Covert Castaway Sailing with SV AWEN
Welcome to Covert Castaway sailing podcast, our fully uncut experience making the transition to being liveaboard sailing cruisers. Join us as we talk about what we‘re learning as we attempt a circumnavigation on our sailing catamaran SV AWEN. #sailing #liveaboard #cruising #circumnavigation
Episodes
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Warranty Work Already? - S7E08
20 hours ago
20 hours ago
This week we talk about our sailboat warranty work and neuvage for our Outremer 52 catamaran.
Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to being liveaboard sailing cruisers. Join us as we talk about what we‘re learning as we sell our stuff, quit our corporate jobs, say goodbye to our family and attempt a circumnavigation on a sailing catamaran.
Saturday Sep 23, 2023
It’s Windy! - S7E07
Saturday Sep 23, 2023
Saturday Sep 23, 2023
Let's talk about the Mediterranean wind; it's windy and unpredictable. We are learning a lot about trusting weather models and what we can do to stay safe in high wind conditions.
Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to being liveaboard sailing cruisers. Join us as we talk about what we‘re learning as we sell our stuff, quit our corporate jobs, say goodbye to our family and attempt a circumnavigation on a sailing catamaran.
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Boat Show Tips - S7E06
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Monday Sep 18, 2023
We are fresh from the Cannes Yachting Festival and wanted to share some tips since it's boat show season. We saw some amazing sailboats and yachts at this year's show and lots of changes in the new sailboat market. #boatshow
Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to being liveaboard sailing cruisers. Join us as we talk about what we‘re learning as we sell our stuff, quit our corporate jobs, say goodbye to our family and attempt a circumnavigation on a sailing catamaran.
Friday Sep 08, 2023
Sailing with the O’Kelly’s - S7E05
Friday Sep 08, 2023
Friday Sep 08, 2023
This week we are hosting the O'Kelly's during part of our sailboat shakedown. What wonderful guests!!! We sat down to chat over coffee and talk about boats!
Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to being liveaboard sailing cruisers. Join us as we talk about what we‘re learning as we sell our stuff, quit our corporate jobs, say goodbye to our family and attempt a circumnavigation on a sailing catamaran.
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
Insurance - S7E04
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
Discuss the adventure finding and keeping sailboat insurance for cruising. It's not as easy or cheap as it once was so update your budget!
Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to being liveaboard sailing cruisers. Join us as we talk about what we‘re learning as we sell our stuff, quit our corporate jobs, say goodbye to our family and attempt a circumnavigation on a sailing catamaran.
Saturday Aug 26, 2023
Working Out Kinks - S7E03
Saturday Aug 26, 2023
Saturday Aug 26, 2023
The not so glamorous side of getting a new sailboat is working out the kinks and shaking off the cobwebs as we finish getting our Outremer 52 ready for shakedown.
Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to being liveaboard sailing cruisers. Join us as we talk about what we‘re learning as we sell our stuff, quit our corporate jobs, say goodbye to our family and attempt a circumnavigation on a sailing catamaran.
Saturday Aug 19, 2023
Learning AWEN - S7E02
Saturday Aug 19, 2023
Saturday Aug 19, 2023
First night at anchor unsupervised on our Outremer 52 catamaran after a week of learning the systems, the nuances of the sail plan and how she works.
Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to being liveaboard sailing cruisers. Join us as we talk about what we‘re learning as we sell our stuff, quit our corporate jobs, say goodbye to our family and attempt a circumnavigation on a sailing catamaran.
Saturday Aug 12, 2023
Handover - S7E01
Saturday Aug 12, 2023
Saturday Aug 12, 2023
WE GOT OUR BOAT! Woo Hoo. We talk about our first day on the boat and how the initial handover went.
Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to being liveaboard sailing cruisers. Join us as we talk about what we‘re learning as we sell our stuff, quit our corporate jobs, say goodbye to our family and attempt a circumnavigation on a sailing catamaran.
Saturday Aug 05, 2023
Final Options & Costs - S6E13
Saturday Aug 05, 2023
Saturday Aug 05, 2023
Well, we got the final invoice for our sailboat since handover is next week and wanted to go through all our final options and decisions.
Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to being liveaboard sailing cruisers. Join us as we talk about what we‘re learning as we sell our stuff, quit our corporate jobs, say goodbye to our family and attempt a circumnavigation on a sailing catamaran.
Sunday Jul 30, 2023
Sails Up - S6E12
Sunday Jul 30, 2023
Sunday Jul 30, 2023
The new North Sails go on AWEN and we take our Outremer 52 out for the first test sail to see how she likes them!
Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to being liveaboard sailing cruisers. Join us as we talk about what we‘re learning as we sell our stuff, quit our corporate jobs, say goodbye to our family and attempt a circumnavigation on a sailing catamaran.