to plan when the dinghy blows 1 se...
Ep 157 | Little Job Turns into a Big Job, Complete New Fridge Install in Tahiti, French Polynesia
We head up to the big smoke, Papetee, on the local bus and manage to get the new part which we need to fix our fridge. As usual, and as is common on boats, a little job turns into a much bigger one, and we end up sailing to Papetee and picking up a comple...
Ep.223 We WON
I leave Margarida early morning and head out for a spear. The trouble is, the sun is not high and it is a bit overcast so I can't see into the water and see the reefs. I stumble upon a reef when a set comes in and my motor dies right at the worst possible ...
Ep 156 | Bye, Bye, Tuamotus, Hello Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, Sailing Nutshell
We leave Fakarava and start the supposedly, two day sail to Tahiti, 250 nautical miles away. It ends up being a slow trip and we finally get there about 5 days later! Magnus cooks up a storm in the galley. We enter through a pretty scary pass with massiv...
Ep.222 A Monkey in my Life
Our food and water situation isn't good so we head back to the local Guna Village of Nargana to stock up. We hear there is a monkey in town kept as a pet so decided to check it and bring some bananas for it. We also hear that its' living condition are not ...
Ep 155 | Underwater World at Fakarava Atoll, Tuamotus, French Polynesia, Sailing Pacific Nutshell
We have a little look under the water in the lagoon at Makemo Atoll and check out the coral bombies. We leave Makemo and head towards Fakarava, the most popular of the Tuamotu atolls. We take Peanut to the entrance to the lagoon at the pass and drift thr...
Ep.221 Margarida to the Rescue
I am out of action so Margarida has to catch the fish for us. She takes it so seriously she spears until after the sun has gone down and we have trouble getting back to Freedom because it is a long way away and we have to find a gap in the reef in the dark...
Ep 154 | Swimming with the Fishes, Makemo Atoll, Tuamotus, French Polynesia, Sailing Nutshell
We check out the Kon Tiki memorial at Raroia and Magnus does a little fishing from Peanut. We do a little 2 day passage to the nearby atoll of Makemo and check out the lovely village next to the pass. Magnus shows how to gravity fill our gas bottle. The...
PARADISE FOUND! DESERTED BAHAMIAN OUT ISLAND ALL TO OURSELVES!
Conception Island is definitely the definition of a paradise island to us. Amazing pristine wildlife, long white sandy beach, and almost nobody around. Although there were a couple other boats anchored there with us we barely even saw the people aboard. We...