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Moving on.. She’s back!! 😁♥️😁
In this Weeks video, we take a look at the market in St Georges bay. Has it changed or is it still the same? We take a gentle sale round from St George's Bay to Manoel Island. I go to the childless to pick up some gear and the boat gets a jolly good tidy up why because Cindy is on her way back....
Sweltering Bus & Football Drama | My Mandatory Border Crossing to The Gambia For My New Visa S8Ep06
After three months in Senegal, the port police told me I had to leave the territory to renew my visa. The only option? A trip to The Gambia, the small country carved out of Senegal by colonial history. In this video, I team up with my local friend As to navigate the chaotic overland route from Daka...
When Things Go Wrong! – Sailing from Spain to Tunisia, Part 7 | DrakeParagon Sailing
We're pushing our boat hard to make it to a safe anchorage before an approaching storm when something unexpected happens. What to do when things go wrong! *** Help support our channel by making purchases through our DrakeParagon affiliate links: * Cybertake S2 Pro Portable Air Conditioner: ...
Is Your Boat’s Shore Power Safe?
Have you ever plugged your boat into shore power and simply assumed everything was safe? After an electrical fault aboard SV Impavidus, I decided to investigate exactly how marina shore power works, what reverse polarity actually means, and whether our boats are really as well protected as we think...
Crossing the Med Pt2
Join me for Part 2 of my solo Mediterranean crossing as I leave Lampedusa before sunrise and make the final passage to Malta. After a slight navigational detour leaving the harbour to avoid a restricted area, the day quickly turned into one of those passages we all dream about. A spectacular sunris...
A THOUSAND MILES From LAND & NO WHERE to HIDE! | Sailing South Africa to St Helena Island… Ep 448
To learn more about Keane Insurance and to seek your bespoke boat policy check them out here 👉 🫡 Five days into our passage, our plan was simple, keep pushing north, make miles, and try to outrun this weather. But the ocean doesn’t give you the option to escape... With nowhere to hide and no way ar...
Crossing the Mediterranean Solo | North Africa to Malta – Part 1
Leaving Tunisia wasn’t as simple as slipping the lines. In this episode I set off solo from Monastir on a 98-nautical-mile crossing to the Italian island of Lampedusa. The plan sounds straightforward, but there was one problem… I had just over 13 hours to get there before darkness fell. The route ...
Tunisia Got It Right This Time! 🇹🇳 (And So Did We)
After the frustration of our saloon upholstery project, it was refreshing to finally find a local Tunisian company that delivered exactly what they promised. In this episode we visit a local print shop to have new SV Impavidus graphics produced, including replacement boom decals, YouTube branding a...
£1,700 Later… And It Still Wasn’t Right!!!!
Replacing the saloon cushions on a cruising yacht should have been straightforward. We spent weeks choosing fabrics, selecting the correct foam, creating detailed layouts and even producing design renderings to ensure the finished result was exactly what we wanted. The contractor inspected the boat,...
OFFSHORE & INVISIBLE – ATLANTIC OCEAN CROSSING Sailing South Africa to St Helena … Ep 446
To learn more about Keane Insurance and to seek your bespoke boat policy check them out here 👉 🫡 With our first night at sea behind us and the fatigue of offshore sailing already beginning to settle in, our mornings move slowly. We relieve each other from watch, trying to find our rhythm and slowly...
When Should We Leave Tunisia? | Planning a Mediterranean Crossing
After months in the marina, it's finally time to start getting SV Impavidus ready for sea again. In this video I sit down with the charts, weather forecasts and route options to answer one simple question: When should we leave Tunisia? Using our previous crossing tracks, weather data and passag...
We Spent £7.50 at a Tunisian Market… and Couldn’t Believe It
After months in the marina, it’s finally time to start getting SV Impavidus ready for sea again. In this episode we refit the sails, re-thread the running rigging, sort out the German mainsheet system and begin preparing the boat for life back under sail here in the Mediterranean. We also take a loo...
PREPARING To CROSS OCEANS! | Goodbye Africa!… Ep 445
To learn more about Keane Insurance and to seek your bespoke boat policy check them out here 👉 🫡 For months, Nandji 2 sat still, held fast to the dock while we tore her apart and brought her back to life. But now, she’s moving again. The lines are off, the engine is purring, and we’re finally back ...
Why Are My Anodes Disappearing So Fast?
This week Impavidus comes out of the water for the usual haul-out jobs — cleaning back the Coppercoat, polishing the topsides and checking everything underneath the boat. But while inspecting the underwater gear, we discovered something that genuinely surprised me. One set of anodes was disappeari...
Ep 109 sailing back to lovely Elba and a maybe to exiting sail 4K
This episode is mostly a sailing feel good video with calm river excursions and smooth sailing but not without a little bit of drama as we return to lovely Elba and sail around the Island so stick around to the end. We also share some anchoring tip for soft mud.. We are a middle aged couple that ha...
My Water System Stopped Working | Here’s Why
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“ANCHOR REMOTE!”
Installing a wireless remote control on our Bavaria 37 anchor windlass sounded simple… until we started digging into the wiring! In this video we install and test a WINCHMAX wireless windlass remote system so we can control the anchor from anywhere on board. We explain how the contactor system work...
New Water Pump Didn’t Fit… So I Built a Franken Pump!
I thought this would be a straightforward job… swap out the old freshwater pump and fit a new one. It wasn’t. The new pump looked identical, but the quick-fit connectors were just slightly different — enough that nothing would fit. So instead of a simple replacement, this turned into something else ...
BOAT LIFE: Trying to LEAVE CAPETOWN!..Ep 443
To learn more about Keane Insurance and to seek your bespoke boat policy check them out here - After nine months tied up to the dock in Hout Bay, our new Yanmar engine is in and we are back out on the water for our second sea trial. Everything feels a little different now. The way the boat handles...
“Outboard Won’t Start? Replace the Carb (Tohatsu 3.5HP Fix)”
If your outboard won’t start, won’t idle, or just refuses to run properly… there’s a good chance the carburettor is the problem. In this video, I take you step-by-step through replacing the carburettor on a Tohatsu 3.5HP 4-stroke outboard, including removing the old unit, fitting a new one, and expl...
We Have Been Keeping a SECRET!…. Ep 442
WE HAVE BEEN KEEPING A SECRET!! We have some EXCITING NEWS.... If we wind back the clock and look at everything that’s unfolded over the past 12 months… it’s been one hell of a ride...What started as a simple need to extend our visas and leave South Africa, quickly turned into a challenging chain ...
I Replaced TWO Chargers with ONE (Victron Orion XS Upgrade)
In this video, I replace my existing dual battery-to-battery (B2B) charger setup with a single Victron Orion XS 12/12 50A — simplifying the system, reducing wiring, and improving efficiency. We start by looking at the existing installation (with a full circuit diagram), then strip it all back before...