We're back! Stick around to the end for a real time update (yes we are still sailing). In this video our friend Amy joins us for a week of cruising up uncharted rivers in Bahia, Brazil, we discover the most amazing waterfalls and get lost in nature. And what good is your own private waterfall without a little champagne?! There is still so much footage from our sail up the Brazilian coast to the Caribbean and I can't wait to edit and share! Its coming very very soon... Thanks for watching!

I couldn't believe it when we were boarded by wild macaws in the Brazilian jungle....but a second time!?!? Almost immediately after dropping the anchor at Ilha De Bom Jesus, our friends flew back on board Skylark. The birds seemed to be enjoying themselves biting and tasting everything on the boat, they actually bit a small whole in our mainsail UV strip! Definitely an experience we will never forget! After we said goodbye to the birds we sailed further south down the coast to Gamboa and Baie De Camamu. We have been absolutely blown away by this off the beaten path coast line of Bahia. We love Brazil!!! www.outsidewatch.com instagram - @chrislikins and @jenny_andtheworld

We finished crossing the Atlantic Ocean!! After hanging out in in Salvador for a few days we finally got to go island hopping again! A stop in the island of Ilha De Bom Jesus will be one we will never forget. While cooking breakfast we heard a loud "Squaaaawwwk" to find two wild and curious Macaws wanted to come say hello. Cruising is an amazing lifestyle and we're constantly rewarded with incredible and unique experiences... this one is up there as one of the best!! www.outsidewatch.com Insta: @chrislikins

We had spent the last several months in the remote islands of the south Atlantic. Our final passage across the Atlantic would take us from Ascension Island to Salvador, Brazil, the berth place of Carnival. The sail was our second longest to date at 1,450 nautical miles taking around 10 days. Conditions were everything from perfect to miserable and squally. Jen does an amazing job in the galley cooking for her A to Z Atlantic country themed cooking challenge. We just so happened to finish our last day in the Atlantic on Z. We have now officially crossed two oceans, the Indian and the Atlantic. Arriving in South America felt like we were arriving in a whole new world. www.outsidewatch.com Instagram - @chrislikins

This time we set off on a 700nm sail from St Helena to Ascension island! There are very few places to stop in the south Atlantic other than these two unique volcanic islands. After 3 weeks enjoying beautiful St Helena, we decided we HAD to check out Ascension as well even though it was slightly out of our way. The 6 day passage was that of dreams! We had absolutely perfect downwind conditions the entire way and nothing broke! Ascension is a "working" island. There are about 800 people residing on the island all of whom are either researchers or US Military. No one can just "live" on Ascension, they must be military or on a 2 year research contract. Another fun fact: The former Nasa radio station located on the island was where the first radio transmission from the moon was ever received. www.outsidewatch.com Instagram - @chrislikins

We're back!!! We know it's been awhile since our last video but over the last couple of months we have had some big life changes (more on that in future videos) and really didn't have the time to edit. But, thats changing again and now we will be back to our regular bi-weekly videos! We still have so much amazing footage to edit and share. In this video we finally get onshore in St Helena after a few days in quarantine and explore this unique gem of an Island. St Helena is a truly magical place with breathtaking scenery anywhere you look. We also decide to alter our sailing plans while here. Our original plan was to sail from St Helena to Angra Dos Reis in Brazil but challenging weather during the summer months had us change our minds and set our sights somewhere further north up the coast. Thanks for watching! www.outsidewatch.com Instagram - @chrislikins

Saint Helena is one of the most remote island settlements in the world and has a population of just 4000 people. The small volcanic island lies about 1000 nautical miles off the west coast of Africa in the middle of the south Atlantic Ocean. In this video, we set off from Walvis Bay, Namibia and sail 1200 nautical miles in 9 days to this remote jewel of the Atlantic! Also, our 12 year old gennaker rips in half on our last day of the passage..I still blame this unfortunate luck on the fact that we had bananas on board (sailor superstitions)!!! www.outsidewatch.com Instagram - @iamchhrriiiss

We continue up Namibia's "Skeleton Coast" and visit another remote anchorage at Mercury Island. Mercury Island is one of the largest breeding grounds for seabirds in all of Namibia and is said to be home to approximately 16,000 African Penguins. After a month in the desert and being anchored next to "Bird Island" its no surprise that Skylark was covered in....sand and bird S***!!! After Mercury Island we continue north on our final overnight passage in Africa to Walvis Bay, Namibia and Jen gets creative in the galley with our abundance of Namibian Cray Fish. Unfortunately it's time for our friend and crew member, Micalene to fly home to Cape Town. She sailed with us for 1 month and over 700 nautical miles and brought so much laughter on board! We still miss her company today! Walvis Bay will be our last port of call in Africa and in our next episode we officially start our crossing of the south Atlantic ocean! Stay Tuned for that... www.outsidewatch.com Instagram - @chrislikins

NAMIBIA!!! WOW.... We found one of the most incredible and remote anchorages we have ever been to! Skylark was surrounded almost 360 degrees by HUGE sand dunes. This stretch of African is harsh and very inhospitable, in places like this, it shows. It was so amazing to be able to experience a remote outpost like this with the comforts of our floating home. It is often referred to as the 'Skeleton Coast'. Also, we have an epic 3 day road trip through the interior of Namibia. This is definitely one of the most beautiful countries there is! www.outsidewatch.com Instagram - @chrislikins

We're back in civilization so our videos will be more frequent once again! In this video our former co-worker and friend, Micalene joins the crew and we set off on a 500 mile sail from Cape Town to Luderitz, Namibia. This is our first leg in our south Atlantic Ocean adventure. It was amazing having Micalene join because as you will see, she brings a lot of life on board Skylark! You will be seeing more of her in future vlogs. Real Time Update: We have reached Salvador, Brazil! After months of near isolation (St Helena and Ascension) it was sensory overload as we sailed into this mega city. In our last video description I explained our lack of internet situation. Thankfully this is no longer a problem here in Brazil so we have lots of videos coming so stay tuned! www.outsidewatch.com Instagram - @chrislikins

Hello Youtube! First off, we want to say sorry for not posting a video in so long. We do however, have a good reason why which I'll detail in my real time update below. In this video we dive into city life and immerse ourselves in the "Mother City" also known as Cape Town. Our original plan was to stay in Cape Town for only a few weeks before sailing on. We stayed 2 months and really only left because our visa was expiring. Cape Town is an INCREDIBLE city and we docked Skylark right in the heart at the V&A Waterfront. Cape Town had felt like a goal during our transit across the Indian Ocean and we had finally made it... It felt amazing to rest and recharge after non-stop cruising for the many months prior. We have visited a lot of cities around the world and Cape Town is either number #1 or #2 in our books. It's a close race with Tokyo. Real Time Update: You may be wondering why we have not been posting videos lately and the reason is - Internet. Right after posting the previous video to this one, we set sail from Walvis Bay, Namibia to St Helena. St Helena is a remote volcanic Island in the middle of the South Atlantic with a population of only 4500 people. It's a magical place except for that Internet is a real struggle. It costs 20 British pounds for 350mb!!! Yes you read that correctly. And on top of that, it is very slow. This problem is also worsened by that my editing software (adobe premier pro) is on a subscription basis and often will not allow me to open the program without an internet connection. After a month stay in St Helena, we sailed to Ascension Island, another remote South Atlantic Island, which is where we are now. The internet situation here is basically the same as in St Helena (slightly more expensive at 20 pounds for 250mb) and we found wifi from a restaurant (very slow and 6 pounds for an hour, or 20 pounds for a day pass) which we're using to upload this video. All this hasn't stopped us from filming however and we have some amazing footage of our passages and St Helena, which will eventually make it into this vlog. In the meantime, we are planning where to go next. We know we're going to Brazil but are undecided where exactly in Brazil we want to go. I am sure we will figure it out soon! To follow our progress, check out our tracker on www.outsidewatch.com/location

WE OFFICIALLY CROSSED THE INDIAN OCEAN!!!! In this video we round Cape Agulhas(the southern tip of Africa) and officially enter the south Atlantic! After 376 days, 6,700 nautical miles and 9 countries we had officially crossed our first ocean in what has been the greatest adventure of our lives. The worlds toughest ocean is now behind us... Also, make sure you stick around until the end of this video as we encounter our CRAZIEST conditions yet as we round the Cape of Good Hope, nicknamed - The Cape of Storms. Real Time Update: We are in Walvis Bay, Namibia. Tomorrow(April 3rd) we will officially start our Atlantic crossing as we are setting sail to the remote island of St. Helena. The passage is around 1200 nautical miles and should take 8 to 10 days. You can track our progress here: www.outsidewatch.com/location Blog: www.outsidewatch.com Instagram - @chrislikins www.instagram.com/chrislikins

After nearly 6000 nautical miles sailed and 8 countries later we finally make landfall on the mainland continent of Africa!! At 01:00 on December 2nd 2021 we tied Skylark to the quarantine dock in Richards Bay, South Africa. It's difficult to express in words the joy we felt stepping off onto that dock for the first time. The notorious Mozambique Channel is now behind us! ...little did we know the Indian ocean was saving its toughest conditions for the last stretch(coming up in the next video!) We featured our good friend Markus in this video and his incredble story of circumnavigating the planet without using a single form of motorized transport. Check out his website at: www.routesofchange.org. Our Blog: www.outsidewatch.com Instagram: @chrislikins www.instagram.com/chrislikins

Cooking on passage can be difficult, especially when you have been off the grid for awhile and unable to visit a supermarket. In this video chef Jennifer decides to challenge her cooking skills and starts the Mozambique Continental Cooking Challenge. Each day of our passage to Mozambique, dinner would have to be themed from a different continent. I must say she did an amazing job making something from nothing! In this video we leave Madagascar and set sail further down the notorious Mozambique channel. We are forced to make a weather stop in Bazaruto, Mozambique however, getting to the anchorage proved to be a challenge with many factors working against us. www.outsidewatch.com Instagram - @chrislikins -

I had a lot of fun making this video by getting to look back at all the amazing memories we had in Madagascar! After we left Mayotte we made a brief stop in Madagascar as we slowly started making our way south down the Mozambique Channel. The places we visited in Madagascar were out of this world and quickly became some of the most unique and amazing places we have visited - ever. The locals we met were nothing but welcoming and were always smiling. Moramba and Baly Bay must be one of the few places left on Earth for an authentic, tourist free experience. In our previous video(vlog 14) I explain why it can be necessary to make weather stops while sailing down the Moz Channel, so if you havn't seen that video then you should definitely check that out. Blog: www.outsidewatch.com Instagram - @chrislikins www.instagram.com/chrislikins Also, A special thanks to Jo for this awesome thumbnail. Jo is an amazing photographer and you can check out his photography here: https://www.jonathanjagot.com/

It seems truly amazing friends only come into your life every once in awhile. This was one of those times as we are reunited with two other boats in Mayotte. In this video you will meet the "Mozambique Channel Sea Gypsies" a group of friends who would have a huge impact in our lives as we sailed along side each other, island hopping our way down the infamous Mozambique Channel. This is the first part of our journey down the Mozambique Channel and what turned out to be one of the best months of our lives! Our first stop after leaving Mayotte - MADAGASCAR!!!!! You can also follow Claire and Jo's adventure on their Youtube Channel @LodysseedeJo Real Time Update: We are currently on anchor in Mossel Bay, South Africa (Jan 4th 2021). Tomorrow we plan to set sail (on Chris' 30th bday) to Cape Town! This will be our final leg crossing the Indian Ocean as after we pass Cape Agulhas, we will officially be in the South Atlantic! You can track us at the link below: www.outsidewatch.com/location Instagram: @chrislikins www.instagram.com/chrislikins Gear Used: Sony A7r IV DJI Mavic 2 Pro GoPro Hero 6

In this vlog we set off on our next leg across the Indian Ocean, an 800 nautical mile sail from the Seychelles to Mayotte! The passage is not known to be an easy one as the compression zone near the top of Madagascar is notorious for some gnarly conditions. The strong southeast trade winds hit the landmass of Madagascar, compress to create strong wind, huge seas and the area is nick named the "Jaws of the tiger." In the end, we have a beautiful passage overall and arrive in Mayotte, which is technically part of France. Mayotte still feels very much like east Africa until you find a bakery! Real Time Update: We made it to Richards Bay, South Africa!!! We are currently waiting for a weather window to continue our way to Cape Town. www.outsidewatch.com Instagram: @chrislikins Gear: Sony A7r IV DJI Mavic 2 Pro GoPro Hero 6

After Skylark spent nearly 6 months in the Seychelles, we spend our final days enjoying the island paradise with Paula and Roy. We hike to a beautiful viewpoint, swim in crystal clear water and reflect on our time in the Seychelles. We said a difficult goodbye to Paula and Roy, and then went to the Eden Island Marina to prep Skylark for the Ocean Crossing to Mayotte. Many memories and life changes. Thank you Seychelles! Real Time Update!!! - We have been very much off the grid for almost a month now, slowly making our way down the Mozambique Channel towards South Africa. We have had an absolutely magical time stopping in remote parts of Madagascar and now in Bazaruto, Mozambique(somehow got internet to upload this video). We had hoped to make a direct run from Madagascar to South Africa but the weather dictated otherwise and I am happy it did because Mozambique has been incredible. We cannot wait to share the footage. Tomorrow the weather shifts in our favor and we are planning to depart at sunrise for Richards Bay, South Africa. The passage is 500 nautical miles, we expect only 3 days with the strong currents to carry us south. You can track us here... www.outsidewatch.com/location Blog: www.outsidewatch.com Instagram - @chrislikins www.instagram.com/chrislikins Gear: Sony A7R IV DJI Mavic 2 Pro GoPro Hero 6

We're back to cruising and so excited to have Paula and Roy join the crew! This vlog takes us to uninhabited (possibly one of the very few in the Seychelles) beaches and also to the quaint island of La Digue. Chris also goes up the mast to inspect our rigging as Skylark needs to be in ship shape for our upcoming passages south to Mayotte and South Africa! Blog: www.outsidewatch.com Instagram: @chrislikins instagram.com/chrislikins Shot on: Sony A7R IV DJI Mavic 2 Pro Gopro Hero 6

If you watched our previous video you will know that we recently quit our pilot jobs to go back to the full time cruising life. That was not an easy decision but one that had to be made. In this video we start to settle back into the good life, the sailing life. Our friends Paula and Roy join the crew for a few weeks as we start island hopping around the Seychelles.... skylarking ensues! Real Time Update: We have safely sailed another 800 nautical miles and have arrived in the French Island of Mayotte just 3 days ago. A lot of amazing footage from an exhilarating passage that we cant wait to share. www.outsidewatch.com instagram.com/chrislikins Shot on: Sony A7R IV DJI Mavic 2 pro GoPro Hero 6 DJI Ronin SC