Day 1 of the return crossing… and we’re already off to a strong start 😅 Both of us are sick. Me from day one, Gabi from the sea. Getting out of Sint Maarten was an adventure on its own — long fuel lines, rushing for the bridge, everything happening last minute as usual. But we made it. Now we’re heading towards France, upwind, fairly stable conditions, and honestly… great company. Could be worse, right? Now I just need to get better and get back to business. We’re live as always if you want to follow along: https://www.youtube.com/classicmara/live 🌊 ⚓ Life on the Showgirl is my journey toward one of the toughest solo sailing races on the planet: the Golden Globe Race — sailed solo, non-stop, and without modern technology. Follow along as I learn, prepare, and chase a dream that feels bigger than me. ------------------------------------------ New videos EVERY 7th of the month ------------------------------------------ EXCLUSIVE CONTENT!!: https://www.patreon.com/classicmara ------------------------------------------ Follow Mara: https://www.instagram.com/classicmara_/ __________________________ Support me: PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/helgamarielk Vipps: 39088 - Classic Mara Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/griedy1 GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/173a9a5e6 __________________________ Affiliate links: Dakota Lithium Batteries: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=79634&awinaffid=2732466&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dakotalithium.com Orca Navigation System: https://getorca.com/?via=classicmara PitViper: https://www.pitviper.com/discount/CLASSICMARA?redirect=%2F&utm_campaign=money%2Bcounters&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=upfluence

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Our biggest project yet! Our old bottom paint was failing and our thru hulls were corroding! We hauled out at Bert Jabin Yacht Yard to take care of both problems at once. Doing most of the work ourselves, we didn’t know what we were getting ourselves into! Incredibly hot weather and back breaking labor, after 4 days the thru hulls were complete and we finished prepping to start the paint. Thankfully we didn’t sand the bottom paint ourselves. Instead we wanted to start fresh and got the bottom professionally blasted down to bare gel coat. After days prepping the bottom of the boat we toiled for two MORE days to apply four coats of Interlux 2000 barrier paint followed by two coats of Trinidad Pro. We thought this was going to be easy peasy, right? I’ve painted the entire inside of my house, how hard could it be to paint a boat? We were so wrong… Constant crouching on our knees then standing back up - lather, rinse, repeat… The Trinidad Pro has so much copper in it, holding that heavy roller full of paint above our head for hours was brutal! On the bright side, we both got a full body workout two days in a row 🤣 We finished up the last coat of paint around 9pm and it wasn’t until the next morning that we could appreciate the fruits of our labor, it was so worth it. 💙 Will I ever volunteer to paint the bottom of another boat…? Oh, heck no! If you’re wondering how much money projects like this cost, check it👇🏼👇🏼 Thru hulls = $800 Barrier paint = $1000 Anti-fouling paint = $1050 Bottom blasting = $2000 Yard fees = $1650 Misc parts, supplies, & consumables = $300 TOTAL without labor = $6800 Cost of therapy = TBD…… 😵‍💫 #boatwork #sailingcouple #beneteau411 #sailboat #boatproject #diy #shorts

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Pre start warm up at Antigua 360. SV Deep Blue … How many crew on the rail #svsaracenstravels #SVDeepBlue #antigua360 #liveaboardlife #yachtracing

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Day 1 of bringing Buster back to life! 🚐🔧 In this short, I'm tackling the first major component of our vintage German bus restoration - the master cylinder and brake booster. Working out of my boyfriend's workshop (yes, that's a helicopter in the background!), I'm getting these critical brake components cleaned up and ready for disassembly. This is just the beginning of The Buster Restoration Project - follow along as we take this decades-old VW bus from rusty relic to road-ready adventure mobile. 🔔 Subscribe for more restoration shorts 💬 What should I tackle next? Comment below! #BusterRestorationProject #VWBusRestoration #VanLife

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