Extended PATREON Version: We are finally back in the water. Without You this would not have been possible.
Our Love to all of you ❤️
Sarah, Kiki and the Furry Crew
2024-02-17 06:08:48 +0000 UTC View Post
After months of CUBA being up in the air and under repair - I simply cannot wait to find new horizons.
It hasn't been easy to escape all those boat projects recently to find a scenic spot. So, this shot has been in my collection for some time.
But now CUBA is repaired and back in her element, and with the next weather window, she will be taking me to many new canvasses to share ...
It's been 120 days since our accident and our already slightly chaotic lives have been flipped upside down. 🫠
Attempting a repair, like we faced, turned out to be more challenging than we'd expected.
Therefore we want to thank each one of you for continuously supporting our journey!
Without you, we could have not succeeded in repairing our dream. 🥰
Initial...
This is our final push to get our sailboat back into the water to continue sailing around the world. Can we make it in time?
2024-02-07 03:42:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Wishing you a wonderful Wednesday!! 🙂🙃
2024-01-24 17:48:35 +0000 UTC View Post
You would probably think that sailing is the hardest part of this lifestyle, but in 3 years of sailing around the world we can tell you for sure that the SHIP YARD is the Winner.
2024-01-21 20:16:39 +0000 UTC View Post
After 3 years of sailing around the world fully off grid, we find ourselves with a very dirty girl. She is in desperate need of a full bottom job. This means we have to clean the hull first, then strip her down to the GELCOAT!
But this is easier said than done. Buckle up because this is only the beginning of our BOAT YARD LIFE.
2024-01-11 20:24:48 +0000 UTC View Post
There is nothing that beats a surprise find.
This one may not be so obvious at first. But if you look more closely, you will see the fossilised remains of a huge brain coral that may have well been even bigger than me.
When alive, these corals can consist of millions of tiny polyps that build these massive calcium structures. And to reach this size, it can take up to 900 years!
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Happy New Year, guys!
It's been a busy few weeks on CUBA. We managed to finally haul her out and shwooop all of a sudden 2024 is here! 😱
Where did the time go?
It actually feels a little surreal now that we look at the pictures above. After leaving CUBA in the warm Carribean waters with the wrong coating for too long, her hull had become a mess. Even though we cleaned her be...
We wish you all a wonderful Chistmas time and a happy New Year 2024!⛵️🧡🥰
Big big ho ho hugs and besitos from the whole Crew @ CUBA!! 🎅
Without you our journey would not be possible!🥰🧡💛💜💚
Our home is a little upside down at the moment but
2023-12-24 06:21:21 +0000 UTC View Post
It's chaos inside our sailboat: Life at anchor while reparing a wrecked sailboat is easier said than done. However, it is the reality of our journey around the world. It is broken and we are gonna fix it!
2023-12-21 02:05:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Guys hold on there the episode will be out soon. We just need some little extra time 😘
2023-12-14 06:37:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Although our little home has turned into a construction site at the moment, I could have not asked for a more beautiful spot to get stuck in for a while.
Aruba the "One Happy Island" really stands true to its name and hardly a day goes by when we are not met by beautiful people and smiles everywhere.
Yet there is something that keeps taunting us, here on this tiny speck ...
2023-12-12 04:12:44 +0000 UTC View Post
No matter how bad she has been injured, we are gonna fix her ourselves and she is gonna be perfect again and all because of you.
2023-12-01 02:05:14 +0000 UTC View Post
We came back to my favourite spot in Aruba to let our hair down for a couple of hours.
While some of the work on CUBA had to set we took a short dinghy ride to this small stretch of land. The few abandoned houses have big verandas, open to the sea and there is a constant breeze going through.
It's like time has stopped in this place ...
~ Salsa
We are making very slow progress - but we are making progress! 💪😊
2023-11-27 01:40:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey lovely peeps!
We got amazing news! Christmas came early this year and we just received a big box from Santa, a.k.a Our Patreon Mike Taylor...wohooo!!! 🥳🥳
This is going to change everything! Guys, we have been struggling to upload our videos since we started our channel. Basically, we have been running Sailing SV CUBA with 10GB and appalling upload speeds. 😅
...
2023-11-22 01:54:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Is this the end of our dream and our boating life? Our boat has been wrecked. Can we continue in our sailing journey or be forced to stop living aboard our floating home?
2023-11-21 17:11:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Lately it's been a bit more tumultuous than usual on SV CUBA.
The galley and two of the cabins have been turned into work stations and the salon is used for storage.
Everything is a little out of place to say the least.
Yet slowly but surely we are working to turn CUBA from a construction site back into our home.
And in the meantime, we just have to keep a cool head....
Live off grid & sail the world they say! In this episode we show you how it is to sail into a new country. The sailing itself is easy, the mooring or anchoring your sailboat in a place you never saw before, now that's terrifying! let alone the formalities... oh boy.
2023-11-12 01:51:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey lovely Peeps!
We've been busy bees and managed to sand down the larger of the 2 impacts (aft impact) and laid the first 5 sheets of fiberglass on the outside. Wohoo! 🥳🥳
So at least this one is sealed now since we had a few heavy rain showers in the meantime. 😱
For the first 2 days of our repairs, we had a gentleman from Spain helping us but unfortuna...
Nothing beats a quick dip in the sea at the end of a long day.
Finding some rocks to warm and dry up after a swim, if you forgot to bring a towel, is the icing on the cake! 😋😋
I wish you all a superbly relaxing evening/day/morning! 😌😌
~ Salsa
We finally made it to the Dutch Islands after 8 days, but not without thunderstorms and 50 knots of wind 😨
2023-11-06 06:17:02 +0000 UTC View PostWe have started to grind and fiberglass the aft impact. Things are looking good 🥰💙♥
2023-11-03 02:59:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey lovely peeps,
It's been so much these past few days.
We wanted to share it all with you. But we did not leave you an update with more uncertainty.
It's been 2 weeks of talking to our insurance. It's difficult to solve a situation like we are in, on such a remote island in regard to resources to repair the damages to CUBA.
There is only one yard available and it...
2023-10-27 17:12:53 +0000 UTC View Post
We are sailing through the most dangerous waters for piracy in the Caribbean, the coast of Venezuela. Every year there are reports of yachts being attacked and boarded by pirates in this area. We know that piracy is a real threat in this coast but we most sail through these dangerous waters as we need to move on to reach the Dutch Islands, just to realise it’s Terrifying!
2023-10-27 01:21:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Someone left a beautifully carved rocking chair made of heavy, solid wood just right by the edge of a natural pool. A piece that perfectly fits into these surroundings.
The water is crystal clear. It's breezy here and there is plenty of shade to escape the burning sun.
Even though the scenery couldn't be more inviting, it doesn't look like anyone has visited this spot in some time. ...
2023-10-25 03:36:22 +0000 UTC View PostWe don't want to jinx anything just yet but things might be looking up.
Hopefully by tomorrow we have a little more certainty that we can share with you.
In the meantime Weare staying positive and send you our love and this dream of a sunset! 🧡💛💙
![500NM through PIRATE ALLEY [pt.1] 🏴☠️ Raw, unfiltered BOAT LIFE |E.85|](https://img5.illustratorsleak.com/storage/10/pm/rd/dbda34-019e82d4-5584-7e65-a52a-1f5564bef4e2.jpg)
We sail 500 NM through the most notorious, pirate infested waters of the Caribbean.
2023-10-20 03:57:45 +0000 UTC View Post