Sailing Balachandra
The crew of the 44-foot sailboat Balachandra documents their full-time life aboard while navigating the Caribbean and preparing for long-term hurricane season storage.
In July 2017 we bought a 44 foot sailboat and traveled over 300 nautical miles in the open Atlantic Ocean to our home in Halifax, Nova Scotia where we now live aboard, cruise and document our adventures. Following in the footsteps of other great sailing channels, join us and our crew as we share our alternative lifestyle living aboard a sailboat full-time and plan our next step to untie the lines …
Green Cove Springs, United States· Jun 2021
114 videos· 3 deeply analyzed
Hauling Out and Going Home - Last Video? Are We Done Cruising? | Sailing Balachandra E110The 44-foot Balachandra is hauled out at Green Cove Springs Marina for long-term hurricane season storage.Jun 4, 2021 · Green Cove Springs, United States
Sailing Cayo Largo and the Yucatan Channel, Cuba for Cruisers | Sailing Balachandra E106Balachandra navigates the Yucatan Channel while monitoring cross-currents and weather forecasts for the western tip of Cuba.Apr 23, 2021 · south coast of Cuba
Sailing to St Martin and BLASTED by a JET AIRPLANE | Sailing Balachandra E098The *Balachandra* crew transited from Antigua to St. Martin, navigating autopilot failures and local customs requirements.Feb 13, 2021 · Rambaud, FranceSort
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WE BOUGHT A BOAT! | Sailing Balachandra Episode 01 - 2
300 Nautical Miles and Crossing a Reversing Falls | Sailing Balachandra E02 - 3
Can We Do It? Sailing Balachandra On Our Own for the First Time! | Sailing Balachandra Episode 03 - 4
BOAT TOUR of our 1986 C&C 44 Cruising Sailboat | Sailing Balachandra E04 - 5
The Romance of Sailing, Dan and Hadley Tell All! | Sailing Balachandra E05 - 6
Espar Furnace Resurrection, Fixing the Deisel Furnace the Sailboat | Sailing Balachandra E06 - 7
First BJ... or Sour Mother F***er? Home Port Tour | Sailing Balachandra E07 - 8
Deep Winter Prep, I get the Exterior Bat Ready for Winter Liveaboard | Sailing Balachandra E08 - 9
A Tragic End: I visit a Sailboat Salvage Sale | Sailing Balachandra E09 - 10
Dead Man's Island | Sailing Balachandra E010 - 11
Xmas Day Storm | Sailing Balachandra E011 - 12
Iced In | Sailing Balachandra E012 - 13
Boat VS Snow | Sailing Balachandra E013 - 14
Save Your Mortal Sole! | Sailing Balachandra E014 - 15
Stuck Sea Cocks | Sailing Balachandra E015 - 16
Sea Strainer Maintenance | Sailing Balachandra E016 - 17
Arrived in FLORIDA! | Sailing Balachandra E017 - 18
Wet Core!? (and sail repairs) - Sailing Balachandra E018 - 19
Bikinis and Dinghies | Sailing Balachandra E019 - 20
Crushing Boat Bottom | Sailing Balachandra E020 - 21
Breaking Her In: Our First Sail of the Season | Sailing Balachandra E021 - 22
No Wind... No Problem | Sailing Balachandra E022 - 23
Salty Bums and Seals! | Sailing Balachandra E023 - 24
10 Days in Paradise, Part 1: Adrift in FOG | Sailing Balachandra E024 - 25
10 Days in Paradise, Part 2: INJURED at Sea | Sailing Balachandra E025 - 26
10 Days in Paradise, Part 3: How to PARTY on a boat | Sailing Balachandra E026 - 27
10 Days in Paradise, Part 4: Stopped by the POLICE | Sailing Balachandra E027 - 28
10 Days in Paradise Part 5 | Sailing Balachandra E028 - 29
Climbing the Tallest Mast at the Marina | Sailing Balachandra E029 - 39
We're Back | Sailing Balachandra E039 - 42
Hurricane Nestor I'm So Worried | Sailing Balachandra E042 - 43
Fouled Prop in Frigid Waters | Sailing Balachandra E043 - 44
Bermuda FAIL | Sailing Balachandra E044 - 45
The REAL Cape Hatteras | Sailing Balachandra E045 - 46
Sailing from Beaufort to Saint Agustine and Dolphins | Sailing Balachandra E046 - 47
Rocket Launch Delayed by Boat!? | Sailing Balachandra E047 - 48
We made it Sailing to the BAHAMAS! | Sailing Balachandra E048 - 49
Bahamas in Full SWING | Sailing Balachandra E049 - 50
The BEST of Sailing the Exumas | Sailing Balachandra E050 - 51
Caves, Sharks and NO RUM in Staniel Cay Bahamas | Sailing Balachandra E051 - 52
How to Make a Conch Horn while Sailing | Sailing Balachandra E052 - 53
Sailing to George Town the Cruisers Hub of the Bahamas | Sailing Balachandra E053 - 54
Sailing to Salt Pond Thompsons Bay Exumas Bahamas | Sailing Balachandra E054 - 55
Quarantined COVID-19 and Sailing in the Dominican Republic | Sailing Balachandra E055 - 56
Sailing to Beautiful Conception Bahamas | Sailing Balachandra E056 - 57
COVID-19 UPDATE in Puerto Rico Bad to Worse | Sailing Balachandra E57 - 58
Boat Life in Luperon Dominican Republic | Sailing Balachandra E058 - 59
COVID-19 Lockdown and Sailing Samana, Dominican Republic | Sailing Balachandra E059 - 60
COVID-19 Kicked out of Puerto Rico | Sailing Balachandra E060 - 61
Safe in the Virgin Islands | Sailing Balachandra E061 - 62
COST of Sailing CHEAP to the Caribbean | Sailing Balachandra E062 - 63
Wall of Squalls | Sailing Balachandra E063 - 64
What ACTUALLY happens | Sailing Balachandra E064 - 65
Thank You Grenada! Still Sailing under Covid-19 | Sailing Balachandra E65 - 66
Barely Made It to Grenada | Sailing Balachandra E066 - 67
Cruising the Caribbean 27 Things we Didn't Know! | Sailing Balachandra E067 - 68
Leaving the Grenada Q Zone | Sailing Balachandra E068 - 69
Freediving from the Boat in Grenada | Sailing Balachandra E069 - 70
Liveaboard Life Hacks 2 | Sailing Balachandra E070 - 71
NEARLY DISMASTED by WAVE in the Caribbean | Sailing Balachandra E071 - 72
Anchoring Next to an Active Underwater Volcano | Sailing Balachandra E072 - 73
Sailing Channels go RACING! Carriacou Cruisers Regatta | Sailing Balachandra E073 - 74
Buying a Liveaboard Cruising Sailboat - What you need to know! | Sailing Balachandra E074 - 75
How I Bought a 44 ft Cruising Yacht Half Price | Sailing Balachandra E075 - 76
Is Life Too Short? Liveaboard Cruising and The Human Brain | Sailing Balachandra E076 - 77
Buying a Liveaboard Cruising Sailboat: ALL our DIY Maintenance in 1 video | Sailing Balachandra E077 - 78
FULL 3 YEAR RECAP of our Liveaboard Sailing Channel: Best of SB Summary | Sailing Balachandra E078 - 79
Offshore Life Saving Equipment for Long Ocean Passages Around the World | Sailing Balachandra E079 - 80
Replacing a Broken Shroud on our Sailboat WITHOUT a RIGGER! | Sailing Balachandra E080 - 81
Still Sailing Digital for Less with Raspberry Pi Liveaboard Cruising | Sailing Balachandra E081 - 82
The Cost of Cruising and Full Time Liveaboard in the Caribbean | Sailing Balachandra E082 - 83
Liveaboard Cruising with a Dog in the Caribbean The Pros and Cons | Sailing Balachandra E083 - 84
Caribbean Border Crossings by Cruising Yacht Today | Sailing Balachandra E084 - 85
St Lucia and Cruising the Caricom Bubble on a Budget by Sailboat | Sailing Balachandra E085 - 86
How We Earn an Income While Cruising and Living Aboard in the Caribbean | Sailing Balachandra E086 - 87
28 Things We Cannot Live Without While Liveaboard Cruising in the Tropics | Sailing Balachandra E087 - 88
36 Hour Passage Sailing St Lucia to Antigua and Barbuda Non Stop 2020 | Sailing Balachandra E088 - 90
Liveaboard Cruising for 2021 From Antigua to Barbuda by Sailing Yacht | Sailing Balachandra E090 - 91
Detailed BOAT TOUR of our C&C44 Liveaboard Cruising Yacht | Sailing Balachandra E091 - 93
SAILING Your Boat in Exotic Places | Sailing Balachandra E093 - 94
How to Buy the RIGHT Liveaboard Cruising Sailboat to Cross an Ocean | Sailing Balachandra E094 - 95
Piracy and Theft Today During Covid-19 While Cruising in The Caribbean | Sailing Balachandra E095 - 96
Combating Sea Sickness while Sailing Causes Treatment Prevention | Sailing Balachandra E096 - 97
How to DIY SERIOUS Dinghy Repairs Cruising Full Time | Sailing Balachandra E097 - 98
Sailing to St Martin and BLASTED by a JET AIRPLANE | Sailing Balachandra E098 - 99
Let's SAIL to CUBA! All the Details for Cruisers | Sailing Balachandra E099 - 100
EVERYTHING is BREAKING! Sailing from St. Martin to CUBA | Sailing Balachandra E100 - 101
TIERRA! Massive Waves Sailing to CUBA| Sailing Balachandra E101 - 102
Cuba for Cruisers, Clearance at Santiago | Sailing Balachandra E102 - 103
Cuba for Cruisers, HELP, We Don't Speak Spanish! | Sailing Balachandra E103 - 104
22 Things that FAIL After 1 Year Cruising Full Time | Sailing Balachandra E104 - 105
Sailing Completely Alone in South Cuba, Cruising Cienfuegos & Cayo Largo | Sailing Balachandra E105 - 106
Sailing Cayo Largo and the Yucatan Channel, Cuba for Cruisers | Sailing Balachandra E106 - 107
Havana Cuba 101 For Liveaboard Cruisers Post Pandemic | Sailing Balachandra E107 - 108
Repatriation of an American Citizen Stuck in CUBA by Sailboat | Sailing Balachandra E108 - 109
No One Is Aboard?! Unmanned and Adrift Sailboat in Distress | Sailing Balachandra E109 - 110
Hauling Out and Going Home - Last Video? Are We Done Cruising? | Sailing Balachandra E110 - 111
Selling Balachandra Our Return Home and Liveaboard Cruising Plans | Sailing Balachandra E111 - 112
Boat Hatch Found Open for Months! Theft or Accident? | Sailing Balachandra E112 - 113
Cruising Sailboat Refit BEGINS with a Keel Repair in Florida | Sailing Balachandra E113 - 114
Rebedding the V-Berth HATCH - Cruising Sailboat Refit Continued | Sailing Balachandra E114 - 115
WET SAND The Hull and Painting Barrier Coat - Cruising Sailboat Refit | Sailing Balachandra E115 - 2030
COST of living aboard CHEAP year round on a Sailboat | Sailing Balachandra S02E30 - 2031
Destination Lebanon! | Sailing Balachandra S02E31 - 2032
How to Sail Digital for CHEAP with Raspberry Pi | Sailing Balachandra S02E32 - 2033
Liveaboard Life Hacks | Sailing Balachandra S02E33 - 2034
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT | Sailing Balachandra S02E34 - 2035
How To Correctly Isolate Boat Core | Sailing Balachandra S02E35 - 2036
Restore OLD Marine Bolts | Sailing Balachandra S02E36 - 2037
Unstepping our TALL MAST with a TINY CRANE | Sailing Balachandra S02E37 - 2038
Sailboat Rudder Rebuild | Sailing Balachandra S02E38 - 2040
DIY Jordan Series Drogue | Sailng Balachandra S02E40 - 2041
Offshore Survival Training for Cruisers and Sailors | Sailing Balachandra S02E41
Sailing Balachandra Caribbean Adventure49 episodes
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Hurricane Nestor I'm So Worried | Sailing Balachandra E042 - 44
Bermuda FAIL | Sailing Balachandra E044 - 45
The REAL Cape Hatteras | Sailing Balachandra E045 - 46
Sailing from Beaufort to Saint Agustine and Dolphins | Sailing Balachandra E046 - 47
Rocket Launch Delayed by Boat!? | Sailing Balachandra E047 - 48
We made it Sailing to the BAHAMAS! | Sailing Balachandra E048 - 49
Bahamas in Full SWING | Sailing Balachandra E049 - 50
The BEST of Sailing the Exumas | Sailing Balachandra E050 - 51
Caves, Sharks and NO RUM in Staniel Cay Bahamas | Sailing Balachandra E051 - 52
How to Make a Conch Horn while Sailing | Sailing Balachandra E052 - 53
Sailing to George Town the Cruisers Hub of the Bahamas | Sailing Balachandra E053 - 54
Sailing to Salt Pond Thompsons Bay Exumas Bahamas | Sailing Balachandra E054 - 55
Quarantined COVID-19 and Sailing in the Dominican Republic | Sailing Balachandra E055 - 56
Sailing to Beautiful Conception Bahamas | Sailing Balachandra E056 - 57
COVID-19 UPDATE in Puerto Rico Bad to Worse | Sailing Balachandra E57 - 58
Boat Life in Luperon Dominican Republic | Sailing Balachandra E058 - 59
COVID-19 Lockdown and Sailing Samana, Dominican Republic | Sailing Balachandra E059 - 60
COVID-19 Kicked out of Puerto Rico | Sailing Balachandra E060 - 61
Safe in the Virgin Islands | Sailing Balachandra E061 - 62
COST of Sailing CHEAP to the Caribbean | Sailing Balachandra E062 - 63
Wall of Squalls | Sailing Balachandra E063 - 64
What ACTUALLY happens | Sailing Balachandra E064 - 65
Thank You Grenada! Still Sailing under Covid-19 | Sailing Balachandra E65 - 66
Barely Made It to Grenada | Sailing Balachandra E066 - 67
Cruising the Caribbean 27 Things we Didn't Know! | Sailing Balachandra E067 - 68
Leaving the Grenada Q Zone | Sailing Balachandra E068 - 69
Freediving from the Boat in Grenada | Sailing Balachandra E069 - 71
NEARLY DISMASTED by WAVE in the Caribbean | Sailing Balachandra E071 - 72
Anchoring Next to an Active Underwater Volcano | Sailing Balachandra E072 - 73
Sailing Channels go RACING! Carriacou Cruisers Regatta | Sailing Balachandra E073 - 80
Replacing a Broken Shroud on our Sailboat WITHOUT a RIGGER! | Sailing Balachandra E080 - 83
Liveaboard Cruising with a Dog in the Caribbean The Pros and Cons | Sailing Balachandra E083 - 84
Caribbean Border Crossings by Cruising Yacht Today | Sailing Balachandra E084 - 85
St Lucia and Cruising the Caricom Bubble on a Budget by Sailboat | Sailing Balachandra E085 - 86
How We Earn an Income While Cruising and Living Aboard in the Caribbean | Sailing Balachandra E086 - 88
36 Hour Passage Sailing St Lucia to Antigua and Barbuda Non Stop 2020 | Sailing Balachandra E088 - 90
Liveaboard Cruising for 2021 From Antigua to Barbuda by Sailing Yacht | Sailing Balachandra E090 - 93
SAILING Your Boat in Exotic Places | Sailing Balachandra E093 - 95
Piracy and Theft Today During Covid-19 While Cruising in The Caribbean | Sailing Balachandra E095 - 98
Sailing to St Martin and BLASTED by a JET AIRPLANE | Sailing Balachandra E098 - 99
Let's SAIL to CUBA! All the Details for Cruisers | Sailing Balachandra E099 - 100
EVERYTHING is BREAKING! Sailing from St. Martin to CUBA | Sailing Balachandra E100 - 101
TIERRA! Massive Waves Sailing to CUBA| Sailing Balachandra E101 - 102
Cuba for Cruisers, Clearance at Santiago | Sailing Balachandra E102 - 103
Cuba for Cruisers, HELP, We Don't Speak Spanish! | Sailing Balachandra E103 - 105
Sailing Completely Alone in South Cuba, Cruising Cienfuegos & Cayo Largo | Sailing Balachandra E105 - 106
Sailing Cayo Largo and the Yucatan Channel, Cuba for Cruisers | Sailing Balachandra E106 - 107
Havana Cuba 101 For Liveaboard Cruisers Post Pandemic | Sailing Balachandra E107 - 108
Repatriation of an American Citizen Stuck in CUBA by Sailboat | Sailing Balachandra E108
Sailboat DIY33 episodes
- 6
Espar Furnace Resurrection, Fixing the Deisel Furnace the Sailboat | Sailing Balachandra E06 - 8
Deep Winter Prep, I get the Exterior Bat Ready for Winter Liveaboard | Sailing Balachandra E08 - 11
Xmas Day Storm | Sailing Balachandra E011 - 14
Save Your Mortal Sole! | Sailing Balachandra E014 - 15
Stuck Sea Cocks | Sailing Balachandra E015 - 16
Sea Strainer Maintenance | Sailing Balachandra E016 - 17
Arrived in FLORIDA! | Sailing Balachandra E017 - 18
Wet Core!? (and sail repairs) - Sailing Balachandra E018 - 20
Crushing Boat Bottom | Sailing Balachandra E020 - 29
Climbing the Tallest Mast at the Marina | Sailing Balachandra E029 - 39
We're Back | Sailing Balachandra E039 - 52
How to Make a Conch Horn while Sailing | Sailing Balachandra E052 - 67
Cruising the Caribbean 27 Things we Didn't Know! | Sailing Balachandra E067 - 70
Liveaboard Life Hacks 2 | Sailing Balachandra E070 - 74
Buying a Liveaboard Cruising Sailboat - What you need to know! | Sailing Balachandra E074 - 75
How I Bought a 44 ft Cruising Yacht Half Price | Sailing Balachandra E075 - 77
Buying a Liveaboard Cruising Sailboat: ALL our DIY Maintenance in 1 video | Sailing Balachandra E077 - 79
Offshore Life Saving Equipment for Long Ocean Passages Around the World | Sailing Balachandra E079 - 80
Replacing a Broken Shroud on our Sailboat WITHOUT a RIGGER! | Sailing Balachandra E080 - 81
Still Sailing Digital for Less with Raspberry Pi Liveaboard Cruising | Sailing Balachandra E081 - 91
Detailed BOAT TOUR of our C&C44 Liveaboard Cruising Yacht | Sailing Balachandra E091 - 97
How to DIY SERIOUS Dinghy Repairs Cruising Full Time | Sailing Balachandra E097 - 113
Cruising Sailboat Refit BEGINS with a Keel Repair in Florida | Sailing Balachandra E113 - 114
Rebedding the V-Berth HATCH - Cruising Sailboat Refit Continued | Sailing Balachandra E114 - 115
WET SAND The Hull and Painting Barrier Coat - Cruising Sailboat Refit | Sailing Balachandra E115 - 2032
How to Sail Digital for CHEAP with Raspberry Pi | Sailing Balachandra S02E32 - 2033
Liveaboard Life Hacks | Sailing Balachandra S02E33 - 2034
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT | Sailing Balachandra S02E34 - 2035
How To Correctly Isolate Boat Core | Sailing Balachandra S02E35 - 2036
Restore OLD Marine Bolts | Sailing Balachandra S02E36 - 2037
Unstepping our TALL MAST with a TINY CRANE | Sailing Balachandra S02E37 - 2038
Sailboat Rudder Rebuild | Sailing Balachandra S02E38 - 2040
DIY Jordan Series Drogue | Sailng Balachandra S02E40
Sailing Channels FIRST EPISODES16 episodes
- 1
Bermuda Nightmare, Part 1 of 6 (Westsail 42 Sailboat Paragon) - 1
Sailing Around the World (Sailing La Vagabonde) - Ep. 1 Intro & Sailing Turkey - 1
Episode #1 My Sailing Dream - 1
WE BOUGHT A BOAT! | Sailing Balachandra Episode 01 - 1
Sail Life - Removing plywood, Albin Ballad (Day 1) - 1
The Beginning Of An Adventure - Ep. 1 RAN Sailing - 1
Zero to Bluewater Cruiser in 30 Days! [EP 1] - 8
Delos Route Planning - 9
Mazzii at the beach - 10
JUST BOUGHT A SAILBOAT - 11
sailingdoodles intro - 12
1] Goodbye $50,000 Debt, Hello Bluewater Sailboat | Abandon Comfort - 13
A young woman grabs hold of her dream embarking on a solo sailing adventure - 14
Adventures of an old Seadog 'The Beginning' - 15
Sailing Virgins - Our Thoughts, Expectations & Uncertainties - 16
"Don't Buy a Couch" - Sailing Around the world [step 1]
Cuba after Covid for Cruising Yachts9 episodes
- 99
Let's SAIL to CUBA! All the Details for Cruisers | Sailing Balachandra E099 - 100
EVERYTHING is BREAKING! Sailing from St. Martin to CUBA | Sailing Balachandra E100 - 101
TIERRA! Massive Waves Sailing to CUBA| Sailing Balachandra E101 - 102
Cuba for Cruisers, Clearance at Santiago | Sailing Balachandra E102 - 103
Cuba for Cruisers, HELP, We Don't Speak Spanish! | Sailing Balachandra E103 - 105
Sailing Completely Alone in South Cuba, Cruising Cienfuegos & Cayo Largo | Sailing Balachandra E105 - 106
Sailing Cayo Largo and the Yucatan Channel, Cuba for Cruisers | Sailing Balachandra E106 - 107
Havana Cuba 101 For Liveaboard Cruisers Post Pandemic | Sailing Balachandra E107 - 108
Repatriation of an American Citizen Stuck in CUBA by Sailboat | Sailing Balachandra E108
The COST of living CHEAP on a Sailboat7 episodes
- 62
COST of Sailing CHEAP to the Caribbean | Sailing Balachandra E062 - 75
How I Bought a 44 ft Cruising Yacht Half Price | Sailing Balachandra E075 - 81
Still Sailing Digital for Less with Raspberry Pi Liveaboard Cruising | Sailing Balachandra E081 - 82
The Cost of Cruising and Full Time Liveaboard in the Caribbean | Sailing Balachandra E082 - 86
How We Earn an Income While Cruising and Living Aboard in the Caribbean | Sailing Balachandra E086 - 2030
COST of living aboard CHEAP year round on a Sailboat | Sailing Balachandra S02E30 - 2032
How to Sail Digital for CHEAP with Raspberry Pi | Sailing Balachandra S02E32
10 Days in Paradise6 episodes
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10 Days in Paradise, Part 1: Adrift in FOG | Sailing Balachandra E024 - 25
10 Days in Paradise, Part 2: INJURED at Sea | Sailing Balachandra E025 - 26
10 Days in Paradise, Part 3: How to PARTY on a boat | Sailing Balachandra E026 - 27
10 Days in Paradise, Part 4: Stopped by the POLICE | Sailing Balachandra E027 - 28
10 Days in Paradise Part 5 | Sailing Balachandra E028 - 2034
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT | Sailing Balachandra S02E34