Support our boat refit: www.red-seas.com/refit We are sailing from Tonga to New Zealand during cyclone season and the weather is starting to get worse. We have been motor sailing for a week and when the winds finally arrive, we raise our sails but almost immediately discover a problem - a fault in our rig snaps, and we have to act fast to make a temporary fix before the swells pick up and the storm arrives. We are getting further south and closer to our destination of New Zealand but can we hold on for the last few days of this passage without anything else breaking or going wrong? We'll do our best! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🙌🏻 Support us 🙌🏻 PATREON: www.patreon.com/redseas TIPJAR: www.tpjr.us/redseas NEW MERCH STORE: www.red-seas.com/shop 💬 Follow us on social media 💬 FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/realredseas INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/realredseas ⏰ Time Stamps ⏰ 00:00 Sailing can be dangerous 01:04 Our rig snapped 02:34 Temporary repair underway 04:16 The sailing is getting wild 06:14 Waves are picking up 10:54 We need to fix our boat! 12:14 Night shift on an ocean crossing 14:00 Sailing with dolphins 15:22 Sailing in difficult conditions 17:05 When sailing gets unsafe 18:20 Last night at sea 🎵 Music 🎵 All tracks can be found at Epidemic Sound. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 📖 Our Story 📖 We're Iain and Brioni [The Reds] a couple of redheaded Scots who sold everything we own and moved halfway round the world to buy a boat that we could call home. We have a habit of finding ourselves in the most unusual circumstances, but that’s what makes life interesting! We live in search of the most remote places to live and sail so hit subscribe and join us on this adventure! 🗺️ Track 🗺️ https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/red-seas/journey?find=0&sid=6132493533052928&tc=1679925060879ieours

Support our refit and find out our boat plans: www.red-seas.com/refit TIPJAR: www.tpjr.us/redseas We are now on day 7 of our passage from Tonga to New Zealand and things are starting to heat up. We had incredibly calm conditions when we set off from Minerva Reef but finally the winds are starting to fill in. While the waves are still pretty small, we can make the most of the time and sew together our NZ courtesy flag but it's not long before the squalls start to roll in and we see our first equipment failure on the boat. We are praying that things don't get as bad as the forecast implies because this part of the ocean is known for being pretty rough, but fingers crossed we can hold on long enough to all arrive in one piece. Let's go! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🙌🏻 Support us 🙌🏻 PATREON: www.patreon.com/redseas TIPJAR: www.tpjr.us/redseas NEW MERCH STORE: www.red-seas.com/shop 💬 Follow us on social media 💬 FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/realredseas INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/realredseas ⏰ Time Stamps ⏰ 00:00 Sailing to New Zealand 01:08 Sewing on a boat 02:50 Sail trim on a catamaran 05:31 Sailing through our first squall 07:46 Halfway to New Zealand 09:43 Our boat is breaking 14:29 Big catamaran refit plans 15:29 Storms on our sail to New Zealand 17:14 Changing the sail plan 18:40 Night shift on an ocean crossing 🎵 Music 🎵 All tracks can be found at Epidemic Sound. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 📖 Our Story 📖 We're Iain and Brioni [The Reds] a couple of redheaded Scots who sold everything we own and moved halfway round the world to buy a boat that we could call home. We have a habit of finding ourselves in the most unusual circumstances, but that’s what makes life interesting! We live in search of the most remote places to live and sail so hit subscribe and join us on this adventure! 🗺️ Track 🗺️ https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/red-seas/journey?find=0&sid=6132493533052928&tc=1679925060879ieours

Help us fix our boat in this season's major refit in New Zealand: www.red-seas.com/refit We set sail for New Zealand three years after leaving Panama and finally completing our Pacific crossing. We have waited in Minerva Reef for a few weeks, hoping for a good weather window to take us south through the notoriously rough conditions to reach New Zealand and we hope we’ve chosen a good time to leave. Strangely there are no winds and so we’re starting our journey by motoring more than usual but if we had to choose between too much wind and not enough, I guess we should be happy with the weather we’re seeing. 850 miles to go, only three of us onboard….let’s see what the ocean throws at us. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🙌🏻 Support us 🙌🏻 PATREON: www.patreon.com/redseas TIPJAR: www.tpjr.us/redseas NEW MERCH STORE: www.red-seas.com/shop For more information about Zora, check out www.iNav4U.com 💬 Follow us on social media 💬 FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/realredseas INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/realredseas ⏰ Time Stamps ⏰ 00:00 Sailing across the entire Pacific Ocean 01:13 Setting sail for New Zealand 04:56 Catching monster fish in the South Pacific 09:22 Man overboard safety system 12:51 Weather routing to sail to New Zealand 14:46 Day 2 - sailing with no wind 15:55 Sailing to the other side of the world! 🎵 Music 🎵 All tracks can be found at Epidemic Sound. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 📖 Our Story 📖 We're Iain and Brioni [The Reds] a couple of redheaded Scots who sold everything we own and moved halfway round the world to buy a boat that we could call home. We have a habit of finding ourselves in the most unusual circumstances, but that’s what makes life interesting! We live in search of the most remote places to live and sail so hit subscribe and join us on this adventure! 🗺️ Track 🗺️ https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/red-seas/journey?find=0&sid=6132493533052928&tc=1679925060879ieours

We flew to Europe for Christmas and it was so much fun to see the Sinterklaas parade in Amsterdam! After sailing in the tropics for the past five years, we have really missed European cities and the winter festive traditions that were such a big part of our celebrations when we were growing up. So join us as we try to stave off our insane jet lag (a 12-hour time zone jump is no joke!) with these incredible parades and festive celebrations in the beautiful city of Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. We'll be back on Indioko and in the sunshine in our next video, but please enjoy some Christmas fun with us this week! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🙌🏻 Support us 🙌🏻 PATREON: www.patreon.com/redseas TIPJAR: www.tpjr.us/redseas NEW MERCH STORE: www.red-seas.com/shop 💬 Follow us on social media 💬 FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/realredseas INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/realredseas ⏰ Time Stamps ⏰ 00:00 Things are about to get festive... 00:33 Our first time in Amsterdam 02:49 Christmas parade time 04:53 The story of Sinterklaas 06:43 How we spend Christmas on our sailboat 10:21 Sinterklaas Christmas Parade in Amsterdam 2025 11:55 Merry Christmas to you all! 🎵 Music 🎵 All tracks can be found at Epidemic Sound. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 📖 Our Story 📖 We're Iain and Brioni [The Reds] a couple of redheaded Scots who sold everything we own and moved halfway round the world to buy a boat that we could call home. We have a habit of finding ourselves in the most unusual circumstances, but that’s what makes life interesting! We live in search of the most remote places to live and sail so hit subscribe and join us on this adventure! 🗺️ Track 🗺️ https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/red-seas/journey?find=0&sid=6132493533052928&tc=1679925060879ieours

Sign up for our FREE Daily Passage Blog for all the news as we sail to New Zealand: www.red-seas.com/news-letter-signup What do sailors eat for Christmas dinner when they live out on the ocean, far away from land, friends and family? This week we are going hunting for lobsters in Minerva Reef, as we pause on our offshore passage from Tonga to New Zealand. We have never hunted for lobster before but Minerva Reef is the place to do it, and the South atoll in particular is an incredible place with abundant life. We had heard that if you walk out to the breaking waves at low tide, you can jump in the holes in the reef and look underwater to try your luck and catching them with your bare hand. It wasn't as easy as we first thought but it's a skill we won't forget for a while! Enjoy this little glimpse at Christmas from the other side of the world. What are you having for your Christmas dinner? Will you be eating sea food?? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🙌🏻 Support us 🙌🏻 PATREON: www.patreon.com/redseas TIPJAR: www.tpjr.us/redseas NEW MERCH STORE: www.red-seas.com/shop For more information about Zora, check out www.iNav4U.com Or see it in action here: https://youtu.be/SHxncGqlpng 💬 Follow us on social media 💬 FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/realredseas INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/realredseas ⏰ Time Stamps ⏰ 00:00 We've never done this before 01:54 Where to find lobster 04:04 How to catch lobster 05:26 First time catching lobster 07:38 Catching lobster for dinner 08:36 Christmas dinner for sailors (fresh caught lobster!) 🎵 Music 🎵 All tracks can be found at Epidemic Sound. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 📖 Our Story 📖 We're Iain and Brioni [The Reds] a couple of redheaded Scots who sold everything we own and moved halfway round the world to buy a boat that we could call home. We have a habit of finding ourselves in the most unusual circumstances, but that’s what makes life interesting! We live in search of the most remote places to live and sail so hit subscribe and join us on this adventure! 🗺️ Track 🗺️ https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/red-seas/journey?find=0&sid=6132493533052928&tc=1679925060879ieours

BUY SNORKELLING GEAR: www.redseasmarine.com Of all the places we've ever been stuck on our boat, this has to be our favourite! We are sailing from Tonga to New Zealand but we have stopped off temporarily to explore Minerva Reef, a submerged island with a protected lagoon inside where we can anchor Indioko and wait for the winds to blow in the right direction. With our very good friends on hand, who have spent more time in Minerva Reef than anyone else in the world, we are ready to explore all the secret and hidden spots in this corner of the Pacific Ocean. We are excited to scuba dive the pristine reefs and bask in all the many different shades of blue that this part of the sea reflects back at us. We have loved testing out our new Fourth Element gear while we snorkel shipwrecks and dive the blue hole. If you are looking to buy the same fins, masks, boots or shorts we use, check out our store at www.redseasmarine.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🙌🏻 Support us 🙌🏻 PATREON: www.patreon.com/redseas TIPJAR: www.tpjr.us/redseas NEW MERCH STORE: www.redseasmarine.com For more information about Zora, check out www.iNav4U.com Or see it in action here: https://youtu.be/SHxncGqlpng 💬 Follow us on social media 💬 FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/realredseas INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/realredseas ⏰ Time Stamps ⏰ 00:00 We're stuck (but we're not mad about it) 01:08 You've never seen this before 03:24 Our new Fourth Element snorkelling gear 08:21 Scuba diving the Blue Hole at Minerva Reef 10:38 Our time is up 13:42 How to fix your sailboat offshore 17:55 Reality sets in: we have no food! 19:10 Our totally secret destination 🎵 Music 🎵 All tracks can be found at Epidemic Sound. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 📖 Our Story 📖 We're Iain and Brioni [The Reds] a couple of redheaded Scots who sold everything we own and moved halfway round the world to buy a boat that we could call home. We have a habit of finding ourselves in the most unusual circumstances, but that’s what makes life interesting! We live in search of the most remote places to live and sail so hit subscribe and join us on this adventure! 🗺️ Track 🗺️ https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/red-seas/journey?find=0&sid=6132493533052928&tc=1679925060879ieours

It has been a year long dream of ours to complete our Pacific Ocean crossing and sail to New Zealand and here we are, starting the final leg as we set sail from Tonga. But before we sail all the way to North Island, we have one more stop to make along the way - a sunken island in the middle of the ocean! We picked up our crew in Tonga so there will be three of us onboard for this passage - a journey that is renowned among sailors for being a tough route, with scary weather and difficult conditions to battle. But with an extra pair of hands we are up for the challenge so join us as we set sail and face up to whatever the ocean has in store for us. It has been an incredible journey across the Pacific Ocean so far and we can't wait to see what other surprises await us. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🙌🏻 Support us 🙌🏻 PATREON: www.patreon.com/redseas TIPJAR: www.tpjr.us/redseas NEW MERCH STORE: www.red-seas.com/shop For more information about Zora, check out www.iNav4U.com Or see it in action here: https://youtu.be/SHxncGqlpng 💬 Follow us on social media 💬 FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/realredseas INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/realredseas ⏰ Time Stamps ⏰ 00:00 Sailing across the entire Pacific Ocean 01:35 Setting sail to New Zealand 05:56 Sailing with a new crewmember 08:40 Huge waves on our offshore passage 12:41 Racing our sailboat across the Pacific Ocean 13:41 Behind the scenes on our ocean crossing 15:29 Land ho! 17:05 Sailing to a sunken island 🎵 Music 🎵 All tracks can be found at Epidemic Sound. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 📖 Our Story 📖 We're Iain and Brioni [The Reds] a couple of redheaded Scots who sold everything we own and moved halfway round the world to buy a boat that we could call home. We have a habit of finding ourselves in the most unusual circumstances, but that’s what makes life interesting! We live in search of the most remote places to live and sail so hit subscribe and join us on this adventure! 🗺️ Track 🗺️ https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/red-seas/journey?find=0&sid=6132493533052928&tc=1679925060879ieours

Want to find out about more crew opportunities? Our latest dates are available on www.patreon.com/redseas where you can sign up and support our continued journey - - - - - - - - - - - - - - It's time to take on our biggest sailing challenge yet as we prepare to sail from Tonga to New Zealand. We've always just sailed our catamaran with only the two of us onboard but this stretch of ocean has its own risks and so we are bringing on a third crew member to help us reach New Zealand safely. We have truly loved our time in Ha'apai, Tonga, and so we make one more stop as we head South to the capital where our new crewmember is flying into, and the whales make one more appearance as we sail between shallow reefs and tiny desert islands in a beautiful part of the world. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🙌🏻 Support us 🙌🏻 PATREON: www.patreon.com/redseas TIPJAR: www.tpjr.us/redseas NEW MERCH STORE: www.red-seas.com/shop For more information about Zora, check out www.iNav4U.com See a full tour of the system: https://youtu.be/SHxncGqlpng 💬 Follow us on social media 💬 FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/realredseas INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/realredseas ⏰ Time Stamps ⏰ 00:00 Coming up 00:53 Sailing to pick up our new crew 06:40 Whales chasing our sailboat 09:21 Best surf spot in Tonga 12:32 Our last island stop in Tonga 16:59 Catching a huge fish on our handline 19:57 Is it better to sail downwind with a spinnaker or full sails? The race is on! 23:59 Picking up our new crew to sail to New Zealand 🎵 Music 🎵 All tracks can be found at Epidemic Sound. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 📖 Our Story 📖 We're Iain and Brioni [The Reds] a couple of redheaded Scots who sold everything we own and moved halfway round the world to buy a boat that we could call home. We have a habit of finding ourselves in the most unusual circumstances, but that’s what makes life interesting! We live in search of the most remote places to live and sail so hit subscribe and join us on this adventure! 🗺️ Track 🗺️ https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/red-seas/journey?find=0&sid=6132493533052928&tc=1679925060879ieours

The newest navigation system to be launched on the market, and we're at Metstrade Boat Show in Amsterdam to give you a first look behind the scenes. We shared a video a few weeks ago with a full tour of the system but here we explain the hardware behind the Zora boat management system. To watch the full tour and see what Zora can do, watch here: https://youtu.be/SHxncGqlpng?si=AtLU19hFgn60AX7v Or to read more about Zora and place your pre-order, visit www.red-seas.com/zora We'll be back to boat life next week as we continue to sail through Tonga and make our way towards New Zealand. See you soon! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🙌🏻 Support us 🙌🏻 PATREON: www.patreon.com/redseas TIPJAR: www.tpjr.us/redseas NEW MERCH STORE: www.red-seas.com/shop 💬 Follow us on social media 💬 FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/realredseas INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/realredseas ⏰ Time Stamps ⏰ 00:00 We're live at Metstrade Boat Show 01:24 Overview of the Zora Hardware 02:33 Connections 03:55 Memory and Networking 05:50 Digital switching 🎵 Music 🎵 All tracks can be found at Epidemic Sound. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 📖 Our Story 📖 We're Iain and Brioni [The Reds] a couple of redheaded Scots who sold everything we own and moved halfway round the world to buy a boat that we could call home. We have a habit of finding ourselves in the most unusual circumstances, but that’s what makes life interesting! We live in search of the most remote places to live and sail so hit subscribe and join us on this adventure! 🗺️ Track 🗺️ https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/red-seas/journey?find=0&sid=6132493533052928&tc=1679925060879ieours

As we sail around the world on our boat, we recognise that there is a certain amount of risk that we need to accept alongside the rewards that this lifestyle offers us. And usually it pays off - we get to swim with whales, dive with sharks and live on uninhabited remote islands with long sandy beaches. But there is always a seed of doubt or concern in the back of our minds that we are only one bad decision away from total disaster. A sailor's worst nightmare is seeing the conditions change, outside of their control, and losing everything as a result. And in the remote islands of Tonga, help is usually extremely far away. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🙌🏻 Support us 🙌🏻 PATREON: www.patreon.com/redseas TIPJAR: www.tpjr.us/redseas NEW MERCH STORE: www.red-seas.com/shop For more information about Zora, check out www.iNav4U.com Watch our full tour of the system here: https://youtu.be/SHxncGqlpng?si=sxEocTp5wldGatZ1 💬 Follow us on social media 💬 FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/realredseas INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/realredseas ⏰ Time Stamps ⏰ 00:00 Risk vs reward when you're sailing 01:02 Sailing the outer reefs in Ha'apai, Tonga 03:50 Sailing the same route as Captain Bligh's mutiny 08:43 The real reason we sailed here - shipwreck! 10:38 Nimbus Orbit chair from Coast New Zealand 12:18 Diving a shipwreck 17:22 Looking for more clues 19:58 Sailing with wild humpback whales (super close up!) 22:48 Rescued from a sinking boat 🎵 Music 🎵 All tracks can be found at Epidemic Sound. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 📖 Our Story 📖 We're Iain and Brioni [The Reds] a couple of redheaded Scots who sold everything we own and moved halfway round the world to buy a boat that we could call home. We have a habit of finding ourselves in the most unusual circumstances, but that’s what makes life interesting! We live in search of the most remote places to live and sail so hit subscribe and join us on this adventure! 🗺️ Track 🗺️ https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/red-seas/journey?find=0&sid=6132493533052928&tc=1679925060879ieours

This is the future of sailing navigation - let us introduce you to Zora 3.0 by iNav4U. In this extra video we're going to walk you through the main screens and functions of Zora so you can see how we use the system at anchor, underway and even when we're off the boat. This OS is a total game changer and we expect this will become the industry standard before too long. Let us know in the comments if you have any questions - we'd love to chat more with you about sailing and navigation, and we hope you enjoy the system tour of Zora 3.0. For more information and to place a pre-order, visit www.red-seas.com/zora To see Zora in use as we sail, watch this week's vlog episode of us sailing the dangerous middle in Tonga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayWwTakt8xI - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🙌🏻 Support us 🙌🏻 PATREON: www.patreon.com/redseas TIPJAR: www.tpjr.us/redseas NEW MERCH STORE: www.red-seas.com/shop For more information about Zora, check out www.red-seas.com/zora 💬 Follow us on social media 💬 FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/realredseas INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/realredseas ⏰ Time Stamps ⏰ 00:00 The navigation system at our helm, Zora 00:24 Introduction to Zora 3.0 01:38 Primary Navigation Display 03:52 How we use AI to navigate our sailboat 07:01 Charts and routing on our new chartplotter 18:00 Notifications from our sailboat 20:25 Automatic logbooks 24:59 System monitoring on our sailboat 28:33 Unlimited devices and users 30:33 Launch of Zora 3.0 at Metstrade Boat Show 🎵 Music 🎵 All tracks can be found at Epidemic Sound. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 📖 Our Story 📖 We're Iain and Brioni [The Reds] a couple of redheaded Scots who sold everything we own and moved halfway round the world to buy a boat that we could call home. We have a habit of finding ourselves in the most unusual circumstances, but that’s what makes life interesting! We live in search of the most remote places to live and sail so hit subscribe and join us on this adventure! 🗺️ Track 🗺️ https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/red-seas/journey?find=0&sid=6132493533052928&tc=1679925060879ieours

Watch our Zora video: https://youtu.be/SHxncGqlpng Pre-order Zora now: www.red-seas.com/zora We sail through the dangerous middle, the ocean that runs between Tonga's islands, along a volcanic ridge from north to south. As we sail from Vava'u to Ha'apai, we cross uncharted shallows, coral reefs and even some humpback whales. It's a fast run in great conditions and our sailboat just won't slow down. When we reach our new destination just before sunset, we are amazed at the beauty of these islands. We have to complete some paperwork to officially register our boat in this part of the country and then we're rushing to make the most of the time that we have here and trying to see as many new islands as we can. Don't forget, we're going to the Metstrade Boat Show in Amsterdam next week so let us know if you're going to be there - we'd love to see you! We'll be at the iNav4U booth showing off Zora 3.0. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🙌🏻 Support us 🙌🏻 PATREON: www.patreon.com/redseas TIPJAR: www.tpjr.us/redseas NEW MERCH STORE: www.red-seas.com/shop 💬 Follow us on social media 💬 FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/realredseas INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/realredseas ⏰ Time Stamps ⏰ 00:00 Sailing comes with risks 01:03 Sailing away from Vava'u 03:14 Sailing with dolphins 04:35 Sailing with humpback whales 08:56 Close call - a near collision 11:32 How we plan a route with Zora 14:05 Arriving in Ha'apai, Tonga 15:09 Metstrade Boat Show announcement 16:16 First steps on land in Ha'apai 18:19 Sailing in Tonga is different from anywhere else 🎵 Music 🎵 All tracks can be found at Epidemic Sound. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 📖 Our Story 📖 We're Iain and Brioni [The Reds] a couple of redheaded Scots who sold everything we own and moved halfway round the world to buy a boat that we could call home. We have a habit of finding ourselves in the most unusual circumstances, but that’s what makes life interesting! We live in search of the most remote places to live and sail so hit subscribe and join us on this adventure! 🗺️ Track 🗺️ https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/red-seas/journey?find=0&sid=6132493533052928&tc=1679925060879ieours

Join our Patreon crew for more of the inside scoop and real time updates: www.patreon.com/redseas With all the sailing round the world we've done over the last five years, we have visited some pretty stunning islands - and this one might be the top of our favourites list. Imagine giving up your whole life to chase after adventure, leaving behind your job, your home, your family and friends....and then things working out enough that you can buy your own private island in the middle of the ocean. Unreal, right? Not in this case! Come and explore Mounu Island with us, in the heart of the Kingdom of Tonga. It offers peaceful solitude, endless views of the ocean, the perfect white sandy beaches and the best bit of all? We can swim with humpback whales in the ocean right next door! Absolute heaven! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🙌🏻 Support us 🙌🏻 PATREON: www.patreon.com/redseas TIPJAR: www.tpjr.us/redseas NEW MERCH STORE: www.redseasmarine.com 💬 Follow us on social media 💬 FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/realredseas INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/realredseas ⏰ Time Stamps ⏰ 00:00 Imagine life on a private island.... 00:55 We're racing the sunset 02:48 First impressions of Mounu Island in Tonga 05:52 Full tour of Mounu Island 14:18 A dream come true 16:29 Swimming with whales 21:16 Dream come true - meeting a baby whale 23:14 Just whales 🎵 Music 🎵 All tracks can be found at Epidemic Sound. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 📖 Our Story 📖 We're Iain and Brioni [The Reds] a couple of redheaded Scots who sold everything we own and moved halfway round the world to buy a boat that we could call home. We have a habit of finding ourselves in the most unusual circumstances, but that’s what makes life interesting! We live in search of the most remote places to live and sail so hit subscribe and join us on this adventure! 🗺️ Track 🗺️ https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/red-seas/journey?find=0&sid=6132493533052928&tc=1679925060879ieours

Support our REFIT PROJECT here: www.red-seas.com/refit We have sailed in the British Virgin Islands and we can see why so many sailors love it - hundreds of islands to explore, all close enough to hop your way between the many bays. But we think we've found somewhere even better. Think of the BVI but without the crowds. These islands have it all - the sunshine, the beautiful ocean, the protected anchorages and the bars to share a sundowner with. If you're crossing the Pacific, you need to make a stop in here. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🙌🏻 Support us 🙌🏻 PATREON: www.patreon.com/redseas TIPJAR: www.tpjr.us/redseas NEW MERCH STORE: www.red-seas.com/shop For more information about Zora, check out www.iNav4U.com DISCOUNT CODE: REDSEAS See version 1 (Wayfinder) in action here: https://youtu.be/jQanLnmrHBw 💬 Follow us on social media 💬 FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/realredseas INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/realredseas ⏰ Time Stamps ⏰ 00:00 Better than the BVI! 00:54 Sailing between hundreds of islands 02:51 Odyssey Sailing Festival in the BVI 04:35 How we plan routes on Zora 06:39 Racing to the anchorage 08:13 Paddleboarding in Tonga 10:41 Exploring an abandoned village 14:53 Swimming in caves 18:24 Hiking in underground caves 20:50 If you're sailing in the South Pacific, you HAVE to come here! 🎵 Music 🎵 All tracks can be found at Epidemic Sound. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 📖 Our Story 📖 We're Iain and Brioni [The Reds] a couple of redheaded Scots who sold everything we own and moved halfway round the world to buy a boat that we could call home. We have a habit of finding ourselves in the most unusual circumstances, but that’s what makes life interesting! We live in search of the most remote places to live and sail so hit subscribe and join us on this adventure! 🗺️ Track 🗺️ https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/red-seas/journey?find=0&sid=6132493533052928&tc=1679925060879ieours

Support our BIG REFIT and help us keep our boat afloat: www.red-seas.com/refit We were surrounded by humpback whales as we sailed south through the islands of Tonga, from Niuatoputapu to Vava'u. We lifted anchor and set sail for a couple of days to reach our destination but as soon as we left the pass, we were surrounded by whales in every direction! These beautiful creatures were swimming alongside us, and breaching everywhere we looked. What an incredible experience! When we arrive in Vava'u, we get straight to work with an upgrade and repair to our watermaker - we've been struggling with issues for months as we sail between some of the most remote islands in the South Pacific....have we finally fixed it?? We're just trying to keep Indioko floating until we arrive in New Zealand later this year, where we have a massive refit planned. If you'd like to see some of the projects we have lined up, or you'd like to help us get them underway, you can contribute to our refit fund on our website at www.red-seas.com/refit Thank you!!!! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🙌🏻 Support us 🙌🏻 PATREON: www.patreon.com/redseas TIPJAR: www.tpjr.us/redseas NEW MERCH STORE: www.redseasmarine.com For more information about Zora, check out www.iNav4U.com DISCOUNT CODE: REDSEAS See version 1 (Wayfinder) in action here: https://youtu.be/jQanLnmrHBw 💬 Follow us on social media 💬 FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/realredseas INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/realredseas ⏰ Time Stamps ⏰ 00:00 Sailing the South Pacific 01:02 Setting sail 02:34 Sailing with humpback whales 08:01 Sailing at night 11:07 Early morning sailing offshore 14:04 Watermaker update 16:25 Testing our watermaker repair - is it fixed? 🎵 Music 🎵 All tracks can be found at Epidemic Sound. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 📖 Our Story 📖 We're Iain and Brioni [The Reds] a couple of redheaded Scots who sold everything we own and moved halfway round the world to buy a boat that we could call home. We have a habit of finding ourselves in the most unusual circumstances, but that’s what makes life interesting! We live in search of the most remote places to live and sail so hit subscribe and join us on this adventure! 🗺️ Track 🗺️ https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/red-seas/journey?find=0&sid=6132493533052928&tc=1679925060879ieours

Support our REFIT PROJECT at www.red-seas.com/refit We are so grateful to all of you for being part of this journey and we hugely appreciate the help and support you offer us. If you want to contribute to our big refit plans, we have some projects listed on our new website where you can buy us a thru-hull or just throw some ice cream money in the pot to help keep us going. Thanks everyone! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On July 30th 2025, one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded sent shockwaves around the world and a tsunami wave rippled out across the Pacific Ocean. Anchored on our sailing catamaran on the island of Samoa, we received the tsunami warning and had to make some quick decisions - should we stay or should we go? How can you prepare for a natural disaster that you know is heading your way when you've never seen one before? This was not the day we planned, but we wanted to share the whole experience with you so get ready for a nail biting episode of life onboard our sailboat when things start to go wrong and you realise life isn't all sunshine and cocktails! Welcome to Sailing Red Seas...and the adventure that unfolds! 🙌🏻 Support us 🙌🏻 PATREON: www.patreon.com/redseas TIPJAR: www.tpjr.us/redseas NEW MERCH STORE: www.redseasmarine.com To support our REFIT and read about all our planned projects, visit www.red-seas.com/refit 💬 Follow us on social media 💬 FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/realredseas INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/realredseas ⏰ Time Stamps ⏰ 00:00 Surviving a tsunami on a sailboat 02:32 Interrupted by a tsunami warning siren 04:24 How we prepare our boat for a tsunami after an earthquake 07:48 Tsunami waves hit Samoa 12:12 Tropical storm follows tsunami 12:52 Heading out to sea 15:32 Avoiding tsunami waves - let's go sailing 18:36 Tsunami aftermath (we need your help) 20:07 Sailing to Tonga 🎵 Music 🎵 All tracks can be found at Epidemic Sound. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 📖 Our Story 📖 We're Iain and Brioni [The Reds] a couple of redheaded Scots who sold everything we own and moved halfway round the world to buy a boat that we could call home. We have a habit of finding ourselves in the most unusual circumstances, but that’s what makes life interesting! We live in search of the most remote places to live and sail so hit subscribe and join us on this adventure! 🗺️ Track 🗺️ https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/red-seas/journey?find=0&sid=6132493533052928&tc=1679925060879ieours

Support our MASSIVE BOAT REFIT: www.red-seas.com/refit Check out our new merch store: www.redseasmarine.com ⛵ After 17,000 Miles, It’s Time for Big Changes | Sailing Life in Samoa 🌴 [Ep194] For the past five years, you’ve watched us fall in love with our floating home — a Leopard 47 catamaran that’s carried us safely over 17,000 miles from the Caribbean to the South Pacific. She’s battled storms, breakdowns, and years of wear… and now it’s time we face the reality of what comes next. In this episode, we share the truth about boat life after crossing oceans: the repairs, the toll it takes, and our plans for the future. But sailing has never been just about boat work — so we head ashore in Samoa to explore the unmissable places this island has to offer. From hidden waterfalls to volcanic landscapes, this is adventure both on and off the water. 🌊 Whether you’re here for bluewater sailing, boat refits, or remote island travel, this episode dives deep into the highs and lows of life afloat. - - - - - - - - - - - - - ⏱ Timestamps 00:00 Living on a sailboat for 5 years 01:02 Exploring Samoa 02:49 Bahai'i temple 06:54 The tallest waterfall in Samoa 09:22 Coastal hike 10:23 Our future boat plans 14:28 One big problem 17:28 Hiking through lava 21:43 Swimming in lava! - - - - - - - - - - - - - ✅ Subscribe for more real sailing life adventures. 💬 Question: After 17,000 miles, would you keep fixing or move on to a new boat? 👍 Like the video if you love both sailing and off-the-beaten-path travel. #SailingLife #BoatRefit #Samoa #BluewaterCruising #AdventureTravel - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🙌🏻 Support us 🙌🏻 PATREON: www.patreon.com/redseas TIPJAR: www.tpjr.us/redseas NEW MERCH STORE: www.redseasmarine.com 💬 Follow us on social media 💬 FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/realredseas INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/realredseas 🎵 Music 🎵 All tracks can be found at Epidemic Sound. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 📖 Our Story 📖 We're Iain and Brioni [The Reds] a couple of redheaded Scots who sold everything we own and moved halfway round the world to buy a boat that we could call home. We have a habit of finding ourselves in the most unusual circumstances, but that’s what makes life interesting! We live in search of the most remote places to live and sail so hit subscribe and join us on this adventure! 🗺️ Track 🗺️ https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/red-seas/journey?find=0&sid=6132493533052928&tc=1679925060879ieours

🏝️ Sailing to the Real Treasure Island | First Impressions of Samoa [Ep193] If you grew up reading stories of floating islands, daring escapes, and hidden treasures, this episode will feel like stepping straight into a childhood storybook. 📖 Our journey brings us to Samoa — a place some even call the real Treasure Island. After zig-zagging our way across the Pacific, we finally reach these volcanic islands that feel worlds apart from the remote atolls we’ve been visiting. Bigger, more built-up, and rich in culture, Samoa offers a very different kind of adventure. From bustling local life to quiet anchorages, this place surprised us at every turn. In this episode, we share our first impressions of Samoa: the warm welcome, the challenges of arriving by sailboat in a less-traveled corner of the Pacific, and why this island chain feels like the living heart of adventure. If you love sailing life, remote exploration, and real-world treasure islands, this one is for you. - - - - - - - - - - - - - ⏱ Timestamps 00:00 Childhood dreams meet real adventures 🌊 00:49 Arriving in Samoa (aka the real Treasure Island) 04:14 Finding Robert Louis Stevenson (famous author of Treasure Island) 07:14 A piece of Scotland in the heart of Samoa 11:04 Exploring Samoa - hiking to the author's tomb 16:17 A whole new perspective on Samoa 18:32 Swimming in a private freshwater pool - - - - - - - - - - - - - ✅ Subscribe for more true sailing adventures. 💬 Question for you: Do you think Samoa deserves the title of Treasure Island? 👍 Like the video if you love stories that mix adventure and reality. #SailingPacific #Samoa #TreasureIsland #AdventureTravel #SailingLife- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🙌🏻 Support us 🙌🏻 PATREON: www.patreon.com/redseas TIPJAR: www.tpjr.us/redseas NEW MERCH STORE: www.red-seas.com/shop 💬 Follow us on social media 💬 FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/realredseas INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/realredseas 🎵 Music 🎵 All tracks can be found at Epidemic Sound. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 📖 Our Story 📖 We're Iain and Brioni [The Reds] a couple of redheaded Scots who sold everything we own and moved halfway round the world to buy a boat that we could call home. We have a habit of finding ourselves in the most unusual circumstances, but that’s what makes life interesting! We live in search of the most remote places to live and sail so hit subscribe and join us on this adventure! 🗺️ Track 🗺️ https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/red-seas/journey?find=0&sid=6132493533052928&tc=1679925060879ieours

This is an EXTRA episode this week! Make sure you've also seen our full episode as we arrive into Samoa from our three day passage from Niue and get straight into some other boat jobs and repairs: https://youtu.be/OkHy7HqVU5o?si=rEsvZA1wtgDUtDPa As an extra video this week, join us as we get our outboard motor repaired in Apia, Samoa. We have struggled with the electric tilt on this outboard for almost a year now, sometimes finding ourselves stranded in remote places without being able to beach our dinghy or take it to shore or through shallow waters. We were amazed at the service from Junior here in Apia, not just because he got things fixed nice and quickly but because our courtesy car in his sports fishing boat was just crazy fun! Should we switch out our inflatable for a metal tender?? Haha! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🙌🏻 Support us 🙌🏻 PATREON: www.patreon.com/redseas TIPJAR: www.tpjr.us/redseas NEW MERCH STORE: www.redseasmarine.com 💬 Follow us on social media 💬 FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/realredseas INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/realredseas ⏰ Time Stamps ⏰ 00:00 We need to fix our outboard motor 02:31 First look at our new boat 04:42 Fixing our outboard engine 06:08 Explaining what went wrong with our engine 🎵 Music 🎵 All tracks can be found at Epidemic Sound. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 📖 Our Story 📖 We're Iain and Brioni [The Reds] a couple of redheaded Scots who sold everything we own and moved halfway round the world to buy a boat that we could call home. We have a habit of finding ourselves in the most unusual circumstances, but that’s what makes life interesting! We live in search of the most remote places to live and sail so hit subscribe and join us on this adventure! 🗺️ Track 🗺️ https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/red-seas/journey?find=0&sid=6132493533052928&tc=1679925060879ieours

Support our journey and help keep us floating at www.patreon.com/redseas Our first time sailing across the international date line (Ep192) as we passage from Niue to Samoa in the Pacific Ocean. We celebrate reaching the future and missing a day, then hold on as the sea state picks up but we finally see land and enjoy a much calmer arrival into Apia with a downwind spinnaker run along the north coast of Upolu. When we finally make it into port, it's time to tackle some boat jobs. We get to grips with replacing our lazy jack lines and in a bonus episode we also fix our outboard motor for our dinghy. You can check that extra video out here: https://youtu.be/ku5Wpacfll4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🙌🏻 Support us 🙌🏻 PATREON: www.patreon.com/redseas TIPJAR: www.tpjr.us/redseas NEW MERCH STORE: www.redseasmarine.com 💬 Follow us on social media 💬 FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/realredseas INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/realredseas ⏰ Time Stamps ⏰ 00:00 Sailing the Pacific Ocean is like stepping back through history 01:06 Let's sail faster! 03:52 A good reason to wake up your crew 06:43 Catching a fish (or three) 08:00 A dream come true - I can't believe we're here 10:29 Sailing plans - where next? 13:04 Sailing into Apia, Samoa 14:22 Replacing our broken lazy jacks on our catamaran 🎵 Music 🎵 All tracks can be found at Epidemic Sound. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 📖 Our Story 📖 We're Iain and Brioni [The Reds] a couple of redheaded Scots who sold everything we own and moved halfway round the world to buy a boat that we could call home. We have a habit of finding ourselves in the most unusual circumstances, but that’s what makes life interesting! We live in search of the most remote places to live and sail so hit subscribe and join us on this adventure! 🗺️ Track 🗺️ https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/red-seas/journey?find=0&sid=6132493533052928&tc=1679925060879ieours