Foxx is a modern van, designed and built with long-term usage in mind. There is a dinette designed for eating a working from that transforms into a bed at night. There is plenty of solar and water to live off-grid for weeks at a time. Extra ventilation was...
Welcome back. In this video, we start off in La Duquesa, a port not far from Gibraltar in Southern Spain. We spend a few days on land, whilst we decide whether to continue west to the Atlantic or spend the next couple of months in Southern Spain and cross ...
We can’t believe it has been 1 year since moving aboard our Catalina 30 sailboat. It has been a year of learning and growth as we figure out boat life.
With my brothers arrival into Curacao comes some exciting new boat parts that we could only get in Europe....so it definitely feels like xmas come early! We are gearing up for my birthday celebrations but before the birthday arrives we spend some amazing d...
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Anchored at Lucky Bay we undertake some essential maintenance, food preparation and fishing while awaiting favorable winds to continue our passage. With no more time left to wait we depart hoping the winds will back the compass as predicted...
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We finally set sail to Curaçao 🇨🇼! After a couple of set backs (James gashing his leg open on his birthday 🎉) we are finally off, leaving St. Vincent and the grenadines behind...what a journey it’s been along these southern Caribbean islands b...
We continue our passage day sailing through the islands and shoals of the Recherche Archipelago. As you may know, we only carry limited provisions trusting in our ability to live off the sea as we travel.
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This episode really is a special one! We convoy along with three other boats and arrive at our very own uninhabited coral cay, Mopion. What an incredible sand spit this is! It's also a special kind of month as it is James' birthday and we get to celebrate ...
In this episode we explore gorgeous East Sound, spot Oprah’s digs on Orcas Island, have ourselves a perfect downwind sail (we passed Oprah's house!), update our interior a bit, and check our prop for crab-pot damage in 47° water.
Arriving in the Tobago Cays is beyond spectacular for a number of reasons....firstly that water and sand contrast...WOW! Secondly, the marine life we see is the most varied that we have seen in any Caribbean Island. This marine protected haven is just magi...
We explore remote Daw Island in the Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia.
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This video is a bit different for our Australian Sailing Channel. In it you will be taken on a tour of the 40 Foot container house we have just completed while we have been back south out of the tropical cyclone belt. Our plan was for this to be our land b...
How do we argue and remain friends on a small boat? SKIP TO 03:09 FOR THE FULL DISCUSSION. What's it like living 24/7 in such a tiny home? Has the last year been worse?
00:00 [Intro] Liz in a bad mood, Jamie annoying her
00:10 Sailing for the first time ...
Hey! Welcome back. In this video we’re in Almerimar marina, on the south coast of Spain - and we’ve come into the marina to get through a long list of boat projects before continuing on. Welcome to the other side of sailing. It’s definitely a work ha...
We are getting tired of the crowded anchorage in Tahiti and looking forward to sail to another destinations. It’s great to have neighbour friends around but we miss to swim in pristine waters and that slow island vibe.
We are done with bureaucracy and m...
Join us for days 3 & 4 of our passage across the Great Australian Bight where Mirrool hits a new record for her daily mileage. We also have a minor mishap, deal with an overwhelmed auto helm, hand steer downwind in 30+ knots in the middle of the night,...
Whaling in the Caribbean? We wouldn't have believed it if we hadn't seen it with our own eyes.
We travel from St. Vincent to Bequia where we encounter a hunted Humpback whale that is being dragged to a whaling station.
Apart from this troubling event we...
The mast has come down!!! After 40 years standing proud and tall the mast came down today for a complete refit and to facilitate further repairs to the coachroof and chain plates.
We also welcome back our good friend Tim, who is a marine engineer and ex...
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Each episode we have a ton of footage that doesn't make the cut. Here we have taken that footage, the outtakes, from episodes 104 and 105 an...
In this episode, we learn some important lessons about our boat, we discover bioluminescence in a VERY surprising place, and we make some mistakes. Oops.
Join us this week as we depart Coffin Bay, dive for some fresh South Australian seafood and start sailing our first leg into the Great Australian Bight.
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Washed out roads aren't going to stop of us from exploring everything this island has to offer. The more we see the more time you want to spend in this country! This episode is filled with waterfalls, some historic sites (the FAMOUS JACKO STEPS) and mango ...
How to stay grounded living on a sailing boat
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We sailed back to New Zealand from Fiji in 2018, with two sailing hitchhikers. Rob and the bo...
Hiring a car is the only way to visit as much as Dominica as possible. So we team up with our friends on Northern Shadow and try and chase after some waterfalls, rivers, rainforests and anything else that crosses our path! Everything is so beyond beautiful...
Is Melody our cheap dream yacht or just a rusty Nightmare?
The rusty steel is in a much worse condition than we thought in the cockpit this week as we continue to cut out and replace ever more steel from the aft end of Melody.
We're starting to work on r...
WOW! Catching SQUID with NO LURE on sailing catamaran - Ep 106
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We are sailing off shore, off grid to Black Reef on The Great ...
Finally released from our 1 week quarantine on the boat...FREE to start hiking, snorkeling and eating some of the best fruit in the Caribbean. Dominica has 365 rivers.....one for everyday of the year, it's easy to understand why it is called the Nature Isl...
More Bad weather forces Melissa and Jack indoors this week so progress is made on stripping out the remainder of the cork insulation from the inside off the pilothouse and getting some lovely new epoxy paint up. Meanwhile, Andy sits around playing guitar ...
Catamaran Sailing has been a real revelation. As with everything boat life, there are ups and downs. Catamaran sailing is also showing some advantages as well as disadvantages compared to our monohull. However overall, the serenity of this life is what is...
Ahoy! In this video, we are in Mallorca and wondering about what our next steps will be and where we'll go next to take shelter before some strong winds.
We eventually set off for Ibiza, doing a night passage over and bake bread on the way. We get to our...
Island hopping around Antigua and Barbuda is pretty fun especially when we have some boats that are keen to explore and do some scurfing with us! We spend our last days in Barbuda checking for any rubbish in the waters and then head to a couple of other is...
The cockpit conundrum continues to confuse and befuddle as we move on with the build, this time tackling the aft seats. turns out the Port side seat is a fair bit narrower than the Starboard which is actually a good thing as Jack's bedroom will be on the ...
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