After our disastrous attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean a few years ago, it started to dawn on us that we were going to try it again… very soon. We had officially arrived in Bermuda after a 6 days sail from St Martin, with LOTS of leaks, a few broken blocks and plenty of caulking […] More
You may think you know how to repair a dinghy leak; just like a bicycle tyre, eh? Well, yes, it is very similar but are you sure you are using the best glue? And is your method the right one? With lockdown restrictions tightening again, we make use of our Click here for full post: […] More
We are getting closer to splashing in our videos, but there were just a few jobs to finish before we could start applying the anti-foul. The idea was to get the shaft and whole drive system back in place, but the exercise was proving more difficult that we had anticipated… Click here for full post: […] More
How did Johnny the Irishman end up in Tonga and why did he convert his 1974 West Sail to electric propulsion? It’s a tale about renewable energy projects on remote islands and a mission to build back better. See The Full Story At: BOAT TOUR: The Irishman & His Electric Click here for full post: […] More
We’re working on refitting our boat and getting our tiny home livable again. Turns out, removing our sailboat’s 15-year-old aluminum diesel fuel tanks turn into a challenge with a surprise. See The Full Story At: BOAT PROBLEMS: Our Fuel Tanks Are Trashed Click here for full post: https://www.gonewiththewynns.com/boat-problems-fuel-tanks Twitter: @the_wynns YouTube: gonewiththewynns Instagram: the_wynns More
Last year in St Martin we began the process of Re-Rigging our sailboat in preparation for crossing to Bermuda. We did all of the work ourselves and used Sta-lok fittings on the lower ends of the stays once they were cut to length. At the time we could only afford to do the Backstay, Baby-stay […] More
Today we’re taking a grand tour of the boat’s current condition. We’re sharing what we did to prepare our sailboat for long term storage on the hard, what worked, what didn’t and what we never even considered. See The Full Story At: Our Boat After 1 Year Away! Click here for full post: https://www.gonewiththewynns.com/our-boat-1-year-away Twitter: […] More
Our boat is complex. There are lots of moving parts, standing parts, parts work pretty well or parts that could use improvement. While circumnavigating, we’ve learned so much about our boat, but one of our very early lessons was on lazy jacks. What are Lazy Jacks? Our boat, Starry Horizons, Click here for full post: […] More
We’re preparing our boat for haulout at Cabrales Boatyard again. This is our third time at Cabrales and sixth time hauling Totem, which leaves us with notes on how to prepare. The post Preparing a boat for haulout appeared first on Sailing Totem. Click here for full post: https://www.sailingtotem.com/2020/09/preparing-a-boat-for-haulout.html Instagram: @sailingtotem More
We ran out of propane last night. Inconveniently enough (is it ever convenient?) it happened in the middle of cooking dinner. That’s preferable to seeing burner flames fizzle out before morning coffee is finished brewing, however. There was no crisis; a full second tank was waiting. Gauging consumption over time Click here for full post: […] More
Watch the episode here After our unboxing of our new Isotherm Cruise 130 Elegance, we then eagerly set about installing our new fridge! The episode (linked above) represents the more technical episode of our fridge installation. Adam really did pretty much have to tear apart my kitchen to make this massive rig fit in the […] More
If you think the job to replace a boat hatch seal is easy, think again. What looks like a one to two-hour job turned into a six-hour frustrating drama with multiple trips to a workshop and boat store. But we made mistakes. Watch this ten-minute video to avoid the stumbling Click here for full post: […] More