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John & Cally: Amateur sailors who bought a boat to sail from the US back to Australia!
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2018-03-02 23:42
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2019-06-30 19:11
Episode 21: Off To The French Caribbean Islands
We leave the world of BVI Charter Boats behind and set sail for St Martin, one of the French Caribbean Islands that includes Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint-Barthélemy and French Guiana. The island of St
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2019-06-25 18:20
Episode 19: Exploring THE BATHS & Testing Our ROCNA ANCHOR
We continue to explore the British Virgin Islands on a sailboat starting with The Baths. The Baths are a geological marvel on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands and are located in a National Park
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2019-06-09 17:15
Episode 18: Caribbean Island Hopping in the British Virgin Islands
We spend this week exploring all the beautiful islands and best places of the British Virgin Islands. It is like a vacation after all the difficult sailing and breakdowns since we left the North Atlantic
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2019-06-02 20:19
Episode 17: Sailing to the BVI's & How We Shower Onboard
We take you on our longest offshore passage yet sailing from the Dominican Republic, across the infamous Mona Passage to Puerto Rico. But we cannot stop in Puerto Rico or the US Virgin Islands as we do
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2019-05-28 16:23
Interview with Cruisers: RAN Sailing
We do not only want our videos to inspire others to get out and travel but we believe that there are a whole community of people, especially in the sailing world, the provide inspiration. So we interview
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2019-05-27 13:45
Episode 16: Dominican Waterfalls & National Parks
We explore the Dominican Republic by motorcycle and by boat. First, renting motorcycles in Samana and heading to the El Limon waterfalls. After a short hike in and a swim, we head back to Samana. Once
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2019-05-23 12:50
BONUS VIDEO: ALL THAT WENT WRONG!
We wanted to share with you all of the things that went wrong on the disastrous sail to the Dominican Republic. Since there were TOO MANY things, we figured it deserved an extra video. The cummulative
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2019-05-20 15:37
Episode 15: Boat Repairs in Exotic Places
The budget and the repairs are getting us a bit down as we continue beating East into the trade winds and it takes a toll on our old sailboat. We arrive to the Dominican Republic in Luperon wanting to
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2019-05-12 21:46
Episode 14: Sailing to the Dominican Republic
We sail out of Georgetown in the Bahamas to depart for the Dominican Republic. But what we hoped to do in one attempt the week before took us a total of three attempts due to the constant 'Easting' that
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2019-05-09 14:07
Episode 13: Sailing to Georgetown, Bahamas
Attempting to leave for the Dominican Republic, but thwarted by weather we end up in Georgetown in the Bahamas instead. We get to explore these amazing cruising grounds, play our favourite beach game (bet
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2019-04-29 17:03
Episode 12: Boat Life - Getting the Hang of Living on a Sailboat
We finally get in the swing of things living life on a sailboat and we share with you what a couple of typical days are while sailing in the Bahamas. From days spent adventuring seeing all the popular
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2019-04-21 14:33
Episode 11: We Leave The City Behind!
We FINALLY leave the city for the remote Exuma Islands in the Bahamas. However, while we think we are bound for the untouched wild you realise that nowhere is truly remote anymore as the crowds of tourists
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2019-04-18 15:30
Episode 10: Cally's Birthday & Diesel Engine Fixing Attempt
We celebrate my birthday in Nassau in a way that John does not particularly enjoy and then I make good on a challenge from John: fix the engine! See how it went here - a bit different skill set to the
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2019-04-13 18:00
Episode 9: Friends, Fishing & The Festive Season
In this episode we have our first visitor onboard: my friend from Canada. We have terrible weather for his week long visit but we make the best of it with fishing and enjoying the holidays together. Its
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2019-04-05 15:04
Episode 8: Crossing the Gulf Stream to Paradise
We finally leave the United States and winter weather behind as we sail from Florida to the Bahamas, crossing the Gulf Stream en route. We continue to try our hands at fishing, go for our FIRST SWIM since
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2019-03-24 16:26
Episode 7: More North Atlantic Sailing Weather
The bad weather keeps on following us through the North Atlantic and down the coast. We jump back on the Intracoastal Waterway to try and avoid it, have more engine troubles and, on the brightside, we
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2019-03-22 17:47
What Is Patreon??
Not only do friends and family keep asking us what this Patreon thing is, but we also want to share what Patreon means to us for those people who already know what it is. From being inspired to make videos
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2019-03-22 17:13
Episode 6: Sailing to Norfolk & The Intracoastal Waterway
This week we resume our trip sailing down to Norfolk, Virginia to start our journey travelling south on the famous Intracoastal Waterway, or the ICW. It is not only beautiful but also helps us avoid the
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2019-03-19 20:14
Episode 5: Boat Anchor ABANDONED!
Our adventures hit an all-time low as levels of fear are at an all time high. It may seem glamorous to quit your 9 to 5 job and sail the world on a sailboat, but there are pros and cons. Check out our
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2019-03-18 16:45
Episode 4: Hells Gate and Sailing New York City
In this episode we transit the East River and pass through the notoriously strong Hells Gate currents. We see all the iconic sights that New York City has to offer including anchoring NEXT TO the Statue
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