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Preparing for Sailing: 100’ NIGHTMARE OR DREAM!? Custom Built Wooden Sailing Yacht (Turkish Gulet)
Next Part 2 of 4 sailboat log that started as a short 2 day cruise that turn into 15 day sailing adventures on a Turkish Gullet. We start with a short boat tour, preparation for the voyage and at 5.00 AM the day of departure disaster makes a visit. 📺 ...
Philippa catches dinner!!: we arrive in the Exumas and surprise some friends | Episode 16.
After we anchored in Hogsty reef for the night, after a few hours with the boat swaying wildly from side to side we sadly decide to leave the atoll, it was just too rough! Philippa catches a beautiful Mahi Mahi We anchor in total darkness without the gui...
Sails go Up! – Sailing Turtle
Fired up after our mast went up, we quickly got to work putting our sails up and exploring the nooks and crannies of Annapolis.
A SUNNY BANK HOLIDAY SAIL TO ESSEX
Not much to say really. It was a sunny bank holiday weekend, which almost never happens, so we wanted to make use of it and go for a sail. We have friends in Burnham who we haven't seen for almost 3 years and another friend who had just bought a Moody 29 i...
CRACKED BULKHEAD REPAIR SERIES – Part 6 (Episode 111)
We have finally dismantled enough of the cabins to start grinding the bulkheads. This is by far the worst job we have done on a boat. The whole inside of the boat gets covered in fiberglass dust, as we take out kilos of fiberglass and rotten plywood. Hence...
Ep 224 | We Need New Sails. Time to Measure Up. Sailing Nutshell, Australia
With our sails coming to the end of their lives and needing regular minor repairs we have recently been aware that we probably need to address this issue especially for when we are in the Kimberley, which is a very remote location. We have also been decid...
CRACKED BULKHEAD REPAIR SERIES – Part 2
In order to access the bulkheads even further, we have to rip out more walls in the cabins of our hurricane damaged Lagoon 450 catamaran. We find more and more damage as we tear the boat apart one cabin at a time. We also do all of our last minute prep wor...
CRACKED BULKHEAD REPAIR SERIES: Part 1 – An introduction… (Episode 107)
In this episode we make a discovery which shows the real extent of the damage to our bulkheads. We receive some extremely helpful assistance from the manufacturer, on how to repair our Lagoon 450 catamaran. She has had catastrophic failures to both sides o...
What is the BEST Sail Cloth? | Sailing Wisdom
If you have ever asked yourself: "What are the different types of sail cloth?" then this is the video for you! We will be discussing the advantages and disadvantages of different types of commonly used sail cloth materials. We will look at which sail types...
NEW SAILS AND NEW RIGGING, this is what we have been doing
So when Daphy first came out of the water we got busy and did loads of the things that were on our to do list. Such as replacing the standing rigging, servicing the running rigging, fix the water leak on the calorifier, replace the hoses on the head orderi...
Sailboat Tour: 100’ NIGHTMARE OR DREAM!? Custom Built Wooden Sailing Yacht (Turkish Gulet)
This sailboat tour is part 1of 4 sailboat log that started as a short 2 day cruise that turn into 15 day sailing adventures on a Turkish Gullet. We start with a short boat tour, preparation for the voyage and at 5.00 AM the day of departure disaster makes ...![Finishing the MAINSAIL [Capable Cruising Guides]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/hpoiHqxU9cY/maxresdefault.webp)
Finishing the MAINSAIL [Capable Cruising Guides]
Today, we take a look at the quality of our new mainsail. Then we head to the boatyard to refurbish our old battens and work on a couple of side projects before returning to Temptress and wrapping up this project! Note: This is the third and final part o...![Installing our Made-in-China MAINSAIL [Capable Cruising Guides]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/xbKr8sKLgRI/maxresdefault.webp)
Installing our Made-in-China MAINSAIL [Capable Cruising Guides]
Our mainsail was cut to ribbons in July after getting blasted with a 50k squall. In this video we bend on our new mainsail. We were very concerned about whether it would fit or not. After all sending it back to Hong Kong from the Dominican Republic woul...![Buying a MAINSAIL From China? [Capable Cruising Guides]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/lTljmKixPvw/maxresdefault.webp)
Buying a MAINSAIL From China? [Capable Cruising Guides]
Our mainsail was cut to ribbons in July after getting blasted with a 50k squall. When we arrived in Luperon, we measured our main and ordered a new one from China. In this video, we unbox it to take a look at the workmanship, take off the old sail, and pre...