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*Episode 312 | Building new spreaders for Yabá… or the foundation for a crow’s nest like a real wooden boat!*
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This week on Escapade the clock starts working against us!
We kick things off by upgrading our guest cabin with a brand new custom mattress from Ship Shape Bedding. After templating the space, it’s time for the big moment—unpacking and fitting it onboard… and safe to say, it completely transforms t...
*Episode 311 | We have a 3-inch hole in our hull and the clock is ticking. If we don't find a replacement for this critical part immediately, Yabá isn't going anywhere.*
CHECK EKSTER OUT → Get up to 65% off with our code: *SAILINGYABA* by going to (we can't say enough how much their...
*Episode 310 | Another week of chaos at the shipyard*
After two years living aboard, we’re back at the shipyard! Not just to maintain Yabá, but to evolve her. In this episode we move her deeper into the yard, take a chainsaw to our new boom and open our gearbox up. The "shipyard chaos" is ...
We’re in the final stretch before splash day, and this episode is all about getting our catamaran ready for launch with some of the most important underwater upgrades and maintenance jobs. In this one, we fit and talk through Hydro Axe rope cutters, Flexofold propellers, and the last bits of prep ne...
*Episode 309 | Back at the shipyard, the upgrades continue.*
After two years living aboard Yabá, we’re finally tackling one of the things we missed the most at sea: an autopilot. But on a wooden boat like ours, nothing is ever simple… before installing it, we need to rework the rudder.
With the help...
*Episode 308 | Shipyard madness!*
After the adrenaline of hauling out an 88ft wooden boat, the reality is setting in. We finally have Yabá in the dry, and the list of "impossible" tasks we’ve carried for two years is now our daily life.
This week is pure shipyard madness. We are working o...
⚡ This is exactly why I hate messing with boat electricity…
Welcome back to Sailing UV — the greatest sailing show on Earth.
In this week’s episode I come home from work excited for one simple luxury… a hot shower.
Instead I find:
💧 100 gallons of water in the bilge
🔧 A leaking hot water heater ...
*Episode 307 | The moment of truth has finally arrived.*
After 18 days of watching the tides and waiting for our window, it’s finally our turn. We are hauling out Yabá, our 88ft wooden home, for the first time since her major rebuild to uncover the hidden damage after 2 years at sea.
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After experiencing total rudder failure in the Pacific, I’m tearing apart the entire steering system on my new boat before attempting a solo nonstop circumnavigation. If this fails again in the Southern Ocean… it's game over.
In September 2026 I will begin a 30,000 mile solo nonstop circumnavi...
SHIPWRECKS, SABOTAGE, BOAT WORK & LIFE LESSONS IN TRINIDAD BOATYARD
This week we're experiencing the reality of boatyard life in Trinidad while finishing our haul-out, repairing systems, and discovering the unexpected kindness that makes the sailing community so special.
While working agai...
*Episode 306 | The final countdown to the haul out is here.*
In this episode, we tackle some of the most massive woodwork of the entire restoration. We are building the gaff spars, the main boom, and the jaws entirely from scratch. This isn’t just carpentry, it’s a race against the clock. The moon i...
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Today’s Topic: The Hallberg Rassy "T-Bone" Reality...
*Episode 305 | Building the boom and the jaws for Yabá's new rigging*
In this episode, we move from plans on paper to heavy timber. We’re tackling the "heavy hitters" of Yabá’s new gaff rig: the main boom and the first set of jaws. These aren't just pieces of wood; they are the b...
We’re getting ready to sail from the UK to Europe as Magnus sits his CEVNI exam, tackles wiring breakthroughs and sorts out last‑minute boat jobs on Little Nutshell. A storm rolls in while we wait on lithium batteries and solar panels before our North Sea crossing.
We leave Suffolk Yacht Club and h...
Welcome to Captain German Exploring — a channel about real sailing life, boat maintenance, and our round-the-world journey. In this episode, we tackle an essential task: inspecting and cleaning the desalinator filter after four months of inactivity.
See the actual condition of the filter, the tools...
🔥 Heat, Hikes & a Beta Repower! Boat Projects, Sail Trouble & Living the Dream | Sailing UV ⛵🐾
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Heat. Hard work. And a whole lot of boat life reality. 🔥⛵
Welcome back to Sailing UV — the greatest sailing show on ear...
*Episode 304 | Back at the Shipyard! Building our new traditional gaff rig from scratch while we wait for the moon and the tide to let us lift Yabá.*
After 4 years of restoration and 2 years of living aboard, we are finally ready for our most daring mission yet: sailing the entire Brazilian coast, ...
For the first time since I bought the boat, Phoenix do Mar is hauled out. Time to upgrade systems and prepare her for the Southern Ocean.
In September 2026 I will begin a 30,000 mile solo nonstop circumnavigation of the planet aboard my 1998 Pacific Seacraft 40, "Phoenix do Mar", meaning ...
Episode 303 | Sailing back to where it all began, but the ocean has other plans.
After 2 years living aboard, we are finally ready for our most daring mission yet: sailing the entire Brazilian coast, from the cold waters of the South to the paradise islands of the North.
But to start this journey,...
This week we continue heading south on the Intracoastal Waterway, making our way toward Palm Beach, Florida. What starts as a fairly normal cruising day quickly turns into something much more confronting.
Between boat jobs like waterproofing our cushions and settling into life underway again, we’re...
Episode 302 | After 2 years of living aboard and sailing the Brazilian coast, it’s finally happening. These are the last miles of our handmade wooden boat in the water before we head into the shipyard for a major haul-out.
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Episode 301 | Sailing back to where it all started: the shipyard.
This is our first long passage with just the two of us aboard Yabá. We take on night shifts, sail past an island famous for its snakes, stop at another just long enough to jump in the sea and race against an approaching storm as we sa...
This week we’re in Hammock Beach Marina, Florida, tackling one of the dirtiest jobs on the boat… the anchor locker 🤢⚓
With a major upgrade underway, we clean out over a year's worth of grime and install our new Rocna MKII stainless steel anchor. There’s one very specific reason we’re switching...
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