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Morning Chores on the Water: Bailing 30 Liters of Rainwater! #japan #sailing #travel #boatlife
Morning chores on the boat never end — especially after a good downpour! 🌧 Today in Buren Bay, it’s me, a bucket, and about 30 liters of rainwater in the dinghy. If only I had my jerry cans… A salty little reminder that even solo, you can still s...
SOLO SAILING 25,000m NON-STOP UNASSISTED IN WORLD’S SMALLEST YACHT
SOLO SAILING 25,000m NON-STOP UNASSISTED IN WORLD'S SMALLEST YACHT Would you sail around the world in a boat smaller than your bedroom? We just met an incredible young South African sailor attempting a world first - a non-stop circumnavigation in the smal...
Sailing alone feels SO different #saltlife #sailorgirl #sailing #salty #sailingfun
Sailing alone versus sailing as crew on my partner's boat...such a difference! ⇩ Join the wonderful support crew that makes these videos possible and get instant access to behind the scene footage, regular real time updates and even join some of the mos...
Episode 228 – Final Week Sailing the World Alone with My Kids!
Epic sails to beautiful locations, enjoying sailing solo for our last week of freedom before Chris flys back into Sardinia after his successful hernia operation and joins us again for more fun and giggles 🙌 We experience lots of weird and wonderful wea...
Episode 227 – Chris left! I’m Sailing Solo with the kids!
Its all about the sailing this week guys! Sailing, sailing and more sailing, I am a Sailing Solo Mumma this week with the kiddos, they are actually getting to learn to set sails, lift anchor, navigate and do all the fun jobs with me as I sail us up the Sar...
Coast Guard: Friend or Foe #sailing #asiantravel
This rather aggressive encounter with the Japanese Coast guard resulted in a surprise friendship #coastguard #travel #japantravel #japan #sailing #boatlife
NEW SOLAR!!! Update on all of the updates🌴🌊 Sailing Vessel Swizzle EP17
This week I will be walking you through some of the new additions to our little Swizzle and explain how some things we upgraded over the last few week. All kinds of good info in this episode as we have some BIG news to announce!! :) Cheers and well see y...
Why she left me to sail alone | SAILING SUNDAY | Ep. 225
Join us on a passage along the East Coast of the US with Ryan as he takes on the open waters in a raw and unfiltered solo sailing experience. This video captures a more intimate glimpse into the real-life adventure of living on a yacht, life on passage, an...
Tender Troubles: Will I reach the shore or sink?
Living on a sailboat comes with its own set of challenges. In this episode, titled "Tender Troubles: Will I reach the shore or sink?" I share my experience with the Joycraft Dingy. I'll admit, I take full responsibility for its unexpected and sudden deflat...
Battling Blood Clots on a Boat: Getting my Mojo Back
Join me on my latest Pacific Solo adventure, where I faced a life-threatening situation when I developed blood clots. . In this video, I share the intense moments of returning to my boat after a hospital stay, only to find that my leg condition worsened. ...
Escaping the Noise: Finding Peace in Amami, Japan
SV Wahine, my Gib Sea 402 is waiting patiently and peacefully for me in Buren Bay. I am reunited with her tomorrow. In the meantime, my mate Mitsu ( also the Commodore of the Buren Bay, Yacht Club takes a video of her each morning.
Solo Sailing Catamaran’s, good idea or bad? (Learning By Doing Ep219)
I’ve always loved solo sailing, Sailing alone on a Catamaran is a lot different from a monohull though, this I learnt. I’m yet to decide if I’ll solo sail my Cat on longer passage though as the danger seems to be much higher. I solo sailed my mono m...
Transmission removal and engine lift (Reattaching Perkins 4.108 flywheel & rear seal PT.1) EP14
We finally get slide the prop shaft backing giving us enough space to remove the thrust coupler. Removal of the transmission was pretty straight foreword, We then find the bolts that have broken off in the crankshaft! SO we have to lift the engine to remo...
Ep 55: Gybing Single Handed
Welcome to episode 55 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this video I go over gybing single handed using an autopilot and no preventer. I plan to do a video on preventers in the future but just like lazy jacks they have their place but I'm personally not a fan. MA...
Towed All The Way Home!
In this video I use the last of my batteries to get off a mooring and headed back to Dana point. My batteries get down to 10.3 Volts and I kill my engine since my batteries aren’t charging and I have to get towed back 32 nautical miles from Catalina isla...
Moorings, Snorkeling, and Rocker Stoppers! Boat Life!
Paradise is Emerald Bay Catalina Island! In this video I wake up early to plug in all of my solar to try to charge my batteries. The harbor patrol comes over and tells me that I need to move moorings as this one is reserved for the day. So before coffee an...
Time to Step it up!
In this episode, I move Wahine to a nearby marina where I will leave her for a few weeks as forward progress is difficult given the extended restrictions. I then dash off to Tokyo to celebrate with a few supporters the one year anniversary leaving Tokyo...
Will my boat still leak? #solosailor #sailboat
This short video features the dripless seal installation by Yuki san, a real pro, followed by the water test. If you are interesting in knowing how I am paying for this, when I am not a man of means, check out some new videos at https://www.nevertoola...
Haul Out – What Will the Boat Reveal? #solosailor #boatlife #surprises
To replace the dripless seal, the boat needs to be out of the water. This gives me an opportunity to inspect the keel following the repair work last Sept, dealing with a crack and a lingering question: does Wahine have a loose keel? But alas even more is...
Getting Towed in Japan! – #solosailor #driplessseal #sailingjapan
A few days ahead of schedule, but with a conducive sea state, the engineers decided to go early. The sea was calm but air temperature was frigid. But 6 hours later we arrived at Nishi Fukuoka Marina, where I haven a cradle booked for one week from Feb 14th...
Sometimes you just have to wait. #solosailor #islandlife #driplessseal
In trying to be cheerier, I set about cleaning the floorboards and the bilge, while managing the leak which we have slowed to 4 drips per minute. ( about a table spoon a minute). But to move on from a temporary fix I need to resolve three issues 1. Findi...
My boat is filling with water! #solosailor #selfdoubt
To be disabled at sea was unsettling in itself, but when i discovered my boat had a leak once in harbour, self-doubt flooded in. This is an account of what happened on January 15, 2021. With only a 24 hour notice I had to change plans and rather than a...
Sailing to Nagasaki Part 2 #solosailor #mochitsuki
In this final video of 2021, I attend to an electrical problem on board (back on shore power for the first time in nine months), install new lines, hoist the flags and then cycle around Nagasaki to revisiting places like Martyrs Hill where I have led bicyc...
Sailing to Nagasaki PART ONE #gunkanjima #sailingjapan #007
Sailing into Nagasaki! A dream come true. As with other Kyushu ports I had been to before, I had arrived by bicycle. A city rich historically, culturally, and topographically, to arrive by sea is a real treat, particularly given that the city just celeb...
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