Sailing Saoirse - Our FIRST time on a MOORING BALL & our first encounter with DOLPHINS on Saoirse❗️🐬

It’s our first time on a mooring ball! In this weeks episode we get ready to move from Club Mykonos Marina - Langebaan to Saldanha Bay Yacht Club. Chris Boock came to help us and make sure all our systems were tested and ready for the move. Moving from the security of a marina and the convenience of being moored to a dock is what has kept us at Club Mykonos for so long but after being given the opportunity to live off of a swing mooring for half the price we jumped at the opportunity. We are having to leave our comfort zone and step out into the world of ‘off-the-grid living’ which will inevitably become our way of life when we finally get to start our adventures! Sometimes we just need a little push to get there 😂 We are excited but also nervous because we are still in the Western Cape and will still have to contend with the miserable winter storms. During our last sea trial before moving Saoirse, we had our first ever dolphin spotting from Saoirse herself. This could only mean good luck, right?? With everything that has been going on we could use a little luck right now! On moving day Robin, Chris, Denver and Colben motor sailed Saoirse across the lagoon to Saldanha Bay Yacht Club. Teagan and I drove the car and the trailer full of tools and supplies across to Saldanha. We will use the trailer as a storage unit for all our stuff while still finishing up the last of the work on Saoirse. We settled down for a braai, in the evening of our first day on a mooring ball and had beautiful still weather for the night. DOLPHIN ALERT 🚨 We spotted a huge pod of dolphins and seals feeding on bait below the surface of the water. We couldn’t help but hop in the dinghy and try and get an up-close experience with them. We didn’t want to scare them so we used our ores to get around but because they were dashing from one place to another, it was hard to keep up with them. Nevertheless it was an awesome experience! So the next stage of our adventure has started. Living off the grid and planning our Trans Atlantic crossing later this year -hopefully😳 - a lot depends on the world Covid situation. We hope you are enjoying our videos and if you have just joined our crew, don’t hesitate to go back to episode 1 and catch up on our story from the very beginning! #sailing #livingoffthegrid #lovesailing #catamaran #catamaransailing #mooringball #swingmooring #Islandspirit #southafrica #saldanhabayyachtclub #movingday #catamaranrefit #livingthedream #buyingayacht #offthegridliving #livingoffthegrid