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Struggling to get your sailboat moving in light wind? Learn the best beginner sailing tips to sail faster and more efficiently when the breeze is barely blowing.
In this short video, you'll discover:
How to trim your mainsail and jib sheet for power
The importance of deeper drafts and fuller sa...
In this episode of Sailing Sitka, join Canadian couple Jay and Kenna as they discover a deserted anchorage in Mexico on their journey around the world. Encounter unexpected marine life and enjoy the breathtaking beauty of unexplored waters in paradise!
Ep51 Rhumor has a great sail almost all the way to Saint Jean Cap Ferret. When we get there we are met by a nasty swell that wasn't forecasted. We are sort of held between two swells, one main swell that is coming in from the west with the wind and the second swell from the east, which is comin...
After a great time in Port Grimaud and using its protection from the strong winds it is time to move.
We wanted to go straight to Cannes but the weather is set against us and that anchorage is going to be exposed to thunder storms and swell so we decide to move an hour along the coast to a little a...
After buying a half destroyed Amel Super Maramu, burning out the gear box on our 300NM motor to the refit yard, then being adrift for hours to being rescued by a transport vessel. Then attempting to push our broken vessel 16NM with a dingy out of port. Today we are finally getting towed to our refit...
BOAT TOUR Belize 43 - Most affordable sailing family catamaran
We have been live aboard sailors on our family sailing catamaran for five years now so we thought it must be time to take you on a full boat tour around our 43ft Fountaine Pajot Belize blue water sailboat.
Come aboard and see how our f...
With a good weather window, we leave Gibraltar just before there is a thunder storm. As we are leaving we can see the clouds growing over the top of the rock. Getting in to Fuengirola later on in the afternoon we have a bit of a swell running which makes for a unconfutable night. In the morning we a...
Ep 31 We leave Portimao and a have a relaxing trip along the south coast of Portugal to the town of Ayamonte, with us right on the border we anchor for the night on the Spanish side of the river with 2.5m of water under the boat and a mud and sand sea bottom we are tucked in for a safe good nights r...
The crew of Rhumor head further down the coast of Portugal l on a short thirty five nautical mile trip to Nazare. With the disadvantage of no wind to power Rhumor, we have the advantage that there will be chance of no waves as we are to go past the notorious Nazare point, renowned for its High waves...
Podcast with Plukky from Sailing into Freedom and James from Sailing Zingaro. Sail Area to displacement, displacement to length, comfort ratio, capsize screening formula and more. This will help you decide between boats.
Beneteau, Bavaria, Hallberg-Rassy, Formosa, Cheoy Lee, Amel, Oyster, HH44, HH5...
Podcast with Plukky from Sailing into Freedom and James from Sailing Zingaro. Sail Area to displacement, displacement to length, comfort ratio, capsize screening formula and more. This will help you decide between boats.
Beneteau, Bavaria, Hallberg-Rassy, Formosa, Cheoy Lee, Amel, Oyster, HH44, HH5...
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Highlights of what happened globally in the sport of sailing in the last 7 days.
The 77th edition of the 628 nautical mile, Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, got underway on December 26. A fleet of 109 yachts enjoyed blue skies and a 10 – 15 knot north-t...
Maybe it was all the more sweet because we'd downed tools from our boat refit for a while.
Or maybe it really was one of those 'one in 10' sails that explain why we're out there in the first place.
Whatever the reason, this is what a near-perfect 24 hours of boat life looks lik...
This video we fast forward to only a few weeks ago when we flew to the other side of the world to see our boat we bought while in Australia.
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You've heard of Below Deck - well this is Above Deck - a topside tour of our 1978 Kelly Peterson 44 showing how we have her set up to sail.
And talking of sailing, there's some Code Zero action in this video too. Our bright red balloon, built for us by Ullman Sails Whitsunday ( is hands ...
If you're interested in how to retro-fit a headliner - especially in an older style boat where there are timber beams involved, then this video is for you!
Huge thanks to Mark from Elite Marine Trimming for advising us through some of the processes and helping out with gluing the foam-backed v...
My FIRST SAILING RACE & Our FINAL SAIL in Venice - join us in this new episode of our Family Sailing Vlog. Not a typical sailing family vlog, this time with a magnificent Sailing race and our final Sail in Venice. It was so exciting to experience and to see all the Sailboats. A different part of...
This is the story of how we managed to turn a simple electrical panel upgrade into another major job we never intended to do 🤯🤪
Needless-to-say, things evolved (as they do on boats), in this case culminating in (almost) a complete re-wire ⚡️🔌
Our 43-year-old Peterson 44 has now undergone a transfor...
In episode 122, we attend the Boats Afloat Show 2021, our first in-person boat show in almost two years! Every year this show is hosted at Chandler's Cove on Seattle's South Lake Union and it features a variety of yachts and sail boats.
This episode is a quick overview and next week we...
When we bought a boat we knew it was going to be work. But we didn't know really how much work. We are definitely not on vacation. Boat life balance can be a challenge. We visiting the most jaw dropping places, but sometimes we feel we only get to see a glimpse of them because we are busy doing...
We've had many discussions on if we should SELL our boat or just add some bells and whistles to make her a little more comfortable. Today we are testing out how it is to sail other boats, to see what we like and what we don't in other boats.
Today we are sailing to Fuik Baai in Curacao o...
For those following our 'How To' series, here's the cockpit renovation explained.
In it we go through 'How To':
✔️ Service a manual Lewmar winch (
✔️ Restore previously chrome-plated brass fixtures
As well as:
✔️ Giving the low-down on how we put the 'bling' back ...
A part of the boat refit we never intended to do is finally complete - we now have a new old cockpit in our 43-year-old Kelly Peterson 44! 🙌🙌🙌
This four-minute snapshot of the past four weeks work shows how the cockpit went back together after major gelcoat repairs, filling and fairing, and painting...
At the surface The Bahamas seem to be all white sand beaches and crystal clear Caribbean waters but it's SO much more! Join us as we continue to explore the Exuma chain of islands and experience a powerful coastal Blow Hole, swimming pigs and the incredibly beautiful even spiritual Thunderball...
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