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Welcome to Episode 36 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this video I talk about the magnetic compass and how to convert bearings from true to magnetic and vice versa. I also talk about deviation, what a deviation table is and how to apply deviation to magnetic be...
We've sailed extended OCEAN PASSAGES and have OCEAN CROSSINGS in the works. But we've been told our boat isn't "BLUEWATER"...really?! This week we finally take you on a FULL TOUR of Cecelia inside and out while we explain our take on the "bluewater vs. p...
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In this programme we look at the island of Bequia in the Grenadines . This is a favourite spot to drop the hook in the south of the Caribbean chain. And it has a lot to offer the yachtsman.
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We've CRUISED the CARIBBEAN for 2 YEARS!! We show you a complete DAY IN THE LIFE while we tell you the 10 BIGGEST LESSONS we've learned along the way. Enjoy!! And be sure to SUBSCRIBE for WEEKLY CONTENT EVERY FRIDAY! Cheers!!
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Welcome to Episode 35 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this video I talk about a few items of personal sailing gear that I never leave the dock without. Hand Bearing Compass, Marine Binoculars, Harness, Inflatable PFD, Rigging Knife, Head Lamp, Sailing Gloves. ...
The COST of cruising ESCALATES. We're faced with a BIG repair and an associated big price. Our generator gave out a few months ago...while it still ran, ever since a hard overheating, it wouldn't stay running more than a few minutes. We debate the neces...
Sailboat life is all BALANCE. It's a lot of WORK, but the rewards come in many forms. It's often exhausting just getting to our destinations, then even more work maintaining our home and making enough money to keep it...but then the FUN starts! This wee...
Welcome to Episode 34 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this video I discuss 16 internationally recognized distress signals. I start with purposely designed items such as flares and finish with signals that have been adapted such as flames on a vessel.
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From the base of a VOLCANO on the verge of ERUPTION, we embark on a very windy and rough 2 DAY and 2 NIGHT PASSAGE to Antigua. If we've learned one thing, it's that we can't pretend to be masters of mother nature. We may use the wind to our advantage and...
Welcome to Episode 33 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this video I discuss pre-sail checks and preparation. I focus on readiness as a method for avoiding an emergency.
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We found ISLAND PARADISE. But we CAN'T stay here FOREVER. In the midst of CHALLENGING travel restrictions, BEQUIA has been a LITERAL OASIS for us. But we didn't start this journey to NOT journey. So we're pointing Cecilia north and back into UNCERTAIN W...
The SailAway VIDEO RELEASE DAY is now on SUNDAY...at least for a trial period! After releasing our video last Sunday due to simply being a bit behind, we noticed some YouTube data that suggested Sunday might actually be a better release day for us in gene...
Nearly TWO YEARS AGO we SOLD EVERYTHING...then things got CRAZY. Since then we've been navigating a whole new cruising world much like everyone has had to figure our their own life situation. But so far, so good. We now find ourselves in Bequia, St. Vin...
Welcome to Episode 32 of Carpe Diem Sailing and Part 16 of our Learn to Sail Series. In this video I cover the steps for safely and effectively Coming About or Tacking. The video is broken down into stills and slow motion clips to clearly show what I'm do...
LIVING on a SAILBOAT FAR AWAY from large centers of civilization gives us the option of taking ourselves "out of the equation". With case counts rising in the more populated areas of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, we take advantage of our life style and ...
Is this TOO GOOD to be true?! For the first time in the last YEAR we find ourselves actually sailing...DOWN WIND! And what's that?! The waves are BEHIND US!! Okay, I'm being a little dramatic, but it truly has been a solid year of beating upwind virtua...
Welcome to Episode 31 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this episode I go over dressing appropriately for sailing, in fair weather and foul. I cover sun protection as well as dressing in layers when in adverse weather. I also talk about the various fabrics and ma...
What's next for SailAway?! Where do we go from here?! We catch you up on our most recent passage, life in Antigua, and our cruising plans for the future. Enjoy!! And be sure to SUBSCRIBE for WEEKLY CONTENT EVERY FRIDAY! Cheers!!
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We had found a pandemic-free oasis of sorts in Grenada and then SVG, but it wasn't meant to last. To their credit, these islands take even small outbreaks very seriously. So with the advent of a new semi-lockdown in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, we dec...
Welcome to Episode 30 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this episode I go over nautical charts and how to read one. I cover information found in the title block, scale, projection, depths, elevations, symbols, the compass rose and I briefly discuss digital charts...
After SEVEN DAYS in QUARANTINE, The RACE is ON to make it to BEQUIA. It's already Christmas Eve and we have a tree to put up and some presents to wrap! We had quire a few friends with the same plan waiting for us in Bequia and a 4 year old eager to see h...
Do we have ENOUGH MONEY for this?! And will we ever be RELEASED from QUARANTINE?! With every day we sit and wait for our PCR test results, we start to wonder! What should have been a 2-3 day stay in quarantine while checking into St. Vincent and the Gre...
Leaving GRENADA and entering ST. VINCENT and the GRENADINES...which means more hoops to jump through. It's well worth it, but these days it's definitely a bit confusing and stressful. To leave Grenada and enter St. Vincent and the Grenadines, we had to h...
Welcome to Episode 29 of Carpe Diem Sailing. Along with wind, propwalk is one of the biggest issues sailors face when docking or undocking their boats but it can also be a very useful tool. Often when propwalk is not well understood the boat appears to ha...
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