It' been a while that I've been getting Galopin ready to go. And now it's time for a test sail. And as well some fun and dance with Wendy. Me and Galopin as well as Peter on his boat sail down the coast of Sao Vicente island looking to anchor at one of our...
Surfing with the G.O.A.T. Kelly Slater!! A childhood dream come true! https://www.sailingnandji.com
In this episode, we have been anchored up behind an island near Macaroni's resort in the Mentawai islands, enjoying our time in paradise as a monster swel...
When Lou pitched me the idea of living in a wall tent for the summer, I have to admit I was a little skeptical. We have experienced a lot of different off grid living situations (van life, boat life, and a cottage in the jungle), but a tent seemed a little...
ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK? This week on Sailing SV CUBA we sail from Bodrum to Black Island in Turkey and anchor stern to jetty to some hot springs. Explore a cave at night, enjoy sauna like hot springs in the dark, eat our way through all the oriental fo...
Crazy, bonkers, losing the plot! Whatever you want to call it, that is what motoring along the icw is doing to us! It’s very long days ahead for us starting at 6 am and ending about 6pm when we get to our anchorage! It’s starting to show! 😆
We make...
Us Australians have to go and poke the bear!!! Searching for crocodiles in mangroves!! https://www.sailingnandji.com
In this episode, we are anchored up in one of the best anchorages we have ever been in. Protected from all the elements and a short tender...
Galopin has got his main sail back. It's part of our preparations under way to go sailing again. But before that, the Maritime Police asked me to move anchorage. So I'll explain my anchorage procedure. And there's some time for more musical discovery. Sail...
One of the things we show in this video is how we get water into the boat when anchored off grid. We are lucky to be able to fill up our water jugs on land.
This week we actually get to sail along the ICW! We couldn’t be happier….no swell and perfect conditions means a beautiful sail along certain areas of the Intracoastal Waterway! This is definitely an amazing way to travel up the East Coast of the Unite...
Big fish, Stormy sails and another Shipwreck... https://www.sailingnandji.com
In this episode, the journey south towards our atoll destination continues. We set off from the Telos islands planning an overnight sail with the full moon. The glassy seas soon...
Is it time to move on? Yes it is. I'm sailing Galopin back at anchor in Mindelo Bay in the Cabo Verde Archipelgo. My free stay is up at Marina Mindelo, so ma and Galopin drop anchor in the bay. It's nice to be out of the marina, but I need my dinghy to fun...
Sunshine, Squalls and Squabbles... The joys of living on a small boat https://www.sailingnandji.com
In this episode, we wake up to a pristine morning at the equator, getting under way in mirror like conditions we decide to drop anchor after seeing the hou...
This week we get it all on the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). Alligators, horse flies, dolphins! We couldn’t be happier cruising up this waterway! No wind normally equals no moving but with the ICW right here and so much to see along it we would be silly n...
Early in the morning we were about crossing the mean straight after ripping my main sail. And as usual the Canal do Sao Vicente was mean. But we managed just fine. We had breakfast and a rest just in time for Lily's birthday party the next day. Another nev...
This episode packs it all in. We continue our sail towards Charleston and the start of the ICW (Inter-coastal Waterway). Along the way we race a big squall that threatens to give us a good dusting and play chicken with a cargo ship in the entrance to Charl...
My main sail got pretty ripped up on this short but treacherous journey. But we came here to have fun. So that setback didn't stop us from going to shore and celebrating Sao Joa with our friends. Wendy gives the performance of her life live on stage. There...
Transforming a dumpy dilapidated 50 year old travel trailer into our DREAM tiny home on wheels without any prior experience just a was a huge undertaking! It feels SO GOOD to finally say it is FINISHED!
This episode we take you on a FULL tour after a year...
And we are off again! No rest for the wicked and less so for Zephyr and crew. Time to leave the oldest city in America and head to st. Mary’s, Georgia.
After the quickest stop yet, it’s back to Some amazing days out sailing as we continue further up ...
With a remote atoll oasis 400nm away, let's begin the journey to heaven!!... https://www.sailingnandji.com
In this episode, out to sea we go and it is downwind dream sailing, until its abruptly over... Smashed by squalls, we break the running rigging and ...
Hello! Welcome back. In this video, we arrive in Cape Verde, and start exploring the islands of Sal, Boa Vista, Sao Nicolau before ending up in Mindelo on the island of Sao Vicente. Lars takes every occasion to try out his new surfboard and we enjoy being ...
We go from the relative calm of of the city of Mindelo where I take care of my friend's boat and we check up on Wendy's little bar. Then we take on the ocean canal between the islands of Sao Vicente and Santa Antao. The ocean there is horribly mean, but we...
It's just me this week, enjoying some simple days in our tiny home in the woods while James is away.
Slowing down to appreciate the magical Spring szn, here in our little corner of the Pacific Northwest🌿✨
The world has felt pretty heavy these past f...
After running around all day, we made sure to take the afternoon off to explore our anchorage before heading back to the boat for an incredible sunset.
Another week, another sail! This time it’s a double overnighter. All the way from Fort Lauderdale to the beautiful St. Augustine. We get great sailing conditions and we get to celebrate James’ birthday aboard whilst on passage.
Upon our arrival into ...
With a remote atoll oasis 400nm away, let's begin the journey to heaven!!... https://www.sailingnandji.com
In this episode, Returning back to Nandji after a quick trip to Bali, we had the froth to go sailing! We have been eyeing off an atoll 400 nautical ...
The streets of Mindelo are alive and singing after the pandemic quieted the city for two years. As well our friends Peter and Lily are back from their Atlantic crossing. And we see more progress at Wendy's little place. And finally we are introduced to a n...
REVEAL! FULL DIY Bathroom Build (before & after!) ✨See how we transformed our tiny-home bathroom into a spa!
Before, our bathroom was a plywood cubby-hole that housed random clutter and our composting toilet 🚽
It was largely neglected during our...
EP 210: Repairing our Leaky Window | Boat DIY
I had arrived in St Lucia and it was straight to getting the boat in somewhat of a decent sailing condition to get our butts to Grenada asap with hurricane season approaching.. Ricky jumped in the water and cl...
After 3.5 years sailing, our dream to sail up the United States of America 🇺🇸 finally becomes a reality.
Sit back and relax as we clear into Fort Lauderdale and begin this new chapter in our sailing journey!
After settling into our anchorage and do...
In this case partying in Mindelo is a family affair. I went out to a big beach party with Wendy's mom, Alcinda and her brother Eric. Everyone loves to party here. But I went a bit too far and got very sick. I got overe it fast and cured myself with a solo ...
We're building an indoor/outdoor shower that makes tiny home living feel like being at a fancy spa!🌿✨💆🚿
Until recently our 'shower' was just an unorganized storage room. After doing some major decluttering and waterproofing the space, it's fina...
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