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For the first time after a hectic 28 day passage from the Canary Islands, we finally get to do some relaxing cruising. We are in Finike, Turkey, where we arranged to pick up our guests BASIE & ANSIE, from Cape Town, South Africa. They joined us on a e...
This was by far the most eventful cruise ever!! Last week we thought we had it rough in our first ever storm, not knowing what awaits us!! It was smooth sailing through the Straits of Gibraltar and for about 4 days thereafter, and then it all happened. We ...
So it finally happened . . . We experienced our first storm at sea 8 days into our passage from the Canary Islands to Gibraltar, on route to Turkey. What a hectic new experience and a very challenging 3 days, with very little, or rather no sleep at all. ...
This week we explore Funchal surroundings, basically a walking distance from the Marina or Anchoring for that matter. We went on a hop-on-hop-off bus ride. We went on a cable car up the mountain...one way...and faced the dreadful long walk back, but with t...
This week we share our visit to Funchal Madeira, a super colorful captital city of Madeira with a rich history of explorers, fishermen, hardship, and riches! We anchored in front of São Tiago Fortress which was built in 1614. We walk the colorful streets ...
This week we share a short music video as prelude to our visit to Funchal Madeira, a super colorful captital city of Madeira with a rich history of explorers, fishermen, hardship, and riches!
Music: epidemicsound.com - I Won't Let You Down - Loving Calibe...
On arrival in Grand Canaria, we had to dodge Firefighting Planes whilst also negotiating big container ships and ferries. A raging fire had been going for over 4 days, caused by an 55 year old who was working with a Welding Machine. The blaze forced the ...
This week we got hauled out for the second time in six months for anti fouling. Sisu is getting gelcoat repairs. We used the opportunity to perform a full service on Sisu and Tippex's engines and Petro gets a change to use the Sailrite to fix our stack pac...
This week we share one year full time living aboard our catamaran. We discuss in particular, our selection of options and how we lived with our decisions from a year ago. We also touch on some issues we think Leopard could have done better.
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Just a quick shout out to all our supporters...merry Xmas and a happy new year! Be Safe!
Music: epidemicsound.com - Christmas Miracle - Malena Stark
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This week we take you in and around Arrecife, Capitol of Lanzarote. We stumbled across this awesome little local pub/restaurant in the Industrial area of Arrecife. Whilst sitting outside having scrumptious fresh fish, prepared to perfection, we overheard...
This week we spent our time exploring Lanzarote Island. Lanzarote had volcanic eruptions for six years from 1730 to 1736 and a smaller one in 1824, its status is classified as historical and therefore dormant, although you can feel the heat under the surfa...
A short music video trailer of our time spent exploring Lanzarotte, Canary Islands. Lanzarote had volcanic eruptions for six years from 1730 to 1736 and a smaller one in 1824, its status is classed as historical and therefore dormant, although you can feel...
So the unthinkable happened !!!!! We lost our Life Raft at 3:00 am in dark stormy seas !!!! With our first Patreon on board!!!!!!! Good winds as we left Tenerife at 23:00 on a sail that was supposed to take us 15 hours. Turned out to be crazy winds and ...
This week we show you the rest of Tenerife's coastline, which is crammed with Resort after Resort. They're obviously prepared for a huge influx of holiday makers during their summer season, and there is also no short supply of activities and entertainment...
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Our Rugged Infatable Boat (RIB) or Dinghy got punctured! Yes, Tippex is wounded! It is a 10cm gash and in a bad spot, under a heat welded seam! We tell the story how it happened as well as how to patch an Inflatable boat.
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This week we start our exploration of the Island Tenerife, Canary Islands. We discovered HAM, I mean in a porky kinda way, Iberian Pork, the most incredible meat ever!!! We also anchor at the foot of some of the highest cliffs in Spain, they rise up to 8...
This week we share the rest of our journey on the island La Gomera, Canary Islands. We had very expensive Gins in a Lah-deh-Dah-Upmarket establishment, turned down a cramped Marina and landed up with the longest dinghy ride, and even visited 2 Churches in...
This week we take you to another island in the Canaries, La Gomera. We also visit a Ghost town La Rajita, which turned out was formerly one of the centers of La Gomera's fishing industry. La Gomera was situated on a main tuna migration route (and still is...
This week we share our adventures sailing the Canary Islands. The next island on our list is La Palma, a charming island to the north west. We once again had an amazing experience in this colorful place. So the big "Up the mast for the first time" thing...
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We sail off anchor from Hopetown and head for Marsh Harbour. It's an easy 2 hour sail through 5ft deep water. Sandflea is loving the sailing conditions in the Abacos. So far ...
A short music video of our time spent sailing to other Cape Verde islands. We sailed to Santa Luzia and anchored for a few nights, then sailed for São Nicolau.
Music: epidemicsound.com - Be Free, Sine ft. Frank Moody
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This week we share our adventures sailing the Canarie Islands. The next island on our list is La Palma, a charming island to the north west. We once again had an amazing experience in this colorful place. The anchorages were great with spectacular views...
This week we share what signs to look for that your speed log is wrong and how to fix your AirMar ST800 Speed Temp Sensor while underway. We found ourselves in 3,000m deep water and we have to pull the speed log sensor to fix it. Not easy to open up a 3cm ...
This week we share our first experience at Restaurant reviewing. After experiencing new cultures and tasting different cuisine than what we are used to, we found it exhilarating to try our hand at reviewing, so many things to take into consideration like ...
Lots of talks about the Leopard 45 Catamaran forward cockpit :-) this week we sit inside the forward cockpit of our Leopard 45 and discuss this concern. Is it a Jacuzzi waiting to happen? Is it dangerous? Will it flood? Why would you want it?
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This week we share what do we do while on passage. There is a whole lot of hours making up a whole lot of days and we only have a 13m x 7m boat to keep ourselves busy.... So, what do we do with all that free time?
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Our gulf stream crossing on our 30 foot sailboat, a Catalina 30 named Whisper. We have a great time and make it to the paradise islands of the Bahamas! Sailing, fishing attempts, just being out on the water having a good time.
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Windover and her crew leave Spanish Wells and Eleuthera behind and make the crossing to the Abacos. We visit an abandoned lighthouse at Little Harbour, re-provision in Marsh Harbour, sight a few sailing personalities boats, and have some serious anchoring ...
We meet up with Wes and Kate of Wicked Salty to explore the old Decca Station on Pipe Cay.
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The White Horse Cliffs on the Northeast corner of Black Point don't get much attention. It's a shame because the view from the top of the cliffs is absolutely STUNNING. Lucky for you - we're gonna take you there to see the sights that only a select few wou...
It's always nice to stop at a marina. We are able to use their facilities and get a proper shower, give the boat a proper clean down, easy access to stores for doing small projects on the boat, just to name a few. It just can make life easier at times. It ...
If you enjoy pulchritudinous archipelagos then this video is for you.
Stare at the screen while a series of pictures flash before your eyes. Observe the people doing things in places. In the midst of the cascading stream of multicolored pixels, you may ex...
This week we share our Mindelo experience. It is a very good marina with very good services. It has repair services, floating bar, clean ablutions, fuel dock and walking distance from all the shops and markets in the small town of Mindelo. The downside? It...
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