We're Aurora and Ben sailing and living on our boat Loon. Join us in this episode where we continue our journey back to Florida from the Bahamas. We face thunderstorm after thunderstorm and have ice hail in the Bahamas. We didn't even think it could hail ice in the Bahamas, what the heck! After heavy rain resulting in the interior of our sailboat also raining, Ben decides its time to fix our dorade vents. Ben re beds the vents on our sailboat to prevent raining indoors, lol. But its not all rain, we have a beautiful sunny sail from the Berry Islands to Lucaya, and have a pod of dolphins ride our bow which is always a magical moment. Subscribe for part 3 of our sailing journey from Bahamas to Florida as we finally cross the Gulf Stream and pull into Fort Pierce Florida. In Florida we are hauling out for hurricane season and have a video covering EVERY thing we did to prep the boat for the hard. Subscribe so you don't miss anything! Thank you so much for watching, it means so much to us. If you are interested in exclusive perks for yourself and supporting us in making more videos for you, check out our channel memberships available on YouTube! Follow Sailing Loon on Instagram for exclusive content: https://www.instagram.com/sailing.loon/ Follow Aurora on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auroracorbett/ Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 0:20 - 65NM Sail to Freeport 7:34 - Pulling into Lucaya 9:05 - ICE HAIL & Thunderstorms 11:38 - A wet boat? 13:05 - Rebedding Dorade Vents 17:23 - more thunderstorms?

Join us, Ben and Aurora in this week's episode as we leave the Exumas and start our sail north back to Florida. In this episode, we sail from Highborne Cay to Nassau, Nassau to the Berrys, and then to Lucaya where we wait out some nasty weather and cross the Gulf Stream to Florida in part 2. We show you how we run our watches while sailing, our anchoring procedure, and what it is like to cook meals underway. Thank you for watching. We always appreciate your support. Please like, comment, and subscribe if you enjoyed the episode. We now have Sailing Loon channel memberships, if you are interested in exclusive perks for yourself and supporting us in making more videos for you, check it out. Follow Sailing Loon on Instagram for Exclusive Content: https://www.instagram.com/sailing.loon/ Follow Aurora on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auroracorbett/ Follow Ben on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benwoodford24/ Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 0:37 - Why we're heading North? 1:39 - Summer Plans - Free Sailboat Project!! 2:15 - Day 1 Sail 7:06 - Cooking Underway 8:50 - Swimming Underway 9:46 - Sailing 11:38 - Our Anchoring Protocol 14:18 - Day 2 Sail 14:52 - Securing the Deck 15:51 - SAILING 19:14 - Anchoring & Bridal Set-up 21:45 - Day 3 Update.. soaking wet bed 24:07 - Day 3 SAIL 24:53 - Exploring the Berrys 28:04 - sneak peek.. watch pt. 2!!

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Join us, Ben and Aurora on our sailboat Loon. In this weeks episode we are taking you to Dean's Blue Hole in Long Island, Bahamas. This was one of the highlights of our entire winter, we can't wait to show you how cool this blue hole was. We spent an hour freediving and snorkeling this amazing sight. After the Blue Hole, we pull up anchor early the next morning to run from an incoming storm. This sail is the calm before the storm, and we motor to Rum Cay, it was so beautiful. This was the most amazing sunrise I've ever seen. After a quick tour of Rum Cay, we are off to Conception Island. Conception Island is one of our favorite anchorages and takes the cake for our most favorite beach, WOW. We can't wait to bring you along on this week's amazing adventures. If you are looking for places to go in the Bahamas, watch this video, because these locations were some of the best places we've ever been. Thank you for watching. We appreciate your support so much. Please like, comment, and subscribe if you enjoyed it! We now have Sailing Loon channel memberships, if you are interested in exclusive perks for yourself and supporting us in making more videos for you, check it out. Follow Sailing Loon on Instagram for Exclusive Content: https://www.instagram.com/sailing.loon/ Follow Aurora on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auroracorbett/ Follow Ben on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benwoodford24 Follow Danny on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dannylink00 Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 0:41 - Journey to Deans Blue hole 2:35 - DEANS BLUE HOLE 5:17 - sharks circling? 6:06 - INSANE Sunrise at Sea while Sailing 8:26 - Aurora reels in a monster MAHI 9:16 - Rum Cay 11:13 - Conception Island

Come fish with us as we sail from Georgetown to Long Island. On our first day, we are unsuccessful only catching some plastic. But we don't give up and throw the lines out for our long sail down the coast of Long Island. We kick it off by catching a Mackerel, and then we get hit with a big Mahi Mahi, YAY! We don't have ice, a cooler, or a big enough fridge, so Danny has to clean the Mahi Mahi while we are sailing and heeled over. Right as we finish up cleaning the Mahi, ZINGGGG our second line is hit with another Mahi!! Beauty! We reel in our second fish and Danny cleans it up beautifully heeled over once again. Then, we COOK! Chef Danny has blackened Mahi tacos and Mahi ceviche on the menu for dinner. Watch Danny BBQ some beautiful mahi and assemble an amazing dinner. This is the video for your fresh fish recipe / mahi recipe. Aurora, Ben, Danny all have big thumbs up for this yummy mahi mahi catch and cook. Thank you so much for watching! Please subscribe, like, and comment if you enjoyed this video :) Let us know if you enjoyed this catch & cook and want more! Stay tuned for next week's episode where we free-dive Deans Blue Hole (you don't want to miss this). Follow Sailing Loon on Instagram for EXCLUSIVE content: https://www.instagram.com/sailing.loon/ Follow Aurora on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auroracorbett/ Follow Ben on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benwoodford24 Follow Danny on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dannylink00 Timecodes: 0:00 - Catching 8:26 - Cooking

Come along for a week in the life living on our sailboat Loon. After a few weeks in Staniel Cay with guests, we finally depart and head to Black Point. The anchorage in Black Point is very rolly, so we spend the day on land, renting a golf cart to explore the beautiful island. We finally find sea glass, and lots of it, and add it to our beach treasure collection. We take the golf cart off-roading, swim, and explore. Early the next day we pull up anchor in the rolly anchorage and take Dotham cut to the leeward side of the island for a sail to Rat Cay. Rat Cay is stunning and a breath of fresh air as there is only one other sailboat anchored nearby. We have an amazing day exploring beaches, playing frisbee, hand-feeding curly-tailed lizards, snorkeling, and discover a blowhole. This blowhole is insane, and Aurora is almost blown away by it. Ben does an oil change on our generator and we pull up anchor and head to Emerald Bay marina. We rent a car to drive 25 minutes into Georgetown for errands, we refill our propane, stock up on drinking water, check out some local marine stores, and drop our ripped bimini top off at a local seamstress. We take you along for our daily boat walk where we admire the amazing sailboats we see.. one can dream!!! We say goodbye to Aurora's parents as they leave, and we pick up our new crew Danny. We put up our newly repaired bimini top, and it's amazing, we are so excited to have shade again. Danny is joining Loon for a month to help us sail further south to some remote islands in the Bahamas, and then onto the Dominican Republic and onward! Danny came bearing gifts with some awesome new fishing and spearfishing gear, and Ben drools over our new reel. SUBSCRIBE for the INSANE adventures we have coming, CRAZY SAILING, FISHING, AND LIVING OFF THE LAND!!! We are so excited for what's to come. Thank you so much for watching. Please like, comment, and subscribe if you enjoyed :) Follow Sailing Loon on Instagram for exclusive content: https://www.instagram.com/sailing.loon/ Follow Aurora on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auroracorbett/ Follow Ben on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benwoodford24/ Follow Danny on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dannylink00 Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Anchor to Anchor - SAILING! 2:36 - New Bridal set-up 3:22 - Exploring Black Point - (Sea Glass Finds) 5:12 - Rolly Squally Anchorage? 6:50 - Dotham Cut & Sail to Rat Cay 8:33 - Rat Cay Adventures 9:25 - Oil Change on Generator 10:54 - Anchor up! 11:47 - Errands in Georgetown 16:24 - Boat Dreaming 17:53 - Bimini Cover FIXED! 18:40 - Hi Danny!

We're Aurora and Ben, and this is our house; Loon. Loon is a 2001 Bavaria 42, she is a 44-foot monohull sloop rigged sailboat. Join us as we show you all the details of our sailboat from the outside to the inside and all the systems in between that allow us to live on a sailboat. SUBSCRIBE to learn more about the sailing lifestyle as we bring you along on our adventure! ? WATCH other SAILING LOON ? Diesel Engine Install: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjeCrmZ0S2g&t=182s Boatyard Work Starts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywz_rYHtv3Q&t=9s Boatyard Work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX0qZ6UxIuM A Day In The Life Living on Loon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXXBNM-UPuA&t=378s Start from the beginning of SAILING LOON: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qxr9x6nNEko&list=PLW-_npqHQCKz3jCj4l-h6QTGvGQX87PTf Follow Sailing Loon on Instagram for exclusive content: https://www.instagram.com/sailing.loon/ Follow Aurora on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auroracorbett/ Follow Ben on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benwoodford24/ Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Deck 3:34 - Cockpit 8:14 - Diesel Engine & Batteries 10:43 - Aft Cabins 12:03 - Nav Desk 12:55 - Aft Head 13:09 - Galley 15:10 - Saloon 15:39 - Forward Cabin & Head 17:33 - Worst Bilges Ever?! 18:22 - Purchase Price

Tune in for a relaxing sailing sounds ASMR as we sail downwind in the beautiful islands of the Bahamas. This audio and visual is great for background noise, study and focus audio, meditation, relaxing, etc. Raw and real audio and visual as we sail. Come sail with us, we hope you enjoy :) Follow Sailing Loon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailing.loon/ Follow Aurora on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auroracorbett/ Follow Ben on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benwoodford24/

Join us for a day in the life living on our sailboat Loon. This was a very eventful day with lots to see. We show you everything from the quirks of making coffee and cooking on a sailboat, the small local grocery store in Staniel Cay, to boat chores and boat fun. After a morning of errands and boat work, we take off spearfishing to catch some dinner. Ben spears a beautiful strawberry grouper that we cook up for dinner. Whats better than a catch and cook! We also snorkel the Thunderball Grotto, and do some cave diving. The grotto is lots of fun until Aurora loses a fin cave diving and hits her head on a rock, resulting in blood all over, and promptly heading back to the dinghy. Nurse sharks swarm the back of our boat as Ben filets our grouper for dinner. We have fried grouper sandwiches for dinner, and that's a day in the life! Thank you so much for watching. If you enjoyed this video make sure you subscribe, like, and comment so we can keep the videos coming! Follow Sailing Loon on Instagram for daily updates: https://www.instagram.com/sailing.loon/ Follow Aurora on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auroracorbett/ Follow Ben on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benwoodford24/ Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 0:45 - Coffee on a Sailboat 3:50 - Staniel Cay Yacht Club - TRICKY entry? 6:02 - boat life 6:25 - Grocery Shop in Remote Bahamas 9:06 - Boat Chores 12:21 - Spearfishing!! 15:44 - Cave Diving Thunderball Grotto 17:24 - Catch and Cook - Strawberry Grouper Dinner

Join us, Ben and Aurora, in Episode 10 of Sailing Loon as we explore ALL the wildlife in Shroud Cay, the Exumas. We see everything from baby sharks to rays, tons of fish, birds, snakes and lizards, and more turtles than we've ever seen in our lives. We will tell you about mangroves and why they are so amazing. And we will show you all Shroud Cay has to offer. Including the famous "washing machine" natural waterslide, the lookout point where the FDA spied on the drug trade at Norman's Cay, and all through the many mangrove canals. We take you above and under water with us through our whole exploration, and even have animal names labeled so you can hopefully learn something new! Thank you so much for watching. Please like, subscribe, and comment if you enjoyed. Stay tuned for our next episode as we continue our sailing adventure into the Exumas. Next up: Warderick Wells and Staniel Cay! Follow Sailing Loon on Instagram for exclusive content: https://www.instagram.com/sailing.loon/ Follow Aurora on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auroracorbett/ Follow Ben on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benwoodford24/

Join us this week as we explore Hoffmans Blue Hole in the Berry Islands. Come with Ben as he goes spearfishing, and see some amazing coral and fish. Then we head to an amazing white sand beach, and as we wade through the water we find some cool creatures. Due to changing winds, we move anchorages to just around the corner. While there is a lot of sand to anchor in Saddleback Cay area, everyone ended up anchoring on a rocky bottom in an attempt to hide from the wind. PHEW this was sketchy!! We could hear our chain dragging across rock all night... can't say we had the best sleep. SO off to Chub Cay we headed in preparation for our crossing to the Exumas. Thank you SO much for watching. Please like, subscribe and comment if you enjoyed this video. PSSST!! Did you read this far? If so, comment your favorite sea animal. Follow Sailing Loon on Instagram for exclusive content: https://www.instagram.com/sailing.loon/ Follow Aurora on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auroracorbett/ Follow Ben on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benwoodford24/ Timecodes 0:00 - Intro 1:16 - Blue Hole Adventure 2:36 - Beautiful Snorkelling & Spearfishing 4:20 - Cool Creatures on Beach 5:32 - Sketchy Anchorage? Anchor Check!! 6:33 - Sailboat Aground? uh oh 7:36 - Sailing South: Exumas Bound

This video is not one of our normal episodes and is aimed solely at helping people who are interested in learning how to clean and process a Conch. Check out our video where we make our favourite conch recipes: Cayman-style marinated conch and coconut conch chowder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJEhEQ0Vg7g This video contains content some viewers may find graphic. We would like to acknowledge that there are many ways that people clean conch and this is the way that works best for us personally, and we hope that everyone can take something useful from this video. We only catch mature conch and only take what we will eat. Timecodes 0:00 - Intro 0:17 - Step 1: make a hole 1:14 - Step 2: separate & remove from shell 2:59 - Step 3: skin & trim conch 4:29 - The Finished Product 4:38 - Conch Recipes!!

Join us, Ben and Aurora, in Episode 8 of Sailing Loon as we sail to and explore the Berry Islands in the Bahamas. During our sail to the Berry's we are visited by a pod of dolphins who come to ride our bow wake as we sail; how magical. Come along as we explore Sugar Beach and Shark Creek, dinghy onto the coolest sandbar, and go diving for conch. We catch some fresh conch and make Bens famous Cayman style marinated conch and coconut conch chowder. Dinner doesn't get any fresher than that! Conch Cleaning Tutorial: https://youtu.be/4-lVvA60iac Thank you so much for watching. Please subscribe to come along with us on our Bahamas adventures. Stay tuned for Episode 9 where we continue our adventure in the Berry Islands. Follow Sailing Loon on Instagram for exclusive content: https://www.instagram.com/sailing.loon/ Follow Aurora on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auroracorbett/ Follow Ben on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benwoodford24/ Timecodes 0:00 - Intro 0:46 - Sail to Lucaya 2:22 - DOLPHINS riding our bow wake!! 3:46 - Anchor check & beach sunset 5:13 - Berry Island Adventure 7:59 - Conching & Pole Spearing 11:06 - Fresh Conch Dinner Cooking 14:16 - Taste Test!

Join us, Ben and Aurora, aboard SV Loon as we make our first crossing on Loon from West Palm Beach, Florida to West End, Bahamas. In this episode, we are giving you the full scoop for making your Gulf Stream crossing to the Bahamas. We will go over what weather to look for, analyzing our weather window, weather resources, and our heading strategy for crossing the Gulf Stream. We will take you along with us as we get up at 3am to depart for our crossing and document the 10-hour passage. Then we will give you the full scoop on immigration for entering the Bahamas via boat, and how to enter the cut at Old Bahama Bay Marina and the immigration process there. Bahamas Immigration Links: Cruising Permit/Click2Clear instructions: https://www.thehulltruth.com/florida-georgia/1271262-bahamas-click-clear.html Cruising Permit Website: https://www.bahamascustoms.gov.bs/visitor-info/marine-vessel-declarations-cruising-permits/ Thank you so much for watching. Please like, subscribe, and comment if you enjoyed Episode 7 of Sailing Loon. Stay tuned for Episode 8 where we venture deeper into the Bahamas! Follow Sailing Loon on Instagram for exclusive content: https://www.instagram.com/sailing.loon/ Follow Aurora on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auroracorbett/ Follow Ben on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benwoodford24/ Timecodes 0:00 - Intro 0:44 - Anchoring in West Palm Beach 1:24 - Weather Planning 2:21 - Our Crossing Weather Forecast 4:16 - Gulf Stream Heading Strategy 4:40 - Crossing Day! 8:55 - Entering Old Bahama Bay Marina 9:20 - Bahamas Immigration 10:52 - Crazy Weather!

Join us, Ben and Aurora, in Episode 6 of Sailing Loon as we FINALLY launch our new sailboat. Also in this episode, come along as we complete a renaming ceremony and officially rename our vessel "Loon". We attempt to anchor for the first time, and fail, returning to the marina to try again the next day. We have a very successful anchoring the next day and then take a trip to the beach for some fun. Thank you so much for watching. Please like, subscribe and comment if you enjoyed Episode 6 of Sailing Loon. Stay tuned for Episode 7 where we finally set sail to West Palm Beach and the Bahamas, specifically, West End. We will discuss the weather, our Gulf Stream crossing strategy, and checking in to the Bahamas. Follow Sailing Loon on Instagram for exclusive content: https://www.instagram.com/sailing.loon/ Follow Aurora on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auroracorbett/ Follow Ben on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benwoodford24/ Timecodes 0:00 - Intro 0:15 - Sailboat Launch 1:08 - Sailboat Renaming Ceremony 2:52 - First Time Anchoring Loon 6:38 - Second Attempt Anchoring 8:34 - First Night on Anchor 9:15 - Beach Adventure 11:05 - Fridge AND Freezer Problems? 12:38 - Sneak Peak of Next Episode!

Join us, Ben and Aurora, for the final stretch of our sailboat refit in the boatyard. We complete a very satisfying, and much needed, clean of our teak resulting in some amazing before and after shots. Our brand new Volvo Penta D2-5O diesel engine arrives and is installed. Ben takes us through a walkthrough of our new beast that will not only propel us to remote islands but also help provide us with power and hot water! Finally, we say goodbye to our sailboat's previous name, and await the official renaming of Loon. Thank you so much for watching. Please like, subscribe and comment if you enjoyed Episode 5 of Sailing Loon. Stay tuned for Episode 6 where we finally launch Loon, complete our sailboat renaming ceremony, and spend our first night on anchor (spoiler alert we have to abort back to the marina on our first attempt). Follow Sailing Loon on Instagram for exclusive content: https://www.instagram.com/sailing.loon/ Follow Aurora on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auroracorbett/ Follow Ben on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benwoodford24/ Timecodes 0:00 - Intro 0:12 - Teak Cleaning 2:20 - Teak Results 3:28 - Our New Engine Arrived! 3:51 - New Engine INSTALL 4:02 - Volvo Penta D2-50 walk-through 6:29 - More Boatyard Jobs 7:07 - Sneak Peak of Next Episode

Join us in episode 4 in the boatyard where we are quickly coming to the completion of our sailboat refit. In this episode of Sailing Loon, we have our first guests on the boat; Aurora's parents. We tackle a lot of electrical work this trip as we clean up wiring, rewire solar panels, and install a new VHF. We re-finish our port hole light trim and fridge shelves and clean everything from the deck to the bilges. Thank you so much for watching. Don't forget to like, subscribe & comment if you enjoyed! Stay tuned for episode 5 coming next week where our new engine is finally installed. Follow Sailing Loon on Instagram for exclusive content: https://www.instagram.com/sailing.loon/ Follow Aurora on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auroracorbett/ Follow Ben on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benwoodford24/ Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 0:49 - Loon's First Guests! 1:19 - Electrical Cleanup - Potential Battery Fire?! 4:40 - New VHF Radio Install 5:31 - Aft Cabin Tour 6:07 - Satisfying Deck to Bilges Clean 7:21 - Boat Work Reality 7:40 - Spice Rack 8:31 - DIY: Trim Transformation 11:45 - Thank you for watching :)

Join us this episode in the boatyard where we make good progress toward our goal of splashing our new sailboat and setting sail. In this episode of Sailing Loon we clean our saloon cushions, set up our new anchor and chain/ground tackle. We set up our new Magma BBQ, complete a satisfying clean on our forward locker, do some organizing and say bye to Loon to go home for the Holidays. Thank you so much for watching. Don't forget to like, subscribe & comment if you enjoyed! The sailboat refit continues! Subscribe so you don't miss episode 4 coming soon. Follow Sailing Loon on Instagram for exclusive content: https://www.instagram.com/sailing.loon/ Our new ground tackle set up: - 25 KG Rocna Anchor - Mantus Marine S2 Swivel - 215 feet of 3/8" G4 chain Our saloon cushions turned out pretty good, so heres a quick how-to. How to clean old cushions: cover in baking soda for the night (tip: scented baking soda for extra good smells), vacuum baking soda remains, spot treat any specific stains and let sit, use upholstery/carpet cleaner to clean cushions (we rented ours from a local hardware store). Timecodes 0:00 - Upholstery/Saloon Cushion Cleaning 4:28 - Back to the Boat! 4:35 - Morning Chats & Canned food review 6:43 - Setting up NEW Ground Tackle 10:29 - Front Locker Transformation 13:10 - Garage on our Sailboat 15:03 - Closing up Boat for Holidays

Hi, we're Ben and Aurora. We ended our lease and left our apartment in the big city of Toronto in search of adventure. We purchased a 2001 Bavaria 42, and are transforming it into our new home on the water. We plan to sail through the Caribbean this season and post our stories and adventures for you to follow. Follow our journey in episode 2 where we walk you through our major projects. We also replace the forward and aft heads, replace the faucets in both heads, do lots of cleaning, decorate the boat with some cool sticky tiles, and tell you about the hole in our boat that entails replacing the engine? Subscribe to follow along as we complete a small refit, launch the boat and set sail. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailing.loon/ Timecodes 0:00 - Intro + Auroras first look at Loon 0:42 - We have to replace our Diesel engine? 2:14 - Project/Boat walk-through 4:10 - The HOLE + WHY we are replacing the engine 5:23 - Replacing both Heads: Forward + Aft 11:19 - New Faucet 12:16 - Forward Head Complete! 13:04 - Our 5 Year Anniversary 13:31 - DIY Kitchen Tiles (EASY!)

Hi, we're Ben and Aurora. We ended our lease and left our apartment in the big city of Toronto in search of adventure. We purchased a 2001 Bavaria 42 sailboat, and are transforming it into our new home on the water. We plan to sail through the Caribbean this season and post our stories and adventures for you to follow. Follow our journey in episode 1 where we go through the process of purchasing a sailboat, have the boat surveyed, sail the new boat from Miami to Fort Pierce, have the boat hauled out into the yard, and begin a small refit. Subscribe to follow along as we complete a small refit, launch the boat and set sail. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailing.loon/