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Painful on our NOSES and our WALLETS! As we gear up to finally leave Grenada and begin our journey north through the Caribbean islands, we begin the process of hoop jumping. Travelling between islands is far more complicated in these days of Covid, which...
HOLIDAYS are HARD. THOUSANDS of MILES from FAMILY, even harder. This week we're celebrating Thanksgiving, but having not seen our families in over a year due to Covid travel issues, it's sort of a melancholy time. But we soon remember what an unusual lif...
Welcome to Episode 28 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this video I try out and review a crew overboard recovery system. This 2 in 1 recovery system is advertised to work as a boarding ladder and also a sling for injured or unconscious crew overboard victims. Ch...
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We finally sail from Mallorca to mainland Spain on a 4 day passage . In this video, you see what life is like on a sailboat for a 4 day non stop passage at sea with children. You can see how we adjust the sai...
When a macerator GOES DOWN and you can't pump out...THEN WHAT? Well, you're about to find out and it's not pretty. Seriously, you've been warned!! Also, we show you a bit more of Le Phare Bleu and finally head back out to the anchorage in anticipation o...
The FREAKS come out AT NIGHT...and cruise around on dinghies BEGGING for CANDY! This week it's Halloween in Woburn Bay. Loren stretches her makeup and costume muscles for her favorite holiday of the year and we show you all the festivities from the Le Ph...
Welcome to Episode 27 of Carpe Diem Sailing and Part 15 of our Learn to Sail Series. Building on our last video, where I discussed the theory of shortening sail, in this video I go over the specific steps for tying a reef into a mainsail equipped with a j...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Loren! To celebrate we TREAT OURSELVES to a couple weeks at the beautiful boutique marina at Le Phare Bleu! Complete with a ship/bar/restrooms, a pool that's open to all cruisers, and a restaurant with some excellent happy hours...will ...
In SAILBOAT LIFE, our DINGHY is our CAR. And our "car" is on its LAST LEG. We bought Nacho before we really knew what we wanted in a dinghy, so we intentionally went used and cheap, knowing what didn't know. Now, over a year of cruising later, not only ...
Welcome to Episode 26 of Carpe Diem Sailing and Part 14 of our Learn to Sail Series. In this video I discuss the theory of shortening sail or reefing for heavy weather. I talk about all the reasons why we shorten sail, I cover sail balance and I talk abou...
Our FIRST NIGHT in Carriacou had serious DRAMA and NOT a lot of SLEEP. It was a rainy and stormy passage, followed by a squall-filled night at anchor in Tyrell Bay. Things got dicey when the boats around us started dragging anchor! Later we get to do so...
Welcome to Episode 25 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this episode I cover a few more knots: the cleat hitch, a bowline on the bight, the rolling hitch and I whip the end of a line.
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SOMEHOW, our NEW LIFE PLAN turned out to be the perfect escape from the EVENTS of 2020. We left to SAIL THE WORLD in 2019, and then... And like most of the world, it was definitely far from smooth sailing for quite a while.
Thanks so lockdowns and trave...
When we first sailed to Grenada for hurricane season, there were a couple things on our list that we were most looking forward to. In this video we tick BOTH off the list! (Though we would repeat both later on in our stay). Grenada is famous for waterfal...
Welcome to Episode 24 of Carpe Diem Sailing. How many of you sailors out there live in fear of pulling out a knotmeter transducer while the boat is in the water, OK maybe not fear so much as a bit of stress. No one wants to sink their boat. If you've nev...
MAN VS. LOBSTER - Who Will WIN?? And Saving A SINKING DINGHY! This week we struggle to save our quickly deteriorating dinghy as multipel leaks and failures begin popping up. With few options to buy a new one here, we're trying to limp ol Nacho along as l...
Welcome to Episode 23 of Carpe Diem Sailing and Part 12 of our Learn to Sail Series. Flaking a mainsail neatly seems to be a universal challenge for many. In this video I show you how to easily and safely flake a mainsail neatly
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WE never thought we'd get the WILLIES UNDER WATER, but this dive site changed all that.
This week we bust out of the marina and head for the amazing Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park for some snorkeling and free diving. How do we do this with a toddler ...
NOTHING is SIMPLE on a LIVEABOARD SAILBOAT! Groceries, Fuel, Laundry...here's the REAL DEAL!
This week we get away from the sun, sand, and beaches (briefly) to show you how the simplest of tasks take on so many complications in the sailboat life. Even f...
Welcome to Episode 22 of Carpe Diem Sailing and Part 11 of our Learn to Sail Series. In this video I go over the steps for lowering the mainsail, with an emphasis on safety and efficiency.
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As we visit a RAIN FOREST FARM high in the Grenada JUNGLE CANOPY, we discover the inner workings of friendships among cruising sailors. The proprietor provides farmers markets in several locations in Grenada which are especially helpful to the cruiser com...
How Exactly Do Things Work Here In Grenada?? How To Assimilate as Cruisers!
This week we get down to the nuts and bolts of life in Grenada. Where things are, where to get what...not to mention a Sunday market at a brewery! AND...Rivers checks in to a l...
Welcome to Episode 21 of Carpe Diem Sailing and Part 10 of our Learn to Sail Series. In this video I go over furling and unfurling a headsail. I also discuss using a furling system to reef and I share some tips for worry free furling in all conditions.
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This week we finally settle in to quarantine life...just in time for a hurricane scare! As Gonzalo makes his brush with Grenada, the Covid protocol goes into a scramble as everyone is tested and cut loose to shelter as they wish. After the threat passes,...
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