Solo sailor YouTube Videos
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Re-uniting a keel and hull is tricky (solo sailor)
Sister ships, Wahine and Distant Dreamer, have keel work projects going on side by side. Wahine, my boat, a Gib Sea 402 is having to redo a repair I did two years ago as well as having the keel bolts inspected. Distant Dreamer, a Columbia 43 and a Trans...
WHO CAN DO IT FASTER? – SwT 70 RACE DINGHY VS CAR
WHO CAN DO IT FASTER? Kylie or Thomas racing a car vs a dinghy from Fort Judy Beach to LA PHARE BLEU MARINA? If you wanna jump straight to the race it starts at 6:39 In this episode we share some of the things that's been going on last week but also our ...
#149 FIRST SINGLE HANDED sail and getting SISU ready to be LEFT ALONE | Sisu Leopard 45 Catamaran
While the cat's away, the mouse will play . . . . . Petro went for her first solo sail!! It was also the first time Sisu went on a mooring ball, so lots of firsts to be had this week. We also share how we prepared Sisu when we left for South Africa A b...
Freediving to Make Our Own Mooring
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HOW CRAZY IS THIS? – SwT 69 HOW WE FINALLY MET AFTER 3 YEARS!
HOW CRAZY IS THIS? After 3 years of crossing paths we finally met at Sandy Island! This is the story of an incredible journey of two solo sailors almost meeting up several times during the last 3 years. Have you ever wonder how it would look like if you ta...
Returning to my boat via Japanese quarantine. (solo sailor)
My final few hours in Canada were significant as I had precious moments with my mother and breakfast with long time friend with my good friend Terry with whom I have had adventures on three continents! He wanted to trade me his PING Golf Shirt for a Neve...
WE CHOOSE TO BE FREE! – SwT 68-SAILING GIVES FREEDOM OF CHOICE
Thank you for watching this pretty happy feel good episode over a difficult topic. We share our last minute escape out of the marina before LOCKDOWN IN GRENADA. As a sailor we have the privilege of choice and we choose to BE FREE! In a crazy pandemic world...
Reunited with my Mom after 2 years *Emotional* (solo sailor)
I was gutted when I could not set sail after my JCI inspection on August 26th because of a potential Keel problem. But at the very same time, Canada lifted its quarantine rules for returning Canadians who are fully vaccinated. Still, there are lots of pr...
E-FOILING & SAILING – SwT 67 You GOTTA try this!
Thank you for watching! Hopefully we manage to share our feel good vibe with you guys! In this happy days episode we are having lots of fun even though we manage to do quite a lot of boat work as well. My Swedish friends leave their kids with me and BE FRE...
A Week at Sea: Two Boats, Two Sailors, One Trip WHS E72
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Damaged by a Lightning Strike! Now What? (solo sailing set back)
Finally, inspection day arrived, but in doing routine maintenance, while Wahine is out of the water, I discovered a two-year-old repair needed to be done again, and then one thing led to another. It seems that a lightning strike is to blame and I am needi...
SHOULD WE BUY A RAPIDO 60 TRIMARAN TOGETHER? – SwT 66 Is this our future cruising yacht?
SHOULD WE BUY A RAPIDO 60 TRIMARAN TOGETHER? Based on the feedback from last episodes we just had to make this video when being out sailing a #RAPIDO60 that's for sale here in Grenada. The owner is a friend of me and we had a great sail with lots of fun. ...
No frills: haul out and a stroll through a boatyard in Japan. (solo sailing)
The day finally arrived for the haul out and the JCI Inspection which I need to go further offshore. So this episode is likely boring to most but there may be a few people who will enjoy a no-frills walk through a boatyard in Japan. If like me you want t...
ADVENTURES IN GRENADA – SwT 65 ENJOYING THE MOMENT
Kylie and I are enjoying the moment even though we have work to do in the Marina. We take time to go on adventures in Grenada, hiking to a waterfall. Both of us are going to sail out the pacific later and are preparing our boats continuously for our future...