Sailing SV CUBA

This is what CRUISING on a sailboat feels like (PARADISE AND HORROR) 😲 Sailing SV CUBA | EP.67

Cruising in paradise can instantly turn into sailing horror! Follow us on Sailing SV CUBA this week as we experience the highs and lows of this off-grid lifestyle on our sailboat.

This week we are sailing more than 200NM to save our sailboat while taking on water – the horror of a full-time cruising couple. But we try...

Success! Better late than never! 😬😅

We are currently with very limited internet, so this one has been a liiittle late! 🙈

Luckily after some time running around seemingly aimlessly, while pointing my hand-held toward the sky I finally managed to upload this one for you! 💪😃 Wohoo!

Wishing you a very relaxing Wednesday!

~ Salsa 💛

BOAT LIFE: MAKING MY SAILBOAT SAFE! 🤿 RAW, REAL & EXCITING LIFE at SEA ⛵ Sailing SV CUBA - EP.66

After 28 hours of slow internet and no sleep, we finally managed to upload this one guys. Thank you so much for your wonderful patience and for being by our side on this adventure that who knows were is going  🤣🤣

It is not all horror and horror and horror lol this week you get to see why we love this life st...

A quick one while the Sun is out!

I still cannot believe we made it all the way to the Caribbean! Somehow in my head, I am still waiting for the winter and the cold to arrive. 😅

It doesn't feel like very long ago, when we took our first steps, sailing in the Mediterranean with next to no experience.

But while we escaped the winter storms in Eur...

Fixing my Tiny House in PARADISE! ⛵ REAL LIFE Aboard Our 46ft SAILBOAT ⚓ Sailing SV CUBA Ep.65

The reality of sailing around the world on a sailboat means: You are off grid and gotta fix everything yourself!

 Our tiny home, a Beneteau Oceanis, is fully prepared for life at sea as we are currently sailing through the Caribbean.

Follow us each week in our real life sailing adventure here on SV CUBA as we...

No need for roads 😜

Hello lovely people, 

I'd come across another shot from our crazy dinghy excursion down the coast the other day. There were no roads leading to this stretch of beach but we did manage to time the surf and jump onto the sand just before the next wave broke! 😃💪

I hope you enjoy this one!

Lotsa love ...

Arriving in THE CARIBBEAN after 18 DAYS AT SEA - Sailing SV CUBA No.64

We are sailing across the Atlantic Ocean in our 46ft sailboat! Join us this week on Sailing SV CUBA as things continue to break during our 18-day Ocean passage to the Caribbean and we finally sail into the busiest anchorage we have ever seen.

Happy Sunday!

Today we drove 10 miles down the coast with the dinghy to take this picture! 🧡

Though the weather is calm, big swells are rolling in and breaking onto the shore.

Therefore, it was a little tricky to find a place where it is not dangerous to beach the dinghy.

Just before sunset we managed to find a lit...

FIRST ATLANTIC CROSSING - Sailing SV CUBA EP.63

How does crossing the Atlantic Ocean on a sailboat really feel like? Come with us for the 2100 nautical mile Sailing trip from Cape Verde to the Caribbean.

This is our first time Sailing across the Atlantic and everything seams to be breaking so far. Will our 46ft Sailboat make it in one piece across the Ocean?

Jo...

Happy Weekend Everyone!

We are off to new horizons and it's looking to be a slow and calm sail. While we still have a little internet connection, I thought I quickly upload this picture for you! 

Happy Weekend and I hope you have a relaxing one!! - Salsa 🌻💛😃

CAN I SINGLE HAND SAIL my 46ft Sailboat? (Atlantic Crossing Preparation) Sailing SV CUBA ⛵ EP.62

Can I sail this boat single handed? We are about to cross the Atlantic Ocean for the first time AND it will be only the two of us on our 46ft sailboat.

We will be sailing non-stop for over 2 weeks. Best to practice single hand tacking a few more times before we set sail for our Atlantic crossing.

Join us this week...

Boat Life: Getting DIRTY! 🛁⛵ Sailing SV CUBA - EP.61

This sloop is dirty, time to change that! Join us this week in our boat life on Sailing SV CUBA as we are getting our sailboat back into ship shape.

And then it is time to lift anchor and sail west toward the last destination before our first Atlantic Crossing.

This is our boat life story: A German girl and a Cuba...

Time for a Happy Dance! 😋

This week my mind has been all over the place. I just did not expect this to happen! 😮

We only just completed our repairs and settled back into a bit more of "normality" (as if there was ever such a thing 🤣). But yes, we had been focussing on CUBA's wellbeing and then, all of a sudden we noticed a massive mileston...

THIS IS HARD! 😓 Raw, Unfiltered BOAT LIFE ⛵ (Prepping for Atlantic Crossing) 🌊 Sailing SV CUBA EP.60

Wonder, if boat life is for you? It is not always plain sailing especially if you are preparing to sail across the Atlantic!

Hop onboard Sailing SV CUBA this week and see how hard sailing life can be – we love it still! 🥰⛵💛

Woohoo! We are whole again! 😃

Our stern tube fix is finally complete and we are absolutely stoked about how flawless the process has been.

It is to date the first boat project that took less time than anticipated and probably worked out the smoothest overall. 😊 The captain is especially proud, because it is not just a sound but also a pretty resu...

Soaking up the Serenity

Life sometimes moves so fast, we can barely keep up. 

Challenges and the unexpected, keep us, and especially our minds racing. 

With all the things going on in our lives, it's easy to forget to hit the brakes from time to time. We forget to stop and recharge our batteries. 

Even with the beaut...

Everyone told us: It's not possible, haul out!

It’s us again! 😀 Progress has been made!

Yesterday we dove down and managed to seal the shaft with children’s playdoh. It took a while, because the belly of CUBA has a bit of growth - more like a reef…😵🤣

We took the bracket off, which we temporarily attached to stop CUBA from taking on water, and we...

One Adrenaline-Filled Shopping Trip!

Hey guys,

We would like to give you a quick update on our two issues: You probably remember that our skin fitting of the engine raw water intake moved while we attempted to change the seacock in the water, which then created a leak.

In the process of that, we also snapped off the stern tube gland fitting that cool...

HOME is on the OCEAN ⛵ Last Stop before Sailing Across the Atlantic EP59 This is Our BOAT LIFE STORY

We sailed over 15.000 Nautical Miles & our boat life has taken us to the remote island of Sal: The last stop before crossing the vast Atlantic Ocean.

But before we can set sail west in our tiny home on the water, we have to prepare our sailboat and ourselves for this epic journey.

Follow us this week on Sailin...

Vitamin Beach

It took us some time but we finally found a calm enough spot to do some much needed fixes on SV CUBA.

Since we do not usually spend time in marinas it can be tricky to find a spot away from wind and waves.

Now this time we were especially lucky because we did not only find a quiet place to be productive, we a...

14 Days at SEA 🌊 Our Unfiltered & REAL LIFE Onboard a 46ft Sailboat ⛵ Sailing SV CUBA - [Ep.58]

Wonder how it feels to be 14 days at sea on a sailboard? In this episode we bring you onboard to experience our unfiltered & real life sailing adventures on the Atlantic Ocean.

A Postcard from Carriacou with Love!

Hey lovely people, 

We made it!! We have arrived in Carriacou and dropped our hook in Tyrell Bay. 

Before SV CUBA decided to give us a bit of trouble this island had not been on our route just yet but we could have not asked for a more beautiful place to do repairs. 

With this we want to share...

Plain Sailing

Today I came across an interesting article about the effects of sailing and how beneficial it is for our wellbeing.

It has always fascinated me how our environment influences our mood and health. And that oftentimes we are not actively noticing what does us well and what doesn't.

Because sailing isn't all too c...

ALONE & OFF GRID ⛵ Our FIRST TIME SAILING the Atlantic Ocean [Ep.57] Real Life Onboard Our Sailboat

We are ALONE & HUNDREDS OF MILES away from land! This week we are sailing on the open Atlantic Ocean for the very first time. What could go wrong?

The weather is about to turn for the worse and just in that moment our mail sail jammed. A potentially very dangerous situation. A sailors worst nightmare would be a stuc...

Calm has been bestowed

After a hectic few days we managed to bring some calm back into SV CUBA. 

A few days ago, we encountered an issue and still there is water coming into the boat. But for now the leak has been contained and we spent some time contemplating what to do. 

Initially, we planned to sail north but now we changed...

We Are Taking Our BENETEAU 461 Across the ATLANTIC OCEAN ⛵ [Ep.56] Boat Life - Sailing SV CUBA

This is our last stop before we hit the open Ocean for the first time! Will this sailboat stand the test to sail across the Atlantic Ocean? Have we thought about all the preparation and safety onboard?

Follow us this week on Sailing SV CUBA, as we tick off the last boxes to get our sailboat ready, and set sail for our f...

Real Time Update - 17.03.2023

Hey lovely people,

We are just about to upload our next episode but before we do that we just wanted to give you a quick heads-up on our current situation. At the moment we are anchored in St. Anne, Martinique.

A few days ago we were about to leave CUBA at anchor, to go for an extended hike. As a safety measure, w...

REAL LIFE Aboard Our 46ft SAILBOAT [Ep.55] Last Stop Before our 1st Ocean Passage - Sailing SV CUBA

Wonder what real life on a 46ft sailboat feels like? Here is how we live Off-Grid on the Ocean and travel. We give you an insight into our daily life aboard our sailboat.

Our tiny home is currently sailing toward the open ocean and we are getting prepared for our first ocean passage in our 46ft monohull. We are determin...

What a Whirlwind!

The past few days have been a bit of a mess. 

We were in the midst of making plans where to sail to next to explore and film, but life onboard hardly ever works out as planned. 

The day before yesterday, we got prepared for an extended hike, take some pictures and fly the drone. And just as we were about...

Heading for the ATLANTIC OCEAN in Our Off Grid Blue Water SAILBOAT ⛵ Sailing SV CUBA - EP.54

Are we ready to sail across an Ocean? After more than one year of living on our sailboat, we are now getting closer to the next level of our sailing adventure: Crossing the Atlantic Ocean!

It has been a tumultuous sailing season for us, but now it starts to dawn on us that things are getting real. We still have a lot of...