We continue our journey down through the Florida Keys. We leave the tucked away anchorage of Tom's Harbor and head out into the Atlantic Ocean making our way down to Marathon. First, we make an overnight stop at Coco Plum Beach then continue motor sailing into the wind down to Boot Key in Marathon. We are Shawn, Jessie, Mojo and Voodoo. We started our Youtube channel, Big Easy Sailing, to document our journey on our 1972 Gulfstar 36 sailboat. We've been together for over 20 years and moved everywhere from our hometown of New Orleans to Alaska to Denver to Florida. Now our home will travel with us as we travel across beautiful blue waters. Keep up to date with us on social media at: https://www.facebook.com/BigEasySailing and https://www.instagram.com/bigeasysailing Show your support and help our channel grow by becoming a krewe member on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bigeasysailing

We settle into a comfortable liveaboard life again at Tom's Harbor Keys. That is until Hurricane Season 2020 starts early and we find ourselves along the very beginning of the path of Tropical Storm Arthur. After all the winds and rain we decide to swim over to the private island until we get visited by two large tarpon. Before we leave the secluded anchorage we face one more storm that almost puts us in the mangroves. We are Shawn, Jessie, Mojo and Voodoo. We started our Youtube channel, Big Easy Sailing, to document our journey on our 1972 Gulfstar 36 sailboat. We've been together for over 20 years and moved everywhere from our hometown of New Orleans to Alaska to Denver to Florida. Now our home will travel with us as we travel across beautiful blue waters. Keep up to date with us on social media at: https://www.facebook.com/BigEasySailing and https://www.instagram.com/bigeasysailing Show your support and help our channel grow by becoming a krewe member on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bigeasysailing

In Loving Memory of Voodoo 11-09-09 ~ 10-31-20 We leave the Lower Matecumbe Key and continue heading south through the Florida Keys. We cross over from the Gulf side to the Atlantic Ocean for our first time sailing in the ocean. The winds completely die down and we decide to change our plans and anchor just outside of Long Key State Park for the night before we continue on to Tom's Harbor Keys. We are Shawn, Jessie, Mojo and Voodoo. We started our Youtube channel, Big Easy Sailing, to document our journey on our 1972 Gulfstar 36 sailboat. We've been together for over 20 years and moved everywhere from our hometown of New Orleans to Alaska to Denver to Florida. Now our home will travel with us as we travel across beautiful blue waters. Keep up to date with us on social media at: https://www.facebook.com/BigEasySailing and https://www.instagram.com/bigeasysailing Show your support and help our channel grow by becoming a krewe member on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bigeasysailing

RIP ~ Voodoo ~ 11-09-09 - 10-31-20 We leave the mooring at Lignumvitae Key and make the short jump over to Lower Matecumbe Key, sailing through crystal clear waters. We enjoy a fun day playing with Voodoo at the sandbar at White Marlin Beach. If you would like to find out more about @Precision Sails or to request a free quote for new sails for your boat, click the link below: https://www.precisionsailloft.com/Big-Easy-Sailing/ We are Shawn, Jessie, Mojo and Voodoo. We started our Youtube channel, Big Easy Sailing, to document our journey on our 1972 Gulfstar 36 sailboat. We've been together for over 20 years and moved everywhere from our hometown of New Orleans to Alaska to Denver to Florida. Now our home will travel with us as we travel across beautiful blue waters. Keep up to date with us on social media at: https://www.facebook.com/BigEasySailing and https://www.instagram.com/bigeasysailing Show your support and help our channel grow by becoming a krewe member on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bigeasysailing

We finally sailed away from Islamorada, but since we had to tack across the whole Barley Basin we changed our plans. We decided to stop at Lignumvitae Key and picked up our first mooring ball for the night. We settled in for the night with some sundowners from our favorite Park Ranger Kim. We had to repair our traveler car block after all the tacking we did before we continued sailing to White Marlin Beach. Don't miss out on Precision Sails' biggest discounts of the year with their upcoming Black Friday Sale! If you would like to find out more about @Precision Sails or to request a free quote for new sails for your boat, click the link below: https://www.precisionsailloft.com/Big-Easy-Sailing/ We are Shawn, Jessie, Mojo and Voodoo. We started our Youtube channel, Big Easy Sailing, to document our journey on our 1972 Gulfstar 36 sailboat. We've been together for over 20 years and moved everywhere from our hometown of New Orleans to Alaska to Denver to Florida. Now our home will travel with us as we travel across beautiful blue waters. Keep up to date with us on social media at: https://www.facebook.com/BigEasySailing and https://www.instagram.com/bigeasysailing Show your support and help our channel grow by becoming a krewe member on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bigeasysailing

In Loving Memory of Voodoo 11-09-09 ~ 10-31-20 We survived dragging through the anchorage and now it's time to sail away. We leave our anchorage in the Barley Basin of Islamorada and start heading south through the Florida Keys. In true Big Easy Sailing style, the wind is coming directly at us, so our first sail won't be so easy. Tacking is the name of the game if we want to get out of the basin. Don't miss out on Precision Sails' biggest discounts of the year with their upcoming Black Friday Sale! If you would like to find out more about @PrecisionSailLoftVictoria or to request a free quote for new sails for your boat, click the link below: https://www.precisionsailloft.com/Big-Easy-Sailing/ And if you don't already know all about @SailingMissLoneStar , head over to their channel to enjoy the fun: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvC6orAapK1PAj9k84mVohA/featured We are Shawn, Jessie, Mojo and Voodoo. We started our Youtube channel, Big Easy Sailing, to document our journey on our 1972 Gulfstar 36 sailboat. We've been together for over 20 years and moved everywhere from our hometown of New Orleans to Alaska to Denver to Florida. Now our home will travel with us as we travel across beautiful blue waters. Keep up to date with us on social media at: https://www.facebook.com/BigEasySailing and https://www.instagram.com/bigeasysailing Show your support and help our channel grow by becoming a krewe member on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bigeasysailing

The big day has finally arrived! Our new @PrecisionSailLoftVictoriahave been delivered and we unbox them immediately at the Coral Bay Marina. We invite the crew of @SailingMissLoneStar over for sundowners and they help us hoist our new mainsail for the first time. As we prepare to sail Gone with the Wind through the Florida Keys, we hoist our new headsail and admire the wonderful craftsmanship before securing it to the deck. Just minutes away from pulling up our anchor and sailing away with our new @PrecisionSailLoftVictoria, ominous clouds appear on the horizon and threaten our dreams of sailing away on S/V Gone with the Wind! Don't miss out on Precision Sails' biggest discounts of the year with their upcoming Black Friday Sale! If you would like to find out more about @PrecisionSailLoftVictoriaor to request a free quote for new sails for your boat, click the link below: https://www.precisionsailloft.com/Big-Easy-Sailing/ And if you don't already know all about Sailing Miss Lone Star, head over to their channel to enjoy the fun: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvC6orAapK1PAj9k84mVohA/featured We are Shawn, Jessie, Mojo and Voodoo. We started our Youtube channel, Big Easy Sailing, to document our journey on our 1972 Gulfstar 36 sailboat. We've been together for over 20 years and moved everywhere from our hometown of New Orleans to Alaska to Denver to Florida. Now our home will travel with us as we travel across beautiful blue waters. Keep up to date with us on social media at: https://www.facebook.com/BigEasySailing and https://www.instagram.com/bigeasysailing Show your support and help our channel grow by becoming a krewe member on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bigeasysailing

You can't be fully off-grid if you don't have fresh water. To complete our onboard sustainability, we purchased a SeaWater Pro Desalination Water Maker, available locally in southern Florida. We pick up our water maker and install it in the engine room on Gone with the Wind. https://seawaterpro.com/ We are Shawn, Jessie, Mojo and Voodoo. We started our Youtube channel, Big Easy Sailing, to document our journey on our 1972 Gulfstar 36 sailboat. We've been together for over 20 years and moved everywhere from our hometown of New Orleans to Alaska to Denver to Florida. Now our home will travel with us as we travel across beautiful blue waters. Keep up to date with us on social media at: https://www.facebook.com/BigEasySailing and https://www.instagram.com/bigeasysailing Show your support and help our channel grow by becoming a krewe member on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bigeasysailing

While waiting for our new sails to arrive, we spend our time away from the Coral Bay Marina and out in the Little Basin. Getting accustomed to liveaboard life on S/V Gone with the Wind, we spend time like the locals. We acquire new to us stone crab traps. We're given some scuba gear from a local underwater photographer. Jessie drives Putt-Putt solo for the first time ever and does a bit of organizing our dry goods. We are Shawn, Jessie, Mojo and Voodoo. We started our Youtube channel, Big Easy Sailing, to document our journey on our 1972 Gulfstar 36 sailboat. We've been together for over 20 years and moved everywhere from our hometown of New Orleans to Alaska to Denver to Florida. Now our home will travel with us as we travel across beautiful blue waters. Keep up to date with us on social media at: https://www.facebook.com/BigEasySailing and https://www.instagram.com/bigeasysailing Show your support and help our channel grow by becoming a krewe member on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bigeasysailing

After losing a piece of hardware overboard, we finally get the replacement piece and can complete the install of our safety lines. Shawn does some troubleshooting and repairs the aft stanchion handrail. We finish off Voodoo's swim step with a removable bracket attached to the transom. We are Shawn, Jessie, Mojo and Voodoo. We started our Youtube channel, Big Easy Sailing, to document our journey on our 1972 Gulfstar 36 sailboat. We've been together for over 20 years and moved everywhere from our hometown of New Orleans to Alaska to Denver to Florida. Now our home will travel with us as we travel across beautiful blue waters. Keep up to date with us on social media at: https://www.facebook.com/BigEasySailing and https://www.instagram.com/bigeasysailing Show your support and help our channel grow by becoming a krewe member on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bigeasysailing

Life on a boat is never without its problems and we've become pretty good a problem-solving. We fix our generator issue by purchasing a new one but even the new generator comes with its own issues. We prevent a problem from occurring by installing a water-fuel separator for our outboard, FiFi, in the dinghy. One of our biggest problems, when we leave the marina, will be getting Voodoo on and off the boat, so we design and create a step off the back of the transom for him to climb on. We are Shawn, Jessie, Mojo and Voodoo. We started our Youtube channel, Big Easy Sailing, to document our journey on our 1972 Gulfstar 36 sailboat. We've been together for over 20 years and moved everywhere from our hometown of New Orleans to Alaska to Denver to Florida. Now our home will travel with us as we travel across beautiful blue waters. Keep up to date with us on social media at: https://www.facebook.com/BigEasySailing and https://www.instagram.com/bigeasysailing Show your support and help our channel grow by becoming a krewe member on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bigeasysailing

We are in a mad rush to complete our boat projects before we leave the Coral Bay Marina. As always, it's a game of one step forward, two steps back. Shawn replaces our tri-light and radio cable. We realize we have a major issue with our generator. While replacing our safety lines, critical hardware goes overboard. We are Shawn, Jessie, Mojo and Voodoo. We started our Youtube channel, Big Easy Sailing, to document our journey on our 1972 Gulfstar 36 sailboat. We've been together for over 20 years and moved everywhere from our hometown of New Orleans to Alaska to Denver to Florida. Now our home will travel with us as we travel across beautiful blue waters. Keep up to date with us on social media at: https://www.facebook.com/BigEasySailing and https://www.instagram.com/bigeasysailing Show your support and help our channel grow by becoming a krewe member on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bigeasysailing

Shawn to the rescue again, our boat neighbor Wild Bill sprung a leak and is almost resting at the bottom of the marina. After rescuing Wild Bill we decide to install a second bilge pump and high water alarm. We finally get to take measurements for our new sails and get the production ball rolling with a design consult with @PrecisionSailLoftVictoria . Shawn shows you how he climbs the mast and does some troubleshooting with our tri-light and radio antenna. We are Shawn, Jessie, Mojo and Voodoo. We started our Youtube channel, Big Easy Sailing, to document our journey on our 1972 Gulfstar 36 sailboat. We've been together for over 20 years and moved everywhere from our hometown of New Orleans to Alaska to Denver to Florida. Now our home will travel with us as we travel across beautiful blue waters. Keep up to date with us on social media at: https://www.facebook.com/BigEasySailing and https://www.instagram.com/bigeasysailing Show your support and help our channel grow by becoming a krewe member on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bigeasysailing

It's back to boat projects because they never really end. There are a few critical projects to complete before we can sail away. Shawn has a new aluminum compression post fabricated that we install. We decide no more used sails! Now we begin the process of purchasing new sails for Gone with the Wind from @PrecisionSailLoftVictoria. A new mainsail means a new Strong Track first to update our antiquated external track. In true Big Easy Sailing style, nothing goes as easy as it should and we discover an issue with our boom stay. We are Shawn, Jessie, Mojo and Voodoo. We started our Youtube channel, Big Easy Sailing, to document our journey on our 1972 Gulfstar 36 sailboat. We've been together for 20 years and moved everywhere from our hometown of New Orleans to Alaska to Denver to Florida. Now our home will travel with us as we travel across beautiful blue waters. Keep up to date with us on social media at: https://www.facebook.com/BigEasySailing and https://www.instagram.com/bigeasysailing Show your support and help our channel grow by becoming a krewe member on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bigeasysailing or you can tip us directly using https://paypal.me/bigeasysailing

We experience both the extreme highs and lows of boat life as we get prepared to sail around the Keys. We meet @SailingMissLoneStar for sundowners on Little Miss. We move from the Little Basin to Barley Basin while quarantine takes place in the Keys. Gone with the Wind and Little Miss get swept up in a squall at the anchorage as they drag towards moored and sunken boats. We are Shawn, Jessie, Mojo and Voodoo. We started our Youtube channel, Big Easy Sailing, to document our journey on our 1972 Gulfstar 36 sailboat. We've been together for 20 years and moved everywhere from our hometown of New Orleans to Alaska to Denver to Florida. Now our home will travel with us as we travel across beautiful blue waters. Keep up to date with us on social media at: https://www.facebook.com/BigEasySailing and https://www.instagram.com/bigeasysailing Show your support and help our channel grow by becoming a krewe member on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bigeasysailing or you can tip us directly using https://paypal.me/bigeasysailing

After leaving the Coral Bay Marina, we settle in on a mooring in the Little Basin of Islamorada. We all adjust to our newest version of liveaboard life. We learn to trap stone crab from a local fisherman. Winter storms put our mooring to the test. We are Shawn, Jessie, Mojo and Voodoo. We started our Youtube channel, Big Easy Sailing, to document our journey on our 1972 Gulfstar 36 sailboat. We've been together for 20 years and moved everywhere from our hometown of New Orleans to Alaska to Denver to Florida. Now our home will travel with us as we travel across beautiful blue waters. Keep up to date with us on social media at: https://www.facebook.com/BigEasySailing and https://www.instagram.com/bigeasysailing Show your support and help our channel grow by becoming a krewe member on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bigeasysailing or you can tip us directly using https://paypal.me/bigeasysailing

Season 2 is here and we finally do it! After 1 1/2 years, S/V Gone with the Wind leaves the Coral Bay Marina behind to begin our adventures in the Florida Keys. Watch as we head out to our new anchorage in the Little Basin of Islamorada. Of course, in true Big Easy Sailing style, nothing ends exactly as planned. We are Shawn, Jessie, Mojo and Voodoo. We started our Youtube channel, Big Easy Sailing, to document our journey on our 1972 Gulfstar 36 sailboat. We've been together for 20 years and moved everywhere from our hometown of New Orleans to Alaska to Denver to Florida. Now our home will travel with us as we travel across beautiful blue waters. Show your support and help our channel grow by becoming a krewe member on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bigeasysailing or you can tip us directly using https://paypal.me/bigeasysailing Keep up to date with us on social media at: https://www.facebook.com/BigEasySailing or https://www.instagram.com/bigeasysailing

We get you caught up to date with where we've been over the last year. We say goodbye to Gone with the Wind in the Florida Keys and travel to New Jersey to pick up our newest addition...Hercules. We travel across the US and back several times in an attempt to fill the cruising kitty before the 2019 sailing season. We are Shawn, Jessie, Mojo and Voodoo. We started our Youtube channel, Big Easy Sailing, to document our journey on our 1972 Gulfstar 36 sailboat. We've been together for 20 years and moved everywhere from our hometown of New Orleans to Alaska to Denver to Florida. Now our home will travel with us as we travel across beautiful blue waters. Show your support and help our channel grow by becoming a krewe member on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/bigeasysailing or you can tip us directly using: https://paypal.me/bigeasysailing Keep up to date with us on social media at: https://www.facebook.com/BigEasySailing or https://www.instagram.com/bigeasysailing

We settle into the marina in the Florida Keys. We have fun exploring the mangroves, kayaking and fishing. Jessie cleans up some fresh lobster for dinner. We meet another sister ship named Mystic and take a tour of the original Gulfstar 36 layout. We witness a boat fire in the middle of the night at the marina. All the fun and drama happens at the marina. We are Shawn, Jessie, Mojo and Voodoo. We started our Youtube channel, Big Easy Sailing, to document our journey on our 1972 Gulfstar 36 sailboat. We've been together for 20 years and moved everywhere from our hometown of New Orleans to Alaska to Denver to Florida. Now our home will travel with us as we travel across beautiful blue waters. Show your support and help our channel grow by becoming a krewe member on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/bigeasysailing or you can tip us directly using: https://paypal.me/bigeasysailing Keep up to date with us on social media at: https://www.facebook.com/BigEasySailing or https://www.instagram.com/bigeasysailing

This video is dedicated to how we supply power to Gone with the Wind, our electric sailboat. Although Gone with the Wind is a 1972 Gulfstar, her electrical system has been updated. We have outfitted her with 1300 watts of solar and over 2000 Ah in batteries. We walk you through our solar and power setup including components and numerous battery banks. We are Shawn, Jessie, Mojo and Voodoo. We started our Youtube channel, Big Easy Sailing, to document our journey on our 1972 Gulfstar 36 sailboat. We've been together for 20 years and moved everywhere from our hometown of New Orleans to Alaska to Denver to Florida. Now our home will travel with us as we travel across beautiful blue waters. Show your support and help our channel grow by becoming a krewe member on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/bigeasysailing or you can tip us directly using: https://paypal.me/bigeasysailing Keep up to date with us on social media at: https://www.facebook.com/BigEasySailing or https://www.instagram.com/bigeasysailing Our Power Components: https://www.solar-electric.com/panasonic-vbhn325sa16-325-watt-solar-panel.html https://www.solar-electric.com/mnclassic.html https://www.solar-electric.com/midnite-solar-mnepv-150-volts-100-amps-array-breaker.html https://www.solar-electric.com/samlex-pst-3000-12-3000w-12vdc-pure-sine-wave-inverter.html https://www.solar-electric.com/fb-400t.html https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B018A1J0VU/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000K2MCR2/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://smile.amazon.com/Victron-Energy-MONITOR-VTBMV-S-BMV-712-Battery/dp/B075RTSTKS/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2C5JWXM792LGD&keywords=victron+bmv-712+smart+battery+monitor&qid=1553649725&s=gateway&sprefix=victron+%2Caps%2C304&sr=8-3 https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00099DW6G/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://powerwerx.com/anderson-sb-connectors-sb175-175amp https://www.homedepot.com/p/Duromax-4-850-3-850-Watt-Dual-Fuel-Powered-Electric-Start-Portable-Generator-XP4850EH/205299872 https://www.interstatebatteries.com/products/srm-27?productLine=rv&subcategoryKey=&ignorecategoryid=true