Sailing Dark Angel

SDA81P Reinventing the Toaster, Sailing and Rachel's Bubble Bath at High Tide!

In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, Dave tries to reinvent the toaster and we sail south from Norman's Cay in the Exumas, past the Land and Sea Park, to Compass Cay. We never did hit Rachel's Bubble Bath at the right time last year, but this time?

00:00 This week/Intro
00:32 Reinventing the toaster
03:12 Sailing, light and variable winds
08:37 Headed to the Bubble Bath
10:43 Rachel's Bubble Bath, Compass Cay
14:56 Wrap-up

We take our Ugowear waterproof bags EVERY...

SDA80N Three Days at Sea. Gun Cay to the Exumas

In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel we set off on a 3 day crossing from Gun Gay to Norman’s Cay Bahamas! Traveling further into the Bahamas we share this crossings beautiful sunsets and stunning sunrises. We marvel at the stark contrast of the many islands insanely shallow banks and alternatively thousands of feet to the ocean floor drop offs.  Lots of sailing is a must to build experience.

We take our Ugowear waterproof bags EVERYWHERE!
Awesome company and amazing products....

SDA80P Three Days at Sea. Gun Cay to the Exumas

In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel we set off on a 3 day crossing from Gun Gay to Norman’s Cay Bahamas! Traveling further into the Bahamas we share this crossings beautiful sunsets and stunning sunrises. We marvel at the stark contrast of the many islands insanely shallow banks and alternatively thousands of feet to the ocean floor drop offs.  Lots of sailing is a must to build experience.

We take our Ugowear waterproof bags EVERYWHERE!
Awesome company and amazing products....

SDA79N Did Our New Main Sail Just Break?

In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we sail from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Bimini in the Bahamas. Our new mainsail doesn't survive the trip unscathed. I perform my first anchor check of the season. We sail to Gun Cay to wait out some wind before we finally head for the Exumas. Dave tries to fix the broken sail. You can't stop at Gunn Cay without visiting Honeymoon beach! Or can you?  

Enjoy our Sapona wreck dive here
2023-03-31 13:07:42 +0000 UTC View Post

SDA79P Did Our New Main Sail Just Break?

In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we sail from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Bimini in the Bahamas. Our new mainsail doesn't survive the trip unscathed. I perform my first anchor check of the season. We sail to Gun Cay to wait out some wind before we finally head for the Exumas. Dave tries to fix the broken sail. You can't stop at Gunn Cay without visiting Honeymoon beach! Or can you?

Enjoy our Sapona wreck dive here
2023-03-30 19:30:10 +0000 UTC View Post

SDA78N Offshore Sailing ~ Weather & Dolphins

In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we sail down the Florida coast from St Augustine to Lake Worth to Fort Lauderdale. Instead of traveling the ICW we take two multiday trips down the coast, braving offshore weather.

Join us on this adventure of a lifetime.
Our new website is LIVE! Check us out... sailingdarkangel.com
Lisa's personal blog is being added right now.
If you like what you see, consider buying us a beer?

We were featured in an article on Pussfoot!
2023-03-19 18:23:45 +0000 UTC View Post

SDA78P Offshore Sailing ~ Weather & Dolphins

In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we sail down the Florida coast from St Augustine to Lake Worth to Fort Lauderdale. Instead of traveling the ICW we take two multiday trips down the coast, braving offshore weather.

Join us on this adventure of a lifetime.
Our new website is LIVE! Check us out... sailingdarkangel.com
Lisa's personal blog is being added right now.
If you like what you see, consider buying us a beer?

We were featured in an article on Pussfoot!
2023-03-18 19:53:06 +0000 UTC View Post

SDA77N Rafting Up & Hurricane Nicole

In St Augustine, Florida we raft up for the first time. Our raft buddy is none other than super broker, now captain Ian aboard his Manta 42, Synchronicity.
After a too short visit with Ian, we batten down for Huricane Nicole. Buckle up! It's going to be a bumpy ride!

Join Captain Ian aboard Synchronicity in St Augustine
Reach out to him here...
https://sandbaryachtadventures.com

Join us on this adv...

SDA77P Rafting Up & Hurricane Nicole

In St Augustine, Florida we raft up for the first time. Our raft buddy is none other than super broker, now captain Ian aboard his Manta 42, Synchronicity.
After a too short visit with Ian, we batten down for Huricane Nicole. Buckle up! It's going to be a bumpy ride!  

Join Captain Ian aboard Synchronicity in St Augustine
Reach out to him here...
https://sandbaryachtadventures.com  

J...

SDA76N Heat Seeking Catamaran

We cruise the ICW south to Beaufort North Carolina, where we head out to the ocean bound for Charleston, and then on down to St Augustine, Florida, turning weeks of sailing on the ICW into about a week of sailing down the coast.
A spinnaker mishap is disappointing, but the weather is warming up!  

Join us on this adventure of a lifetime.
Our new website is LIVE! Check us out... sailingdarkangel.com
Lisa's personal blog is being added right now.
If you like what you...

SDA76P Heat Seaking Catamaran

We cruise the ICW south to Beaufort North Carolina, where we head out to the ocean bound for Charleston, and then on down to St Augustine, Florida, turning weeks of sailing on the ICW into about a week of sailing down the coast.
A spinnaker mishap is disappointing, but the weather is warming up!  

Join us on this adventure of a lifetime.
Our new website is LIVE! Check us out... sailingdarkangel.com
Lisa's personal blog is being added right now.
If you like what you...

SDA75N Plotting our Escape

We change our ailing Raymarine Chartplotter for a new Raymarine Axiom 12Plus just in time for the Annapolis Sailboat Show. Right after the show we finally squeeze out of the marina we spent nearly 2 months in, and sailed down the Chesapeake in search of warmer waters!

Our Annapolis Sailboat Show video is here https://youtu.be/vmxyJD6M__s

and if you want to see just how skinny this marina slip is, check out this v...

SDA75P Plotting our Escape

We change our ailing Raymarine Chartplotter for a new Raymarine Axiom 12Plus just in time for the Annapolis Sailboat Show. Right after the show we finally squeeze out of the marina we spent nearly 2 months in, and sailed down the Chesapeake in search of warmer waters!

Our Annapolis Sailboat Show video is here
vimeo.com/761701327/41e12c258d

and if you want to see just how skinny this marina slip is, check out this video 2023-02-24 22:31:37 +0000 UTC View Post

SDA74N Imp Goes Legal! Dinghy Lights Installation

Our dinghy "Imp" has been running around without navigation lights. We rarely run at night, and never in the US, but that's going to change so we are adding a dinghy light kit to her. The kit looks high quality. Let's see if the installation is as well. See how much I love Imp 

Join us on this adventure of a lifetime.
Our new website is LIVE! Check us out... sailingdarkangel.com
Lisa's personal blog is being added right now.
If you like what you see, consider buying us a b...

SDA74P Imp Goes Legal! Navisafe Dinghy Lights Installation

Our CL290 Highfield Dinghy "Imp" has been running around without navigation lights. We rarely run at night, and never in the US, but that's going to change so we are adding a Navisafe Dinghy Light kit to her. The kit looks high quality. Let's see if the installation is as well

Join us on this adventure of a lifetime.
Our new website is LIVE! Check us out... sailingdarkangel.com
Lisa's personal blog is being added right now.
If you like what you see, consider buying u...

SDA73N Everything is Better with Bacon

In St Augustine we installed the brand new Precision main sail we had waited months for. It didn’t go well. With the slider cars too small and no battens, we no sooner got her all the way up, when she broke free of the mast. So we called Precision Sails,  took the sail back down, folded it up, and repacked it to send off to warranty-land. Precision shipped our sail to our friends at Bacon Sails and Marine Supplies in Annapolis to replace the sliders and supply the battens.
Stevie br...

SDA73P Everything is Better with Bacon

In St Augustine we installed the brand new Precision main sail we had waited months for. It  didn’t go well. With the slider cars too small and no battens, we no sooner got her all the way up, when she broke free of the mast. So we called Precision Sails, took the sail back down folded it up, and repacked it to send off to warranty-land.
Precision shipped our sail to our friends at Bacon Sails and Marine Supplies in Annapolis to replace the sliders and supply the battens.   2023-02-04 18:54:34 +0000 UTC View Post

SDA72N How Much Water will a Bilge Pump Pump?

In this episode of sailing dark angel we discover flooding in our starboard bilge.
Fixing the power supply isn’t enough to solve the problem.
I need another coffee

Afterword we play Trouble... with a twist!

Get your own 'Dark Angel' coffee mug
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for Ryan and Sophie's coffee misadventure at sea go to
youtube.com/watch?v=HuxtQO6pqqo

Join us on this adventure of a lifetime.
Our new...

SDA72P How Much Water will a Bilge Pump Pump?

In this episode of sailing dark angel we discover flooding in our starboard bilge.
Fixing the power supply isn’t enough to solve the problem.
I need another coffee

Get your own 'Dark Angel' coffee mug
spoiledbratdesigns.com/product/copy-of-be-nauti-two-tone-sv-dark-angel-mug/

for Ryan and Sophie's coffee misadventure at sea go to
youtube.com/watch?v=HuxtQO6pqqo

Join us on this adventure of a lifetime.
Our new website is LIVE! Check us out... sailingdarka...

SDA71N Tight Spaces and Volvo Engines

In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, Dockmaster Keith helps us trade slips with Seawind 1260 'Butters' in a very tight slip. Keith's instructions and help make it much easier than we anticipated.
Followup with a celebratory Ricardos coconut rum and pineapple juice!
Afterward it's time to service our Volvo MD2030 29hp, 3cylinder diesel engines... except the oil change. We don't have a container for the used oil
Ordering parts for old engines can be dicey. The belts and the oil filt...

SDA71P Tight Spaces and Volvo Engines

In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, Dockmaster Keith helps us trade slips with Seawind 1260 'Butters' in a very tight slip. Keith's instructions and help make it much easier than we anticipated. 

Afterward it's time to service our Volvo MD2030 29hp, 3cylinder diesel engines... except the oil change. We don't have a container for the used oil

Ordering parts for old engines can be dicey. The belts and the oil filters are different sizes from what we had before, but they just...

SDA70N Can we Save our Batteries?

In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we grudgingly check into a marina for the first time since December 2022. We hope a shore power connection will help us to restore our failing Firefly AGMs. If we can't fix our 8 battery house bank, we'll need new batteries. We are already planning a solar upgrade and we're really not prepared to add the expense of new batteries unless we absolutely need to. Can AGMs be saved?

Join us on this adventure of a lifetime.
Our new website i...

SDA70P Can we Save our Batteries?

In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we grudgingly check into a marina for the first time since December 2022. We hope a shore power connection will help us to restore our failing Firefly AGMs. If we can't fix our 8 battery house bank, we'll need new batteries. We are already planning a solar upgrade and we're really not prepared to add the expense of new batteries unless we absolutely need to. Can AGMs be saved?

Join us on this adventure of a lifetime.
Our new website is LIVE! Che...

SDA69P How Many Sailors Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb?

In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we cruise up the Chesapeake Bay to Annapolis. Dave polishes his stanchion at sea. We discover beautiful anchorages filled with a type of jellyfish called 'nettles'.
We fly my favourite sail, our spinnaker!
Until our autohelm bites it.
When we get to Annapolis, our achor light fails... time to climb the mast.

Join us on this adventure of a lifetime.
Our new website is LIVE! Check us out... sailingdarkangel.com
Lisa's personal blog i...

SDA69N How Many Sailors Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb?

In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel, we cruise up the Chesapeake Bay to Annapolis. Dave polishes his stanchion at sea. We discover beautiful anchorages filled with a type of jellyfish called 'nettles'.
We fly my favourite sail, our spinnaker!
Until our autohelm bites it.
When we get to Annapolis, our achor light fails... time to climb the mast.

Join us on this adventure of a lifetime.
Our new website is LIVE! Check us out... sailingdarkangel.com
Lisa's personal blog i...

SDA68N There's a Hole in the Bottom of my Boat!

We pull out our Airmar tri sensor while in the water! I can’t believe we opened a through-hull below the water line, while we’re in the water!
An unscheduled thunderstorm filled our rain catchment, but it also filled our fuel and oil lazzarrette, so I bring out the bucket of suck.
After the chores are done, it's playtime
But eventually we got our ducks in a row
When we're stuck at an anchorage, waiting for parts, we break out the boat projects.

Join us on this adventure...

SDA68P There's a Hole in the Bottom of my Boat!

We pull out our Airmar tri sensor while in the water! I can’t believe we opened a through-hull below the water line, while we’re in the water!

An unscheduled thunderstorm filled our rain catchment, but it also filled our fuel and oil lazzarrette, so I bring out the bucket of suck.

But eventually we got our ducks in a row
When we're stuck at an anchorage, waiting for parts, we break out the boat projects.

Join us on this adventure of a lifetime.
Our new website is L...

SDA67N Stranded in Norfolk ... Remove and Replace Volvo MD2030 Transmission Cable

We cruise up the ICW from Chesapeake toward the Chesapeake Bay, but we get stuck in Norfolk/Portsmouth when the starboard transmission shifter cable breaks. The hour we spent waiting for a railway bridge to open didn't help. Hovering requires a lot of shifting. 

Can we fix the transmission shifter cable on our port Volvo MD2030 saildrive, or are we going to have to find a replacement? Where will we find one? How do we figure out what cable we need? How will we get it to the boat? 2022-12-21 21:47:19 +0000 UTC View Post

SDA67P Stranded in Norfolk ... Remove and Replace Volvo MD2030 Transmission Cable

We cruise up the ICW from Chesapeake toward the Chesapeake Bay, but we get stuck in Norfolk/Portsmouth when the starboard transmission shifter cable breaks. The hour we spent waiting for a railway bridge to open didn't help. Hovering requires a lot of shifting. 

Can we fix the transmission shifter cable on our port Volvo MD2030 saildrive, or are we going to have to find a replacement? Where will we find one? How do we figure out what cable we need? How will we get it to the boat? 2022-12-21 15:39:16 +0000 UTC View Post

SDA66N Mantus Anchor Hook Repair while Dragging Anchor!

In this episode of Sailing Dark Angel we catch the weather and head  north from Charleston, SC,  both offshore and up the ICW. We drag anchor  in a tight, shallow anchorage, and work our way up the US east coast  toward Norfolk, VA  
Navionics dock to dock routing is sketchy from Georgia to Virginia. We  use this on the iPhone, but back it up with our chartplotter.  
Did you see the snake?

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