NO WATER, NO FIX! | How we survive without water in the South Pacific! [Ep186 Red Seas]

What happens when your only watermaker fails… thousands of miles from civilization? In this intense and heartwarming episode, we face our biggest emergency in 5 years of off-grid sailing — running out of water in the middle of the South Pacific. With no shops, no backup plan, and only rain and kindness to count on, we have to get creative (and fast) to survive. 💧 We share the raw reality of off-grid expedition life: 👉 DIY fixes under pressure 👉 Grateful encounters with generous islanders 👉 Inventing a water system from spare parts 👉 Festival rehearsals, cultural insights & real community spirit 👉 The bittersweet farewell to a remote paradise This is more than a sailing vlog — it’s a story of resilience, connection, and the beautiful unpredictability of life at sea 🌴⚓ ⸻ ⏱️ Chapters / Timestamps 00:00 – The Breakdown Begins 01:05 – Watermaker Disaster Explained 06:06 – Borrowing Water, Island-Style 07:30 – How to catch a bus on the ocean 09:57 – Behind the Scenes: National Festival Dance Rehearsal 12:53 – Building a Drinking Water System 16:18 – Lifting Anchor: Farewell Tongareva 17:50 – Testing our spinnaker offshore ⸻ 🙌 Join the Adventure Subscribe for more raw, real stories from the edge of the map: 🛠 DIY systems, ⚡ Off-grid life, 🌍 Epic cultures & 💙 unforgettable people. 📌 Website – www.red-seas.com 💖 Support us – www.patreon.com/redseas 📷 Instagram – @realredseas 📘 Facebook – @realredseas ⸻ 🔎 Tags / Keywords for Visibility #OffGridSailing #WaterCrisis #SouthPacificAdventure #SailingVlog #RemoteLiving #DIYBoatFix #OceanLife #SailingFamily #SurvivalAtSea #redseas For more information about Zora, check out www.iNav4U.com DISCOUNT CODE: REDSEAS See version 1 (Wayfinder) in action here: https://youtu.be/jQanLnmrHBw 🎵 Music 🎵 All tracks can be found at Epidemic Sound. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 📖 Our Story 📖 We're Iain and Brioni [The Reds] a couple of redheaded Scots who sold everything we own and moved halfway round the world to buy a boat that we could call home. We have a habit of finding ourselves in the most unusual circumstances, but that’s what makes life interesting! We live in search of the most remote places to live and sail so hit subscribe and join us on this adventure! 🗺️ Track 🗺️ https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/red-seas/journey?find=0&sid=6132493533052928&tc=1679925060879ieours