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Nothing like leaving it ALL to the LAST Minute! [EP 131] – Preparing to sail for Bermuda

In this episode we make our final preparations to sail to Bermuda as part of our next attempt to cross the Atlantic. As usual its a frantic dash to the start line and the preparations, editing included, did not come together as we had hoped. At the time you are reading this we should be well on our ...

May 10, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:14:04

Let’s get one things STRAIGHT here! [EP 130] – Rigging Re-tune

After Adam was less than impressed with the amount of weather helm that our boat was putting out on our recent sail from Ice Fourchue, we decide to make the most of a sunny day in Grand Case, St Martin to retune our rig and ease some of the pressure. After a successful morning we took her out for a...

May 03, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:44

Boat Life: Sail, BREAK things, FIX, Repeat [EP 129]

While testing our new Precision Sails last week, we sailed to the small island of Ile Fourchue. Before heading back, we jumped in for a swim and enjoyed having the bay all to ourselves. We then took off for a fantastic day of sailing, ending up in Grand Case, St Martin. Knowing our engine was over...

Apr 26, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:34

TODAY is the DAY! [EP 128] – Nothing beats NEW SAILS!

The day of days has arrived! Our new Precision sails are here and we’re eager to get them on our boat and go for a sail! In this episode we left from Marigot Bay in St Martin and headed south east around the island to a beautiful little spot called Ile Fourche just off the coast of St Barts! The...

Apr 19, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:22:51

UNEXPECTED encounter with WHALES! [EP 127]

Music Credits All Music from Epidemic Sound Buy us a Beer! Show your support with some SMF Merch: Want more? Join us on Patreon... About Us Adam and Khiara are making sailing videos and adventures around the world on our 1981 Tayana Vancouver 42. We plan to sail around the world and make our ...

Apr 12, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:48

Why CUTTER rigged sailboats are the BEST! [Q&A]

In this weeks Q&A we answer the following questions: 00:41 - What are our thoughts on sailing the Central American coast? 02:02 - Would we buy a Catamaran 04:56 - How does staysail and a jib work? Does it enhance sailing performance? 09:31 - Do we use running backstays with a stays'l? 10:24...

Apr 05, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:19:49

Our new GOAL in life [EP 126]

Music Credits All Music from Epidemic Sound Show your support with some SMF Merch: Buy us a Beer! Want more? Join us on Patreon... About Us Adam and Khiara are making sailing videos and adventures around the world on our 1981 Tayana Vancouver 42. We plan to sail around the world and make our ...

Mar 29, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:33

It’s ALL starting to come together! [EP 125]

Last week we finished installing our Hydrovane and immediately wanted to test it out. So we pulled up anchor and hoisted our sails for a trip to Tintamarre, an island to the north of St Martin. Having been on anchor for a few weeks waiting for bad weather to pass, we were very excited to head off...

Mar 22, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:18:12

The job that nearly BROKE us – Hydrovane Installation [EP 124]

This was one of those months where nothing came together. The Christmas winds were in full swing in the Caribbean and we were stuck in the somewhat unsheltered outer anchorages of (not so) sunny St Martin. After a month of relentless 30 knot winds, the accompanying swell and two failed attempts ...

Mar 15, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:07

The dinghy DEBACLE continues… [EP 123]

This week an exciting package arrived that we’d been waiting for for a while. We enthusiastically rented a car and headed to the shipping centre to pick it up... only to be told it was still on a boat heading to St Martin and would arrive in the next few days. With a car rented and nothing to use ...

Mar 08, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:18:16

What will become the Millennial Falcon 2? [Q&A]

Q&A Time! We answer some of your best questions for us… 1:00 - How did we break the Hydrovane? 3:20 - How much of a head start do you need for a sailing YouTube channel? 4:56 - What are our top 3 locations in the Caribbean? 7:59 - What are our passage making goals for the near future? 11:29 - I...

Mar 01, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:34

Crew has gone AWOL… where have we been?! [Q&A]

We’ve been gone for a few weeks but are back to update on our progress and location! We also have some other Q&A questions for you too… 1. Where have we been this past few weeks? 2. Do we have a live radar for our location? Check out sailingmillennialfalcon.com/track to see! 3. What is a Hydrov...

Feb 22, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:05

The LARGEST investment we’ve EVER made on the boat [EP 122]

We had to get back to doing a few boat jobs after all of our fun and frivolity of last episode and we introduce what we think is our biggest investment on the boat yet… a Hydrovane. Adam has been raving about this piece of gear for at least two years and it’s been on our upgrade list since then bu...

Jan 25, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:18:26

The Crew is on STRIKE! Time for some FUN! [EP 121]

We finally put the tools down and spent the afternoon sailing to Grand Case for a bit of beach time. The first evening we treated ourselves to a huge (but cheap!) grill and the next day dove right in to our mini holiday... literally, as we went for a snorkel and then attempted an afternoon of two pe...

Jan 18, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:03

RIP IT ALL OUT and start again!! [EP 120] 1981 Tayana 42′ Main Cabin Refit

This week we finished up what was meant to be a small boat job - a spring clean of the aft cabin bed and the v-berth. We ripped out all of our cabin sole, water heater, batteries, rotten wood and more and started from scratch. Painting a clean, white space under the bed and installing new floors an...

Jan 11, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:18:33

UNEXPECTED Christmas Construction! [EP 119] – Captain’s Cabin Rebuild AND Christmas UNBOXING

This episode was supposed to be a nice and easy holiday construction project. However, in true Millennial Falcon fashion it did not go to plan. In addition to finding a LOT more rotted wood than we had hoped, the weather over the Christmas holidays turned pretty nasty which meant that working on the...

Jan 04, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:23:52

Is THIS the Millennial Falcon 2? 😱[EP 118] Crew for a day on a MEGA YACHT

In this episode, the day after we arrived in St Martin we got a message from Adams childhood friend who is crewing on a mega yacht. He said he'd be arriving into St Martin the very next day and that we were invited to check out his workplace... a 62m (203ft) mega yacht. When we arrived on the...

Dec 21, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:18

4 GREAT Tips Every Cruisers MUST Know: The BEST of the Rest

Bringing you more lessons that we've learnt throughout our 3 years of sailing. Our first video, found here: was the start of our tips... until we ran out of time! These are the best of the rest. We hope you gain some value from these stories and learnt from our lessons! Music Credits All Mu...

Dec 14, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:14:43

All aboard the Vomit Comet! 😂 [EP 117]

In this week's episode we finish our 350 mile sail to St Maarten. A bout of sea sickness floored me during the second day but on the third and final day, I'm back on the team and raring to go... all in time to just arrive! We both say how much we wish for a longer journey and we don't...

Dec 07, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:18:28

We are FINALLY getting out of here! [EP 116] Sailing 350 miles to St Martin

Only 3 days after finishing up our rigging we decided to give it a good test… a 360 mile test sail in fact in St Martin. We were both very excited to undertake e a multi day passage and chose a longer passage mainly for this reason. Our other deciding factor during these uncertain times was finding...

Nov 30, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:28

NOTHING holding us back now! And a HUGE announcement [EP 115]

The last piece of our rigging arrives in Grenada and I set off on the daily ferry to go and collect it. Having a lot of time to kill while waiting for the return ferry that evening, I got up to a bit of mischief... all in the name of giving back to the community! Once the rigging and myself were sa...

Nov 23, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:19:03

One TINY Mistake: Now we’re STUCK! [EP 114] – How to replace your forestay – Almost

In this weeks episode we take the Falcon dockside here in Carriacou, Grenada to tackle one of the last parts of our DIY rigging overhaul, the forestay. After some interesting maneuvering to get alongside the dock and some confusion amongst the line handlers, we got the boat all tied up. We then imme...

Nov 16, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:08

A RIPPER Day Sailing – Stays’l BLOWOUT [EP 113]

Last month we pulled into a marina for 3 days to complete an ongoing rigging project to replace all of our stays. While in the marina, we installed all but one - the forestay. It was finally time to install it and the best marina we could do it in was 25 miles north in Carriacou. So we set off fo...

Nov 09, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:55

A NEW look on the Millennial Falcon! [EP 112]

A lot happens in this week's episode! I guess Adam summed it up in this episode when we said that there was lots of things to do on the boat that he kept starting, and not finishing... so instead he had a haircut! But our main problem of the hour was a broken outboard. We got straight to work...

Nov 02, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:18:51

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