Join us here: https://youtube.com/c/outchasingstars/live Just a quick video to announce we're going to do our first ever YouTube Live Stream! We never did get to have a party to celebrate in St. Lucia to officially completing our circumnavigation so come help us celebrate here instead! Join us this Wednesday May 6th at 8:30pm Eastern Standard Time and bring all your questions about sailing, circumnavigating, life on boats or whatever else you want to talk about! See you then!

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Reasons why I think this lifestyle is the best

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Salling is the Best Way to recharge yourself. When you go out to sea on a sailboat, you find peace. You feel reborn and begin to look at life from a completely different perspective. And we will be your best helpers in guiding you on what to do and how to do it in this new world. Now join us and learn how to sail.

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Would you change seacock valve 65cm below the water line whilst afloat?! It might not be as scary as you think. This valve body seized up (despite only being 3-4 years old) so I unscrewed it, popped in a wooden bung, bought a new one and screwed it on. The trick is to be prepared. I had all my wooden bungs on hand, covered any electrical equipment and was ready for the worst case scenario. Fortunately, because it was a fairly new fitting, it came undone relatively easily and the job was pretty straight forward 😊💦 And what’s the worst case scenario I was prepared for? The worst case scenario is the thru hull fitting itself breaking off when I attempt to unscrew the valve. What would I do about it? Just tap in one of my many wooden bungs and then arrange to get the boat lifted out! That scenario was quite unlikely but it helps to think through what could happen. What also helped me is that, from previous experimentation on another boat, we have pumps that I know could easily outrun the water coming in through that hole. An uncontrolled inflow through that fitting wouldn’t be good as it would spray seawater everywhere but it’s good to know that the pumps could cope. It’s always counter intuitive and panic inducing to see water flooding in to the boat and I know many people don’t like to pull out their paddle wheel log transducers for that very reason however staying calm and knowing that it would actually take quite a long time to sink through a 3/4” hole means it may not be as bad as you think. Always worth thinking what else could help. Whilst away, shopping for parts, I left Kate armed with cushions as well as wooden bungs as a cushion pushed hard over a hole will slow the flow enough that most bilge pumps would cope. Despite my previous experiments I was even surprised how little water we took on but the point is that, with a little thought and prep, changing a valve or pulling that paddle wheel so it doesn’t foul up needn’t be that stressful or require an expensive lift out. Luckily for me everything went super smoothly this time so no need for backup plans! It does get the heart pumping a bit when you haven’t done it for a while though! 😊💦 #followintrepidbear #sailinglife #sailing #sailor #liveaboard #sailboat #boatlife

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A look at the updated systems locker on the starboard side of the Vision 444 catamaran. The clean and efficient layout makes any servicing or repair easy to get to. There is another on the port side for the port hull systems. Note, pardon the wood clamps; the door jambs and door are added after launch otherwise the tensioning of the rig would cause the doors to not close perfectly. Want more? Please give us a follow on our other social media: https://instagram.com/on_a_new_tack http://facebook.com/OnANewTack Check out our blog: http://www.OnANewTack.com Where are we right now:? http://tracking.OnANewTack.com For the BEST content, follow our cat on Instagram: https://instagram.com/chuckpail

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