Water People Expedition
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27/01/2024
We finally arrived at our new home, Aloha Kai! The name means ‘Love of the Sea’ in Hawaiian 🌺 🌊
It was more than a year ago that we decided to start the process of selling our beloved Cherry Ripe and make the switch from monohull to multihull. The promise of more space for living on the water and being able to share the journey with others were our motivations.
We are so excited that the time has come to invite YOU to join the upcoming voyages!
We will start sailing in April in Greece and then move on to find some good kitesurf spots in Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica. Then freediving and anchor hopping in the Balearic Islands. Next on the planning is to score some waves in the Canary Islands. Is this something that sounds up your street? Send us a message, or for more info go to http://www.waterpeople.world
Hello! We want to invite you to join the new boat in 2024! We’re launching an around-the-world sailing expedition and you can apply now on our website www.waterpeople.world
Depending on where we are, we’ll be sailing, surfing, kiting, freediving and we can’t wait to do it with you. Starting in Europe in 2024 we’ll continue in the following years to the Caribbean, South Pacific and SE Asia. Full itinerary on the website. We’re looking for people to join for at least a few weeks at a time.
Along the way we’ll be documenting the adventure, action, and creating original stories to advocate for the protection of marine and coastal environments.
For the last year we’ve devoted ourselves to learning to live from the sea and to make a film about it. It’s finished and we’re excited to be submitting it to film festivals! As soon as it’s available to view we’re going to let you know 🤙🍿
The goal was to become more self-sufficient and lower our environmental footprint when it comes to food. A (mostly) wind-powered journey of 3000+ nautical miles brought us to fisherman, freedivers and scientists who shared their specialist skills and knowledge. We wanted to know if we could learn to live from our surrounds? Can seafood be sustainable and is it an ethical choice? We hope it comes across as an uplifting adventure and a chance to consider our relationship with the natural world!
Thanks so much to the Lighthouse Foundation, Patreon supporters, and the others (who know who they are) that helped us to make it happen. Special thanks to all those who shared their time and knowledge with us.
Farewell Cherry Ripe! After 5+ years of liveaboard we’ve passed her on to new owners. She’s allowed us to chase our biggest adventures and it’s quite emotional to say goodbye 🥹
What started as an idea to spend a few months exploring Scotland quickly became a continuous journey that’s transformed our lives in the best possible way.
Rather than it being an ending it’s very much a new beginning! We’ve been busy plotting a new adventure on the seas, and can’t wait to tell you about it soon!!!
Would you like to vote for us? We're in the running for the 'Waterperson of the year' category at the International Cruisers Awards. You can vote by clicking the thumbs up button here: https://zealous.co/youngcruisersassociation/opportunity/Cruising-Sport/results/submissions Thanks if you're able to do that for us!
As you might know we have devoted the last year to learn freediving and spearfishing as a means to exploring sources of food that might be more environmentally friendly in our ocean lifestyle. The film we're making about it is called WATER PEOPLE and we're in the final stages at the moment.
This contest could give a bit of exposure to the project which needs an audience to have the positive impact we're hoping for!
Many thanks, and hope you like the quick teaser video in this post,
Tim and Mitch :)
05/06/2022
Ahoy! We hope you like this photo story of the journey so far with the WATER PEOPLE film project 😃
New video on YouTube! The quest to learn to live from the sea takes us to the British Virgin Islands where we meet Captain Frenchy who knows a lot about lobster!
Watch the full video at https://youtu.be/aysLX1gEnko
08/01/2022
Hello! The Water People film is coming out this year, but in the meantime we'll be keeping you up-to-date about our progress with behind-the-scenes videos. Here's the first episode:
https://youtu.be/BRf5kTAn8C4
Hope you enjoy,
Tim and Mitch :)
TORN SAIL, LEAKING CAMERA HOUSING and our first FREEDIVE TRAINING (Water People - Making of: Part 1) Hello! This is the first behind-the-scenes update for our film 'Water People: A Couple's Journey to Live from the Sea.' We had our roughest passage to date, ...
NEW PROJECT!… Two years ago we set out for a life on the sea, learning to move by the wind and take our power from the sun. Yet, somehow, we’re still eating fish from a tin!
We’re on our way to The Bahamas, on a quest to learn lost skills, to learn to hunt and forage, and to see if there’s a sustainable way to do it!
While we work towards a full 'film' we're going to bring you 'Making Of' videos on YouTube. Stay tuned for the first episode and a livestream Q&A coming soon!
We are happy to say that this project is part-funded by The Lighthouse Foundation. The Lighthouse Foundation supports integrated and long-term approaches in the relationship between humans and the marine environment within the context of sustainable development.
We are hoping to raise the remainder of the project expenses with viewer contributions. If you believe in this project and want to help us succeed with this at Sailing Beyond Borders, you can do so by becoming a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/sailingbeyondborders or making a one-time contribution with PayPal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/sailingbeyondborders
Thanks so much for watching and your ongoing support!
Tim and Mitch x
05/07/2021
01/07/2021
Hello! Our latest video is now on YouTube!
https://youtu.be/6le9kyf098U
After the successful Atlantic crossing it was time to start experiencing Antigua. It's just as beautiful as we could have hoped for! We have a go at kitesurfing and try to balance liveaboard life in this destination which feels so far from where we started. Is this the paradise we were chasing?
Hope you enjoy it,
Tim and Mitch x
Is this PARADISE? Sailing and kitesurfing in Antigua (Chapter 15) Thank you so much to our Patreons for making this video possible ❤️. If you'd like to help our video production, please visit: https://www.patreon.com/sailin...
15/05/2021
Hello!! Tomorrow, Sunday 16 May, we're doing our first public Q&A session LIVE on YouTube, and we invite you to join us! Let's talk about the journey so far, the Atlantic crossing, the boat, how we sustain things day-to-day, plans for the hurricane season, and anything you want answers to!
Here's the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Feq9vagUjg
Start time in various timezones for Sunday 16 May:
- Los Angeles time 5am
- Local time (Antigua) 8am
- New York, Toronto 8am
- UK 1pm
- Netherlands (CET) 2pm
- Sydney 10pm
Look forward to answer your questions,
and best wishes,
Tim and Mitch
LIVE Q&A - Our first public livestream! Ahoy! We're excited to announce our first ever public livestream. We talk to our supporters on Patreon every month but it's a little scary to do this one-off...
We're excited to share Part 2 of our Atlantic crossing! Things don't go quite as well, and it's one of our scarier moments on Cherry Ripe. Link to full video: https://youtu.be/6NdsekCyAxI
Our Atlantic crossing! To watch the full video go to: https://youtu.be/fokxBigFh34
Chapter 7 Teaser - Full video on YouTube!
Chapter 7 is now ready to watch on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/xC1oAKoK0zQ
We sail along the infamous Costa da Morte and towards the challenge of rounding Cabo Finisterre. Yikes!
Photos from Sailing Beyond Borders's post
Teaser Chapter 6!
Hello, it's Tim and Mitch here :) We're really excited to share our new Chapter with you.
Here's the link to the full video:
https://youtu.be/WvrvYekFN-8
xx
Update: We've had some news from the Spanish government that we can probably start sailing west again in mid-June. So we look forward to share the ongoing adventures soon. In the meantime we've unlocked our patreon podcasts if you want to listen: https://www.patreon.com/sailingbeyondborders (scroll down on that page)
We tell the two-part story of our engine failure and a have a reflection on the role of borders in this changing society.
Yesterday while paying our marina bill we got hijacked by a journalist and a photographer! They were interested in what it must be like to be stuck in the marina during lockdown. We thought it was a nice moment to give our positive thoughts about this city and its people.
Here's the link: https://tinyurl.com/skzgzec
(To read it you might need to sign up to their website for free and use Google Translate)
"Lockdown" // COVID-19 takes over our sailing journey (Chapter 5)
Hi there, we have a new video, Chapter 5, now on YouTube 👇
https://youtu.be/zfOwapJGdF8
We want to send everyone our strongest wishes in this challenging moment 🙏❤️ This is a look at how the COVID-19 lockdown unfolded for us. We show some of our...
We want to send our strongest wishes to everyone at this time ❤️
"Sail the world with us!" // BE A PART OF IT
We've been asked a lot lately about what we're doing and why, beyond the fact of travelling around by boat! What is the goal? What is the idea behind Sailing Beyond Borders? And what is Patreon? Did you know that we make much more content than just monthly YouTube videos? In this video we explain it all.
https://youtu.be/mmZgg1IEzzM
We want to share the adventure with you! Exploring nature, landscapes, cultures, ideas, surfing, free diving, & much more. Sailing the oceans we seek out fre...
Chapter 4!
Chapter 4 is now ready to watch! https://youtu.be/HQQBEjB-qk0
Cherry Ripe is our home and of course we were thinking about changing the name to something that has meaning too us. But apparently it's bad luck to change the name of a boat. In this chapter we get out sailing and learn more about the history of our boat and the origins of her name. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did creating it, and let us know what you think,
Tim & Mitch x
PS: Special thanks to our patron Stephen on helping to make this one happen.
Little update from Spain! We’re busy getting the boat ready for new sailing adventures. So many boat jobs, and have just been out for a little shakedown sail to see if everything is working.
Now it’s time to jump behind our computers and finish chapter 4 of Sailing Beyond Borders. Comes to you on YouTube March 1st (or a week earlier on our Patreon page).
Can't wait to share it with you :)
Hope you're all having a nice Sunday! If you fancy a listen we've made our first Patreon podcast accessible for FREE
🎧: https://www.patreon.com/sailingbeyondborders (you have to scroll down to the latest post on that page)
Here's a little peak inside our Rival 38! She's called Cherry Ripe. Wonder what it looks like inside the rest of the boat? We made a full video tour for our supporters on Patreon: www.patreon.com/sailingbeyondborders
Riding with Nature (Chapter 3)
In this chapter we are faced with strong storms on the north coast of Spain, and must decide whether to sail onwards or to wax up the surfboards. We meet surfer and oceanographer Tony Butt who shares his philosophies on how we can live better with nature as surfers and sailors
https://youtu.be/i0pK3GRHo7M
Happy new year! Special thanks to our Patrons who helped make this video possible ♥️ https://www.patreon.com/sailingbeyondborders Become a Patron to get the ...
“Nomadic Dreams” // PREPARING THE BOAT and ourselves for OFFSHORE SAILING 🏴🇮🇪🇪🇸 (Chapter 2)
In our second episode we start to sail south from Scotland. We begin to prepare the boat and ourselves for this nomadic life at sea! Sailing offshore and across oceans requires special considerations https://youtu.be/7_beaPFmmX0
Special thanks to our Patrons who helped make this video possible ♥️ https://www.patreon.com/sailingbeyondborders Become a Patron to get the videos early, ac...
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