Sailing voyage YouTube Videos
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Preparing to Sail in Remote Areas – Sailing Australia Ep.54
We call out the Australian Coast Guard for the first time and get lifted out of the water to check Florence's bottom ready for sailing to Indonesia. The clock ticks away as we try to get all of our work done on Florence in under 72 hours to save an extra d...
WHITSUNDAYS: The world’s BEST sailing destination? – Sailing Australia Ep.53
What is it like to sail the Whitsundays? Before leaving to sail around the world we used to have a book on the best places to sail in the world. The Whitsundays were on the front cover, so we were pretty excited to be sailing our own boat through these bea...
Bahamas Sailing; Navigating through Devil’s Backbone (Calico Skies Sailing Ep. 19)
After much planning we finally complete the passage through the notoriously tricky Devil's Backbone reef and arrive at a beautiful secluded beach north of Harbour Island, Eleuthera. We are being extra cautious as we opted to tackle the reef without the aid...
Xquisite X5 Catamaran. Test Sail before I leave Cape Town for Transatlantic Voyage
In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we will test sail the Xquisite X5, 50' Catamaran that I will help sail across the South Atlantic, Across the equator and to the Caribbean. We wanted to try sailing with a Parasail for the first time, which will be the...
Sheltering from Storms in Mackay – Sailing Australia Ep.52
Forced to take shelter from storms in Mackay we take the opportunity to explore inland to Finch Hatton Gorge and hunt for duck billed platypus at Broken River. When paying for a marina berth we try to make the most of the facilities by doing all the jobs t...
Buddy Boats Reunite to Sail the Bahamas!!! (Calico Skies Sailing Ep. 18)
Sailing the Bahamas is better with friends! We left NYC in the fall of 2017 with our friends Chris and Michele of S/V Andromeda, making the trip down to the Bahamas as buddy boats. We weren't sure if paths would cross again. Fast forward 18 months and two ...
🔴 Live Update – How did my South Atlantic Sailing Voyage Go? Highs and Lows.
This is a live episode where I explain how the South Atlantic Sailing voyage went. I talk about how I liked the Xquisite X5 as well as how I enjoyed the various ports of call along the 6000 mile sailing voyage.
Running from a Storm up Australia’s east coast – Sailing Australia Ep.50
Chased by the threat of a possible cyclone we discover the beauty of Australia's east coast islands from Great Keppel to Middle Percy with some fantastic spinnaker sailing in between. The distances involved meant we had to be up early but got to see some b...
Sailing to the Great Barrier Reef – Sailing Australia Ep.49
Sailing out to Lady Musgrave Island on the Great Barrier Reef was an exciting prospect, our first reef atoll visit since New Caledonia and our first glimpse of the famous Great Barrier Reef. A 55 mile overnight sail to the island brought us to a paradise f...
Is Sydney Harbour worth sailing half way around the world for? – Sailing Australia Ep.48
Sailing our own boat under the Sydney Harbour Bridge has been a bucket list item for us since we set off from England 2.5 years ago at the start of our circumnavigation. Having sailed across two oceans to get here it was a real highlight for us to finally ...
Bienvenido a Culebra! (Calico Skies Sailing Ep. 13)
The tiny island of Culebra packs a big punch - From the incredibly clear and beautiful greeny-blue water full of sea life to the numerous chill bars with easy dinghy access, we couldn't have asked for more from our very first Puerto Rican experience. While...
Sailing South Africa to USA. We arrived in Namibia. Voyage update video.
This is an update video on the sailing voyage so far. Each time I arrive in a new harbor and I can find decent wifi, I will try and post a quick update video so the viewers learn about our progress and get a synopsis of what has happened and get a glimpse...
Neighbor Island’s: Same Caribbean, Different Worlds (Calico Skies Sailing Ep. 12)
It's hard to top the enchanting Indian River we explored in last week's episode but our discovery of an incredible waterfall just inland from our anchorage here in Dominica might be the islands best surprise yet. It's our last bit of tropical jungle explor...
Stormy Sailing South to Sydney – Sailing Australia Ep.47
The weather gave us some challenges making our way down the coast of Australia towards Sydney. After spending a lot of time creeping through the inshore channels, heading out to sea was a bit of a shock to our systems, especially when we were caught in an ...