Casting Off with Followtheboat

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Banter and insights from Esper’s cockpit from the followtheboat crew. Sailing oceans, traveling inland, meeting locals… find out what it’s like to live the cruising life, warts and all.

Episodes

  1. JAN 30

    One Year On A Canal Boat

    It's been a yearsince we moved onto our widebeam canal boat. After 20 years aboard a sailing boat, how's it been?

    34 min

  2. 06/25/2025

    We Left It All Behind for a Simpler Life

    Now that we're in the full swing of canal boating, what have we left behind?

    50 min

  3. 03/01/2025

    This Is A Lot Easier Than Sailing… Isn’t it?

    After three weeks, how has it been settling in? Any problems? Your boating questions answered

    47 min

  4. 02/15/2025

    How We Ended Up With Our Canal Boat

    If we were looking to buy a narrowboat, how come we ended up with a widebeam? We discuss a series of serendipitous events that lead to our purchase of Happidaze

    25 min

  5. 01/11/2025

    Why Did We Sell Our Sailboat (& Do We Regret It?)

    The time was right to sell our sailboat, but we had no warning it would be completed so fast and we would be back in the UK before Christmas!

    32 min

  6. 10/20/2024

    Near Misses and Knock-downs (Surviving 20 Years at Sea)

    Surviving 20 years as cruisers has had its ups and downs. We share five of our near misses here...

    25 min

  7. 08/24/2024

    Do You Use a Bum Gun?

    In Part 2 of "ask us anything", we tackle whether your sailboat should have a bum gun.

    45 min

  8. 08/10/2024

    Which YouTubers Do You Despise? Q&A Part 1

    We do our best to answer your questions on sailing and living on a boat, but weren't too sure how to answer the one about "which YouTubers do you despise?"

    42 min

  9. 07/20/2024

    Night Sailing: Dream or Nightmare?

    Night sailing can be the best time on a boat; sometimes it's just plain stressful.

    29 min
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Banter and insights from Esper’s cockpit from the followtheboat crew. Sailing oceans, traveling inland, meeting locals… find out what it’s like to live the cruising life, warts and all.

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