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Haul Out – What Will the Boat Reveal? #solosailor #boatlife #surprises
To replace the dripless seal, the boat needs to be out of the water. This gives me an opportunity to inspect the keel following the repair work last Sept, dealing with a crack and a lingering question: does Wahine have a loose keel? But alas even more is...
I Get Mugged But Not Robbed | Things Get Dirty In My Boat I Sailing Galopin | Season 5 | Episode 55
Yes, I got mugged but not robbed. Me and two friends of mine were ambushed in the street. A rare event in Mindelo. But since Covid, people seemed to have gotten more desperate. Less tourist, less work. It’s hard for the locals, but thats no excuse. And t...
Getting Towed in Japan! – #solosailor #driplessseal #sailingjapan
A few days ahead of schedule, but with a conducive sea state, the engineers decided to go early. The sea was calm but air temperature was frigid. But 6 hours later we arrived at Nishi Fukuoka Marina, where I haven a cradle booked for one week from Feb 14th...
Sailors Say See You Later Never Goodbye I Sailing Galopin In Cabo Verde | Season 5 | Episode 54
This the season of good byes or rather see you laters, au revoir, hasta la vista. Sailors are hopping on the Tradewinds West. To the Caribbean or South America. I meet a friend I had met three year ago in Cape Verde. We catch up and I get more things done...
WHAT`S GOING ON HERE? – SwT 87 HARD WORK AHEAD FOR BE FREE
WHATS GOING ON HERE? Busy days for both BE FREE and Wanderfull. When she splashed BE FREE is hauled out. Lots of work ahead but luckily I'm blessed with good friends helping out. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING AND SUBSCRIBING! You can also follow sailing...
Unicorn Fish and Scenic Laundry WHS E83
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Trying To Sail On | Day In The Life Of Full Time Sailor | Sailing Galopin I Season 5 | Episode 53
I see sailboats leaving Mindelo Bay everyday to cross the mighty Atlantic Ocean. And I'm trying to sail on myself. But me and my boat Galopin are still getting some things done. But we have time to explore a house perched on the cliffs above the ocean whic...
Sometimes you just have to wait. #solosailor #islandlife #driplessseal
In trying to be cheerier, I set about cleaning the floorboards and the bilge, while managing the leak which we have slowed to 4 drips per minute. ( about a table spoon a minute). But to move on from a temporary fix I need to resolve three issues 1. Findi...
I Live To Live Another Birthday | Being A Full Time Sailor I Sailing Galopin | Season 5 | Episode 52
It was the day before my birthday and I had forgotten. In January, just after all the holidays festivities, you’re not really in the mood for a birthday party. But the party came to me. So I live to live another birthday. Then the realities of being a li...
DRUG BUST & MEDIVAC – SwT 86 – MEDICAL EMERGENCY AT ANCHOR
DRUG BUST AND MEDICAL EMERGENCY AT ANCHOR One of my sailing friends out at anchor ending up at hospital, and my neighbor boat was arrested having 1100 kg Cocaine onboard! What a week with action, drama and as always a good end. In between all this there ha...
Fish Traps, Overnighters, and Attack Roosters WHS E82
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My boat is filling with water! #solosailor #selfdoubt
To be disabled at sea was unsettling in itself, but when i discovered my boat had a leak once in harbour, self-doubt flooded in. This is an account of what happened on January 15, 2021. With only a 24 hour notice I had to change plans and rather than a...
Weapons on board | To Have? Or Not To Have? | Sailing Galopin in Cabo Verde I Season 5 | Episode 51
Back aboard Galopin. Back to the reality of living aboard a sailboat full time. First things are, problems to resolve. There is always something. But as wel I see friends like Peter and the gang as well as lovely Wendy. And I bring back a machete for my bo...
BREAKING OUT OF ROUTINES – SwT 85 – LIFE IS MORE THAN SCHEDULES
Breaking out of routines is doing something thats not in your schedule. Even as a sailor, life can easily become routine with a constant feeling of something you need to do. I sometimes need a bit changes in scenery and experience. Happy to have Kylie back...