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Ep 59 Docking and Undocking in Rugged Southern Sardinia
It's hop skip and jump up the southeastern coast of Sardinia.
Ep 58 Twilight Arrival in a Dangerous Harbor (Sailing Talisman)
A long open water passage from Minorca to Carloforte, Sardiana. But along the way, a favorable tidal stream and brisk winds shortens our trip by almost 12 hours, leading to an almost dark arrival. The channel into Carloforte is notoriously tricky and it's ...
Ep 57 Who Needs A Working Bilge Pump Anyway?
Talisman's wonky bilge pump wiring is finally addressed.
Ep 56 Sailing the Balearic Islands … Menorca
Talisman continues east, landing in Menorca.
Ep 54 Pilgrimage to Oyster Yachts, Palma de Mallorca (Sailing Talisman)
We take our two friends, Shanna and Kelly, aboard for a passage over to the Balearic Islands. From Ibiza town (as opposed to Ibiza island) we head over to Palma de Mallorca and the Oyster Brokerage outpost there. As promised, the Oyster folks totally took ...
Ep 53 Sail P0rn (Sailing Talisman) Cartegena to Alicante
We get up early to make a long day run to Alicante, Spain. The sailing conditions were epic, and although we were close hauled for the first half, later it was beam-on and fast. What a joy it was!
Ep 52 Genset Repair (Sailing Talisman)
We finally tackle a finicky Fischer Panda genset that's been shutting itself down prematurely. I'm sure some viewers will see too much time spent barking up the wrong trees, but the point is to show how hard it can be to diagnose problems.
Ep 51 Sailing Talisman from Ceuta, Spanish Morocco to Cartagena, Spain
We finally head east and north, across a long expanse of Mediterranean open water. It's a big passage, nothing like our short shakedown across the Strait of Gibraltar. We pass through weather fronts and sail during the night dodging shipping traffic.
Ep 50 Cruising Sailboats: Amel Super Maramu vs Oyster 485 (Sailing Talisman)
We get a full tour of the Amel Super Maramu, a classic bluewater cruiser. This is the boat made famous by Brian and the rest of the crew on s/v Delos, and is much beloved worldwide. Of course we had to show off Talisman too.
Ep 49 Big Weather in Gibraltar, then off to Ceuta, Spanish Morocco
We see a weather window to leave Gibraltar for Ceuta, but then get hammered on both ends.
Ep 44 Boat Projects: Installing Fusion Wired Remote (Sailing Talisman)
In this departure from sailing down the Atlantic coasts of Spain and Portugal, we take time for a minor upgrade. This is a project video, showing install and wiring for the Fusion Audio wired remote control product. A bit about how these things go into a b...
Ep 41 Tragedy! We Lose Our Dog (Sailing Talisman)
No sugar-coating it. Our wonderful Golden Retriever of 13 years is gone. We mourn daily.
Ep 40 Fairlead Explosion! What Now? (Sailing Talisman)
Boat maintenance is an ongoing thing when your're cruising. Here in this short video we repair a fairlead that failed catastrophically.