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So this is how we plan our routes without the use of paper charts, we've already had an 'old salt' question our techniques so I'm sure this may ruffle some feathers!
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Getting nailed by the swell at the Percy Island, we rig up a Swell Bridle to get some decent rest! We raise anchor under the morning sun. Destination Island Head Creek - and after an 11 hour sail drop two anchors in troublesome waters, ahead of another early departure where Me...
We are gently getting used to life on the ocean. So far the passage has gone very well. Here we discuss our passage plans and the reasons why we made the decisions that we did.
Magnus bakes a beaut loaf in the galley and reviews a 9 and a half beer. Life is good.
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Our intention was to leave Trinidad and Tobago and head 90 miles north to Grenada. After two different Diesel engine leaks, pulling up someone else’s anchor chain, fouling our prop with a huge fishing net, and getting an unidentifiable alarm, we wondered if the gods were against us. And that’s befor...
You can live this lifestyle too! BlueWater Cruising will show you how: The time has come to tie up our loose ends and set off on a 4,000nm ocean crossing. Thank you for being such a crucial part of our sailing adventure and for all your overwhelming encouragement! Thanks for laughing along with us...
02:00 Intro
03:05 Picking a Weather Window
05:30 Tides, Cuts, and Currents
06:20 Winds and Waves
12:27 Departing Eleuthera
18:53 Sailing Performance Numbers
23:37 Arrival Abacos
Weather, weather, weather! It makes all the difference! Nick is a meteorologist, which helps us go fast and stay safe abo...
Passage planning!! We've been discussing where we want to go after the Bahamas and it's hard to decide! There are so many opinions! Should we go to the BVI's or Grand Cayman! Watch the full episode to find out what we decide!
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These are charts that summarize the wind and currents on a per month basis. They use this symbol called a 'Wind Rose' to indicate the dominant wi...
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Tarka is a 1973 Albin Vega 27 (8.2m) that I bought sight-unseen and without sailing experience on the island of St. Martin in Ap...
Goodbye Marquesas and Hello Danger Zone! We're Sailing away from one picture perfect island to a mind blowing archipelago of atolls. MORE DEETS on the BLOG post:
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Sailing from Fraser Island to Gold Coast with four kids on board our 51ft yacht. Life on passage, playing games, making lunch, whale watching and lightning storms passing through. This is the last video of our journey home from Yeppoon.
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The "Rule of Twelfths" is a rule-of-thumb that we use frequently to decide if a location is safe to anchor or if a passage is safe to do. It only takes a few minutes and does not need tidal curves or templates. All you need is the tidal range and High Water height.
We use the Rule to deci...
An eventful stay at Howth and Ireland's Eye with Bev being sent up the mast to sort out some hoists and then Salty Lass gets into a bit of difficulty.
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We have to navigate the notorious Swellies in the Menai Strait which is noted for the difficulty in navigating it. It has shoals, rocks, surges and (occasionally) whirlpools and planning your passage through it requires careful study of all the pilotage marks that have been installed over the years....
Welcome to another episode of Sailing Magic Carpet. In this episode, we prepare to cross to Menorca, a distance of 200 nautical miles, which takes about 50 hours in our boat. We show you a little bit about anchoring and passage planning as well.
Plus, there's some more violin music –– I have ...
We leave Douglas to sail to Whitehaven in Cumbria and explain how we plan the passage and Gaynor finds out how little she knows about fishing.
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Q. How do you plan a passage through pirates and typhoons? A. Carefully! Liz rolls up her sleeves and gets down to some serious research while passage planning through pirates, monsoons and typhoons across 7000 miles...
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We’re in the process of deciding our itinerary for the next 12 months, so we thought we would share our passage planning process and chat about some books, websites, and resources we use to figure ...
Continuing our sailing around the world adventures, we sail to two gems in Croatia little visited by yachties: Korcula, the birthplace of one of the world's greatest sailors Marco Polo, and Mljet National Park, the first marine park in the Mediterranean.
Along the way we visit Vis' Green ...
Learn how to plan a passage in this passage planning video. Check out the websites we use in addition to apps to help plan our sailing voyages. Read the article associated with this video, '7 Steps to Passage Planning' here:
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In our ongoing sailing around the world adventures, we sail into Dalmatia, diving into its crystal clear waters and exploring the stunning historical towns of Primosten and Split.
Along the way we delve into passage planning with our Predict Wind software and Croatia Pilot book and find a way to l...
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