The Longest Night in Eight Years ! Ep 245

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:24:43 +0000

We're the Wood family - Woody, Irenka, Rowan, Darroch & Yewan. 8 years circumnavigating on a sailboat with 3 kids
• ~40,000 miles
• ~40 countries & territories
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▷Amazon Prime's "Adventure in Wonder"
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- Trailer: https://youtu.be/7OfAmECKj7E
▷The Telegraph: We quit rat race for eight-year sailing adventure
- Read Through: https://youtu.be/5NnprymsWC0
- Article: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/activity-and-adventure/eight-year-sailing-adventure/
▷The Telegraph: We spent 8-year sailing around the world. This was the scariest part
- Read Through: https://youtu.be/w7tgipworFE
- Article: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/trips-of-a-lifetime/red-sea-around-the-world-sailing/
▷BBC News: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ep8w192yno
▷BBC South East Today: https://youtu.be/BuJe4VtLLmQ
▷GB News: https://youtu.be/KN5yhpD1csA
▷Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/we-are-raising-kids-sea-during-covid19-1530315
▷Yachting Monthly Award Winner: https://youtu.be/Y1icRewwML8
▷Lonely Planet: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/families-living-on-the-sea
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Somewhere in the open water between the Maldives and Socotra, our passage took a turn we never saw coming — literally. We ran into a sprawling network of drift nets, all interconnected, stretching for miles with no clear way through. They barely showed up on AIS until we were within a few miles of them, giving us almost no warning to plan a route around.

Our buddy boat had it even worse — their AIS didn't pick up the nets at all, and they ended up snagged in the dark. That meant someone had to go over the side at night, diving under the hull to cut them free while the rest of us stood watch, scanning the water and the horizon for what else might be out there.

This video covers the whole ordeal: the moment we first spotted the nets, the tense hours trying to navigate around a maze we couldn't fully see, the radio calls back and forth with our buddy boat once they got caught, and the long, sleepless night that followed as we kept watch until sunrise.

If you're into offshore sailing, ocean passages, or just want to see what it's really like when things go sideways far from land — this one's for you.
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"Perception"
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"Tenderness"
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"Slow Motion"
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KEYWORDS:
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