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How do I get my FREE DELOS GEAR?
If you are a MATE or above you are eligible for your FREE Gear after you support 2 videos! Brian does this at the beginning of every month, assuming we have internet 🙂 . You will receive an email with instructions and your coupon code to use at http://svdelos.com/gear. From there it’s EASY AS MATE!!

How do I get my Patron Family Discount?
Just head to https://svdelos.com/gear, put whatever items you want in your cart, and enter the code “patreonfamily” at checkout! Everything will be priced at our cost, 20% off!

How do I join the Delos Tribal Council Facebook Group?
Head to ?https://www.facebook.com/groups/DelosTribalCouncil and ask to join. Next time we have internet we’ll let you in 🙂

How do the Diving and Sailing Group Events work?
Check https://svdelos.com/delos-tribe/rewards/ for more of the details.

How do the Sail on Delos opportunities work?
Check https://svdelos.com/delos-tribe/rewards/ for more the details.

How do I view or change my subscription?
Just head to https://beer.svdelos.com/dashboard where you can view your contributions or change your contribution.

We didn’t answer your question? Just email us comment on the left or send us an email at [email protected] and we’ll do our best!

Fair Winds, Peace and Love from Delos to You! Capt. Brian, Kazza, Senor Brady, and Alex Blue!

A ROUGH START…Things Didn’t Go As Planned 😳 Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 514

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Get behind the scenes of the build with exclusive, early, and ad free content: https://patreon.com/svdelos Today’s episode marks a moment in every cruiser’s journey that’s equal parts excitement and equal parts nerve wracking…SPLASH DAY! After busting our booties in the yard, Bill and I could see the light at the end of the tunnel, and the feeling of knowing that we were about to be in the water was a huuuuge relief. But, no matter how many times we do it, it always just feels like there’s so much that can go wrong, and soooo much is at stake. And spoiler alert, this was by far our most hectic splash ever. But despite the chaos and clogged toilets, nothing could get me down because Kazza and Sierra were on their way! We were about to be reunited after our longest […]

New Vs Old- The Joy of Owning Two Boats 🙃 Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 513

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French Polynesia Sailing Videos South Pacific Round II

Get behind the scenes of the build with exclusive, early, and ad free content: https://patreon.com/svdelos Things are flying along in both fronts in this weeks episode: Delos 1 is getting closer and closer to the big splash day, and Delos 2.0 gets some super exciting new additions in the galley! Bill and I had been making blazing progress on our to-do list, and we finally hit that one job that lets us know that the end is in sight…painting the bottom! It’s a dirty job but a suuuuper satisfying one, Delos always looks like a brand new boat afterwards (the moment of peeling off the tape to reveal a perfectly crisp edge is just 🤤). After nearly of year of boat building, and now 10 days of non stop boat yard action, we are well and truly in the final […]

Why is EVERYTHING Always BROKEN??? Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 512

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French Polynesia Sailing Videos South Pacific Round II

We’re having a HUGE sale on our classic Delos Sun Shirts…snag one at our lowest price ever, just $25 🥳 http://svdelos.com/shop The labor of love (and SWEAT…soooo much sweat 😂) continues as we race the clock to get Delos back in ship shape. We’re ticking items off the to-do list left right and center, but still we’ve got a ways to go before we will be ready to splash. We tackle some pretty interesting jobs in this week’s episode like replacing our exhaust hose, servicing the bow thruster, more work on the bottom, rebuilding some manifolds in the engine room…and it’s been really cool to start to see some of Delos’ systems from a new perspective after working on the build and reimagining some of them. The cool thing is that we actually really love a lot of things […]

We Left Her for 9 Months… Here’s What We Found 🫣 Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 511

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French Polynesia Sailing Videos South Pacific Round II

Get behind the scenes of the build with exclusive, early, and ad free content: https://patreon.com/svdelos We’re BACK ON DELOS! And after leaving her baking in the tropics for 9 long months, we had no idea what kind of shape we would find her in…And it should come as no surprise that we had our work cut out for us with quite the to-do list to get her back in ship shape. Our batteries were dead, we needed to replace the transmission, bonding strap, exhaust hose, bilge pump manifold, service the prop, bearings, bow thruster, and of course repairing some big blisters, sanding, and repainting the bottom…just to name a few. We’ve certainly been no strangers to boat projects over the last year while building Delos 2.0, where we’ve become accustomed to working in spacious, fully equipped shop with a solid […]

A MAJOR Shift In The Build…Aluminum Catamaran Build Pt. 40

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Aluminum Expedition Catamaran Build Sailing Videos

BIG CHANGES are coming for our family and the build, and we’re about to do something we haven’t done in nearly a decade…we’re splitting up. We need to sail Delos 1 out of French Polynesia, but with all the momentum we have with the build it feels like the last thing we want to do right now….so, we’ve got a big decision ahead of us. Interested in getting your own Delos Explorer 53? www.svdelos.com/delos2 You can find all the camera gear we use, our must have cruising essentials, tools, recommended reading, safety gear, and more at our amazon storefront! https://svdelos.com/amazon Watch our 4 part docu-series: https://80northseries.com Protect yourself from the sun! https://svdelos.com/rashguards Support Our Videos- Send Us Love http://svdelos.com/beer http://patreon.com/svdelos We’re completing our sail around the world, so there’s plenty more to see! Your support will fund better camera […]

Sailing Hardware Install Begins! – A WHOLE NEW PHASE! (Aluminum Catamaran Build Pt. 39)

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Aluminum Expedition Catamaran Build Sailing Videos

Get behind the scenes of the build with exclusive, early, and ad free content: https://patreon.com/svdelos We’re kicking off a super exciting phase of the build this week—installing the sailing hardware on Delos 2.0! This is a huge step and one we’ve been dreaming about since day one. One thing we absolutely LOVE about Delos 1 is how convenient she is to sail, and you don’t need to leave the cockpit to make any adjustments apart from setting up poles/wing on wing/etc. And that is something we definitely want to carry forward on Delos 2.0. We also dig into some lighting/wiring design, and we share our Patron’s meet up that we had with those of you that were able to make it out (which was soooo much fun, and a massive thanks again to everyone that hung out with us, […]

365 Days in 10 Minutes: Building A Catamaran From Scratch

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Aluminum Expedition Catamaran Build Sailing Videos

Get behind the scenes of the build with exclusive, early, and ad free content: https://patreon.com/svdelos One year. Thousands of hours of labor. One epic dream 🛠️ We took an entire year of hard work, blood, sweat, and aluminum, and compressed it into 10 minutes of cinematic magic. From a stack of CNC-cut aluminum to the sleek expedition catamaran that will soon carry us across oceans—this video is a look back at the wild journey of building our future home. From long days to major milestones, it captures the heart of the build—the transformation, the dedication, and the sheer love poured into every weld and every plate. This boat is more than just metal—it’s a life-changing passion project, and the biggest adventure we’ve taken on since sailing around the world. Seeing the whole process strung together like this is soooooo freaking […]

1 Year Down – The Truth About This Dream (Aluminum Catamaran Build Pt. 37)

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Aluminum Expedition Catamaran Build Sailing Videos

Get behind the scenes of the build with exclusive, early, and ad free content: https://patreon.com/svdelos In this week’s episode we celebrate a pretty unbelievable milestone: ONE WHOLE YEAR since the build started 🥳 We crack open the time capsule and look back at some of our predictions and expectations, and reflect on what the reality of it has actually been. We can’t believe how far things have come — and how far we still have to go. But hitting the one-year mark feels pretty dang monumental for us, and it’s a moment we are definitely savoring…but not for too long, because as always the work never ends, and we’ve got a lotttt of projects in the works right now with the interior that are pretty exciting! Interested in getting your own Delos Explorer 53? www.svdelos.com/delos2 You can find all […]

First Look at Our Galley – We’re SPEECHLESS 🤯 (Aluminum Catamaran Build Pt. 36)

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Aluminum Expedition Catamaran Build Sailing Videos

Get behind the scenes of the build with exclusive, early, and ad free content: https://patreon.com/svdelos Designing our galley has been a loooong process, but it’s one of the parts of the boat that we absolutely wanted to get right, and that’s because the galley is just such an important part of every day life when we’re out sailing and cruising. Having a space that flows well when you’re hooning along in big seas and squalls on all sides of you is a non negotiable. And when you’re hosting dinner with new friends from the anchorage, you want the cooking to be fun too. Food is a huge part of everyone’s life, but when we’re out sailing we feel it even more so…life is stripped down to a much simpler existence when you’re anchored out in a remote atoll hundreds […]

Plumbing Our Floating Home: Challenges & Choices (Aluminum Catamaran Build Pt. 35)

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Aluminum Expedition Catamaran Build Sailing Videos

Get behind the scenes of the build with exclusive, early, and ad free content: https://patreon.com/svdelos This week’s episode dives into one of the most crucial systems on any boat—the plumbing. After over a decade on Delos and more than a few code-brown emergencies, we knew we absolutely had to get this right on Delos 2.0. From freshwater to blackwater, and everything in between, we take you on an extremely deep dive through the decisions behind our layout and the installation process. Interested in getting your own Delos Explorer 53? svdelos.com/delos2 You can find all the camera gear we use, our must have cruising essentials, tools, recommended reading, safety gear, and more at our amazon storefront! https://svdelos.com/amazon Watch our 4 part docu-series: https://80northseries.com Protect yourself from the sun! https://svdelos.com/rashguards Support Our Videos- Send Us Love http://svdelos.com/beer http://patreon.com/svdelos We’re completing […]