Setting sail YouTube Videos
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EP 06 Things Could Be Worse – Sailing FAIL
Not so smooth sailing. Just when our luck seems so good, it gives out. But before our SAIL FAIL, we celebrate safe landing in a sketchy anchorage, find out that our boat does better than expected sailing into the wind, and learn an important lesson about e...
Sailing the Portuguese Coast & Off-roading in the Countryside EP 04
It's not sailing, but exploring the Portugal countryside with a local is pretty awesome! This week we arrive in Porto Portugal in thick fog. Snag an invite to enjoy dinner and some off-road fun with a local family, and score some excellent sailing condit...
New Sailors in an Amazing Port EP 03
Our first stop after crossing the Bay of Biscay turns out to be one of the most amazing places in Spain. After some fun picking up trash and putting around in the dinghy, we explore the old town and historic castle. Then some friends join us and we head o...
Big Waves and High Winds: Crossing the Bay of Biscay EP 02
Just show up with your toothbrush and set sail! Not so much… Before heading offshore we encounter a few hiccups, but the headaches are worth it. In this episode we do our best to prepare for a four-day ocean sail and set off across the Bay of Biscay. A...
EP 01 Starship Friendship LAUNCH! The Adventure Begins, Setting Sail for the First Time.
Launching Starship Friendship and setting off on our inaugural sail. After months of preparations, days of travel and endless hours obsessing over sailing boats, routes, weather and endless details, we launch. From Les Sables-d'Olonne in France across th...
We sail to Kalimnos and explore Leros – Carl and Jenny – Ep.39
In this episode we set sail for Kalimnos. We then head for Leros where we hire a scooter and go and explore the island. We see Mousolini's holiday home, the bay where the Italian sea planes were based during WW2 the and explore the tunnels of Leros. ------...
D-Log 001 Preview episode – Carl and Jenny
This is our first D-Log. A new behind the scenes series which will be for our Patrons only. (See our rewards page for access). Short weekly videos to show its not all sun and sea and sunbathing! Hope you enjoy it. This first one is open to everyone as a ...
We sail from Rhodes to a volcano!! Carl and Jenny – Ep. 38
In this episode we pick our daughter and her Fiance up in Rhodes, we sail around a few islands, stop off in Simi, and then Nisiros where we go and explore the live volcano by scooter. We drop them off in Kos. -----------------------------------------------...
We sail to Rhodes & have a thunderstorm – Carl and Jenny Ep.37
In this episode we sail to Rhodes then get caught in a massive electrical thunderstorm. We visit a well stocked chandlers that Jenny compares to a "shoe shop", we repair our heads and meet our daughter and her fiance at the airport. ----------------------...
Jen goes up the mast (Carl and Jenny sailing) Ep.36
In this episode the mast and equipment at the top needed a good clean after all the sand from the Sahara that was blown across over the winter. With Jen being the lighter one of the two of us she drew the short straw! Just a short video of her first time. ...
Ep.35 A tour around our Bavaria 47 “Dream” – Carl and Jenny
In this episode we give you a tour around our sailboat, a Bavaria 47 yacht called Dream. We are currently sailing around the Aegean sea. We left Crete at the beginning of May and are doing an anti-clockwise circuit of the Aegean. Come along and join in our...
Ep.34 We set sail and do a 17hr night sail 2 days later – Carl and Jenny
Yes this is the one you have been waiting for!! We set sail aboard Dream to a local natural anchorage and on route we give DREAM a bit of a shake down to see what she will do. A couple of days later we set off on our first proper sail, just over 80 miles ...
Ep 33 Winter tents and the GoPro 6 – Carl and Jenny
In this episode we find out the winter tent and Carl gets to work putting it up. It is a great piece of equipment as it allows us to use the cockpit the whole way through the winter period. We also take delivery of our new GoPro6 and give it a bit of a tes...
Ep. 32 We relaunch our Bavaria 47 – Carl and Jenny
At long last we get to relaunch our boat, a Bavaria 47 named Dream. A few nervous moments as the lift picks the boat up and carries it to the slipway. It's a few days before Christmas in this episode so we have a walk up into town to see the festivity prep...