Sailing vlog 2019 YouTube Videos
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Sailing with Superyachts and Charter Boats in the bay of Palma de Mallorca. #42
The beauty of what we do is that a lot of times, we end up in places we didn’t even know existed and that we would have never have gone to otherwise. Like when we ended up sailing among some of the biggest superyachts in the World in Mallorca, between ...
No wind + waves on the beam = One gnarly passage to Mallorca! #41
When it comes to seasickness, I thought I had tried it all, but that was before randomly ending up balancing myself in the companion way. On our way out of Ibiza to Mallorca, we were met with a crazy beamy swell that although not dangerous, made or cross...
SAILBOAT TECH: How to install a DIY watermaker (SeaWater Pro) // Ryan’s Tech Corner #5
Check out Part 1 of the water maker series - How to make water on a sailboat? https://youtu.be/tETjcFKccjM ***Update 2021/11/16*** It's been over two and a half years since we installed our watermaker. It has been performing flawlessly ever since and has...
40 knots blow on anchor in Ibiza. #40
We had heard about the crazy winds of the Med, and we get the full effect of them in this week’s episode. We leave Formentera unsure of where to get good shelter from an upcoming blow and although we find absolute paradise in a cove on Ibiza, we end up...
Sailing life in Formentera: Wind shifts and 3000€ algae fines #39
Sailing life in Formentera: Wind shifts, amazing food and 3000€ Posidonia fines #39 The 2018 list of restricted anchoring areas in the Balearics: http://media.superyachtnews.com/uploads/library/decret_posidonia%20cartografia-2018.pdf Book a mooring bu...
Racing our friends to Formentera (and other floating vessels) #38
Balearics baby! We start by climbing on top of Penyal d’Ifach, the big rock on the edge of Calpe before setting sails towards the Balearics islands. We first sail to Formentera and finally reach our first destination goal. We’ve never had such smo...
Why we wear our lifejackets at all time
Our lifejackets: https://amzn.to/2YNOI4J Our tether lines: https://amzn.to/2HAqlSb We haven't always worn our lifejackets at all time when underway, but we do now. In this video, we share with you the reasons why we decided to do so as well as our 4 favor...
The dodgiest anchorage EVER (why did we even try?!) #37
This week, we are leaving Cartagena and set sails towards the Balearics! This time a year, the weather in the Mediterranean is still unstable, and we need to make a few stops along the way to dodge some weather. Our first stop is in Mar Menor, an inland ...
Towed by the fire department back to Cartagena – #36 ( From top to tow Part 2/2)
In this video, we share the story of how a beautiful day at sea ended up being towed back to Cartagena, Spain by the fire department. We recollect the succession of events that led us to this situation and share our lessons learned with the community. ...
FROM TOP TO TOW : the blissful day at sea that turned dodgy #36 (Part 1/2)
Didn’t see that one coming! For the first time since we left the dock in Stockholm, we take Polar Seal out for a spin in the bay of Cartagena, just for the sake of having the fun day on the water (oh and also because we want to test our water maker…)...
It’s called a “shakedown sail” for a reason #35
FINALLY, we are off!!! But not having the sunny, nice, warm kind of sail that the Mediterranean promised us. We’re good though. It’s all good training! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
Sailing taught us patience #34
Hi guys! And welcome to yet another day of “no we haven’t left the dock and we’re bummed out about it” We have been spending an entire month and a half maintaining and upgrading our boat. And although it is really satisfying to see Polar Seal tur...
200 nm Offshore Voyage on a 30 Foot Sailboat
200 nautical mile offshore voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to St. Augustine, Florida on our Catalina 30 sailboat. This was the furthest offshore we have been on Whisper and was quite the passage through the Savannah, Georgia shipping traffic, offsho...
Sailboat refit: installing a stainless steel arch for solar panels and dinghy davits #33
Special thanks to Anders, who made it possible for us to purchase this arch (and therefore make this video) by giving us his old radar. Without it, we would have had to replace our entire marine electronics setup and would not have had the budget for this ...