What is the Best Anchor for Cruising Sailboats? Our Experience Based Perspective. In our last video, we found ourselves in an open anchorage with a lee shore in a 45-knot storm that lasted for several hours overnight. We were confident in our anchor, which allowed us...
How to Feel Safe When Bluewater Sailing Safety is paramount when sailing offshore, off the beaten path. We sometimes sail outside of normal cruising routes and shipping lanes. This is sometimes the best pure bluewater sailing experience, but it can also be intimidating or nerve-wracking for...
If you follow our YouTube channel, you have probably noticed that our primary #2 jib (a 130% genoa) was starting to look pretty bad. It was delaminated and figuratively hanging in there by a thread. You could see the sunlight through the stitching, and poke your...
We finally get to see boobies! Kate goes Bele dancing with the girls. Curtis sails singlehanded while flying the drone. We head into the jungle to feed the monkey with new friends. Sailing, rum, sun, and fun, is there more to sailing life? #sailing #saillife #boobies Join...
In this episode we continue to explore the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas. We have some ups and downs this time. We make a few mistakes, but quickly figure out how to fix them. Our first hiccup, we forgot we had a fishing line out,...
We try to outrun a storm by sailing 200 miles in 24 hours. Can we make it? The weather window is about to slam shut...
We face a hard decision after we worked so hard to get to paradise. Do we turn around and sail back to the USA? We find there are some surprises in store for us. 0:00 Intro 0:36 Bahamas Sailing We raise our anchor at the deserted...
It's been done many times before. Blogs. Videos. Podcasts. About dogs on sailboats. Monohulls. Catamarans. Day cruisers and liveaboards. Should you? Shouldn't you? Young dogs? Old dogs? Big? Small? What's best? What's a big no-no? But ultimately, what's the MOST IMPORTANT THING TO KNOW?!?! The most important...
The following is a quick overview of what we regularly use and reference for weather routing and forecasting. The goal is to put everything in one place. As time allows, I will also be creating a low bandwidth HTML page for satellite use. Eventually, I...
I wish I could share the realistic experience that we are having. We all only see glimpses of the truth, whether it be the news, social media, or a chat on the phone. Knowing this, we must make our best conclusion and take all with...
