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Storm’s Coming! Riding it Out at Anchor | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 47
Storms are scary on a boat. Your entire home rocks around like a whirly-gig, and you’re never quite sure if it’s going to stay put, or go careening off and crash into rocks, land, or another boat! Up until now, we’ve been securely tied to a dock when...
What Young Cruising Couples Do for Fun | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 45
-- Get the Energy Audit & Battery Bank Sizing Tool https://sailingsoulianis.com/shop/energy-audit-battery-bank-sizing-tool/ -- In this episode we continue south on a beautiful downwind daysail from Venice Beach to Boca Grande Pass, then spend a few da...
23. Everyone told us NOT to go! | Traveling Albania | Sailing Sunday
Sailing in Albania !? That's right, watch as we explore Saranda and head south to Ksamil Islands. Brittni got attacked by a pair of balls at the dock...
In Search of the Sun, Finding the Bottom | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 44
We will be donating all proceeds from this video to PERC to support the Abaco islands. * If you’d like to donate to the Bahamas rescue & disaster recovery efforts, we recommend the organizations below. We’re not affiliated with either group, but h...
7 Days of Cruising | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 43
Imagine what one week of cruising looks like, and you’ll never get two identical weeks. BUT— if we had to pick one, these 7 days are pretty typical of our cruising life. We spent some time at anchor, and one day at the dock. We enjoy some gorgeous suns...
Life Aboard a Sailboat | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 42
After months spent mostly at docks, we venture out to live on the hook (which happens to be less than a block away from a grocery store, but hey, baby steps). This one has a little bit of everything. We pick up where we left off in the previous episode, ...
Our Love/Hate Relationship with Sailing | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 41
It’s finally starting to feel like we’re cruising! In this episode, we prep for our longest sail yet: 190 miles from St. Joseph Point to Clearwater. We give you a peak inside our ditch kit, install a MOB (man overboard) device in each of our lifejacket...
First Sail in the Gulf of Mexico | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 40
We set off on our first sail in the Gulf of Mexico! After a day trip to Pensacola through the GICW (Gulf Intracoastal Waterway) with Kirk’s pops, we visit Destin via car to inquire about Destin pass. We were keen on stopping with the boat because it seem...
Enough Boat Work, WE’RE GOING SAILING! | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 39
RAISE THE SAILS!! Woot woot, we’re going SAILING!! After installing two of our six solar panels, we fire up the engine to make sure Mr. Beke still runs, and we’re off the dock. We cross Mobile Bay chauffeured by a pod of dolphins, and enter the GICW (G...
Sailing Across the Pacific Alone, pt 4 Adventures of an Old Seadog, ep123
Storms, wind in the wrong direction, difficulty staying on course. sailing in the middle of the Pacific is taking it's toll on boat and crew. #sailaroundtheworld #sailacrossthepacific Thank you for watching this episode, please give us a thumbs up and su...
Glad THAT’S Over | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 38
This one is bittersweet. On one hand, the battery upgrade is a smashing success. Kirk completes the installation of our new battery bank, and we now we have all the juice we need. On the other, our arch project is a complete and utter disaster. We can’t ...
Why You Should Do Your Own Boat Work | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 37
We planned to complete TWO big projects while in Mobile, AL: 1) upgrading our battery bank & 2) fabricating a solar arch with dinghy davits. After much deliberation, we decided to DIY the batteries and hire out the arch fabrication. The battery bank a...
DIY or Hire a Pro? A Tale of Two Boat Projects | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 36
Our boat wasn’t ready for full-time cruising when we bought her. This was perfectly fine; we’d rather add necessary items ourselves and learn them inside and out through the process, than pay for systems already in place that may not be exactly what we...
Sailmaking: Knowing Just Enough to be Dangerous | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 35
Sailmaking isn’t exactly voodoo magic, but because it’s pretty tough to find much information on sailmaking & sail cloth, we wanted to share everything we’ve learned in our quest to make the right decisions about our new headsail. This is a very...