The next 3 Tuesdays we will discuss the Red Sea Passage. Do's, Don'ts, Agents, Fees, and things we might want to have done differently. Sit back and relax as we start our discussion about the Red Sea Passage.
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Last week we moved from the busy Marmaris, where we spent few weeks to very picturesque and quiet bay next to Datca - small touristy town where we got to visit our friend.
Now we are on a move again - we heard from our friends about all these cool places ...
A few dinghy tips for you.
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And now it's that time after few of our friends sail away - we start moving as well! But first - while waiting for our last projects to be completed in Marmaris we do some fun activities: one of them - world famous Pamukkale...
And we so eager to move on...
The Amel Mango is the Grandmother of the Amel 54, and the mother of the Amel Super Maramu. There are so many similarities between the Mango, Amel Super Maramu and the Amel 54. Thanks for watching our video tour of the Amel Mango.
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We just arrived to Turkey couple of days ago and we are eager to move up north to Marmaris and meet up with "Zatara" a family we sailed with for almost a year in the Indian ocean and Red Sea. It was time to celebrate -Zatara finished their circumnavigatio...
While we were in Marmaris Turkey we came across this beautiful Amel 54 and we actually knew the owner. So, of coarse, I had to make a tour of this Amel 54 for all to see. She is beautiful with maybe one or two scratches, but I could not find one of them....
After leaving beautiful anchorage in Lindos, Rhodes we took off. The winds were not perfect, but at least they were not against us. So slowly, taking our time we motor-sailed East towards Turkey.
Our destination Fethiye, according to many - one of the nic...
A tour of a Koopmans 44 which looks much bigger than the purported size of 14.5 meters. There is a fair amount of useful information, so grab some soda water and watch til the end. We appreciate all our Patreons and Subscribers! Cheers.
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Now that is the time when we can start exploring The Mediterranean Sea. We are so eager and excited. The season started Just perfect, with our recently improved purring engine.
We did some mistakes and and it was a bit chilly than we are used to, but it wa...
As we are doing our last preparations for take off town is getting busy - Orthodox Easter is coming. And here - it's a huge celebration! Si we decided to stay couple more days longer and check it out ourselves. That was I’pressive!
Meanwhile we had 50 (...
We will be leaving Greece soon and will start our firs ever sailing season in The Mediterranean Sea! How exciting!!!
But first - we have to do some TLC after such a difficult Red Sea passage - with countless hours of motoring and all the places that are no...
I short discussion about Arc Fault, and GFI breakers. Hope you enjoy. A properly installed Arc Fault breaker could save your boat. Cheers.
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So far we have done “a day in life series” while on a passage, anchorage and boatyard, now it’s time for marina’s edition.
I have to warn you up front - there will be a fair share of squeaking - uncommon in other parts of the world but quite common...
The forestay swivel was damaged while scaling downwind with the ballooner up, and we ended up loosing all our balls.. We had to rebuild the forestay swivel, while the swivel was still on the forestay. What fun! At the end of the video I show how the for...
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The engine was making too much noise when going from Forward to Reverse, and Reverse to Forward. So, I thought it was due to the Vetus Coupler... I think we found the problem! Watch and see.
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It's a bit later as Miami boat show was in February but nevertheless - still a lot of good and fun info.
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We just transited Suez Canal and we finally in Mediterranean Sea! And we are so lucky, that for wintering out we chose Greece island Crete, as to be honest - with those winds that's the only place we could sail to! And it is such a treat - you have to join...
Tips on Tuesday - Today we perform basic maintenance on the bow thruster, but we also install new Silicon Seals. This will help stop water intrusion around the bow thruster. We also install a water alarm near the bow thruster just in case of a leak. Bet...
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We are half way via Suez Canal Transit.
As we were coming to Ismailia we were hoping that we will be able to anchor since we broke bow thruster in Suez Yacht Club.
Also - we did not checked in into Egypt therefore we can not leave the boat. We also did ...
Z Admiral demanded a new connection to the internet! And you can watch Aquarius set up Starlink in about 15 minutes. We did a speed test at the end of the video, and it was impressive.
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This is a major milestone for us - we are about to transit Suez Canal!
We start our journey at the top of Red Sea / Bottom of Gulf of Suez. Winds are not cooperating in this part of the seas, but as far as we been watching - it’s one of the better windo...
We are leaving Aquarius, and this video shows some of the things we do when we leave Aquarius for more than a few weeks. Also, we find a problem with the sea water cooling system on the main Engine.
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We came back to Ayla Marina after week of travels in Jordan. We were keeping an eye to start moving towards Suez Canal, but weather does not seem to cooperate - the head winds were plowing hard in Gulf of Suez... Meanwhile weather in Jordan was super nice ...
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Last time we lest you in Petra, Jordan. This time we will take you to as exciting places as last time. We will wonder around in Mars look a like Wadi Rum desert, take off to Jordan's capital city Amman, a bit north to breathtaking Jerash and off to relaxin...
After not so easy sail from Egypt we arrive in Jordan, Aqaba fairy tale look a like Ayla Marina. We savor the delicious meals, delightful looks and cheap internet. What else one might need? Exercise :D After nearly 3 days sail we need some action and movem...
Last week we left you in Cairo, and this week after short flight we take you to Aswan - our first stop - is very charming hotel, where you can get only by boat and what a views! But we have a lot to do and next thing tomorrow morning we jump on a boat as w...
A few things we do that keep us safe.
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We are spending our last days and we also lucky to be one of the first foreign flag sailboats to get permission to cruise Saudi Arabia's coast. And it's beautiful! Join us to witness!
00:00 Intro
00:30 Big yachts coming
01:13 Going to party on a Super ya...
We were sailing up the Saudi coast and trying to drop the anchor in a tight spot close to Zatara. But, the prop just spun off the bow thruster. Now, we have to go through the process to fix it. This video shows how to repair the bow thruster while in th...
As we are still in Saudi Arabia it's a perfect time to take you to Riyadh - the biggest and capital city of Saudi Arabia! There are some cool things there, so let's go check it out ;)
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Last time in Q& A we touched a bit on the topic how we chose where to go - countries and also anchorages. While we having some fun in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia we decided to expand more on this topic.
00:00 Intro
00:31 Topic of the day
00:57 - How we cho...
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