[Ep. 29] Unplanned Detour – New Stop on Route to Sail Around the World
This country was never on our original route to sail around the world, but because of...
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Mar
25
Nov
[Ep 15] Hard Decisions…Do We Turn Around?
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...
18
Nov
[Ep 14] Gulf Stream Crossing p2 – Sailing Offshore to Bahamas: Land Ho!
0:00 Intro We are sailing offshore from Cape Fear North Carolina, across the gulf stream, directly to the Bahamas. 0:32: Catch a Mahi Mahi Usually, we bring our fishing gear in at night, but this night, we forgot to. Fish On! We reel in a...
11
Nov
[Ep. 13] Gulf Stream Crossing – Sailing Offshore to Bahamas in November
After a major refit, we set sail on a dark, rainy, and cold evening from Annapolis with the Goal of being in the Bahamas for Thanksgiving. We don't make it in one shot and detour to Cape Fear, North Carolina, before heading out to sea...
04
Nov
[Ep. 12] Back Together
0:45 Rudder Bearings Kate gives a detailed explanation of how the rudder bearings work, and why we are changing them out. 1:47 Gooping This is a really big project, including lots of fiberglass work and “gooping”. Meaning, it’s messy! We use lots of different glues...
28
Oct
[Ep. 11] What Could Go Wrong? – Champagne Sailing, Parties & Boatyard Grit
0:00 Intro 0:23 Boatyard Fire There is a fire in the boatyard, just one row upwind from our boat. It was a potentially dangerous situation that our friend Brian on the boat next to us noticed first and sprung into immediate action. We were working...
27
Oct
Scuba Diving: Drift Diving the Reefs Off Grande Anse Beach – Grenada
We backroll into another drifting reef dive along with our new friends from Sailing Catamaran Mana and ScubaTech. As you are watching, please subscribe to our YouTube channel! www.youtube.com/c/sailingsweetruca If you really liked it, and want to help us make more videos, support us on...
19
Sep
Scuba Diving: Tyrrel Bay Wreck In St. George Grenada – Sailing Sweet Ruca
https://youtu.be/jqP8wbOjAVM The Sailing Sweet Ruca crew, Kate and Curtis, meet up with SV Dragonfly’s Addison and Ryan to dive the wreck of the Tyrrel Bay. The wreck is located about one mile off of Grand Anse Beach on the Southwest side of Grenada, near St. George’s...