Boat Battery Nightmare: Liveaboard Sailing Disaster and Rough Seas at Sunrise as We Cross the Bay

Sailing around the world isn't always smooth seas and tropical sunsets! In this episode, we start off in paradise-swimming in crystal-clear water, enjoying the breathtaking sunset over the ocean, and living the dream on our sailboat. But things take a turn for the worse when, right after dinner, our lithium batteries fail, leaving us in a serious predicament. With no power and the risk of losing vital systems, we're forced to make a tough decision: head back to the marina at first light-right as rough seas start rolling in. ? What you'll see in this episode: ? Swimming in stunning turquoise waters ? ? A breathtaking sunset at sea ? ? Battling rough seas at sunrise ?? ? Making an emergency return to the marina ? Since becoming sailors, we've learned that life on a sailboat is unpredictable. Whether you're a sailboat owner, a beginner sailor, or just dreaming of traveling the world by sailboat, this episode is a reminder that offshore sailing comes with real challenges! ? Have you ever had a boat battery failure while at sea? Drop a comment below and let us know how you handled it! ? Don't forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and hit the BELL ? so you never miss an episode of our sailing adventures! ? Join Us On Our Sailing Journey! We are sharing the highs and lows of boat life, sailboat maintenance, and ocean adventures. If you love sailing, travel, and off-grid living, subscribe to our channel for real-life sailing experiences, DIY boat fixes, and breathtaking destinations. ? SUBSCRIBE to follow our journey ? LIKE & SHARE this video if you love sailing life and liveaboard adventures! It's been just over a year since our first sail in @SailingAstridTheWombat actually that means it's been a year since our first sail ever. That's right a year ago we bought this Beneteau Oceanis 430 and pulled the sail up for the first time ever when we brought her home. A sail that stretched 700 nautical miles from Townsville in Far North Queensland Australia to Moreton Bay in Brisbane Queensland. We bought our Sailboat a year ago and plan to sail it around the world. Join us to see the challenges as we continue to learn to sail, prepare our boat and make changes so our boat feels like a home. We are moving onboard in just a few months so our sailing dream is getting closer and closer. Each experience we have and each new sailing skill learnt just keeps bringing us closer to taking off to sail around the world in our Beneteau Oceanis 430 @SailingAstridTheWombat living our boat life dream. We hope you enjoy our content. Please hit subscribe and follow our journey to full time sailing around the world. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:05 Boat Polishing 01:35 New Gas 02:24 Getting the Tender Ready 03:06 Beach Time 04:36 Sundowners in the Cockpit 06:14 Sunset on the Boat 07:42 No Power on the Boat 12:56 Sunrise from the Boat 13:40 Rough Seas in the Bay Please leave a comment, like and subscribe to follow our journey. We are Gav and Shezz an Aussie couple with a dream to sail and scuba dive around the world. We bought our Beneteau Oceanis 430 in October 2023 with zero sailing experience but the belief that we can do this. We have filmed our journey from looking for boats, buying the boat and downsizing our house so we can liveaboard and all the messy wonderful life stuff in between. Join us now as we start to get our boat prepared for liveaboard life. As new sailors we want to share all of our learnings and keep it real in our videos. We want to show step by step what it takes to choose a boat, buy the boat and learn how to sail. Our sailing learning curve is steep so come along with us as we learn and grow as liveaboard sailors. We promise you will have a laugh! Welcome aboard Astrid The Wombat Gav and Shezz You can also find us on Instagram and Facebook: Sailing Astrid the Wombat #sailing #liveaboard #sailingaustralia #sailingadventures #sailboat