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In this episode Katie and Zoe offer to do a 48 hour liferaft challenge, in the middle of an atoll in French Polynesia. They suddenly realize how difficult and uncomfortable it is in there, so the stark reality of actually being stuck in one is a bi...
This week we explore a sailboat that our Patrons invite us aboard to visit. It's an incredible experience learning how other sailboats are designed and lived in. James then heads out again to help out a friend deliver multi-million dollar Hinckley powerboats. It's a nerve racking experienc...
We continue cruising around the Tuamotu islands in French Polynesia, mainly in Fakarava atoll, where we meet some locals who take us spearfishing. But it all turns to custard as Jamie ends up in Hospital.
SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and ha...
We experience fishing on the famous Chesapeake Bay with the worlds best fishing charter, Mallard charters. This is something we have never done before and we learn everything we can from Captain Troy Ruth.
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In this episode we sail from Raroia atoll to Fakarava, and explain the difficulties with dealing with passes in the atolls, where currents and reefs can be extremely challenging. But in Fakarava we go diving at the "Wall of sharks" appropriately named as we are surrounded by literally hund...
Sailing is our life and we spend every day enjoying its incredible highs and lows. Beautiful beaches, warm water and amazing scenery never seems to grow old. But when the weather changes and things get cold and wet...sailing can seem pretty awful.
So when the offer to swap boat life for a warm bed...
This episode addresses the classic question of which boat is faster, a catamaran or a monohull, between SV Delos and our Lagoon 450 catamaran (or Jamie 465 to be exact). There are obviously too many variables to properly answer this question, but a 450 mile race offshore in French Polynesia certain...
Did a BOAT Show ACTUALLY Make us WANT a CATAMARAN? We spend 4 days at the Annapolis Sailboat Show meeting amazing people and hearing the incredible stories from people around the world. Plus we catch up with old YouTube Sailing channel friends.
Then we sail our first catamaran and we walk away with...
In this episode we decide to go on a hike in French Polynesia, but I get split up from the 3 girls, and decide to let it all hang out as I make my way back towards the boat in the Marquesas islands!
SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has star...
Zephyr, our 43 foot monohull sailboat, has been siting in a marina for more than 3 months. And now it's time to break out and unfurl the sails. We have been looking forward to our first sail in more than 3 months away from the our sailboat and we couldn't be more happy when we are met with...
After sailing 3000 miles across the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to the Marquesas islands, we hear about a secret 200ft waterfall buried deep inside the jungle...
SV Parlay is a hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran, which Colin rebuilt with friends and has started sailing around the world. We found ...
The endless repairs on Zephyr continue as James is away and I am left all by myself. Teak is a vital material on a sailboat and it requires constant maintenance to look good and last. Natalie takes you through the agonizing process to get it looking great.
With James away it's also a chance to...
A raw and emotional account of the moment that we had been waiting for, for so many years. 2,855 nautical miles, 19 days and 10 hours at sea, we finally arrived in the Marquesas islands. It was the adventure of a lifetime, and that feeling when pulling into Fatu Hiva island will be something we NEVE...
Our Sailboat needs some repairs. We have been sailing hard for the last year and when your home lives in an environment that is continuously trying to destroy it…things just break.
We also take you in an amazing adventure through an oyster farm.
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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...
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This is Day 6 of our mission to cross the Pacific Ocean and we have a sail blow out and another one almost go. I tell you guys everything I know about the 4 types of sails we're using. And I also...
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We find a volcano in the middle of the ocean, so we make an overnight stop. Colin and I go up the mast to retighten the rigging and the girls go swimming for manta rays. We get 3 fish on the line and celebra...
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How to deal with seasickness... and how it almost ruined this video series before it started. This is Day 1 of the Pacific crossing. Everyone is helping with the last-minute prep before we say goodbye to Mexico to start ...
Here is the link to Part 1 if you want to start from the beginning!
This week we enter the dreaded doldrums, where it is just one squall after another for days on end. But we get serious about what it would mean to have to abandon ship, so we get mentally and physically prepared for worst case sc...
Will we SURVIVE a HURRICANE heading for the NEWPORT BOAT SHOW? We are in Newport for the 2023 Boat Show with other Youtube Sailing Channels where we get the chance to meet fellow sailing enthusiasts and hopefully some of our Patrons.
But with Hurricane Lee heading straight for us, it's unclear...
Here is part 1 of our pacific crossing series below!
In this episode we finally make it over the 1000 nautical mile mark as we head almost straight south towards the middle of the equator. We take a moment to go through some crucial things we have for safety, as well as talk about surviving out h...
We take you through a step by step guide on how to buy a boat. The industry can be complicated, the process confusing and frustrating.
We help you through understanding what you need to know, what you need to ask and the most important steps to take when trying to buy a boat.
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Here is part 2 of our Pacific Crossing series! We push off the shores of San Benedicto island, and everything was going well until we get our spinnaker wrapped around our forestay, right when we get a blocked toilet! It is then smooth sailing for a while until we completely blow out our spinnaker in...
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