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Ep 187 Boats of the Rich and Famous
We travel halfway around the island of Antigua, part of the Leeward Islands/Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean, to be there in Falmouth Harbour for the start of the RORC 600 sailboat race. As it turned out, this was also ground zero for more expensive boats and yachts than we could shake a stick at. I...
Ep 186 On Being Told You Have 12-18 Months To Live | Oyster 485 Talisman
We’re not the drama channel. But this time was real … and not good. I tell the story in the video, but the short version is that last summer I was diagnosed with a form of tongue/throat cancer. It’s not the rarest form, but it was caught very late in the game, after the tumor had grown to be 2.5cm ...
Ep 185 Final Electrical Upgrades, Launch, and Docking
Finishing up the final electrical upgrades on our list. These include adding a Victron galvanic isolator, replacing the battery crossover switch, and replacing the old battery isolator with a new Victron unit. And following that we LAUNCH! Yay!!!. This is always the big moment of truth. Will she si...
Ep 184 Offshore Passage and Liveaboard Prep
What does it take to prep for extended passagemaking and the liveaboard lifestyle? A lot of hard work, that’s what! And plenty of time spent sourcing all the parts we either broke or need to upgrade. In this episode we focus on electrical system repairs and upgrades, installation of a new Gen3 Star...
Ep 183 Why Did We Re-Index Our MaxProp Feathering Prop?
Why would you want or need to re-index your feathering prop? In our case, we’ve been living with limitations on engine RPMs. Specifically, when motoring we couldn’t go above 2,000 RPMs or the engine would start to heat up. Staying below 2,000 worked fine, but it isn’t how the boat was delivered. O...
Ep 182 The Pre-Launch Rush | Too Much to Do and Not Enough Time
It’s a crazy rush with our projects, and time is at a premium. First up is the Anchoright Chain Marking set. This is a Defender item, and viewers can get 5% off by clicking the link below. It’s good for 30 days after the video drops. Next up, over the off season the coolant reservoir drained pink ...
Ep 181 Did We Just Toast $3,600 of Lithium Batteries
In this episode, we return to Antigua to get our always ongoing projects completed in order to launch the boat. But things get off on the wrong foot when we discover that our huge LifePo4 house battery bank is completely flat; not even enough power to turn on the lights or fans. This sets me off on...
Ep 180 Understanding Marine Oil Analysis Reports
Here we have a different sort of episode. We’ll be delving into the intricacies of oil analysis reports for marine diesel engines. In fact, this episode will also cover agricultural and heavy equipment as well. This is incredibly important stuff, as increased wear in diesel engines will not get be...
Ep 179 Which Boat Jobs Are The Worst?
There are some jobs you just dread. Which ones are the worst for you? sailing yacht talisman, sailing, sailing YouTube, boating, top sailing, oyster yachts, oyster sailboats, oyster 485, offshore, bluewater, blue water, sailing vlog, sailing vblog, sailing videos, cru...
Ep 178 Some Of What We Do To Put The Boat Away | Kevin & Wendy
Picture this; Waking up at dawn to find the marina about as quiet as it ever gets. Water barely rippling and no wind at all. Dew on the decks and sun brightening the eastern horizon. Then fixing some coffee and taking sips between setting up fenders and trying to find the dockmaster and his helpers....
Ep 177 Docking and Dropping the Sails | Antigua, W.I. | Kevin and Wendy
As our season begins to wind down, we head for Jolly Harbour Marina and Boatyard, our seasonal layup location. Upon arrival, the first order of business is to drop, flake, and store our sails below. And getting a huge 140% Genoa down and flaked is no small task. Plus, in the past we found ourselve...
Ep 177A Short | Quick Peek – Working With Sealants
Just a bit of how-to when working with sealants. Tips & Tricks. Full length version goes public 8.7.25 at noon Mountain Time (USA)
Ep 176 Kevin & Wendy | Stellar Sailing from Guadeloupe to Antigua
We complete our loop; Antigua, Sint Maarten, British Virgin Islands, USVI, St Croix, and Guadeloupe. This trip is always bittersweet, given that it marks our return home to Antigua. We love Antigua, and it’s our home base, but it means the adventure sailing is coming to an end. Soon it’ll be summe...
Ep 175 The Last of the Unspoiled Caribbean Islands
We complete the final portion of our 200nm offshore passage from St Croix to Iles des Saintes, Guadeloupe, and find things exactly as we left them last year. Paradise on earth, honestly. Iles des Saintes is a collection of small islands south of the main butterfly island of Guadeloupe, and the loca...
Ep 174 Three Days of Caribbean Squalls | Passage to Guadeloupe | Kevin & Wendy
In certain months of the Caribbean sailing season you can almost be assured of getting hit by squalls. As I mention in this episode, when doing short island-to-island hops, you can sometimes adjust your departure in such a way as to avoid them. But if you’re forced to sail between noon and three o’c...
Ep 173 Kevin & Wendy | Rough Sail to St Croix
Kevin & Wendy Rough Sail to St Croix In this episode we make the hop from St Thomas, USVI to St Croix, a passage of about 34nm due south. As has happened previously, the wind speeds turn to sustained 30 knots. We end up with at least two failures, which seems par for the course. But overall, a...
Ep 172 More Sailing Adventures in the BVI | Kevin & Wendy
More Sailing Adventures in the BVIs: Please forgive us if the dates are a bit disjointed. We were using 3x Apple iPhone 14 Pro phones and 5x GoPro action cameras (luckily no drone footage added to the mix), and this meant that this episode is the cleanup of our BVI stint. But to be honest, althoug...
Ep 171 The BVIs Never Disappoint | Cooper, Norman, Jost Van Dyke | Kevin & Wendy
The BVIs Never Disappoint Cooper, Norman, Jost Van Dyke In this episode we’re still kicking around the British Virgin Island chain. Not much to say other than what's in the title; Cooper Island, Norman Island, Jost Van Dyke. Tons of fun as always. sailing yacht tal...
Ep 170 Is This the Most Popular Cruising Ground in the World? | Kevin & Wendy
Is This the Most Popular Cruising Ground in the World?: I did some internet searching and the results were inconclusive. Google’s AI reported Croatia as being the most popular, but the source was a single Croatian charter company. And while we sailed the Mediterranean (Adriatic Sea included) for th...
Ep 169 Midnight Express | Kevin and Wendy | Sint Maarten to Tortola
Midnight Express: I actually hate night passages, especially when there’s no moon. This is because in the Caribbean at night, and the warm-water Atlantic Ocean south of Bermuda, squalls tend to form with a particular regularity. Absent moonlight and modern doppler radar, these often-violent squalls...
Ep 168 This is the Cruising Life | Passage to SXM Dutch Sint Maarten
This is the Cruising Life! In Episode 168, We finally get prepared enough to begin our cruising season. The shakedown portion was a simple motor-sail from Jolly Harbour to Falmouth harbour, both in Antigua, followed by a couple of weeks at anchor and quick stop at the Catamaran Marina (also in Falm...
Ep 167 Kevin & Wendy | Boat Projects in Antigua Part II
Boat Projects in Paradise Part II: In Episode 167, we continue to crank through the various boat projects. We’re in the water now, but that just means a different sort of prep. Projects highlighted in this episode: Bad battery Getting hoisted to the masthead New Elvstrom sails Upper mainsail in-ma...
Ep 166 Kevin and Wendy | 2025 Season Opener Upgrades and Launch in Antigua, W.I.
2025 Season Opener: In Episode 166, our 2025 season opener, we cover just a small sample of the various projects required to get the boat on the water. This follows from breaking a lot of stuff the previous season, and needing parts and research to get them sorted. Projects highlighted in this epi...