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5 Day River Adventure Deep into GREENLAND’s Wilderness

Get "The Book" and Rebuild the Civilization at Use the Code ARCTIC10 for a 10% discount! This time we're taking our paddleboards and kayaks and doing an epic river paddling, hiking & fishing trip on the west coast of Greenland! The video I referenced: 💥 These videos are cro...

Jul 31, 2025
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:40:19

ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY BECOME A SAILBOAT AND IMMEDIATELY SAIL THE WORLD | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 34

Even though the mast is back up and we’re officially a sailboat again(!), we’ve got a scary long list of boat projects to complete before we can leave the dock in Mobile, Alabama. In this video we bend the sails back on, replace the kitchen plumbing, and do a bit of varnishing, finish woodworking a...

Apr 30, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:14:39

We’re a Sailboat Again! | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 33

We put the mast back up and we’re pretty dang stoked about it. The electrical is reconnected, the boom goes back on, and Kirk takes a stab at tensioning our standing rigging himself. Soulianis is finally feeling more like a sailboat again. Hope you enjoy, Lauren & Kirk P.S. If you’d like more...

Apr 18, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:13:30

It’s the Gulf of Mexico! | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 32

Ooo this has been a long time coming… We make it to SALTWATER! After leaving the freshwater of Lake Michigan and traveling 1300 miles down the rivers (Mississippi and all the rest!), we’ve made it to the Gulf of Mexico! Finally it’s time to turn our motorboat back into a SAILBOAT. Before leaving Ch...

Mar 28, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:14:23

Life on the River | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 31

We’ve become pretty comfortable with our life on the river. Each morning, once we’re underway, Kirk takes the helm and I make breakfast in the galley. Then we switch back and forth with steering, giving each other a chance to get something done. One afternoon, Kirk installs buttons on the handrail c...

Mar 09, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:21

Locks, Locks & More Locks on the Tenn-Tom Waterway | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 30

At this point, we’re about halfway into our river journey from Lake Michigan to the Gulf of Mexico. We’ve transited several locks thus far, but no other part of the route has as many locks as Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. It’s one lock right after another on the Tenn-Tom. Some are more memorable th...

Feb 14, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:42

Do you prefer JUNGLE or CITY? [Adventure #147]

From deep up a jungle river in a mangrove forest, to a bustling beach vacation town - they’re all within a few miles of each other here in Costa Rica! Come join us as we look for birds and crocodiles, then visit Playas del Cocos where we finally get checked in and legally enter Costa Rica with our ...

Feb 04, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:32

Against the Current: Ohio & Tennessee Rivers | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 29

After flying down the Mississippi River at 10 knots, turning upriver onto the Ohio is a shock. It’s frothy with breaking waves, it’s running fast, and we struggle against its current. At one point, Soulianis slows all the way down to 1.5 knots, and we start to worry if we’re even going to make it — ...

Jan 31, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:37

WILD Costa Rica Travel [Adventure #146]

A place with no tourists in Costa Rica?! We found it! Come exploring as we hike through the jungle to a waterfall, then row up into a mangrove-lined river finding lots of wildlife. Then we have a very windy sail around a cape to find a beautiful spot with clear water, lots of fish and even turtles...

Jan 28, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:14:52

Tackling the Mighty Mississippi | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 28

Motoring a sailboat down the Mississippi River — a bit paradoxical, isn’t it? Back when buying a sailboat was still a distant dream, we can most definitely assert that motoring down a bunch of rivers was not on the to do list. But, sometimes you find yourself in strange situations. And it’s been one...

Jan 16, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:23:45

All Alone… Illinois River to the Mississippi | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 27

As far as we know, we’re the last sailboat on the river. The only other watercraft are tows with barges, a couple motorboats being delivered for winter storage, and bunch of duck hunters. It’s a bit desolate, but beautiful. It feels like we have the river all to ourselves. At the city marina in Peo...

Dec 28, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:16

Racing the Cold to Lower Latitudes | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 26

Welp, it’s about time we get moving south, eh? With all the boat dramas from the last few episodes now behind us, we’re finally making miles south down the Illinois River. And good thing, too, ‘cause winter is hot on our keel. We encounter all sorts of fun stuff on the river: huge locks, herds of ...

Dec 16, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:11

Bad Things Come in Threes | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 25

Oh dear…This one’s for you dreamers out there who will one day become newbie boat owners, just like us. Take notes! Hopefully you won’t have to make these same mistakes. Last episode, we had issues with our centerboard, which were — surprise! — caused by yours truly. We ended up running aground, be...

Dec 06, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:47

How to Run Aground in 8’ of Water When You Only Draw 4’ | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 24

At the end of our last episode, we left you thinking we ran aground. Yeah, we did. Though in all fairness, it was more of a “nudge the bottom” situation. The question was, how did we manage to run aground in 8 feet of water, when we only draft 4? Turns out we were drafting much more. Unbeknownst to...

Nov 25, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:18:35

The Mast Comes Down | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 23

What lies between us and saltwater sailing? 1300 miles of rivers! Before we can get underway, we need to unstep our mast. For this leg of our journey south, we turning our sailboat into a motorboat. There’s a fixed 19’ 1” bridge in Chicago that forces sailboats to ditch their sticks. Besides that, r...

Nov 17, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:14:32

RIVER LIFE, HOW WE DID IT [Adventure #63]

Come see how we live on 16-day, totally self-sufficient, self-supported river trip through the Grand Canyon on an 18-foot raft. We’ll cover how we pack and rig the boats, preparing for the possibility of a flip in whitewater, and also how we unpack and set up camp every day - everything from a temp...

Jun 30, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:37

RIVER HIKES: BEST OF THE GRAND CANYON [Adventure #62]

We explore some of the most incredible hikes and beautiful spots along the Grand Canyon’s Colorado River! Around every bend, just a short hike up a side stream leads to another little hidden oasis in the desert. Come check out some of our favorite, not to be missed spots! ________________ We h...

Jun 23, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:14:07

WHITEWATER & WATERFALLS [Adventure #61]

Four days ago we set off on a 16-day expedition into the heart of the Grand Canyon. Truly isolated in a such a magical place, we conquer the big water of the Colorado River, explore Puebloan ruins over 1000 years old, soak up the amazing waters of the Little Colorado, overcome a flipped raft and pl...

Jun 16, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:15

INTO THE GRAND CANYON [Adventure #60]

Swapping our 36-foot sailboat for an 18-foot raft, we embark on the beginning of a 16-day boat trip through the Grand Canyon’s Colorado River. Meeting up in Flagstaff, Arizona with a group of 16 other people, we set out to rig our rafts and prepare for a totally self-supported whitewater adventure....

Jun 10, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:04

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