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#33m Leopard 45 Shake Down Cruise | Sailing Sisu in Cape Town South Africa
This week we share our shake down cruise, but it was not the normal shakedown, it was proper. We sailed around Cape of Storms. We went to Saldanha, then Houtbay, then around Cape Point to Simons Town, then to Gordons Bay, Pringle Bay and then all the way b...
The Channel’s New Direction. Making episodes with our viewers! You are invited on our boat!
We want to live life to the fullest and have all sorts of experiences so that we can make tons of lasting memories and the best way to do that is to slightly change the direction of the Cruising Off Duty channel. It will not be only sailing going forward....
#32t Leopard 45 Catamaran Walk Through of the Sisu Specs | Sailing Sisu in Cape Town South Africa
This week we share the Sisu Specs in our Leopard 45 Catamaran walk through. We did a lot of research and a lot of waiting, but finally it all come together! We uploaded for our Patrons (patreon.com/SailingSisu) the complete list of factory options, after m...
Boat Building Makes You BROKE. REAL TALK!
So we only realized once we watched the video it was in portrait.... we're still learning this whole LIVE shenanigans ha ha. We answer some of your questions & get down to talking about our engine problems Thanks for watching! Appreciate all the kind...
#31m Moving onto our sailboat | Sailing Sisu Leopard 45 Catamaran in Cape Town South Africa
This week we packed all our belongings into a bakkie and a trailer...and took the 1,400km trip to Cape Town. It finally happened. We moved onto Sisu, our Leopard 45 Catamaran sailboat! Thank you for all our subscribers! If not yet subscribed, please click...
Naming Ceremony 😁
This week we share HOW ..... We are preparing our Leopard 45 Catamaran cruising yacht to sail around the world. We want to visit off the beaten tack places and need to prepare for ice bergs, storms, heavy seas, as well as nice tranquil tropical waters.....
Heads up To Our Naming Ceremony
This week we share HOW ..... We are preparing our Leopard 45 Catamaran cruising yacht to sail around the world. We want to visit off the beaten tack places and need to prepare for ice bergs, storms, heavy seas, as well as nice tranquil tropical waters.....
Building a 40ft CATAMARAN in your BACK YARD! | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 43
(Ep.52) Ricky finishes up the foamalite layout for our headliner, now all we still got to do is wrap it up in vinyl and install. He also had to plug up some holes on the stern where we removed some fittings. Ricky installed the leg for our table, but real...
#30t Do we need a Sea Anchor or a Drogue on our liveaboard catamaran? | Sailing Sisu in Cape Town
This week we share how to select you Sea Anchor or your Drogue. But first I go into some technical details on how waves work in order for us to understand why and when we need a Sea Anchor and when we need a Drogue. What forces are acting on the anchors an...
Cape Town Boat Show & Reparing our Cockpit | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 42
Episode 50 You want to purchase one of our sweet coins go check out the link below: http://www.svseeker.com/wp/sv-seeker-2/shop/ We headed down to the Cape Town Boat Show and also made supply runs while we were down there! Guys I was so damn excited whe...
BULLET vs YACHT DOOR!
Since our yacht door is poly carbonate we wondered how strong Poly carbonate really is? & if it is bullet proof like they say? Well we decided to test this theory & shoot a piece of polycarb using a 9mm, .22 & a 45 ACP hand gun. Polycarbona...
REPLACING our HEADLINER! | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 41
Episode 49 Ricky started making our new nida-core swim platform. It was absolutely massive and the biggest one we have built yet. We didn't feel like going to work on Saturday but got the courage to get up and get going. We closed up any remaining holes le...
HOW we RAN the ELECTRICAL on our YACHT | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 40
Episode 48 Ricky got our electrical panels sorted, now we just need to seal the wood off & get hinges to mount them up. We are struggling to find 316 stainless steel hinges at the moment which is making us go a little crazy. We give you guys the run do...
We’re GOING to the Cape Town BOAT SHOW!
We're going to the Cape Town Boat Show this weekend. Will see you guys there if you plan on going? Will most probably be roaming around so come find us 😎🤙🏻⛵ Follow our accounts: Our Website https://www.sailingladyafrica.com Ricky's Instagram...
m The big splash… Sisu was launched! | Stay For Now (Hallman Remix) | Sailing Sisu Catamaran
Our big day finally arrived! Splash day! We made a very short music clip of the journey and the splash in Cape Town. Thank you Robertson & and Caine and Leopard. Was a long wait and there is still much to do, but worth it! Now for all the after market ...
How much ELECTRICAL WIRE does a YACHT take? | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 39
Episode 47 -Ricky removes our swim platform -Ricky's brother Claudio & his girlfriend Monique come visit us -We spend our 2 year wedding anniversary together -Ricky explains the wiring we ran for our electrical -We show our our electrical panel (AC &am...
A Million Dollar Catamaran | Sailing South Africa
Episode 46 We take a beautiful 62ft Perry Catamaran down to Mossel Bay with Captain Hoss (An awesome Australian who came into Port Elizabeth Harbor looking for crew) We stopped in Knysna for a good nights rest and some sight seeing as well. It was an amaz...
STARTING our ELECTRICAL | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 38
Episode 45 We start planning our electrical & where are we going to add lights, fans, switches etc. We also start running our conduit for our electrical wiring. We also add in a couple of new inspection hatches. Thanks for watching! Don't forget to su...
More FIBERGLASS & EPOXY anyone? | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 37
Episode 44 -We put our dodger back on the boat -Ricky makes the shelf for our water maker -We cut our backing plates out using the fiberglass from our old bimini -We paint the storage hatches under our aft cabin beds -We epoxy seal off our floors -Ricky cl...
GROSS Septic WATER TANKS | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 36
Episode 43 - Ricky edited the intro all by himself & I'm super proud of him! Let us know what you think of it? -Our damn car broke down, it's just more costs after the other.. I guess when it rain it pours right... so we sent her to get repaired.. It ...
REPLACING ROTTEN WOOD CORE DECK | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 35
Episode 42 -Our door frame is primed with some epoxy primer -Moses & Ricky start polishing up our stainless steel -The dodger got faired & sanded and was then repainted for a smooth finish -We start repairing our rotten core bow deck with some nid...
HOW TO: PAINT your BOAT & what PAINT to use!
We talk you through all the paints we used when painting our bilges, exposed wood which we created our saloon seating area and galley etc with. As well as painting over our fiberglass. Thanks for watching! Don't forget to subscribe if you haven't already ...
DOOR FRAMES and WINDOW PAINS! | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 33
Episode 40 Ricky explains our shower bilge pump and where we will be fitting it. He also does explain in great detail how we fitted our door in using Ultrabond (thickened polyester formulated for bonding polyester surfaces and doing fills ) aswell as Sika...
Sailing Wild Africa | SMLS S6E28
👇 BEHIND THE SCENES VIDEO👇 https://vimeo.com/ondemand/sailingmisslonestar 👀 Watch the DAILY VLOG here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/dailyshow Instagram😉 https://www.instagram.com/somewhereonbigblue/ Guess WHAT?!! I have a new Podcast😎 It's...
Sailing Africa Review | SMLS
👇 BEHIND THE SCENES VIDEO👇 https://vimeo.com/ondemand/sailingmisslonestar 👀 Watch the DAILY VLOG here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/dailyshow Instagram😉 https://www.instagram.com/somewhereonbigblue/ Guess WHAT?!! I have a new Podcast😎 It's...
HOW TO: RESTORE your boat BILGES!
Ricky walks you through the process of restoring your boat/yacht bilges. It's such an easy task & can make a huge difference! Thanks for watching! Don't forget to subscribe if you haven't already! Lots & lots of love to you all. Thanks so much...
#28t How much did our Leopard 45 Catamaran cost? | Sailing Sisu in Cape Town South Africa
We share what our Leopard 45 really cost. The base price and the factory options are on the www.leopardcatamarans.com website...but how much did all that lithiums, wind generators, solar panels, radar, and other electronics cost? Contact Leopard Catamaran...
FIBERGLASSING our DODGER! Part 2 | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 30
Episode 37 Follow up of our previous video: Building a bimini/dodger: https://youtu.be/KMbPnBZEVzU We carry on prepping our dodger for some paint & add some more fibreglass to ensure she is nice and sturdy. We will be adding a catchment tarp in plac...
How Much More Do We Still Need To Do on Lady Africa?
Our list is getting shorter & shorter as we go. We list all the things we still need to do on Lady Africa, before we can set sail. Let us know what you think of our windows & what window color you would choose as well as do you think we should i...
Africa Round Up (2018) | SMLS Season Finale
👇 BEHIND THE SCENES VIDEO👇 https://vimeo.com/ondemand/sailingmisslonestar 👀 Watch the DAILY VLOG here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/dailyshow Instagram😉 https://www.instagram.com/somewhereonbigblue/ Guess WHAT?!! I have a new Podcast😎 It's...
BUILDING our DODGER/BIMINI! Part 1 | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 29
Episode 36 ** I know I said we would be painting our dodger in the next episode.. but i confused it with we will be finishing up the fibreglassing on our dodger... my bad. sorry :P So we had to re-glue our insulation foam as the foam that we had seemed to...
Snorkel with a Nile Crocodile | SMLS S6E27
👇 BEHIND THE SCENES VIDEO👇 https://vimeo.com/ondemand/sailingmisslonestar 👀 Watch the DAILY VLOG here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/dailyshow Instagram😉 https://www.instagram.com/somewhereonbigblue/ Guess WHAT?!! I have a new Podcast😎 It's...
The TALE of the TUB of NEVER ENDING PAINT! | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 27
Episode 34 This week Ricky fits in some more hatches. We fit in the trims so we can start adding some acoustic & insulation foam for our headliner. We sand a bit more and epoxy prime our window frames & any nooks and crannies that we previously mig...
Putting in our WINDOW FRAMES! | YACHT REBUILD WEEK 26
Episode 33 Ricky & I go check out the inner city enduro competition as Ricky was pretty keen to go watch it as he use to ride enduro before he met me. (Had to many broken bones and injuries at this time ha ha) We started painting once more (this is a...
Unboxing ELECTRONICS | RAYMARINE
Episode 32 We have reached 5000 Subscribers!! Wow. Can't believe it! Thanks so much to everyone for the support and for following us on our journey. We appreciate it so much! & to our amazing Patreon family! You guys are legends! So we received our R...
I DARE YOU TO!! Jumping off a bridge | SMLS
👇 BEHIND THE SCENES VIDEO👇 https://vimeo.com/ondemand/sailingmisslonestar 👀 Watch the DAILY VLOG here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/dailyshow Instagram😉 https://www.instagram.com/somewhereonbigblue/ Guess WHAT?!! I have a new Podcast😎 It's...
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