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Transatlantic Sailing Voyage. Exploring St. Helena Island. A Jewel in the South Atlantic.
Ep198. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' (Xquisite X5) Catamaran. We completed our sailing passage to St. Helena Island, and now it is time to explore the Island. There is so much to like about...
Transatlantic Sailing Voyage. Arriving at St. Helena Island in the middle of the South Atlantic.
Transatlantic Voyage. Arriving at St. Helena Island in the middle of the South Atlantic. INTRO - To watch the full video, click this link: https://youtu.be/U7NijJw398k Ep196. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing v...
TransAtlantic Voyage. Sailing Namibia to St Helena. Dolphins, Breakdowns and Seasickness.
Ep196. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' (Xquisite X5) Catamaran. We leave Walvis Bay Namibia on our way to St. Helena Island in the middle of the South Atlantic. We are visited by dolphins. We...
Transatlantic Sailing. Walvis Bay Namibia. Must do excursion. Land Rover through the dunes.
Ep195. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' (Xquisite X5) Catamaran. We stop in Walvis Bay Namibia and go on a Land Rover excursion through the massive sand dunes of their desert. It was stunning a...
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN! | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 84
[Yacht Refit & Restoration Week 83] (Ep.92) Were finally at the FINAL COUNTDOWN! We get our forestays measured up and replaced. What a workout that was! We test out our sails to ensure everything is running smoothly. Get some fittings installed such as...
Transatlantic sailing. Dodging ships in the fog. Boarded by Pelicans and Seals in Namibia.
Ep194. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' (Xquisite X5) Catamaran. We are on Day 5-6 of the voyage. The weather has gone from calm and sunny to cold and foggy and we have to dodge running into a ...
50′ Xquisite X5 Catamaran. (4K) Guided tour of all features while sailing across the Atlantic.
Ep193. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we break away from the story of our South Atlantic Sailing Voyage and do a dedicated episode where we have the owner of Xquiste Yachts, Tamas Hamor, take on a top to bottom guided tour of every component and fea...
Transatlantic Sailing on a 50′ Catamaran. Day 4-5. Cold Wind, Waves and Fog on way to Namibia
Ep192. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' (Xquisite X5) Catamaran. We are on Day 4-5 of the voyage. The weather has gone from calm and sunny to windy, cold and foggy. We have to reef our sails f...
INSTALLING all our MAST FITTINGS | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 82
(Ep.90) So that time has come for us to get our mast prepped in sense of mast lights and get our synthetic rigging attached. We did that and were all prepared to get the mast hoisted... but do you think the weather played well with us? Definitely not! W...
Transatlantic Sailing on a 50′ Catamaran, Xquisite X5. Day3. Entering Namibian Waters.
Ep191. In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we continue our Transatlantic sailing voyage on the 50' Xquisite X5 Catamaran. We are on Day 3 of the voyage. The weather has been good but the wind has been a bit too calm. We enter Namibian waters and the c...
Leaving Cape Town for our Transatlantic. Fiasco! Immigration deemed one of us “undesirable”!
In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we will explain the issue that kept us locked in Cape Town for 10 extra days. We finally get the paperwork to leave and we have a fiasco getting out through immigration where one of us is deemed "Undesirable" and told...
Sailing on the TAG 60 Performance Sailing Catamaran | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 81
(Ep.89) We took the 60ft Tag yacht from St Francis to Port Elizabeth, finish up our anchor and also finish up installing our anchor windlass. We also receive a gift from Vetus in the mail!! Can you guess what it is!?? What's left on our list you may ask?...
Xquisite X5 Catamaran. Test Sail before I leave Cape Town for Transatlantic Voyage
In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, we will test sail the Xquisite X5, 50' Catamaran that I will help sail across the South Atlantic, Across the equator and to the Caribbean. We wanted to try sailing with a Parasail for the first time, which will be the...
10 Things To Do In Cape Town South Africa.
In this episode, we are going to show you what you can do if you have a week in Cape Town, South Africa. I originally thought I only had 2 days in Cape Town before we sailed away for the Caribbean but due to a boat registration delay, we were stuck in Cap...
Journey to South Africa: Visa Challenges and Beachside Bliss! DRIFTING Ep. 04
Sun, Sand, and Visa Trials: Embracing South Africa's Beauty in the Face of Challenges Journey to South Africa: Visa Challenges and Beachside Bliss! Realising we cannot sail through the mediterranean with Schengen Visas, we head back to South Africa and app...
Cape Town South Africa. Factory Tour of Maverick 440 Catamaran. One of our favourite Catamarans.
In this episode, I show the journey to get from Canada to Cape Town South Africa where I am immediately whisked off to take a tour of the boatyard that builds the Maverick 400 and 440 Catamaran. We love the Maverick 440 and it is priced about right for ...
🔴 Live Update – How did my South Atlantic Sailing Voyage Go? Highs and Lows.
This is a live episode where I explain how the South Atlantic Sailing voyage went. I talk about how I liked the Xquisite X5 as well as how I enjoyed the various ports of call along the 6000 mile sailing voyage.
WE PACKING UP and Heading Home! DRIFTING Ep. 03
WE PACKING UP and Heading Home! Visa problems have us kicked out of Greece and sent back to Turkey! We pack up, head home and contemplate our options.
NO engine yet…but we got DIESEL TANKS!!? | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 78
(Ep.86) **Want to know what we still have to do.. carry on reading** So we got down to ticking off items once again.. one being the dreaded ugly cockpit floor we had with the high hatch that we kept tripping over & now she looks pretty and no one fal...
Sailing South Africa to USA. We arrived in Namibia. Voyage update video.
This is an update video on the sailing voyage so far. Each time I arrive in a new harbor and I can find decent wifi, I will try and post a quick update video so the viewers learn about our progress and get a synopsis of what has happened and get a glimpse...
Xquisite X5. Factory Tour and history of how Xquisite started. Cape Town, South Africa.
In this episode, I take a tour of Phoenix Marine, here in Cape Town South Africa, where the Xquisite X5 is built. I was really impressed with all the attention to detail and level of quality put into at every stage that allows this boat to adhere to the h...
US Coast Guard keeps us in Cape Town. Voyage Delayed. Time to be a tourist.
We were supposed to be sailing out of Cape Town on May 20th, but the US Coast Guard has not issued us a registration number so we are unable to check out of South Africa. By the time things are sorted out, we will probably be 10 days behind schedule. The...
New HIGH OUTPUT ALTERNATOR for our ENGINE! | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 70
(Ep.78) If you would like to support our production, THANK YOU! https://www.patreon.com/svladyafrica You can also make a one time donation: PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/svladyafrica You can buy a TSHIRT below: https://www.sailingladyafrica.com/onlin...
South Atlantic Sailing Crossing. What gear am a bringing to film it.
What camera gear am I bringing to film the 8 week, 10,000 mile South Atlantic Sailing Voyage from Cape Town, South Africa to the USA? Can I fit it all in my camera backpack? Want to know what gear I use. You can click this link to go to my website for ...
Why your ENGINE needs a WATER COOLED EXHAUST! | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 69
(Ep.77) If you would like to support our production, THANK YOU! https://www.patreon.com/svladyafrica You can also make a one time donation: PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/svladyafrica You can buy a TSHIRT below: https://www.sailingladyafrica.com/onlin...
Sailing 10,000 Miles from South Africa to the USA. Plans, Hopes and Fears.
This episode of Cruising Off Duty, I am going to explain the plans for the upcoming sailing voyage from South Africa to the USA. This will be a 10,000-mile transatlantic crossing on a 50' Xquisite X5 Catamaran. The journey will take us across the South A...
#39m The Start of Our Circumnavigation – Cape Town to Namibia | Sailing Sisu Leopard 45 Catamaran
We did it! We started our circumnavigation! We moved onto the boat end of November 2018 and left Cape Town beginning February 2019. We had three months to prepare Sisu and ourselves for this day...Now you know why we were a bit busy :-) RYA Yachtmaster Off...
MARINISING a DIESEL ENGINE | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 67
(Ep.75) If you would like to support our production, THANK YOU! https://www.patreon.com/svladyafrica You can also make a one time donation: PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/svladyafrica You can buy a TSHIRT below: https://www.sailingladyafrica.com/online...
How To Follow My TransAtlantic Sailing Voyage Live. Channel Origin Story & I cross 20K subscribers!
In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, I bring my good friend Terry Billingsly back on the channel. He helped me in the planning when I started this channel and he is the one that Created the Cruising Off Duty App that will help you stay connected to me wh...
INSTALLING COCKPIT WINDOWS | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 65
(Ep.74) Happy Easter everyone! ❤️✝️ If you would like to support our production, THANK YOU! https://www.patreon.com/svladyafrica You can also make a one time donation: PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/svladyafrica Ricky & Basil connect up our...
#37t Where and how to Check Out of Cape Town, South Africa with a Boat | Sailing Sisu Leopard 45 Cat
This week we share to check out of Cape Town, South Africa. It is a shlep to check out, but it can be made easy if simplified. Also, one can check out of SA and not have your boat as per Regulations, in the Royal Cape Yacht Club for inspection. Watch this ...
#35m Sailing Sisu In and Around Cape Town | Leopard 45 Catamaran South Africa
This week we share what we did in and around Cape Town, South Africa. It has so much to offer! We only touched a minute part of it! Music: epidemicsound.com Climbing Through Air 3 - Tomas Skyldeberg Thank you for all our subscribers! If not yet subscribe...
PUTTING the PIECES TOGETHER AGAIN | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 62
(Ep.71) We start installing all our deck fittings & putting the boat together again. We also start making our kitchen drawers which was a first for both of us. I must say our carpentry skills weren't to shabby! Congrats to our lucky draw winner Chris!...
ONE YEAR to PAINT our BOAT!? | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 61
(Ep.70) The time has come......... to chance the old blue hull & make her WHITE! This was also such an extremely rewarding time of this whole boat build. Seeing her come together so beautifully. Although we have been cured of sanding for a while it fee...
VINYL FLOORING INSTALLATION | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 60
(Ep.69) This week we got to install our flooring & boy were we freaking excited! We got so tired of looking at the blotchy old flooring everyday and made it feel like no matter what we did, the boat was never going to end & just like that the floor...
#34t VISA Application PROCEDURES and Headaches | Sailing Sisu in Cape Town South Africa
This week we share the procedures and protocol involved with the application (or not) of visas . . . Thank you for all our subscribers! If not yet subscribed, please click on subscribe (it's free) and click the bell next to the sub button (it's free too)...
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