Part of the cruising lifestyle that has always appealed to us is the ability to catch our own food. In this episode we go out searching for lobster that we can catch and cook for ourselves, using only the solar power we have aboard our fully electric sailb...
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Sailing without luxuries
This week we checkout ...
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We clean out our water tanks & give them a good bleaching. Luke from Kraken Strucutres arrives from San Diego to help us out with our rigging and prepping up our mast for the rigging and running our electrical through our mast. We also remove o...
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Sailing lessons meet KING of the forest
Safely...
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At this point, we’re about halfway into our river journey from Lake Michigan to the Gulf of Mexico. We’ve transited several locks thus far, but no other part of the route has as many locks as Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.
It’s one lock right after a...
We constantly get asked, "Where/How do you sleep?" This is just a quick video showing you our sleeping arrangement on our 32 foot Electric Sailboat.
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We all know what happened on our last passage... and if you don't you can check out vlog #69: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5dSK4NIS_w
It's safe to say that this passage was the exact opposite of our last. It was extremely calm, we were well prepared, ...
We finally leave La Cruze and Magnus manages to land a very large mahi mahi on a small rig.
Magnus does a jury-rig on the alternator which has stopped working, again. Only a few weeks before we get the new parts for it so he can fix it properly.
Plenty o...
BIGGEST WAVES WE'VE EVER SEEN SAILING PACIFIC
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Bluewater sailing FIJI TO NZ yellowfin tuna PART 1
This week we continue our journey...
You wouldn’t think that we’d get hit again in the anchorage, right? But that’s exactly what happened! Apart from dealing with chaos in the anchorage in False Creek, Vancouver, we host our first meet up, hike the Stawamus Chief and then get to join ou...
In the first of our refit series, we get started on our two main priorities for Mirrool's refit namely, preparing the hull for a new coat of anti-foul and a minor engine overhaul. As with all refits the unexpected is commonplace and we have to adapt to cha...
After flying down the Mississippi River at 10 knots, turning upriver onto the Ohio is a shock. It’s frothy with breaking waves, it’s running fast, and we struggle against its current. At one point, Soulianis slows all the way down to 1.5 knots, and we ...
In this vlog we take you on a typical day for us at anchor. Pretty much every day we get some projects done, film, do some editing, and run errands. Our boat is 100% powered by the sun so we're not dependent on going to shore for anything but food and drin...
We have been living aboard now for 6 months! It has been a fantastic experience. We want to take some time to show you our tiny floating home!
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In this episode we check out the weekend market at the La Cruze Marina.
Magnus and Rat install the new lazy jacks and we get an upgrade on the batteries.
Magnus cranks up the bbq and makes a feast of chilli ribs.
More boat jobs, as usual, too.
Thanks f...
Ep.62
This week we got started on our plumbing!! Happy days! Soon we will be able to take some nice showers on the boat & Ricky will be able to do his favorite past time... wash dishes! haha (He never does it)
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Ran is anchored in False Creek, Vancouver in Canada and one morning we wake up to something crashing in to us. Beside from pushing away boats in the anchorage we explore the city by bike, walk in Granville Market and visit Mustang Survival that make PFD's ...
Ever look at marine cabin flooring and be turned off because of the price? We have too. What's so great about it that demands such a premium? We've spoken to real cruisers who have used other products and get a similar result for MUCH less.
We decided to...
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Bluewater sailing FIJI to New Zealand.
North in the morning, South by lunch, North in the afternoon, then South again by bedtime. T...
We visit quite a few little places in this episode.
The water pump carks it and Magnus finds a new one on Nutshell!
More fixes and a visit from the french baker.
Thanks for watching and following along with our adventure.
Magnus and Wendy
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We’re still in Desolation Sound, British Columbia, with Malin’s family and our next anchorage in the marine park is Prideaux Haven. We say good bye to the family in Campbell River, make a stop in Powell River and then continue south leaving the wildern...
Motoring a sailboat down the Mississippi River — a bit paradoxical, isn’t it? Back when buying a sailboat was still a distant dream, we can most definitely assert that motoring down a bunch of rivers was not on the to do list. But, sometimes you find y...
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Sailboat BOAT WORK diesel siphoning.
When we ran out of diesel a few days back we managed to create several new problems for ourse...
We arrive at Barra de Navidad and check out the lovely little town.
Peanut has a little meltdown and Magnus fixes her once again and we head down a crocodile infested river!
We visit Isla Colorado, a beautiful, little island with crystal clear waters.
T...
In this vlog we broke the first rule of seamanship: beware the land. We made a few HUGE mistakes including but not limited to:
1. Failing to plan
2. Trying to go into an unknown anchorage at night
3. Not turning back when we saw breakers on both sides of ...
This is the tour of our sailboat home. We have a Hunter 37 c 1979. We have made some updates but like most older sailboats there is always plenty of projects still to be done.
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BLUEWATER Sailing ISLANDS in Fiji.
Decisions! Decisions! The chance of buying a new boat has us bewitched, bothered and bewildered....
We leave Zihuatanejo and head for the lovely little island of Ixtapa where we find a delightful turtle sanctuary.
Plenty of sailing and searching for a safe anchorage, leads us to the beautiful bay of Manzanillo where the movie Ten was filmed back in 1979...
Not only are we in the water, but WE'RE SAILING!!! In this vlog we finish up a couple projects and start making our way out of the canal and into Charlotte Harbor.
We installed a brand new Electric Yacht motor and twelve Lithium Battleborn batteries not ...
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Sailing fails noni challenge, running out of diesel & water
We go looking for sharks, but what we find is New Te Pahu and its a...
As far as we know, we’re the last sailboat on the river. The only other watercraft are tows with barges, a couple motorboats being delivered for winter storage, and bunch of duck hunters. It’s a bit desolate, but beautiful. It feels like we have the ri...
What a surprise to see turquoise water and white sandy beaches up in Canada! After many weeks of mostly being onboard Ran it felt so good to take long walks on the beach. And we couldn't resist going for a swim in the ocean :) Pruth Bay on Calvert Island w...
In our last episode of our Far North Queensland series, we sail from Magnetic Island to Townsville to haul out Mirrool.
Featuring:
6:58 Twilight Tuna under sail
9:49 How to boil the perfect free range eggs
13:40 The big haul out (with a little bit of adv...
Ken gets a Tour of Cool Change, a Pacific Seacraft 31 while anchored in Fare Huahine. Rick and Cindy sailed Cool Change in the Baha Ha-Ha, and after 3 years of Mexican Beer they sailed Cool Change to French Polynesia in search of $2.50 Hinano's. 27 days ...
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