MorMor arrives fresh off the plane from Sweden! We visit a friend’s off-grid over-water house complete with resident nurse shark population for amazing snorkeling, and I replace some of the crusty old lines on Delos with fresh and snazzy new ones.

After MorMor (Karin’s mom) arrives from Sweden we decide to set out on an adventure into the mangroves. As we come around the corner I spot a house and head in to take a closer look. It turns out that it actually belongs to someone we know and she invites us up for a tour of her private island, which has an amazing house built over the water complete with a resident nurse shark population. Sierra gets to snorkel with her first shark and she loves it! After snorkeling and exploring I decide to wakeboard back to Delos to tackle a project of replacing the running rigging on Delos.

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Dashing for the border, exploring the jungle, swimming in mangroves, and repairing our water maker is all in a few days work out here. Super-mom Kazza only got 30 days on her Panamanian Visa. So we dash for the border and cross our fingers that we’ll get to stay longer! We make it safely back into Panama and after a bit of jungle exploring on our little island we go on a dinghy adventure deep into the mangroves where we experiment with our new over/under camera housing. We get some fantastic shots and Baby Nuggs has an incredible time swimming in the clear waters. I decide to tackle our watermaker troubles and end up replacing the membranes. We are now cranking our amazing quality drinking water and Delos has never been closer to leaving the dock for the season!

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In this episode we nearly sink Delos with fresh water, the damn toilet gets blocked and sprays poop everywhere, the cheaply built grey water pump gear shears off, the fresh water pump quits, and the new pump is too high pressure and ends up blowing the faucet off the sink. Oh yeah, and Sierra gets peed on by a monkey. Such is boat life! At least we’re in a beautiful place and able to keep our spirits high with walks on the beach and exploring the jungle wildlife here in Panama.

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In this episode we taste rotten fish (surströmming), drink aquavit, and Brian shares his favorite Swedish words 🙂 After 3 days of traveling via boat, taxi, and plane it’s time for Brian to share his favorite (and not so favorite) things about Sweden!

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Over the past 18 months we’ve sailed 7,000 NM and visited 7 different countries! Now the task at hand it to prepare Delos for long term storage in the Panamanian jungle before we fly to Sweden to visit family. There are many things to be done including folding sails, vacuum bagging clothes and food, and of course servicing the mechanical components and water maker to make sure everything functions when we return. In between preparations we take a few moments to enjoy our beautiful surroundings and reflect on the amazing, incredible time we’ve had onboard with The Little Nugget.

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The hardest thing about this lifestyle is finding new and creative ways to integrate as many “That’s What She Said Jokes” as Possible … J/K it’s really saying “Until we meet again” to all the incredible people we share our time with! In this episode it’s time for Taylor to return home to visit family and get her own boat ship-shape and ready to sail for next season. We decide to head to a dock as we also plan to fly to Sweden to visit family. On the way to the marina we get hit by a 40+ knot squall. After waiting out the blow in deep water the weather clears and we arrive at the Red Frog marina where we immediately begin a long list of projects to get Delos ready for storage in the jungle. First off is fixing the fuel dipstick, which turns into a delirious debate of twerking and “That’s What She Said Jokes”. Finally the day comes and we bid our good friend Taylor Fair Winds and send her on her way.

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The only things between us and our destination is a stretch of uncharted shallow waters.  In this video we set out for Zapatilla Cays, just on the other side of a shallow, poorly charted pass. I jump in Maggie to use the depth sounder and fly the drone while Karin and Taylor remain onboard Delos. After a few tense minutes we finally make it through and to our destination- Zapatilla Cays! We have the entire island to ourselves and celebrate by cracking open a few coconuts and enjoy mixed with local Abuelo Rum 🙂

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Christmas Deal! Go to http://www.nordvpn.com/sailingsvdelos to get a 2-year plan plus 1 additional month with a huge discount! ALL PROCEEDS for promotion go directly into SIERRA’s 529 EDUCATION FUND! The horizon stretches out with only the occasional island mangrove and coral reef breaking up the endless blue. We’re in a place called Crawl Pass by the locals and it’s our new home for the night! Come join us as we discover this amazing part of Pamama, a place where you can paddle board amongst mangroves, have an entire beach all to yourself, and even watch the glorious display of a lightening show from the foredeck of your sailboat. All while being the only boat as far as the eye can see.

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In this feel-good episode we show why we’re falling in love with Bocas Delos Toro! Please support our sponsor by visiting https://kamikoto.com/delos for an incredible deal on these amazing knives! We decide to set out on a rainy dinghy explore mission and come across a spectacular speck of land miles off the coast. It’s just a speck in the ocean, but home to many exotic bird species. We anchor Maggie and swim ashore to explore this incredible island that reminds us of something out of Jurassic Park. On the way home we make a detour at the beach where we come across our first Sloth Sighting. Karin goes a little Sloth Crazy and literally waits there until it decides to move so she can capture it on camera :). We spend the evening exploring the beach, drinking cheap margaritas and pina coladas, and generally just enjoying our life the best way we know how.

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The ability to change our backyard is something we absolutely love about the cruising life. In the still heat of the morning we wake up to the paradise that is our new backyard. The conditions are perfect so we decide water sports are in order and the entire crew hits the water for a wakeboard session. Things take a sad turn when it’s time for JaeCee to fly home, but it ends in laughter when she has an un-forseen encounter at the airport…. Still laughing about JaeCee and her interesting situation we decided to hoist the hook and venture out for some exploration and snorkeling at a place called Hospital Point where we find amazingly clear water, a cool drop off, and a beach all to ourselves.

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You’ve spent one week at sea with nothing but blue all around you. A speck of green appears over the horizon. Then the smell of land hits you in the face. Suddenly you are surrounded by green jungle. It’s exciting and an assault on your senses all at the same time. So what’s the first thing you would do? In this video we show the experience of making landfall after sailing from Mexico to Bocas Del Toro, Panama. The crew is incredibly pumped and after clearing in with Immigration and Customs we immediately head into town to celebrate with drinks, dinner, and dancing. Soon we find ourselves immersed in the jungle Paradise that is Bocas Del Toro, Panama. We explore the jungle, smash ourselves in the surf, and swim with dolphins in the anchorage!

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Sailing brings people together in the most wonderful ways, and can help you to live in the NOW! After a week and nearly 1,100 nm sailed the crew is in the zone. We’ve fallen into a healthy cycle of sleep, eat, watch, and repeat. We’ve shared stories and intimate moments, laughs and meals. And so it’s a very bitter-sweet moment when we realize we have less than 1 day until we arrive in Panama. We make the most of it by hoisting our giant down wind sails on our dual-pole setup. It goes smoothly until a mishap with timing on our fore guy brings the pole flying back ad Jade’s head and gives her a good whack. She powers through and we ice her down, and the reward is the amazing display of flying both head sails powering Delos dead downwind. We have an incredible afternoon of sailing and douse sails just before we’re hit by a line of squalls at night. The crew reflects on what an amazing passage it’s been and how much (or how little) we’re looking forward to exploring Panama!

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We’ve been at sea for the better part of a week. The days, nights, and miles under the keel are flowing by at a rapid pace. The seas and winds are building and Delos is slicing through the waves towards our destination, sailing due South towards Panama. The crew officially has their sea legs and tackles some domestic tasks that we wouldn’t dare to in the first few days. Like make a gourmet iced coffee, cook a full scrambled egg breakfast for the entire crew, and some much needed eyebrow sculpturing. Plus lot’s and lot’s of hours spent sailing and staring at the horizen. This video is a glimpse into what it’s like to be on a small boat in the middle of the ocean.

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What if the worst nightmare suddenly became a reality? How would you react if you were boarded? It’s day 5 at sea and we’re approaching a critical point in our passage. Our mission thus far is to make as much progress to the East as possible. There are two reasons for this. 1) It puts us further away from the Nicaragua coast and the piracy problems that have plagued these waters. 2) Improves our angle to the wind and comfort level once we turn South towards Panama. As we near our turn I take the crew aside for a briefing about the research Karin and I have done on this area. We talk about our sailing tactics, going dark at night, and how to best prepare ourselves should our worst possible nightmare become a reality.

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Have you ever hand steered by the stars and fixed your position with a sextant? It’s day 3 and Delos is gliding along under perfect conditions. We’re hit by a squall under pink silhouetted skies, but it only makes the experience more beautiful. The crew tries hand steering at night by the stars and really begins to understand why sailing can be described as meditative. The next day I break out our sextant and we begin by taking a series of sightings with one purpose- see just how close we can get to our actual GPS position using old navigation techniques that are centuries old. Guess how far off we were?

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Imagine jumping into a 12,000 foot deep pool… Only you are in the middle of an ocean and being towed under sail! The conditions are absolutely perfect and Delos is a few hundred miles off shore just drifting along in light winds and calm seas. We decide to show the crew a PERFECT DAY AT SEA 🙂 First off we decide to take the girls up the mast and show them first hand the amazing feeling of being aloft while under full sail. Then I have one of my best ideas ever. With conditions ideal we stop for a mid-ocean swim. With sails deployed all the toys come out and we have a surreal experience flying along under water like Manta Rays in the deep dark blue.

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WooHoo time to sail to Panama! Kiril did an absolutely bang-up job editing this 6 part series for us. We’ll be releasing the videos over the next few weeks. Hope you enjoy and have a fantastic weekend :). XXOO- Brian, Kazza, Baby Nugs, Taylor, Jade, and JaeCee

Immigration. Check! Fuel. Check! Provisions. Check! Weather Forecast. Check! The only thing left is to pull up the hook and head out. There’s nothing quite like the feeling just before a passage. It’s a mixture of anxiety and excitement all rolled together, and knowing that you are about to cross 1,000 miles of open ocean with a group of incredibly cool people only makes it that much better. After lashing Maggie to the foredeck we do a crew briefing and planning session, pull up the hook, hoist sail, and set our course East- towards Panama. Spirits are incredibly high and our new crew is in the groove spending their first night at sea. Things don’t always go smoothly as our freezer quits on day 2. But then we get wind to sail and The Little Nugget keeps the crew in shape with one of her exercise routines 🙂

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Welcome aboard Jade and JaeCee!!! If you’re ready for ear to ear smiles this episode is for you 🙂 Our crew for Panama is finally complete. It’s really one of those full-circle stories that will make you smile. We met Jade and JaeCee in the Florida Keys. It turns out that Jade and her Dad watched SV Delos episodes when she lived in Ohio. A few years later she bought her own boat and moved to Key West to start a life working on the water. We hit it off with Jade, and her bestie JaeCee, who both worked at the same sailing charter. And now we have a chance to show them both what it’s really like on an offshore passage! We begin by picking them up at the airport with our good friend Juan, who of course decided to do it Nacho Libre style 🙂 We put everyone straight to work checking off our to-do list. We need to get Covid tests, provision Delos, get off the dock, clean the dirty bottom, and inspect the rigging. But we have a TON of fun doing everything.

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