This week we don't have a video for you guys, so sorry!!! Here's just a little update with where we are REALTIME, and why no video this week . . . Check out our earlier videos, https://youtu.be/ZIwN1aSApdY
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Careful what you wish for!!!! Downwind sailing proves to be quite exciting. Join us on our passage to the Canaries, and wait for it . . . . . we caught TWO fish !!!!!
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We are now entering the preparation stages for our Atlantic crossing to the Caribbean, getting Sisu sorted out and fixing things.
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OK so we were "sailing" without sails for a while there, but thank goodness for the excellent and quick work of Northern Sails in Valencia, it was short lived. They not only repaired our Genoa, but also serviced and repaired our Main, great job guys!!
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The sailing season has come to an end in France. Join us and watch the SAILS OF SAINT TROPEZ Regatta from the decks of SISU.
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This week we share the reason for rust forming, how rust is forming and how to treat and prevent rust.
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It was so amazing to walk the corridors of the prison that the MAN WITH THE IRON MASK was held so many decades ago!!!! Sent chills down our spines. And then we got to buy WINE from MONKS in a MONASTORY on a SUNDAY !!!!! How cool is that . . . .
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Join us on a sight-seeing tour through Monaco harbor, where the very rich and famous leaves their super yachts. We also encounter the Sailing Yacht A, a sailing yacht launched in 2015. The vessel is a sail-assisted motor yacht designed by Doelker + Voges....
The footage was shot in September 2020 on passage from Bonifacio to Monaco.
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We had to say goodbye to the amazing little town Bonifacio, wish we could've spend more time there. Join us as we explore the narrow little streets in search of some beer, we visit a little underground brewery and stumbled upon the biggest selection of je...
When there are 7 boats heading in the same direction, it's a race, right? We were last out of the starting blocks . . . . but hey, check out the video to see how the race ended. And we got a screw loose on the mast . . . excitement in abundance ;-)
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We take you to the famous town of Amalfi, exploring passages below the city, and landed up right on top of the hill and had the most expensive meal that we've ever had since starting our navigation 2 years ago. It was outlandishly expensive, but worth eve...
Stromboli welcomes us with one explosion after the other in the dark of the night. What a spectacular view yet very daunting to think that some of that hot lava becomes airborne and travels quite far with each eruption and could easily land on Sisu. So we...
When you get instructed by Harbour Control to anchor in the middle of the bay, and your neighbour is this massive Passenger Liner, you begin to wonder about anchor dragging and the scope of your anchor chain. And what if that big boy decides to drag ancho...
We broke our Mantus Anchor. It was not funny. We tried to set the anchor, but the jumping chain indicated shallow sand with rocks below. We tried three times. On the third failed attempt, we decided to pull up and go to another spot. That is when the Mantu...
It's amazing what goes on beneath a city, let alone an ancient city. Join us as we discover the deep dark secrets of Malta's underworld. We also play around swimming underneath the old city.
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After careful planning and weather watching, we are sailing in the Black Sea, but is it DANGEROUS?? The Black Sea is know for its violent storms, but you hear so many stories, whether they are true or mere myths, we were about to find out.
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What a hectic couple of days, experiencing winds from 5 kts of wind to 28 kts and sometimes even 32 kts (not recorded :( ) and then back to ZERO in a question of a couple of minutes . . . . But hey, that is sailing and testing your skills to the ultimate...
This week we discuss dinghies. A technical discussion. A discussion as to why we selected this size? What are the major factors in selecting a dinghy? After two years, are we happy?
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The things you learn when you get to meet people/yachties along your way . . . How to do things, when to do things, what should you do and when should you do it. This week we would like to share how figured out how to tack with a HUGE Code D sail, while ...
As we head further north up the Turkish Coast, we discover more and more awesome anchorages. We show you how we raise our big CODE D sail, step by step, how to launch and land a Drone whilst under way and discover an anchorage with a sandbank highway. Du...
Have we ever mentioned that we absolutely love our Mantus Anchor ;-) !! Total mayhem followed when a quick storm blew through our anchorage. Boats all around us were dragging anchors like crazy, dinghies flipping and cushions flying everywhere. We had a...
We are finally allowed to sail anywhere along the Turkish coast, so we are heading north towards Istanbul and the Black Sea. Join us as we explore 2 new anchorages along the way, and for a bit of fun we got caught up in a race with a Lagoon Catamaran ;-) ...
This week we share why you need not only need a Galvanic Isolator, but what happens when you connect to shore power. What is the difference between sacrificial anodes and galvanic isolator? And stray currents? What is a Galvanic Isolator? What is Galvanic ...
This week we share our experience of how we found the Leopard 45 performing under various conditions. I compiled a series of clips and commentary of our last 1.5 years of sailing, but it is a tricky affair because if I have to take 4 wind conditions with 3...
This is the music video of #89. The idea started one crazy night around a couple of beers...an Ozzie wanted to wake board behind our Leopard 45 Catamaran...yeah right! But the longer we talked the more a plan was shaping....we are going to wakeboard behind...
When you have a rental, you USE IT!! We went Tomb Raiding and amphitheater exploring in Demre, Turkey. St Nicholas Church is an absolute must see, with loads of photo opportunities. Can you imagine having a meal on top of a waterfall? The most amazing s...
The idea started one crazy night around a couple of beers...an Ozzie wanted to wake board behind our Leopard 45 Catamaran...yeah right! But the longer we talked the more a plan was shaping....we are going to wakeboard behind a Leopard 45 Cruising Catamaran...
We were so privileged to witness, what we later learned, a very RARE MEDITERRANEAN MONK SEAL feeding on a stingray. There are only about 600 - 700 left in the Med. The whole show took place right in front of SISU's bow, how cool is that!! We were contact...
It is Winter, it is Cold, so what do you do when in freezing cold water on your boat??? There is snow on the mountains . . . . YOU GO SKIING ;-) Just a fun video of our time in Finike last year December. Petro's first encounter EVER with snow, was such a...
We discover more and more awesome places along the Turkish Southern Coastline, and experience winds from all angles in less than a mile. You have to be on the constant watch for these wind changes, especially when entering a bay through little islands. L...
This week we share a mix between our 50, 250, 500 hour service of our two Yanmar 4JH45 diesel engines. We had a Qualified Yanmar Technician onboard for the 50 and 500 hour service, while the 250 hour service was made while at anchored of the coast of Afric...
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A short music video, just sailing the Leopard 45 Catamaran in Big Waves on Passage to Gibraltar. We got scared by times, but Sisu just kept going with ease, which had a very calming effect on us. We did not caught the massive waves on camera and we should ...
This week we share a 19 Point Check one day before a passage. You have done the Start of Season or Annual or One Month a Long Passage check, you have done the A Week Before Passage Check (see previous episodes if you have not done it) and you are ready to ...
Week 2 with our guests on board. We visit some more cool anchorages, and dock at what felt and looked like a Drive Thru. You literally come alongside, step off into the Restaurant, order, eat your meal and leave . . . When it's not busy, which it wasn'...
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