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Repairing rigging with NO EXPERIENCE on our BENETEAU | Ep58 | Sailing Merewether
This week we work on repairing our furling system that has been giving us trouble for some time. While up the mast Kieran finds a massive problem with our forestay. A very vital pin that holds up the forestay into the mast has worked its way loose. I (Isab...
The COLOURFUL city of the DUTCH Caribbean (Curacáo) | Sailing Merewether | Ep 57 |
Checking into Curacao in Ep 55 we saw some of the city but felt we hadn't had the full experience. This week we return and spend some more time in the colourful part of Willemstad, called Punda. Kieran discovers a unique bridge that he hasn't seen before a...
The HARDEST thing about CRUISING the WORLD | Ep 55 | Sailing Merewether
We finally arrive in Curacao, the Dutch Caribbean, it feels like we are back in Europe only more colourful and a tiny bit warmer. We put the hook down in a secure inland waterway after our four and a half day crossing from Curacao. The cost gard were on to...
5 day crossing: DANGEROUS hoisting mid passage in WAVY SEAS | Part 2 | Ep 54 | Sailing Merewether
We continue our 5 day crossing from Grenada to Curacao. On our 3rd day right at the time when you start to wind down and the sun sets, our furling system breaks (again!). I have to hoist Kieran up the mast while the waves threw the boat all over the place....
Dodging PIRATE waters: 5 day crossing over VENEZUELA coast | Part 1 | Ep 53 | Sailing Merewether
This week we leave Grenada and our beloved windward islands, that's been our home for the last 10 months (!!), and we set sail for the five day long journey to Curacao. Hard to believe that we've been in the Caribbean for almost a year, but with all that h...
Tacky Times and Treating the Transmission on a Catalina 42 Ep 18
We went sailing. Did lots of tacks with some grinding. Drank wine and danced. Changed the oil in our Kanzaki transmission. Had to pump it out due to the drain plug accessibility or lack thereof. We plan on modifying a socket to make it low profile so the p...
ANTIFOULING: Loosing our MINDS with the PAINTING | Part 2 | Ep 52 | Sailing Merewether
Another week on the hard sees us really over all the dirt, mosquitos, sun and boiling days, without that beautiful water to jump in off the back of our amazing home. We tackle the priming, painting and sea cocks to get Merewether ready to splash back in th...
ANTIFOULING: doing it OURSELVES, with little to NO EXPERIENCE | PART 1 | Ep 51 | Sailing Merewether
This week we pull Merewether out of the water for a much needed antifouling and general maintenance, with little to no experience we tackel the jobs ahead all by ourselves and safe to say we learn a lot throughout. With very long days, many mosquitos and t...
Discovering Grenada’s capital | Ep 50 | Sailing Merewether
This week we visit Grenada's capital St Geroge's, with it's beautiful harbor, old fort and colourful people. We walk along the beautiful harbor full of fishing boats and historical buildings. Kieran narrates our visit to the fort as David Attenbrough (or t...
SPLASHING into UNDERWATER sculpture park in GRENADA | Ep 50 | Sailing Merewether
Cruising down the Caribbean islands we finally make it the whole way south to the southern most island, Grenada. Making short work of the sail we stick down an anchor and make a move to test out our new Gopro on an underwater adventure through an underwate...![More in-depth about us [Q&A] | Sailing Merewether](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/4sC3CLB8uBY/maxresdefault.webp)
More in-depth about us [Q&A] | Sailing Merewether
Bit of mid week content right here, we go through some of the questions our patrons put to us on life on the ocean. We talk about anchor anxiety, languages, and future plans. Please let us know if this content is what you want to see in the comments below....
CRUISING to our very own PRIVATE Island UTOPIA | Ep 49 | Sailing Merewether
This week we get to our very own private island, totally secluded, we have it all to ourselves, the sun shining, white sandy beach, crystal clear blue water and our home is just parked 30 meters away - if this is not paradise what is? But getting there was...
Entering a NEW coastline, DISCOVERING island SANCTUARY | Ep 48 | Sailing Merewether
Finally with boarders being easier to cross we move into a fresh new coastline and country that has been just out of reach for the past six months, Sitting in St Vincent peering at these unattainable island sanctuaries has been the source of our frustratio...
RAINY Season brings us all the WEATHER that comes with it | Ep 47 | Sailing Merewether
This week we discover the extremes of rainy season in the Caribbean facing squall after squall. We find a very wealthy deserted marina town that should be the set of a horror movie haha. Getting hit with a 30 knot squall on anchor we drift very close to a ...