Sailing Jibsea

19/01/2025

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Would you trade rough passages and seasickness for a life in paradise? 🌞
After an intense offshore passage, we’ve finally dropped the hook⚓️ !
🎥 Fresh drop over on YouTube where we assess the damage, adjust to life off the grid, and share whether this lifestyle is truly worth those challenging times.

After a challenging and intense journey across the open Atlantic Ocean we’ve finally made it to the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. Join us on this new exciting chapter of full-time cruising as we arrive in paradise to live life on anchor. We walk you through our recent anchor and chain i...

12/01/2025

Buckle up, it’s a long ride (and episode). Was Jibsea II all that we had hoped?!
Join us for our worst sail in 33,000+ nautical miles!

Join us on an unforgettable sailing adventure across the Atlantic Ocean as we face huge waves, rough weather, and the challenges of short-handed sailing on o...

31/12/2024

2024…what a year! From new friendships to a new home on the water, it was unforgettable to say the least! Thanks to everyone who made this year so special! 🥂 ✨

January - returning back to St. Martin just in time to ring in the start of an adventurous year of change 🎆

February - enjoying our time in the Caribbean with the best people 💛

March - returning back to the Bahamas to enjoy boat life simplicities off grid 🇧🇸

April - spent lots of time on sandy beaches, thought we’d take up Acro and found remnants of the swing we built in our first year of cruising 🤸‍♀️

May - spending time in Florida with good people, nervously leaving J1 for the first time and flying out to check out potential J2 ✈️

June - a month of mixed emotions with our last sail on J1 before saying our goodbyes, moving out and flying to Panama to transition into our new home and new chapter 🇵🇦

July - getting adjusted to life in Panama with a new boat, new friends and releasing Steph’s cookbook 📖

August - the most past due of overdue things finally happened 💍♥️ before we left Panama on our first passage on J2. We figured a shakedown sail from Panama to the states in the height of hurricane season would prove whether she was the badass beast we hoped she’d be🫣

September - completed part 2 of our shakedown sail from Florida to Virginia, excited to move in all our belongings and where the boat work began to get her off-grid ready and more of our own 🛠️

October - made a trip back to Canada and to the Annapolis Boat Show where we had the opportunity to spend time with all those especially important to us 🫶🏻

November - completing a bottom job on J2 and enjoying the last little bit of land life conveniences while at the dock

December - eagerly standing by monitoring weather windows before finally heading off for our third passage on J2 marking the official start of our first cruising season on her! ⛵️
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🥂 to a new year, new memories and adventures ahead! Happy New Year everyone! 🥳
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15/12/2024

The last piece of the puzzle has FINALLY ARRIVED and we think we may have just found THE perfect fit! 😲😆
🎥Join us over in YouTube for a brand new video

We're excited to reveal our brand new hard aluminum dinghy, specially chosen for world cruising. After sailing over 30,000 nautical miles across diverse land...

08/12/2024

The chilly Winter temperatures on the east coast have certainly settled in so what’s keeping us at the dock?!
Join us this morning over on YouTube 🎥 for a new video where we share what we’ve been up to and the exciting plans ahead for us and Jibsea!

We're sharing exciting updates on our custom aluminum sailboat and what we've been up to. From the DIY lighting for the interior and exterior, electrical, w...

07/12/2024

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02/12/2024

Fresh paint and ready to go! 🌊
Our last minute decision to haul out before it got too chilly was a good one. Got more than we bargained for (as to be expected) and made some interesting discoveries.
Overall, it went smoother than our first time antifouling despite the differences we noticed between working a fibreglass hull (our first boat) and an aluminum one.
For starters, we realized that the welds were not reachable by sander and took extra work to remove all the old paint. Also, our hull is not completely smooth which meant we had to go over areas in multiple directions when sanding and painting which gave us double the arm pump 💪🏼
What made it easier this time around was the comfortable temperature🍂, lack of insanely hungry mosquitos and noseeums (though there still were some), we knew that one single 9” roller cover wasn’t going to cut it and we didn’t didn’t have to paint the entire boat in the middle of the night with 4” rollers 🤏🏼
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And no, we don’t plan to ever paint the freeboard🙃

01/12/2024

We’ve had our fair share of haul outs recently and it’s time for yet another one! We’re taking Jibsea II out of the water for some time over land where we make some baffling discoveries while prepping her for some fresh paint. See you over on YT! 🎥 ☕️

Go to http://DrinkLMNT.com/sailingjibsea for a free sample pack with any purchase!We haul out our custom aluminum expedition sailboat for some essential main...

25/11/2024

Because everything’s gotta serve at least two functions onboard🥳 Our fenders really are the lightest ever!😅

Yesterday we celebrated a birthday while wishing we were cruising instead of suffering from a case of dock itch (we’re allllllmost there!!) but I’m beyond grateful for another memorable year and excited for what the next lap has in store✨

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24/11/2024

Big power upgrades🔋this week on Jibsea! Boosting our ability to live comfortably off-grid and power allllll the galley tools 👩🏻‍🍳

We’re upgrading our custom aluminum expedition sailboat with a powerful new LiTime LiFePO4 lithium battery system These batteries are a game-changer for of...

17/11/2024

Tiny home touches to make Jibsea feel more like home and tackling one of the biggest off-grid essentials for full time cruising, join us over on YT this A.M. for a brand new episode ☕️

We tackle a game-changing upgrade on our custom aluminum sailboat: installing a reverse osmosis water maker for off-grid living to turn salt water into fresh...

10/11/2024

Take a trip down memory lane with us this morning! We’ve returned to our old stopping grounds, meet a bunch of YOU amazing folks before another BOLD DIY modification on Jibsea II! Join us for nostalgia, adventure and tinkering over on YouTube! ☕️

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05/11/2024

Next episode is up early and ad-free over on Patreon!

04/11/2024

J2’s been thirsty and she’s ready for alllll the juice🔋🔋

03/11/2024

Boat projects and tinkering in full swing on our new aluminum sailboat! Making our custom boat, even MORE custom 🙂

In this episode, we kick off the first big projects to make our custom aluminum sailboat fully off-grid ready! We start by cutting into wood to install a 12V...

27/10/2024

Join us for the second leg of our wild wild shakdown sail. We reach an all time best AND it’s a very special reunion at the end 🥰 New video’s up!

We're underway offshore on the second leg of our shakedown sail from Fort Lauderdale Florida to Virginia aboard our new to us custom aluminum sailboat. Along...

20/10/2024

After a 1,300 NM sail from Panama, it’s time to make our rounds in Fort Lauderdale but it’s going to entail more effort than what we’ve been used to. No dinghy outboard, a single oar and a lot of heavy boating equipment needs to make it from inland…onboard, all while at anchor. Tune in for a fresh episode to see all the behind the scenes of what we do to make things out here!

We take you behind the scenes to show the logistics and daily hurdles we face while living off-grid on the water. We show the challenges in getting ashore wi...

06/10/2024

We had such a blast at our home port meet up!! So incredibly grateful to have such an amazing group (plus those not pictured who had to duck out before the photo) sharing and supporting our adventure!

We can’t thank everyone enough for making it out to chit chat with us!😊

Huge thanks to our Patrons Anthony and Michelle and Mississauga Sailing Club for the perfect venue. We feel so loved and we can’t wait for the next one!

🇨🇦 We’ve been dedicating our time to family and friends while in Toronto for a brief stay so there won’t be a new episode tomorrow.

🇺🇸 See you in Annapolis in a few days!!
We have a Patron Meet Up scheduled on Saturday (details up on Patreon) and will be at the Cruisers Creating Content Booth at the following times:

Thursday Oct 10: 4-5pm
Saturday Oct 12: 3-4pm
Sunday Oct 13: 12:30-1:30pm
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