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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...
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...
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, ...
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 enjo...
’tis the (boat project) season – Sailing Tarka ep. 30
Proceeds from this video will go to the Coral Reef Alliance, but you can also support us directly (and specifically the production of these videos) by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/theadventuresoftarka Tarka is a 1973 Albin Vega 27 (8.2m) tha...
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...
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 af...
Sailing to Martinique for a Month | Part 1
WE are back to where it all began. Six months after the purchase of our boat and two months after getting her back in the water we have arrived in Martinique yet again, but this time a much nicer sail. This time we are on our own, working on a few upgrades...
WHEN $H!T BREAKS!!!! SAILING TANGAROA
Setting sail from the beloved remote islands of Nor west WA we head to Dampier Archipeligo to find an amazing shell and rock forte built by a man named Sam, we have a fast sail at 8-10 knots through the flying foam passage and SNAP our front Beam on the Ta...
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 a...
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 ...
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 y...
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 ri...
We move onto our SAILBOAT!!
Well its official, after buying the boat back in April, getting married in July and then adventuring in the truck for a three month road trip around the US, we have made it back to our boat in Grenada!! We say our last goodbyes with our besties in Florida ...
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 sort...
Why Multihull Sailboats are the Wrong Boats to Buy (Ep.52 Sailing w/the Litzenbergers)
Find out why we are selling the trimaran!!! We also delve into why we wont be buying an multihull after this. Follow along on some of our other social media outlets: Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/Litzenbergers Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/s...
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! — ...
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? Turn...
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 force...
Small boats are wet – Sailing Tarka Ep. 21
Proceeds from this video will go to the Coral Reef Alliance, but you can also support me directly (and specifically the production of these videos) by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/theadventuresoftarka Tarka is a 1973 Albin Vega 27 (8.2m) tha...
How Much does a Bluewater Sailboat Cost? | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 22
Do you dream of sailing over the horizon in your own sailboat? If so, one of the biggest questions you probably have is, How much is the boat? In this episode, we break down the cost of our Tartan 37, going into the buying process, closing expenses and tr...
Last Sail in the Great Lakes: Chicago to the Calumet River | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 21
Sailing into Chicago was pretty surreal for us. We first began hatching cruising plans while living in the city ten years ago. Now, looking back at the shoreline we used to walk along, a sailboat floating only in our imaginations, it feels like we’ve com...
We Can Sail Anywhere in the World from Here | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 20
This is it! After years of preparation, we’re finally untying the dock lines, leaving our homeport, and pointing our bow south. Our first stop is Chicago, Illinois. It’s 50 nautical miles from Racine, Wisconsin, to Belmont Harbor, where our friends Ka...
Liveaboards to Cruisers: Final Preparations | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 19
Just one week is left before we depart our home port of Racine, Wisconsin — for good!?! — and take off south down the river. The list of projects, errands, and to-dos is still a mile long. We need to buy anchor chain, install an anchor swivel, hook up...
Drilling Holes & Laying Fiberglass: Installing a Windlass | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 18
Settle in… we’ve got our first 20+ min episode for you! The river trip is right around the corner, and our preparations start getting serious. The list of boat projects we want to complete (as discussed in Ep 15) before leaving Lake Michigan is LONG. I...
Dinghy Outboards are Tricky Little Beasts | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 16
Back in our homeport of Racine, we start tackling the long list of projects we want to finish before leaving for our journey down “The Ditch.” Kirk researches the heck out of LED bulbs. He determines the warm Kakanuo bulb https://amzn.to/2JX40fS to be...
Splashing back to paradise – Sailing Tarka Ep. 13
Proceeds from this video will go to the Coral Reef Alliance, but you can also support me directly (and specifically the production of these videos) by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/theadventuresoftarka Tarka is a 1973 Albin Vega 27 (8.2m) tha...
Results of our Shakedown Sail | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 15
That’s a wrap on our shakedown sail! In this episode, after sailing back across Lake Michigan to our home port of Racine, Wisconsin, and getting a little weird during the crossing (being alone on a boat definitely makes you go a little batty), we talk th...
Freshwater Surfing on Lake Michigan | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 14
Freshwater surfing! Kirk’s beyond stoked to get a chance to surf Lake Michigan. After leaving Charlevoix, we snuck into Leland just before a cold front moved in. The front brought strong winds that ended up sticking around for three days, which prevent...
Sailing to the Tobago Cays – Sailing Tarka Ep. 10
Proceeds from this video will go to the Coral Reef Alliance, but you can also support me directly (and specifically the production of these videos) by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/theadventuresoftarka Tarka is a 1973 Albin Vega 27 (8.2m) tha...
Summer in Michigan is Downright Lovely | Sailing Soulianis – Ep. 13
Summer in Michigan is magic, because it’s so fleeting. It usually arrives sometime in June, and by the time you’ve attended a family get together and a wedding or two, it’s already August, and you’re wondering where the heck the time went… If yo...
Sailing solo and finding beautiful places – Sailing Tarka Ep. 9
Proceeds from this video will go to the Coral Reef Alliance, but you can also support me directly (and specifically the production of these videos) by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/theadventuresoftarka Tarka is a 1973 Albin Vega 27 (8.2m) tha...
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