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Living on a Sailboat: Honest Stories from 3 Couples
If you’ve ever wondered what boat life is really like, this one’s for you. After completing a major refit, we finally set sail again for the first time to test our new rig and mainsail. We cruised along the stunning rocky coastline of New Zealand, with light winds, perfect conditions, and incredib...
Refit to Reality: Will Our New Systems ACTUALLY Work?
After completing our extensive catamaran refit, we spent some time tied up at a nearby dock fine-tuning our setup before finally heading out to put our new systems to the test at anchor. In this episode, we troubleshoot a transducer issue, recommission our watermakers, put the dinghy through its pa...
Visiting a SUNKEN ISLAND in the Middle of the Ocean! (Sailing Across the Pacific)
Welcome to another update from Elixir's voyage around the world! We have just set off on the final leg of our Pacific Crossing, from The Kingdom of Tonga, to the North Island of New Zealand. However, there is still one more anchorage we plan to visit, the legendary submerged atoll of Minerva...
Sailing Life in French Polynesia (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep 234)
Embark on an unforgettable journey through the captivating landscapes of French Polynesia with the adventurous Calico Skies Sailing crew. Explore their latest escapade, sailing Life in French Polynesia, where they encounter vibrant cultures, stunning island art, and breathtaking natural wonders. Fro...
Sailing to Suwarrow | Episode 265
Join us as we set sail for the remote Suwarrow Atoll, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve located in the heart of the South Pacific. In this captivating episode of WEsail (Episode 265), we delve into the untouched wilderness of this secluded paradise, highlighting its incredible beauty, thriving ecosystems, ...
Which Is Better Cruising?? North Or South Pacific??
Hi Guys, In this vid we do a little comparison between cruising in the North and South Pacific....which is better? The North Pacific has amazing anchorages and great hiking but the South Pacific has glorious white sand beaches and warm, crystal clear water. If you've cruised one or both, let us...
Final Push to the Marquesas… Again | Episode 206
It's our final push to the Marquesas and we are both ready to drop the hook. Sailing the to Marquesas has been a challenging and we couldn't be more proud of our push to get here. After all, we sailed every mile and every mile was earned. This was a sail that we both feel was a bigger ac...
Sailing: Mostly Bliss with Moments of Pure Terror | Episode 205
Sailing is bliss combined with moments of pure terror and this sail up to the Marquesas was exactly that. One moment we are becalmed and greeted by a pod of dolphins and then the next we are blasted with 30 knots of wind blowing us completely in the wrong direction. Sometimes you never know what y...
Stopover in Toau | Episode 204
We are back to the Tuamotus... but only just for a quick dive. We stopped off at a nearby atoll to see our friends and have one last dive with them before they sail on to the Cook islands and us back up to the Marquesas. It was nice to get a good nights rest after 3 days sailing, giving us a littl...
Sailing Backwards | Episode 203
Sailing backwards against the trade winds has historically been very difficult, and as we start our 800 nautical mile trek back eastward for the Tuamotus and Marquesas Islands, we see why! We encounter just about everything mother nature and Neptune can throw at us, from calms to massive squalls- ...
The Dingy is Fixed, Now Let’s Go Sailing | Episode 202
Our friends have finally arrived with our boat parts to fix the dingy and we are super anxious to finally get moving again. The winds that we have expected are still around and we want to make sure we catch this window to set sail back up to the Tuamotus or the Marquesas. We really don't even k...
Marooned in Mo’orea- Without a Dingy for 10 days | Episode 201
What ever are we going to do without our dingy for the next 10 days? Recently we discovered that our dingy motor has called it quits and we now have to order in parts from the states to repair it, which means we are "stuck" on VA for the next 10 days. Do you think we could do it without ...
Stuck in Paradise and Without a Dingy | Episode 200
First of all this is our 200th EPISODE! We can't believe it ourselves that we have posted that many episodes over the last 4 years. Which means we have shared our sailing adventures with you consistently and consecutively EVERY WEDNESDAY for the last 2 years (with exception to our Pacific Ocean...
Waiting on the Wind to Sail | Episode 199
We are waiting on a wind window to sail us back up to the Tuamotos and then on to the Marquesas. The old sailors addage “You can’t control the wind but you can adjust the sails” is exactly how we live these days. There is a short window to set sail back to Moorea and then onto the Tuamotos and so ...
Sailing Rai’atea – The Sacred Island of Polynesia | Episode 198
We have sailed to yet again another beautiful island in French Polynesia and this time we are exploring the Sacred Island of all of Polynesia. Rai'atea is at the heart of the Polynesian Triangle and it here where they branched out, set sail to explore the islands all by using the elements of th...
Sailing to the CLEAREST WATER EVER | Episode 197
We sail around the island of Taha'a, stopping at several beautiful anchorages to swim in some of the clearest water we have ever seen! So clear it's like your swimming in a pool, BUT SO MUCH BETTER! One particular pass, which is coined THE CORAL GARDENS locally, has the best collection of...
Few Kiwis Brave this Remote Off-grid Island!
A MILESTONE SAIL for New Zealand sailors | S03E09 Sailing Pivo If you liked this video, I recommend watching my last sailing trip with John: In this video, John and I head out to Great Barrier Island, which is considered a "milestone sail" for new beginner sailors who learn to sail in t...
Sailing to a Vanilla Wedding in Taha’a| Episode 196
We're off to a white wedding, the vanilla kind. Did you know that Vanilla flower can only be pollinated by humans? Ok, don't be weird but the birds and the bees literally can't do it on Taha'a, so who else will. We let Gary and Sarah take over the boat and sail us around the i...
Sailing to the Vanilla Isle – Taha’a, French Polynesia | Episode 195
After a very wet week in Huahine, it's time to move on and set sail to another island in the Society Island Archipelago of French Polynesia. The winds are solid for us to sail 30 miles to Taha'a the island most known for it's vanilla plantations. Join us EVERY WEDNESDAY for a NEW ...
Rainy Days Aboard VA | Episode 194
We return to Huahine for a second round and we hide out again from an approaching storm. Seems like every time we come here it get's stormy. Our crew aboard gets a taste of what life is like when you are stuck on a boat for days on end in wet, rainy nasty weather. Warren and I are accustomed...
WE Wish This is How Sailing is ALL the Time | Episode 193
On this episode, we ring the in the New Year with the best of the best of Moorea for it is our final days here before we prepare to sail to new islands. We get the crew and the boat ready for a full moon sail to the other islands in the Societies of French Polynesia. It's a bittersweet goodb...
WE Sail Into a New Year | Episode 192
The last year of sailing for us has been an epic one. We did some awesome things, like sail across the BIGGEST OCEAN ON THE PLANET! So it's hard to ask more of the next year to come because this one has just been pretty remarkable. Before we ring in the new year, we thought how amazingly luck...
WE Lost Another Drone to the Ocean | Episode 191
We are back to the grind of boat projects, after a few rainy recovery days from the Dj beach party. We have decided to stick around the islands during cyclone season which brings in a lot of localized storms and rain of course. Warren flies the drone, only this time into the ocean. The downsides of...