There are times (many of them) where we cant believe our luck ending up in beautiful places with incredible scenery.. "living the life! " Then there are also times where we would rather be ANYWHERE else. ........................................................................... Please consider becoming a Member Supporter and hit the JOIN button.. or just LIKE & SUBSCRIBE! ALSO the NOTIFICATION BELL so we can keep you updated ... Thanks! ........................................................................... We are the Whittakers. We are a Kiwi family who sold up and hopped off the hamster wheel to reconnect as a family, live a true and real life & explore the world by sail boat............................................................................... Check out our website for updates and our current location ***** www.freedomfamily.nz ***** ............................................................................. A VERY BIG THANKS to our amazing Patreons who without their help these videos just wouldnt be possible. A small contribution funds things like equipment replacement & repair and data expenses. For less than the price of a coffee .. join our crew! ***** https://www.patreon.com/freedomfamily ***** Video Intro & Outro theme music "On My Way" and "Aotearoa" kindly supplied by Singer Songwriter BEN THROP, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand www.benthrop.live Instagram ***** https://www.instagram.com/freedomfamilynz/ ***** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow our journey here : https://freedomfamily.nz/locations/where-are-we-now/

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We found out we were not ready to go after just 24 hours on anchor. We broke parts and need to replace a couple big ticket items. Not the way we wanted to start our journey. We will have more on all this in a few weeks in regular videos.

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Sailing boat - Både sælges, Hanse 385 - 2 cabin, 2013 DKK 1.399.000 Scanboat https://www.scanboat.com/en/boat-market/boats/sailing-boat-hanse-385---2-cabin-17478528

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We had an interesting final sail on Peter's Firebird in the most wind I sailed in when in Barbados - we sailed with 2 reefs. Peter's friend Eric has a foiling waveboard and he wanted to foil behind the Firebird. In the end he managed it, but there was lots of falling in at the beginning. It was hard work for Peter and I as we had to start at near zero speed, so Eric could grab the tow rope, then slowly accelerate to about 7 knots so he could get ready for lift off. Then accelerate to 10 knots very quickly, so he could lift out. And then control the speed at 10-12 rather than surge up to 15-18. But of course the wind would drop, or he'd fall in or.... but, as I say, after 2 hours he did manage to fly for maybe 30 secs. Although, if we were quick enough, we could stop and heave to after he fell in, sometimes we sailed on too far and then we had to pull in the tow rope (we discovered it was too easy to get it entangled on rudders and daggerboards), tack round and sail back. As always it was scary how quickly a head disappears from view. But interestingly we could easily see him when he was in the sun, it was when he was north of us that he became invisible (one of his sons kept a very close eye on Dad, religiously pointing to his position). Flat water helped, and lots of passing day charter cats got a bit confused by seeing a swimmer apparently a mile out to sea but happily waving!

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Chart navigation on Bavaria cruiser 44. #charter #sailingschool #sailing #bavariayachts #chart

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https://www.scanboat.com/en/boat-market

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