Adventures of Nevis & Lionfish hunting in Redonda. Islands like Redonda, completely uninhabited and enough fish around to live off the land for a while is our kind of place! Join our sailing adventures as we sail down towards Grenada for the hurricane ...
DrakeParagon Double Feature! A wonderful adventure in Newport, Rhode Island.
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VILLAGE OF DALICONI in the island of VANUA BALAVU, LAU GROUP in Fiji. Visitors were not allowed to visit here without special consent and the region has only been open to cruisers some 2 years or so now, so the vibe is Fiji AUTHENTIC. Our arrival to the vi...
Adventures of BEAUTIFUL Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Kitts. Slowly making our way down towards Grenada for the hurricane season!
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Checked out one of the most dangerous airports in the world in Saint Maarten. Got sand blasted on the beach and it hurt. Explored an abandoned hotel. We love the Caribbean and seafood! Sailing a bit of St Martin, Anguilla & St Barts. Slowly making our ...
With nothing to do and no place to be we found ourselves drifting through the amazingly beautiful El Nido. We found an incredible island where our days blended into weeks. We explored the sights and did a bit of diving before heading south for Puerto Prin...
After the Atlantic Crossing we arrived to the BVI, Tortola. Got to work with a few jobs that needed to be done. Scraped the Hull, installed a new W.S.I after the assy halliard ripped it off, and a few other little jobs we wont bore you with like cleaning t...
A bit more about the sailing side of things - put the new assy up for the first time, (much needed investment after one HUNDRED too many times of being becalmed and going a little/lot crazy…) the halliard broke and fell down, broken winch with no spare p...
Every wonder what an anchor looks like underwater when its setting? Here is a segment on setting the anchor in sand in the Bahamas. We find the Rocna sets very quickly and holds very well. It just works - and works very well.
La Vagabonde made it across the Atlantic to the Caribbean! 2300 nm (17 days at sea for us) and we couldn't be happier with how it all went. A few squalls, flying fish, a lot of Dorados (luckily, or I never would have been forgiven for losing the first one....
The crew runs from a tropical storm and ends up in Bonbonon, Southern Negros, Philippines! Josje and Brady run out of money and leave Delos to restock their cruising kitty. Brian and Karin continue sailing to Siquijor where they find amazing waterfalls, ...
Adventures of Cape Verde before the Atlantic Crossing. Island hopping a few islands and celebrating Carnival in Mindelo!
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Sailing the Canary Islands to Cape Verde. An unexplainable tear in our main sail. Riley was taught how to mend sails. Meet Jack. His first encounter with whales. A few more adventures on land. And a bit of spearfishing!
Cape Verde is what we have flown o...
Hello earthlings. La Vagabonde is now in Cape Verde! We have had some crazy sails/adventures lately, and the new episode is nearly done with processing and should be up by tomorrow.
My Windows laptop pretty much blew up... after months of Riley teasing m...
Have you ever wondered what it's like to sail in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) aboard a catamaran? Join Paul and Sheryl Shard, hosts of the Distant Shores sailing adventure series, along with friends on a bareboat charter of a Lagoon 380 catamaran in t...
We pass by North Island and Rikers Island in the East River in New York and Drake has a flashback.
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The island of Makogai in Fiji was well known as a leper colony. Today it is a beautiful place to visit by yacht which is exactly what we did. This video is a fun clip for those who read our blog, for family and friends ... the Chiefs son took us out in his...
Before raising anchor from the Statue of Liberty, we see that the US flag is at half mast and then learn that the Boston Marathon Bombing had taken place.
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"I like the view..." - Drake
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"The chain is stuck..." - Drake
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A little video put together from our 5 day sail from Crete to Malta. Some bad weather for the first 24 hours, first encounter with water spouts (we ran into 4 in one day..)! Finally caught some Tuna trawling.. after 3 months worth of trawling in the Med.. ...
We meet up with our friend Zack, have lunch at Shopsin's restaurant in the lower east side, and then visit St Paul's Chapel and the 9/11 Memorial.
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We browse the locally grown products at GreenMarket, and vintage antiques, handmade items, and gourmet foods at the GreenFlea indoor/outdoor market. The evening ends at TottoRamen with the most awesome Japanese noodle soup in New York City.
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The crew finally crosses the equator and is back in the northern hemisphere! The shellbacks (Brian and Brady) put the pollywog girls (Phoebe, Karin, and Josje) on trial for their crimes against Neptune.
The girls are found guilty, and have to perform 3 ...
While we were rowing the dinghy against the current in the Hudson River our oarlock broke. With each of us paddling an oar, we barely made it to the marina dock. There were no stores in Manhattan with oar locks in stock, but we did have spares on Paragon....
Dinner at Jorge and Susan's home in Staten Island, NY.
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Having zero knowledge or experience with sailing, or even how to furl in the head sail, we bought a yacht in Italy.. we plan to circumnavigate the globe eventually, or just get the boat back to Australia. Documenting the voyage as we go. Turns out sailing ...
Drake and Monique visit Jorge and Susan in Staten Island, New York and learn how to saber a champagne bottle.
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The crew leaves Sorong behind and goes searching for the village of Waisai. We get lost in the middle of no where but find a sweet spot to hang out and chill for a few days. We do some awesome exploring, some spearfishing, and of course some diving. Bra...
The Ocean Cruising Club is an international club for blue water cruisers. Founded in 1954 by the late Humphrey Barton, the Club known affectionately as the OCC exists to promote long-distance cruising in all its forms. If you are enjoying our videos, then...
The crew sails to a deserted island in Raja Ampat to celebrate Karin's Birthday! We explore the island, have a drunken beach day, check out an abandoned fishing hut, then have a raging all night bender of a party on Delos
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This clip of us leaving Fakarava South Pass is intended for the benefit of our family, friends and sailors who follow our blog to get an idea of the setting I am describing as we leave. Outside of this one may not find the video clip of interest ... http:/...
This is a video for our family and friends who have asked to see Impi inside and out ... video was taken on a beautiful day whilst crossing in a glassy sea from Raiatea (Society Islands) to Tikehau (Tuamotu Archipelago) in French Polynesia. The video shows...
The crew finally arrives in Raja Ampat after a 250 mile sail from Ambon! We have a week of amazing dives, explore deserted beaches, and party with the local patrol guys protecting these awesome waters!
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