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Whaling in the Caribbean? SERIOUSLY!!! – Ep. 86
Whaling in the Caribbean? We wouldn't have believed it if we hadn't seen it with our own eyes. We travel from St. Vincent to Bequia where we encounter a hunted Humpback whale that is being dragged to a whaling station. Apart from this troubling event we...
DOMINICA…No Tourists and All to Ourselves | Sailing Zephyr – Ep. 85
Washed out roads aren't going to stop of us from exploring everything this island has to offer. The more we see the more time you want to spend in this country! This episode is filled with waterfalls, some historic sites (the FAMOUS JACKO STEPS) and mango ...
Waterfalls, Rainforests and GOATS on the Nature Island of Dominica – Ep. 84
Hiring a car is the only way to visit as much as Dominica as possible. So we team up with our friends on Northern Shadow and try and chase after some waterfalls, rivers, rainforests and anything else that crosses our path! Everything is so beyond beautiful...
Visiting the Set of Pirates of the Caribbean in Dominica – Ep. 83
Finally released from our 1 week quarantine on the boat...FREE to start hiking, snorkeling and eating some of the best fruit in the Caribbean. Dominica has 365 rivers.....one for everyday of the year, it's easy to understand why it is called the Nature Isl...
Our First PCR Tests, who do you think handled it best? – Ep. 82
Island hopping around Antigua and Barbuda is pretty fun especially when we have some boats that are keen to explore and do some scurfing with us! We spend our last days in Barbuda checking for any rubbish in the waters and then head to a couple of other is...
Discovering Barbuda before Developers Ruin It – Ep. 81
Our sail to Barbuda couldn’t have been more perfect...we both enjoyed this one and we both got a surprise arriving into Barbuda! What a beauty! The Bahamas of Antigua as it is also known as! As soon as the anchor is set we jump in to explore these clear...
Our Crew Have to Leave…What Now? – Ep. 80
This week we are off to the beautiful island of Green Island just off the coast of Antigua. It is our last week with our Spanish crew before they head back to Spain, so we really take advantage of as much snorkeling and surfing as we can. Come and see a li...
Arriving in the Caribbean | Sailing Antigua – Ep. 79
We finally made it to the Caribbean....we find ourselves on the amazing island of Antigua. We get to exploring as soon as the boat is clean and boy are we surprised by the beauty this island has to offer. After exploring by land...we start sailing to a cou...
Our Scariest Moment at Sea – 800nm from Land – Ep. 78
We experience one of the Scariest Moments at Sea.....when things go wrong, they really do go wrong and it's always out there and it always seems to happen in 3's! Whilst we do have some low's there's also plenty of high's that keep everybody in high spirit...
ATLANTIC CROSSING | Provisioning to Sail 3000nm – Ep. 77
Sailing around the Canary Islands with a buddy boat is so much fun! We head to some pretty unique spots on the neighboring islands of Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria. Sailing with dolphins surrounding the boat is just epic and we are so grateful we get to e...
Losing a prop and being towed into Lanzarote – Sailing The Canary Islands – Ep. 76
We find ourselves in one of the most special islands yet....Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. This volcanic island has us in awe! My younger brother flies over for a quick weekend visit and we do some sightseeing....we definitely don't want to miss out on t...
630nm Downwind Sail to the Canaries for Christmas Day Arrival – Ep. 75
Join us as we make our 630nm run to the Canaries. We finally leave Gibraltar and the crew could not be happier. This week is our 5 day cross filled with fish, dolphins, great food, sailing (of course), a few mishaps with planning, mishaps with sails, shift...
Are we prepared to cross the Atlantic…a second time? – Ep. 74
Preparation mode activated on Zephyr, we have to get her ready for an Atlantic Crossing and what better place to do it than in Gibraltar! Cheap marina, cheap fuel and best of all you can walk back and forth between UK border and Spanish border! Fish and Ch...
Meet the New Crew Aboard Zephyr 😊 – Ep. 73
New Crew Joins Zephyr! This is an exciting episode with two Spanish brothers joining us aboard Zephyr. Hopefully they stay with us and cross the Atlantic with us! We love having crew that is as excited as us to sail...and these brothers fit the bill all to...
Boat Upgrades | Marina Life | Sailing Zephyr – Ep. 72
It’s work work work aboard zephyr lately. We worked hard and also made some big improvements for Zeph! My family came down for a quick visit and they also brought down our brand new tender! Wow 🤩 it is beyond spectacular! It’s also our first stay in...
God Aeolus 💨 isn’t on our side as we hand steer to Sardinia – Ep. 71
We get skunked on wind 💨 and to make matters worse our auto pilot decides to pack it in leaving Sicily so it’s a hand steering kind of job the rest of the way. The night time shifts are hard work 😓 . We arrive into Cagliari, Sardinia and meet a coo...
Sailing Through a HURRICANE in the Mediterranean – Ep. 70
Sailing through a hurricane in the Mediterranean is no joke. Whilst we are in Malta, Medicane IANOS forms around us just as we are about to leave for Sicily. We eventually make it to Sciacca, Sicily where we ride out another storm. Join us as it's a wild ...
No Wind, Cargo Ships, Engine Trouble and an Unexpected Surprise – Ep. 69
Greece, no wind, cargo ships, Engine Troubles and an unexpected surprise as we arrive to a city that blows our minds away with history...Malta! We spend a few days exploring Pilos, Greece before making the No Wind and Cargo Ship filled passage to Malta. W...
Our Last Days in Greece :( – Ep. 68
We continue to enjoy Milos and everything it has to offer. We put to good use the second day of our quad rental by hitting up the prohibited sites on the map! We have our fingers and toes crossed that we don't break down at any of there spots, otherwise we...
When a Last Minute Decision Pays Off…Santorini? – Ep. 67
Santorini it is! We make a last minute decision not to skip this island and boy was it worth it. Not only did we score a super cheap mooring ball on the neighbouring island but we also got cheap 1 euro tickets for a ferry to Oia, Santorini. After a week he...
Is this even possible? – Ep. 66
What do you do when you have an anchorage all to yourself? Scurfing of course. We hook dinghy up with a line and we are off. Poor dinghy and motor took a beating but we LOVED IT! This week we find ourselves on the Island of IOS....normally known as a the p...
Discovering a World War II Wreck under our Sailboat – Ep. 65
Diving a World War II ARADO AR 196 wreck is the highlight of this episode. We do a heap of sailing this week around quite a few Greek Islands. Visiting each one for a couple of days and taking advantage of the Meltemi Wind. We get to drive again....this ti...
Expensive marinas & no place to anchor…Athens in a day – Ep. 64
It’s time to hit up Athens....you can’t travel to Greece and not see Athens! So we try everything possible to get there with Zephyr but it seems impossible. Marinas there are crazy expensive and there is no place to anchor nearby...so after much debate...
Most Expensive Canal in the World to Transit on a Sailboat … Corinth Canal – Ep. 63
Get ready to cross the Corinth Canal with us. Such an amazing experience, it was a mix of nerves, excitement and just pure bliss as we were going through. James is so excited about getting our cross on some epic drone footage, that we very nearly lost the ...
All you need is a little Vitamin Sea. Could this be the last private beach in Greece? – Ep. 62
Jam packed is the best description for this video. We cover a lot of ground on this one but we also relax in our own private anchorage and beach....we even take the opportunity to have a beach bbq! Our first one to date! We cross under the rio/anti rio bri...
Helping Avoid an Environmental Disaster in Greece – Ep. 61
We are on a mission to get to the Lefkas Canal! We tack our little hearts out until we finally reach the entrance with a half hour to spare before the bridge opens to let us through! We arrive into a busy anchorage in Kalithea where we replace our main she...
That time when you have no other choice but to anchor stern to a Greek Island – Ep. 60
What seems like a peaceful anchorage turns into absolute mayhem! Check it out guys....we couldn't believe it ourselves! We had made it to Greece! This has been one of our bucket list destinations....and we are beyond excited to be here! After checking in ...
Messina Strait’s crazy whirlpools and a most unexpected visitor on our crossing to Corfu Ep. 59
In this weeks episode we find ourselves no longer in the Tyrrhenian Sea as we cross the Messina Strait. We encounter the swordfish fisherman on their very abnormal looking boats as well as a ton of messy whirlpools. As we enter the Ionian Sea we are greete...
Stromboli Volcano Eruptions from a Sailboat – Ep. 58
In this week's episode we head to the famous Stromboli Volcano in the Aeolian Islands. We consider ourselves so lucky to experience it shooting lava out.....the noise it made was even more spectacular than the vision of it. We meet a lovely Dutch family wh...
Home is where the anchor drops | Liveaboard life – Ep. 57
In this weeks episode get ready to head to two different islands with us. We find ourselves in the Aeolian Islands, just NE of Sicily. Salinas and Panarea are our next destinations and we are truly taken in with just the colours and wonders these two islan...
SAILING Sicily and The Aeolian Islands – Ep. 56
Join us this we as we explore the city of Cefalu. We swap up the ocean for land for a couple days as we hike and roam these city streets. Our next destination is the Aeolian Islands, part of a group of 7 volcanic islands found 30 miles off the North coast ...
No Place to Anchor in Aegadian Islands…Time to Move On To Cefalu – Ep. 55
In this episode we continue to explore the Aegadian Islands and hit the water as much as we can. We install our new Mantus Bridal system and retire the old snubber. We then decide it's time to leave and head for the Northern coast of Sicily. Our destinatio...
Epic Sail to Aegadian Islands in Sicily – Ep. 54
In this weeks episode we make our way to Sicily, stopping at the Aegadian Islands, just west of Sicily. Our sail over is full of wildlife and we enjoy every minute of it. The island of Favignana is our first stop and it definitely has us in awe. Hope you...
Sailing Instrument Failure on Zephyr – Ep. 53
In this episode we continue with our sail across to Sardinia where we lose a few of our key electronics. The weather turns nasty and boy are we happy to arrive in Sardinia. Come along as we sail to some spectacular places along Southern Sardinia and enter ...
Lockdown Over – We’re Sailing Again! – Ep. 52
We are back! Finally! After everything this year has brought, we weren't sure what to do. Do we continue sailing? Will certain places be in total lockdown? It was looking pretty grim at some points. But in June, once Spain opened up it's borders, within ...
Quarantined in Spain – Ep. 51
We finally launch our Sailboat Zephyr after all the repairs are complete. Then we are forced to abandon our boat in the marina as we go into the strictest quarantine conditions in Spain as the world comes to grips with Covid-19 / Coronavirus. Stay safe eve...
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