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Pirate scare: PACIFIC NIGHTMARE | Ep 81 | Sailing Merewether
This week we continue our Pacific crossing, on a little different note, Kieran is noticeably tired and the sail has gotten to him. We head south towards Ecuador in search for the beloved trade winds but stumble across some real problems. On day 5 a squall ...
The BIGGEST SAIL of Our Lives | Ep 80 | Sailing Merewether
This week we explore an unknown town for us, Panama City. It is truly remarkable to discover new cities and the histories behind them. We pinch ourselves every time we get to see a new place, we love every minute of it. After completing much preparation ...
Our TOP 3 SCARIEST MOMENTS | Worst Bar Crossing
Breaking waves, flooded bilges, nighttime ships. Here are the top 3 of our worst moments we have had sailing, including our worst bar crossing at the notorious Brunswick Heads bar. A bar that sailors normally keep well away from. This is a compilation of t...
SURGEON SAYS NO SAILING, NOW WHAT? S1CH.18
So the surgeons say no sailing for a while... fair call I guess as Soph is now carrying a small hardware selection in her ankle... Just as the way things go, we of-course are now on uni holidays and being stuck on the boat in the marina wasn't our idea of ...
The PANAMA CANAL | Ep 79 | Sailing Merewether
This week it's finally happening, we are going through the Panamá Canal! We get a bit nostalgic and realise we have been sailing over 7 000 NM, from Ios in Greece where we started a little under 2 years ago, to Colón in Panamá. After our some what hecti...
Installing our very own HYDROVANE | Ep 78 | Sailing Merewether
This week we head into the beautiful Shelter bay marina to finally install our Hydrovane, and a few other maintenance jobs that one has to do owning a boat. In the 30 + heat we put piece by piece together and Kieran drills several hols in Merewether, not a...
SPINNAKER flying premier on MEREWETHER | Ep 77 | Sailing Merewether
This week we say goodbye to our beloved Bocas del toro, we have stayed for almost 2 months and we have loved every minute of it but now it's time to continue. Having 5-6 knots of wind coming out of Bocas we decided to try out our spinnaker for the first ti...
BICYCLE RACE in Bocas del toro | Ep 76 | Sailing Merewether
This week we take you for a ride, we show you our favourite spots on one of our new favourite islands and we do it on push bikes! We have been in Bocas for some weeks now and it's safe to say: We LOVE it here, and we want to show you why. Haven't biked in ...
VAMPIRE BATS in the depth of the PANAMA jungle | Ep 75 | Sailing Merewether
This week we continue to explore Bastimentos and Red Frog, we make a spontaneous decision and follow our friends to a bar cave! Not really knowing what to expect we follow them, we take Ralph our dingy and drive a couple kilometers into the depth of the ju...
Anchor chain CAUGHT on this…what NOW?? | Ep 74 | Sailing Merewether
This week we set sail to Bastimentos and Red frog, we heard there would be some nice hikes in the jungle and decide to sail there with our friends. Little easier said then done, we were unable to pick up our anchor. The chain had rapped around an old engin...
Our new FURRY crew member! | Ep 73 | Sailing Merewether
This week we continue to explore the archipelago Bocas del toro, we take our tender into the mangroves in the search of the famous sloth. We've been on the island for approximately three weeks without seeing the little creature, I am beginning to wonder if...
SAILING AUSTRALIA | how not to throw a spinnaker S1CH.11
Our first time throwing our spinnaker, we don't know whether it is asymmetrical or symmetrical, there is only one way to find out. So up she goes. We're learning by doing and we are doing what we can, how not to throw a spinnaker. We leave Brisbane, it's ...
We NEVER knew how GOOD it could be! | Ep 72 | Sailing Merewether
This week we continue to explore the amazing archipelago of Bocas del toro, we sail the beautiful inland waterways to the colourful Zapatilla Islands. Kieran wants to try something new and leaves our dingy Ralph hanging on a halyard on the side of the boat...
Our ISLAND RETREAT away from SAILING | EP 71 | Sailing Merewether
This week we continue to discover Bocas del toro, surfing in big waves and hiking the beautiful island of Carenero. We hire a taxi with our friends and go to the north of Isla Colon, to Playa Bluff. The conditions there can be hectic, some of our other fri...