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LEAVING PIRATES & THUNDERS – SwT 104 – SAILING TO SAN ANDRES
Leaving Pirates and thunders behind for now. Piracy in Panama is nothing new and it's pretty naive to belive anything else. However this time my experience is the piracy have come down a bit from last time I was here but the corruption is worse than ever. ...
THE WORLDS BUSIEST SHIPPING LANE, AT NIGHT! – SwT 104 – BACK IN PANAMA AFTER 2 YEARS OF WAITING
Sailing solo into the Worlds second busiest shipping lane at night, after a 1300 nautical miles nonstop solo sail from Martinique to Panama. After 2 years of waiting, I'm back in Shelter Bay Marina again. I'm sharing the last hours of my sail and also some...
SAILING TRHOUGH ELECTRO STORMS AND ENJOYING SOME NICE SQUALLS – SwT 103 MARTINIQUE TO PANAMA PART 3
Sailing through ELECTRO STORMS on my last days towards Panama. Thunderstorms or ELECTRO STORMS as the phenomena is called in this part of the Caribbean is no fun to sail through. I share my strategy and how I use my tools onboard trying to avoid the worst ...
HOW BAD CAN IT BE ON THIS 1300 NONSTOP SOLO SAILING? – SwT 102 – MARTINIQUE TO PANAMA PART 2
HOW BAD CAN IT BE rounding the famous Cape Horn of the Caribbean? BE FREE IS SAILING AGAIN, continuing the 1300 nautical miles nonstop solo from Martinique to Panama. This is part 2 of the long jump through the entire Caribbean east to west testing out the...
1300 NAUTICAL MILES NONSTOP SOLO SAILING – SwT 101 – MARTINIQUE TO PANAMA PART 1
BE FREE IS SAILING AGAIN, and this time it's 1300 nautical miles nonstop solo from Martinique to Panama. This is part 1 of the long jump through the entire Caribbean trying out several different sail options as I go to see what works the best. To me, this ...
Plotting a course around Somalia pirates
Using OpenCPN we plot a course from Tanga past Somalia to Suqutra (Socotra). We also look at the weather and currents using Predict Wind, look at shipping lanes using MarineTraffic.com. Any questions or comments, please leave them below. Link to Patreo...
PASSAGE PLANNING Madagascar
Despite conflicting reports on the re-opening of Madagascar to sailing yachts, we're investigating and planning the tricky sail across the Mozambique channel. The "traditional" route is direct from Richards Bay to Tulear (Southern Madagascar), but it's dif...
It’s Official: WE’RE GOING TO AFRICA! 🌍 (Ep 187)
You can live this lifestyle too! BlueWater Cruising will show you how: https://www.bluewatercruisingplan.com/ In this episode, we enjoy our last week here in the Maldives as we prepare for an upcoming 1000nm ocean crossing. Find the ACR OLAS Tag system ...
How We Track Passages – FREE Spreadsheet!
Download the FREE Passage Tracking Spreadsheet here: https://outchasingstars.com/sailing-passage-tracking-spreadsheet/ There aren't many times where one of my loves of my past life (spreadsheets) combines with sailing. But coming up with a solution for h...
Reef early or get squirly. Passage to Banda. (Learning By Doing Ep162)
We set off on a 280nm passage to the Banda Islands, Indonesia and the conditions were mild. Mid afternoon the squalls started piling up on the horizon and we just knew we would get smashed! Should have immediately gone to 2nd reef and ended up getting way ...
HOW TO SAFELY SAIL THE WORLD- A Guide to Passage Planning
What are your 2022 sailing plans?! Whatever they are, this episode will help you plan a cruise or an offshore passage. See below for timestamps. Recommended resources: Active Captain Navilly Google Earth/Google Maps Jimmy Cornell's World Cruising Routes...
SAILING SOUTH! Our Longest OFFSHORE PASSAGE Yet (On Our Own) | Harbors Unknown Ep. 51
SAILING SOUTH! Our Longest OFFSHORE PASSAGE Yet (On Our Own) | Harbors Unknown Ep. 51 This week we’re embarking on our longest #offshorepassage EVER on our own on our Seawind 1600 catamaran. We're #sailing south from Solomons Island to Norfolk, Virginia...
Passage to the Balearic Islands, Spain | Sailing Sunday Ep. 129
This week we leave The Maddalenas Islands to hide out form some rough weather. After expressing our frustration with sailing in Sardinia we have an awesome sail across the top of Sardinia to the most beautiful anchorage where we prep for a 2 day crossing t...
A race against the weather through the Brutal Strait of Messina | SAILING SUNDAY Ep. 121
We're racing against the weather through the brutal Strait of Messina which is a narrow strait between Sicily and Southern Italy. It connects the Tyrrhenian Sea with the Ionian Sea and can be quite dangerous causing tides and currents up to 3knots and heav...