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I Built My First 5″ FPV Drone… and It Was Brutal
After months of flying a Cinewhoop and making endless repairs, I decided it was finally time to build my first 5" FPV drone. Following Mr. Steele’s iconic Apex build (with some key modifications), I set out to assemble, bind, and fly my first real freest...
Sailor James Explores Bali’s Sacred Monkey Forest & Waterfalls in Ubud
Episode 418 : Land Adventures - Bali Hello Friends, On this episode I take a fast boat to Bali after getting Triteia safely secured in a marina for the wet season. I spent a month on Bali exploring Kuta and Ubud and filmed the Sacred Monkey Forest and so...
Sailor James Explains How The Seasons Decide Where & When You Can Cruise When Sailing The World
Hello Friends, On this episode I sit down and explains how sailors lives, especially those cruising the world, are controlled by the seasons and the weather. I cover leaving your boat in safe marinas, talk about the risks of leaving your boat in cyclone...
I Tried to Rescue My Stuck Drone… and Made Everything Worse
What started as a simple FPV training session turned into a full-blown rescue mission... and then a comedy of errors. One drone stuck in a tree. My solution? Use a second drone to get it down. That didn’t go well. Surrounded by blackberry bushes and a co...
Turning Back & Retreating to Bali & Lombok After Not Making It Out of Indonesia in Time
Episode 417 : Season 13 : Sailing Indonesia Hello Friends, On this episode I make my way back 250 nautical miles to Gili Gede on Lombok after not being able to make it out of Indonesia before the wet season arrived. From Java to Bali, where I attempted t...
I Thought FPV Was Just Flying.. Then This Happened
Learning FPV drones as a complete beginner was way harder than I expected. This is the first part of my FPV drone journey—from simulator crashes to soldering wires I didn’t even know existed. Inspired by Johnny FPV and the incredible cinematic drone sh...
The Java Saga; James Attempts to Escape Indonesia & Battles Storms off the Coast of Java Long Format
Episode 416 : Season 13 : Sailing Indonesia Hello Friends, Welcome to a special long format "film" that chronicles my struggles as I attempted to escape Indonesia at the end of 2024. After delays in Australia earlier in the year, I find myself battling...
Sailing Across the Wallace Line; James Leaves Lombok After Rhonda’s Departure and Sails to Bali
Episode 415 : Season 13 : Sailing Indonesia Hello Friends, On this episode I depart Lombok and sail for Bali to start making my final hard push to try and get out of Indonesia before the Monsoons switch to the wet season storms. While passing between L...
YOUTUBE LIVE : SAILOR JAMES “THE JAVA SAGA” AFTER PARTY LIVE STREAM 🍿🗣️🎙️💻⛵️
Join me for a live stream directly after the premiere of latest long format film "The Java Saga; Escape From Indonesia" . I will be talking about the struggles of sailing in Indonesia, the motorsail back, my Southeast Asia Travels and my recent California ...
Saying goodbye to Rhonda. Her Farewell Message as She Leaves Triteia to Move Back to New Zealand
On this episode Rhonda says goodbye to Triteia as she prepares to move back to New Zealand and start a new chapter of her life. You can continue to follow along with her journey at http://instagram.com/soulfuelexpedition If you enjoy the channel please...
A Visit to Medana Bay Marina & Boat Yard on Lombok in Indonesia
Episode 414 : Season 13 : Sailing Indonesia Hello Friends, On this episode I show you around Medana Marina on the Northern coast of Lombok. I really like this small marina and its simple boat yard. If it had been possible to get quality boat parts in Ind...
Sailor James Talk at the Berkeley Yacht Club; The Final Talk of the 2025 Tour
March 23rd - 5pm - Berkeley Yacht Club Hello Friends, Please join me for the final talk of my California speaking tour at the Berkeley Yacht Club. I will be sharing stories with you about some of the places I have visited over the last 3.5 years of my cir...
A Special Presentation by Sailor James for the Singlehanded Sailing Society at Richmond Yacht Club
March 20th - 7pm - Richmond Yacht Club (SF BAY AREA) organized by the Singlehanded Sailing Society of San Francisco. I hope you will join me for my first talk in Northern California. I will be talking about my life as a solo sailor and about the construc...
A SNAKE ON THE BOAT!!!! and Visiting the Volcano Lake island of Satonda in Indonesia
Episode 413 : Season 13 : Sailing Indonesia Hello Friends, On this episode we arrive to the island of Satonda off the coast of Sumbawa. This unique island features lake at its center in crater of the volcano. Its last eruption was in April of 1815 as pa...