Episode 16.
Sailing Rome to Elba.
What a city Rome is!
After the scariest entry into a marina ever, in fact, we were no where near experienced enough to have attempted the entry to the river in the conditions but somehow we made it in. Other yachts on t...
What to do when a brass band shows up on your doorstep? Why join them, of course! The crew of Paragon is honoured to witness the remembrance speeches and parades on Canada Day in St. John’s. We also get a little help from fellow cruisers who shed light o...
This was round 3 of the Medway YC RC Laser race series for the 2017-18 season. It was a miserable day but it gives you some idea of what they are all about.
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Sailing Positano to Rome
This week Philip finds his sea legs, we visit the stunning romantic seaside town of Positano and find the only night club for miles so of course we got a little carried away!
We spend all day trying to reach the top of Mount Vers...
A slice of life aboard Paragon. So much of every day life on the boat is interacting...with each other and those around us. We talk and laugh and learn and have a lot of fun as well. A large part of our time is also spent cooking and, whether at sea or on ...
Ahoy, sailors! Welcome back to Sailing Sisu, where we're on a mission to prepare our Leopard 45 Catamaran for the ultimate adventure – sailing around the world and even to the Arctic and Antarctica! Join us as we dive into the exciting world of boat tech...
Episode 8
So we finally took down the mast! Another thing for us to get started on. We plan on doing the standing rigging asap. We gutted her out some more & started planning for the interior layout! Did we mention!!? We got two nice sanders! Ricky wa...
Extreme diving isn't just for boys! Join us in Spain as we tackle some of the Mediterranean's best cave diving. Then after diving in a cave, we spend the evening partying in a cave! You won't believe your eyes, this bar is like a journey to the center o...
Last week you all watched us take part in the New Years Day race at Wilsonians sailing club in our National 12 dinghy.
This week we take a look at the changes we made to Pepsi before we took part.
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We head south through the Lefkas Canal and into the Southern Ionion to meet up with some friends chartering a yacht from our old employer - Neilson Active Holidays. We arrived early - they arrived late, so we had some fun on the beach until they arrived.
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Episode 14
Well we promised from the beginning to try and provide an honest account of our travels so in this episode we both look exhausted from very little sleep. We knew living on a boat wouldn’t always be easy but what adventure ever worth doing is...
The water tanks aboard Paragon must be filled, come rain or some shine. Of course, as we fix one problem another pops up in the engine room. Good thing we've got full bellies from our world breakfast tour! What will happen next? Stay with us!
Craving rea...
Episode 75, HURRAH !! In this episode adventures ashore, exploring a pirate castle, drinking green rum, diving into a underwater paradise and lots of boatie stuff!
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So if you follow our channel you will already know that we have recently bought an old National 12 dinghy to play with. We spent Christmas re-roping it and sorting out the controls and so on New Years Day we got to race it for the first time... this is the...
Paragon is bustling with activity. Drake has another go with the SSB with the hope of downloading a weather fax while the question of fresh water continues to loom large. We can't push off until the tanks are filled and just when we think we've solved the ...
We try to depart the Santa Cruz islands on route to Honiara but have no wind... With no cash and no way of getting any, it is time to hustle with the police!
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Departiung Vanuatu, we sail North 350nm to the remote Santa Cruz islands. The journey takes us 4 days and on Passage, Yosh hooks a monster!
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In this episode of Sailing Nandji, we leave the waters of Vanuatu and sail north for ...
Woody watches a flotilla coming in to Parga and remembers his old days as a flotilla skipper for Neilson Active Holidays. We're beginning to hit our stride with the home schooling and a quick stop over for lunch extends into a couple of days at anchor in ...
Episode 13
Merry Christmas everyone!
In this episode we visit the stunning little island of Ponza on our way to Hayley’s dream destination of Capri. Capri is one of the most upmarket and romantic islands in the Mediterranean with lots of tourists and ...
Dont get you hopes up...
But its now becoming a tradition and this is the best we could come up with, our take on Santa Claus is coming to town
Dont hate us for it :-)
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It's busy days aboard Paragon as we check out the night life, get some much needed help from a local, and figure out the fuel situation. (Now what about the water?) Our thoughts also turn to the sea of icebergs, just beyond the harbour, and slowly drifting...
Episode 5
We get down & start to do the dirty work. Organizing the things on the boat, taking off the cuboards and ripping out the cabinets. We still got tons of work to do but at least we finally were able to start on her. Since it's Christmas time we...
catching up with some so the winter jobs before the Christmas holiday's kick in
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With all our boats out of the water at the moment there is no sailing this week, but we take a look at some other boats hidden, away on the east coast of England.
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Right in front of the house is a row of perfectly straight Norway spruces. We couldn't help but think about the possibility of them becoming a part of Arabella. Especially considering that Steve's Great Grandfather planted them. What a great story to be...
Finally we prepare Nandji to depart Port Villa and sail north to Santo island. We try to check out of the country with Customs, but they won't let us go!
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In this episode of Sailing Nandji, the time has finally come to prepare...
We install our new Hydrovane that was fully supported from our followers! With Robert Kirken on the transom of Nandji, we take it for a test run!
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In this episode of Sailing Nandji, Christmas comes early as we receive and ins...
We take a step back in time and also find out what's for dinner in Newfoundland. (Moose sausage?!?) While some locals soak up the sidewalk others shoot for the stars, and we take some time with The Duke of Duckworth to discuss life aboard Paragon.
Craving...
So its that time of year again... another season over and we put sea Horse up on the hard again to sit out the worst of the weather and get on with that job list that never quite gets finished.
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Last week we shared Victorias trip home with us. Now we'd like to show you what she's got to offer. She a veritable treasure trove!
We go through some of the bronze that we have already acquired and take you on a tour of what Victoria still has attached ...
a look back of our journey so far
this video makes it look we have had a fun 2 years but its been a hard ride but worth it
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We have bought a new boat!
Its a National 12, we arn't experts on the class just keen sailors that have sailed them before and appreciate just how good they are... but that said we tell you a little about the class, the boat we have bought and why we have...
After a tense night anchored on a lee shore we up'd anchor and sailed to Gaios. There we found a quaint village, went for beautiful walks in the olive groves and even got the bikes out. We thought we'd found treasure on the sea bed (which would have paid...
Welcome to the beginning of Season 4! The end of last season saw us pulling into St. John's, Newfoundland (after almost a week at sea!) to whales, sunny skies, and friendly faces. Now it's time to explore our last port of call in North America as we also p...
EP.3
See how Lady Africa looks inside & the type of layout she has. We haul her out to check out her hull & make sure everything looks good. We visited a yacht that is getting built at the moment and got some ideas of how we will revamp Lady Afri...
So this is race 5, of the five race Medway Yacht Club Autumn series.
We missed race 1, had a good sail and a 5th in race 2. We won race 3! then had a frustrating time of it in race 4 with a 12th , so we really wanted a good result today. Not just to help ...
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