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Our truck broke down transporting our sailboat from Mexico!!
We finish un-stepping the mast and package Hiraya up for her long transport home to Utah. Seriously what could possibly go wrong!! First mistake was heading to Mexico in July, but that is the opportunity that life gave us to go get her. We made it 3 hours out of Guaymas when our troubles began. ...
What could possibly go wrong! Driving to Mexico to pick up our sailboat and transport her home!
We hookup to our sailboat trailer and drive 6 hours into Mexico. Once in Guaymas we make preparations to load Our Tartan 34 sailboat onto the trailer and prepare to bring her home for repairs. We hope our video inspires you to explore the world on your own sailboat! Or RV or tent or whatever means...
Broken diesel engine. Forced to hip tie the dinghy to push us into the travel lift.
After a painfully slow crossing of the Sea of Cortez, we made it to Guaymas! We pushed with the dinghy way more then we wanted to. We were pretty nervous using the dinghy to push us into the travel lift. It ended up going well and being no big deal. It seems the mental anxiety is usually worse ...
Broken engine, again! do we still sail to the south pacific?
While sailing to Mazatlán to check out of Mexico our diesel engine died. Do we continue on to the South Pacific as planned? Do we give up and head home with our tails between our legs? Do we sale? We hope our video inspires you to explore the world on your own sailboat! Living on a small sailb...
Carnival in La Paz Mexico or installing our water maker? We ended up doing both!
While we were anchored in La Paz Mexico, the Carnival came to town!! It comes to town every year at the same time, we just happened to be there at the right time. On a side note we also reinstalled our spectra water maker. Thanks Sam and Jes We hope our video inspires you to explore the world by...
Why are we driving around in the bed of a truck in Mexico? Our solar panel broke.
Most of our power generation comes from our solar panels. They sit there quietly everday providing us with electricity we need for our modern lives. One of them failed, we lost 40 percent of our output! No worries, find a solar panel store, ride in the bed of a truck, just like I did as a kid, loa...
Gentleman don’t sail upwind!! It was a great sail!
Don't ever forget to close the toilet vent!! We try not to sail upwind very often. It's fun for a while, but it comes with its own sets of problems. The boat heels a lot, stuff ends up everywhere, the boat is usually a disaster after wards. You would think that we would learn! We hope...
Living on a boat: These are the good days of this lifestyle
Experience the thrilling lifestyle of living aboard a sailboat with a couple navigating through unpredictable weather, finding the perfect anchorage, and discovering hidden gems along the way. Watch their journey unfold and learn about their adventurous approach to boat life!
Sailing Hiraya. Exploring Baja California
Join this dynamic sailing duo for an unforgettable downwind sailing experience along the beautiful coast of Baja California! Witness mesmerizing wildlife, such as whales breaching near their vessel, and marvel at Aqua Verde's stunning natural surroundings. Watch them maneuver through the rollin...
Boat life: Sailing in the Sea of Cortez
Sailing south along Baja California we return to the area where our engine troubles all started. The temps are finally starting to warm up and we encounter a red tide. We hope our video inspires you to explore the world on your own sailboat! Living on a small sailboat Sailing around the world on o...
Sailing in strong wind and building seas!
Join us as we embark on an exhilarating sail in strong winds, sharing our experiences, challenges, and solutions. Expertise from the Sailing Adventure Can't Wait channel reveals top strategies for conquering turbulent waters while maintaining boat safety and enjoying unforgettable nautical jour...
How to replace standing rigging
We replaced the standing rigging on our sailboat using Sta-Lok fittings while on the water. In the process we found a couple of rusted out cotter pins. If undetected we could have lost our mast. Its a good idea to climb your mast now and then and check things out. One by one we replaced each st...
Boat Life: Did our sailboat survive?
Leaving our sailboat on the hard made us very nervous. After 5 months we returned to the boatyard to do some boat work and to launch our floating home. The amount of dirt on our decks is amazing and gross. After a lot of hard work cleaning up and a few boat projects, the boat yard loaded us up ont...
Sailing life: How to prepare a sailboat for storage
We go through some of the things that we have to do to prepare our sailboat for storage on the hard. This is our first time storing our sailboat, she is our home, and we usually stay on her. We flush the diesel engine, prepare our outboard for long term storage, and remove our water maker for some...
Boat life. Checking our chainplates, standing rigging, storing our sailboat
Storing our sailboat in the Mexican heat is hard. The to do list seems to get bigger and bigger. We have to remove solar panels, water heaters, check chain plates, rigging. You get the idea. Life in a boatyard is dirty, hot, and sweaty. Did we mention how hot it is in the boatyard? We hope our v...
TRAILER: Brion Toss – 25 Basic Sailing Knots
Master Sailing Rigger, Brion Toss introduces his 25 Basic Sailing Knots video, the rope material you can use to tie the knots, and the material you shouldn't use. Brion demonstrates the easiest way to tie each knot and situations each is used for. ********************************************...
Sailing life. Life is HOT in the boat yard.
We are all hauled out and trying to figure out how to put our not so floating home to bed. We have so many questions. Do we remove the solar panels. Do we remove all the canvas? Should we shrink wrap our sailboat? What do we do about the heat. This boat yard is miserably hot. Its all just part o...
Sailing life: Its time to haul out.
After almost 2 years cruising around fulltime on our sailboat, our floating home is in need of a little work. This is our first time hauling a boat out. The anticipation was full of anxiety and stress. The actual event, not so much. We are not looking forward to life in a boatyard, but we know ...
Sailing life: We almost hit a whale
On our last sail north, we almost hit a whale. It surfaced 10 feet on off of our port side. It was close enough that we got wet from his spray. We were also curious how far our VHF radio would transmit. We checked in with a friend every 5 miles to test out the range. Had a beautiful night sail l...
Boat life: What an amazing adventure it has been
Sailing around the world in a small sailboat has its challenges. The treasures that we find along the way, make it all worth it. The sea lions swimming beside us, the dolphins bow riding and surfing around Hiraya are amazing moments. Let's not forget the sunsets at sea or at anchor! Those are...
Sailing Life: Stern Anchored Sailing and Dinghy Chaps
Jesica is really tired of burning her butt cheeks and sticking to the dinghy in the intense heat of the Sea of Cortez. So, while stern anchored in our favorite secluded anchorage, we decided to finally do something about the burnt butt cheek problem. We sew up some dinghy chaps. It was a lot of wo...
Sailing life: Living our lives on anchor
The best part of living on a sailboat if life at anchor. The days just seem to fade on by and you lose all track of time. We spend our days exploring caves on our Highfield dinghy. We go for hikes and happily waste the days away fishing and eating. Boat life while anchored in a beautiful bay is t...
Sailing Life: Stern anchored are we to close to land?
The rocks are way to close. We had no choice except to deploy our stern anchor to limit our swing radius. We usually don't anchor in this tight of a spot, but we just could not resist the beauty and seclusion of this tiny anchorage. After setting our stern anchor we set off on the dinghy to d...