An epic conundrum to baffle the brain and confuse the grey matter evolves as we tackle cutting out and replacing large sections of the cockpit floor/sole and seats for reconstruction.
This week's episode is split into two sections with the first coming ...
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The 100ft Long Tall Ship Zebu has tragically run aground on the breakwater at Holyhead after breaking her moorings
A historical 100ft tall ship has become stuck on a breakwater in north Wales after drifting from its mooring.
The Zebu drift...
This week we traveled to some of #Florida's most beautiful places. And of course, we end up in the #FloridaKeys.
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We finally leave the marina and begin our life as full time cruisers, and it doesn't go quiiiiite to plan. Come along with us as we spend our first few nights out and hold a renaming ceremony to officially rename our vessel to Viā, and share the story beh...
Our sail to Barbuda couldn’t have been more perfect...we both enjoyed this one and we both got a surprise arriving into Barbuda! What a beauty! The Bahamas of Antigua as it is also known as! As soon as the anchor is set we jump in to explore these clear...
Work continues on our rusty sailing yacht as we prepare and paint the inside of the transom.
We've removed the whole of the inner transom skin now and have cut out and welded in a large section of replacement steel so now its time to prepare the surface ...
In this weeks episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we crack on with more fairing and sanding. It feels like all we do is SAND SLEEP REPEAT 😆 It is taking a lot longer and a lot more product than we originally thought!
Greg has been such a fantastic help ...
How to make SAILING MOM super HAPPY - Ep 103
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The best mothers day gift is to tell mom how you feel. In this weeks vlog Declan and Ivan do just tha...
Welcome back! We're still on the beautiful island of Mallorca, on the Northern coast. We're anchored in the anchorage of Sa Colabra, surrounded by sheer rocks and the mouth to a canyon which we go and hike down. We love this spot, it really is incredible, ...
This week we are off to the beautiful island of Green Island just off the coast of Antigua. It is our last week with our Spanish crew before they head back to Spain, so we really take advantage of as much snorkeling and surfing as we can. Come and see a li...
This week Melissa and Jack rip down the interior of the pilot house in order to expose and examine the metalwork around the hatches and windows.
We hope you enjoy this week's offering from Sailing Melody and please don't forget to leave us a comment, even...
We finally make the move from our house and to living full-time on our boat, and in the first 12 hours we have the rug pulled out from underneath us. This video is a short collection of the heartbreak, challenges, and the happier moments of our first month...
No, we ARE NOT giving up on the sailing dream for RV/Van life. We bought the cheapest new travel trailer we could find, a 2021 Coleman Lantern 17B from Gander RV during a Christmas/New Years sale for $9995.00, so that we could road trip all summer and get ...
We decided to take advantage of the beautiful spring weather and FINALLY take the dinghy out! It was a fun adventure, although not without challenges...
We finally made it to the Caribbean....we find ourselves on the amazing island of Antigua. We get to exploring as soon as the boat is clean and boy are we surprised by the beauty this island has to offer. After exploring by land...we start sailing to a cou...
Hello! Welcome back to Mallorca. In this video, we enjoy some time in a cute anchorage just off a small island called Illa de Formentor. We go on a hike, not knowing what we'll see or find and end up getting to the top of the hills, with incredible 360 deg...
Now the Transom is strong we have begun cutting out all the corroded steel from the cockpit ready for a serious remodel. Seems like its a never ending game now to see how much more of out boat we can cut out.
We hope you enjoy this week's offering from S...
We are the Drifters and are sailing around South Africa! We plan to sail to Durban but don't make it! Did we mean to sail up a river? Not really... So why are we moored on the Buffalo River in East London, on the east coast of South Africa?
John, from Sa...
We experience one of the Scariest Moments at Sea.....when things go wrong, they really do go wrong and it's always out there and it always seems to happen in 3's! Whilst we do have some low's there's also plenty of high's that keep everybody in high spirit...
We've managed to weld in the new transom with some lovely fresh steel so now we can start cutting out the rest of the corroded steel from the cockpit.
Finally some beautiful weather, and as the boatyard becomes more and more active and bustling we crac...
Sailing around the Canary Islands with a buddy boat is so much fun! We head to some pretty unique spots on the neighboring islands of Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria. Sailing with dolphins surrounding the boat is just epic and we are so grateful we get to e...
From idea to execution, building a log cabin in the woods by hand!
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'Tis but a scratch! Come back and I'll bite your arms off!
Ouch!!! Andy slipped whilst cutting out the rusty transom with the grinder using a cutting disk and got a nasty cut to his wrist and knee.
A quick trip to the hospital and a few stitches and back ...
In this video, we arrive in Mallorca and start to explore the island. We take things easy after our friends leave - and take time to get on with some errands. We sail to Acúdia, walk up to the old town which is beautiful & provision the boat before La...
Preparing for Offshore Sailing and Medical Emergencies at Sea | Harbors Unknown Ep. 26
Today we are discussing the types of medical emergencies that may occur at sea, how you can prepare for them and how to approach them if they do happen.
Please note t...
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HOME SCHOOL SAILING FAMILY boatlife - books, fi...
We find ourselves in one of the most special islands yet....Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. This volcanic island has us in awe! My younger brother flies over for a quick weekend visit and we do some sightseeing....we definitely don't want to miss out on t...
From idea to execution, building a log cabin in the woods by hand!
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We've finally started cutting out large sections of steel and welding in new plate.
With a break in the weather, the easing of restrictions and the arrival of the new equipment from Lincoln Electric we've finally managed to get stuck in.
We've chopped out...
This episode we get back to Catalpa and go remote to East Java where we are living off the grid.
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Boat bathrooms definitely have a bad reputation. They're known for being smelly, damp, tiny, and while we can only work with the space we have aboard our Penelope, I think the changes we've made to this room will transform our quality of life once we set s...
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