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Max documents the ongoing refit and maintenance of his 1970 Swan 37, Elixir, while preparing for remote South Pacific passages and ocean cruising.

Sailing around the world on Elixir, a 1970 Swan 37. Get your free sailing guide below 👇

Mount Maunganui, New Zealand· Apr 2026

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ELIXIR SAILS AGAIN! Hectic NZ ShakedownPreparing Elixir for a Fiji passage, replacing wind gear, and managing a grounding during a cyclone.Apr 30, 2026 · Mount Maunganui, New Zealand

PublishedApr 30, 2026

Duration12:16

Views12K

LocationMount Maunganui, New Zealand

We Spent HOW MUCH on Our Boat REFIT?! (Full Breakdown)Full cost breakdown of a New Zealand boat refit, including mooring, mast repair, and lithium electrical upgrade.Mar 31, 2026

PublishedMar 31, 2026

Duration13:06

Views11K

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I Crossed an Ocean on a $1k Boat: Here’s How You Can TooLow-budget ocean sailing: crossing the Atlantic on a 22-foot £500 boat and a three-tier boat ownership system.Mar 28, 2026

PublishedMar 28, 2026

Duration9:28

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Building the Ultimate Off-Grid Sailboat (Step-by-Step)Refitting a 46-ft sailboat with lithium batteries, Victron monitoring, inverter AC power, and a rebuilt fridge for remote South Pacific cruising.Mar 22, 2026

PublishedMar 22, 2026

Duration12:30

Views16K

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I Sailed Halfway Around the World and Found Love (Girlfriend Reveal)Refitting a 37-ft SNS Swan in New Zealand after a UK-to-New Zealand voyage, funding it with a delivery, and planning the next leg.Mar 8, 2026 · Paranga, New Zealand

PublishedMar 8, 2026

Duration8:14

Views153K

LocationParanga, New Zealand

How to Sail Around The World (Without a Trust Fund)Feb 24, 2026

PublishedFeb 24, 2026

Duration10:24

Views36K

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I Left My Boat to Crew for a 27-Year-Old Female CaptainDelivering a 36-foot Jackson cutter from Napier to Tauranga around East Cape with light wind, a hank-on headsail inventory, and one green crew.Feb 17, 2026 · just left Napier, sailing in Hawke Bay, New Zealand

PublishedFeb 17, 2026

Duration14:49

Views31K

Locationjust left Napier, sailing in Hawke Bay, New Zealand

We Took a Tiny Boat Into New Zealand’s Most Savage WaterTiming a Cook Strait crossing to avoid wind-against-tide on a 36-foot cutter bound from Abel Tasman to the Bay of Plenty.Feb 3, 2026 · Cook Strait, New Zealand

PublishedFeb 3, 2026

Duration12:41

Views41K

LocationCook Strait, New Zealand

27 Year Old Female Captain (I’m Crew)A drifting dinghy on its maiden voyage gets recovered after a brief tow, and the outboard starts with one fast pull.Jan 27, 2026

PublishedJan 27, 2026

Duration14:51

Views21K

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Sailing 800 Miles to Save Her Boat (From a Toxic Ex)A woman reclaims her Jack Brook cutter Echo from Nelson and plans a 650-mile sail back through Cook Strait to Taranga.Jan 20, 2026

PublishedJan 20, 2026

Duration11:34

Views50K

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6,000 Miles from Paradise to... THIS?Oct 28, 2025

PublishedOct 28, 2025

Duration16:01

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The Unforgiving North Pacific: Our Toughest Challenge Yet.Oct 22, 2025

PublishedOct 22, 2025

Duration15:15

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Sailing Across The Pacific (Pitstop in Hawaii!)Oct 15, 2025

PublishedOct 15, 2025

Duration15:16

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The Shock of Arriving in Hawaii After 3 Weeks at SeaOct 7, 2025

Humbled by the Pacific: A Brutal Start to our 5,000 Mile VoyageSep 30, 2025

PublishedSep 30, 2025

Duration15:41

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Can a 1936 Classic Yacht Survive a 5,000 Mile Ocean Crossing?Sep 23, 2025

PublishedSep 23, 2025

Duration13:59

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Sailing Across the Pacific on the Worlds Most Beautiful Boat! (Pt 1)Sep 16, 2025

PublishedSep 16, 2025

Duration14:39

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LAUNCH DAY FAILURE: (Engine Meltdown Leaves Us Stranded)! 🔥😭Sep 9, 2025

Why Layla is REALLY Leaving Elixir.Sep 2, 2025

The BRUTAL Reality of Boat Life!Aug 22, 2025

PublishedAug 22, 2025

Duration20:36

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Are my Crewmates Falling in Love? (With Eachother)💕 NZ Boat RefitJul 22, 2025

PublishedJul 22, 2025

Duration21:46

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The Dirty, Exhausting, UNSEEN Side of Sailing Dreams (S&S Swan Refit)Jul 8, 2025

Lost in the Wild Islands of AOTEAROA (New Zealand Sailing Adventure)Jun 22, 2025

PublishedJun 22, 2025

Duration21:25

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Sailing to the FURTHEST Possible Nation from Home (4 years from UK to New Zealand)Apr 5, 2025

Visiting a SUNKEN ISLAND in the Middle of the Ocean! (Sailing Across the Pacific)Mar 9, 2025

50+ CREW & COUNTING in Tonga! (4 Years Sailing Around the World on Elixir)Feb 8, 2025

I SAILED ELIXIR 15,000 MILES for THIS! (South Pacific Mission) 🏝️Feb 1, 2025

SWIMMING WITH HUMPBACKS IN TONGA! (Sailing Across the Pacific)Dec 29, 2024

PublishedDec 29, 2024

Duration16:54

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Sailing to Empty Waves in the South Pacific (Dream Boatlife)Dec 22, 2024

PublishedDec 22, 2024

Duration17:56

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ARE THESE CASTAWAYS REALLY WHO THEY SEEM? Picking up Strangers in The Pacific 😳Nov 11, 2024

PublishedNov 11, 2024

Duration17:47

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STRANDED on a South Pacific Island With No Way to EscapeNov 2, 2024

Shipwrecked Survivors: We find Castaways on a Remote island! (Sailing Across the Pacific)Oct 11, 2024

PublishedOct 11, 2024

Duration18:50

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Outrunning Storms: A Squally Passage from Samoa to Tonga!Sep 27, 2024

PublishedSep 27, 2024

Duration14:31

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The Empty Atolls of Polynesia: Sailing Across the South PacificAug 30, 2024

PublishedAug 30, 2024

Duration15:13

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THE DANGEROUS MIDDLE! When Sailing Across the Pacific Gets RoughAug 23, 2024

PublishedAug 23, 2024

Duration18:40

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The 7 souls of Maupihaa: Surviving on a remote Pacific atollAug 17, 2024

PublishedAug 17, 2024

Duration14:38

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Sailing to a DREAM WAVE in the South Pacific (With a new Crewmate)!Jun 30, 2024

PublishedJun 30, 2024

Duration22:02

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Sailing a Beautiful 70' Classic Yawl (Fife) in the South Pacific!Jun 15, 2024

PublishedJun 15, 2024

Duration17:03

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Perfect Sailing Conditions Inside South Pacific Atoll!May 13, 2024

PublishedMay 13, 2024

Duration16:31

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SV Delos Takes us Diving (With Sharks)!May 4, 2024

OFF GRID LIVING On South Pacific AtollApr 27, 2024

PublishedApr 27, 2024

Duration15:12

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Exploring Uncharted Atolls in the South Pacific!Apr 21, 2024

PublishedApr 21, 2024

Duration17:51

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ROUGH WEATHER & BIG SEAS in the South Pacific! (EP 43)Apr 15, 2024

PublishedApr 15, 2024

Duration22:01

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We Sailed Across the Pacific and found THIS! (42)Mar 29, 2024

PublishedMar 29, 2024

Duration22:47

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Landfall in Fatu Hiva after 23 days at sea (EP 41)Mar 14, 2024

PublishedMar 14, 2024

Duration19:00

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BIG SQUALLS in the Pacific! The Struggles of Sailing Across an Ocean (EP 40)Feb 19, 2024

PublishedFeb 19, 2024

Duration24:23

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Sailing Across the Pacific from Mexico to French Polynesia (EP 39)Jan 6, 2024

Are We Ready for The Pacific? Small Boat Ocean Crossing Prep (EP 38)Dec 29, 2023

PublishedDec 29, 2023

Duration21:53

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PICKING UP Crew in Mexico! Sailing The World in our 20’s (EP 37)Dec 22, 2023

PublishedDec 22, 2023

Duration27:33

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Refitting My Boat in Mexico! (EP 36)Dec 15, 2023

PublishedDec 15, 2023

Duration24:08

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SAILOR TATTOOS & Their Meanings (EP 35)Jun 2, 2023

Why We Will NEVER Sail in Hurricane Season Again! (EP 34)Apr 11, 2023

PublishedApr 11, 2023

Duration17:35

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TEMPTATIONS at Sea – A Week of Sailing in the Pacific (EP 33)Mar 26, 2023

PublishedMar 26, 2023

Duration14:55

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Cruising Costa Rica On A 37' Sailing Yacht (EP 32)Feb 22, 2023

PublishedFeb 22, 2023

Duration21:33

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Sailing to Ollies Point: A Costa Rican Surf Odyssey (EP 31)Jan 28, 2023

PublishedJan 28, 2023

Duration27:15

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Doing My FIRST TATTOO Whilst Sailing In The Pacific Ocean (EP 30)Dec 11, 2022

PublishedDec 11, 2022

Duration19:39

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SAVAGE Lightning Storms! Sailing in Central America is Scary (EP28)Oct 23, 2022

PublishedOct 23, 2022

Duration23:22

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Sailing To An UNINHABITED ISLAND (We Only Just Met) (EP 27)Oct 16, 2022

PublishedOct 16, 2022

Duration21:56

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OCEAN LIFESTYLE In The Pacific (EP 26)Oct 9, 2022

SAILING IN THE PACIFIC for the First Time! (And why it's Different to the Atlantic) (EP 25)Oct 2, 2022

Through The Panama Canal in a SMALL Sailing Yacht (EP24)Sep 25, 2022

PublishedSep 25, 2022

Duration16:06

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Sailing Up a Remote River in Panama (EP 23)Sep 17, 2022

PublishedSep 17, 2022

Duration20:15

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RUNNING AGROUND on a Coral Reef in Panama! (EP 22)Sep 11, 2022

PublishedSep 11, 2022

Duration15:14

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VIRGIN JUNGLE and Indigenous Communities. Off the Beaten Path in Panama (EP 21)Sep 4, 2022

Three Weeks in a Tropical Paradise! Sailing to San Blas (EP 20)Aug 28, 2022

PublishedAug 28, 2022

Duration24:54

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Sea-Sick Like Never Before! A Very Sloppy Sail to San Blas, Panama (EP 19)Aug 21, 2022

PublishedAug 21, 2022

Duration28:09

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How Sailing Can Change Your Life (EP 18)Aug 13, 2022

PublishedAug 13, 2022

Duration12:13

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Swimming in 4,000m of Ocean– Sailing from Colombia to Panama (EP17)Jul 30, 2022

PublishedJul 30, 2022

Duration13:57

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Is it Dangerous to Sail in Colombia? (EP 16)Jul 22, 2022

PublishedJul 22, 2022

Duration18:26

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Four Days in the Jungle Hiking to Colombia's 'Lost City' (EP 15)Jul 16, 2022

PublishedJul 16, 2022

Duration13:08

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ELECTRIFYING Sail to Colombia with New Californian Friends (EP 14)Apr 1, 2022

Exploring a Graveyard of Boats on a Tropical Island (EP 13)Mar 25, 2022

PublishedMar 25, 2022

Duration12:27

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The Untide project – Sailing around the world onboard Elixir.Mar 19, 2022

PublishedMar 19, 2022

Duration2:08

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Boarded at Sea! Are they PIRATES? We sail too close to the coast of Venezuela (EP 12)Mar 18, 2022

PublishedMar 18, 2022

Duration21:16

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The Grenadines: A Sailing Paradise! Apart from one thing... (EP11)Mar 11, 2022

PublishedMar 11, 2022

Duration7:36

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Sailing to The Spice Isle (EP 10)Mar 4, 2022

We CROSSED AN OCEAN For Empty Caribbean Surf!Dec 14, 2021

PublishedDec 14, 2021

Duration11:18

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WE MADE IT! Arriving in The Caribbean after Sailing Across the Atlantic!Nov 3, 2021

Sailing Across the Atlantic (EP7)Aug 28, 2021

PublishedAug 28, 2021

Duration17:05

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Preparing a Classic SWAN to Cross The Atlantic!Apr 27, 2021

PublishedApr 27, 2021

Duration20:54

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Sailing to THE MOST Beautiful Islands in the Canaries? (La Palma, La Gomera)Jan 8, 2021

WE CAN'T LEAVE! Trapped on Our Boat in the Canary IslandsApr 29, 2020

PublishedApr 29, 2020

Duration12:10

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Surviving a Saharan Dust Storm at Sea!Apr 7, 2020

I've Never Seen Waves Like This Before... (Sailing from Portugal to the Canaries)Mar 20, 2020

PublishedMar 20, 2020

Duration10:23

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We Sailed Across the Bay of Biscay in the Dead of WinterMar 12, 2020

PublishedMar 12, 2020

Duration8:16

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Sailing single-handed across the Atlantic in a 22' boatJul 27, 2017

PublishedJul 27, 2017

Duration5:34

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