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Covert Castaway Sailing with SV AWEN Sailing AWEN | Sailing & Cruising Blogger
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Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to being a liveaboard sailing cruisers and meeting amazing new people as we attempt a circumnavigation on our catamaran SV AWEN, our Outremer 52. Join us as we share what we’re learning as we make this lifestyle change to sell our stuff, quit our corporate jobs, leave our family and sail away on a catamaran.
If you have any specific topics you want us to cover reach out to us at our Sailing AWEN FB page or sailingawen@gmail.com, or you can watch our channel on YouTube!
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Kim & Mike's Transition to Full-Time Sailing - S8E2
In this episode of our spotlight on cruising couples, we share the unique journey of Kim and Mike who swapped their life in Oregon for the thrills of full-time sailing. Their decision to exchange land life for an RV led next to an oceanic adventure and serves as inspiration to fellow travelers who dream to learn how to sail the world.
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Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience meeting new people and sailing as liveaboard sailing cruisers on our performance catamaran SV AWEN, our Outremer 52. Join us as we meet wonderful new people in this lifestyle.
⭐️Check out our new catamaran sailing blog! https://sailingawen.com
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@SailingAWEN/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sailingawen/
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SailingAwen/
FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sailingawen/
📧EMAIL US: sailingawen@gmail.com
🌎TRACK US on vessel finder.
⛵️AWEN will be featured at the MIAMI BOAT SHOW! Meet us there!! Learn more about the show dates: https://www.miamiboatshow.com/en/home.html
OUTREMER 52 OWNER’S REVIEW: https://www.katamarans.com/owners-reviews/outremer-52r/
🎶 MUSIC by Epidemic Sound
About us: Hello! We are Holly and Stephane 🇺🇸🇫🇷 We have made the transition from full-time software professionals from the SF Bay Area to liveaboard sailing explorers who always keep one eye on the weather and our hearts in a song. Our goal is to complete a circumnavigation and we recently transitioned to a performance catamaran and are madly in love with our Outremer 52. We are working with Outremer in France (with the help of Google translate) to launch our boat project and start our journey as sailing vagabonds. While it’s not a race or speedtest, we are doing our first Bluewater crossing this year and we are excited to see AWEN stretch her legs and dance on the water. Join us as we share what we’re learning living without Amazon, (but with Starlink), and attempt this new life of travel and adventure on the ocean. Please be patient with us as we continue to improve our YouTube vlogging skills. Our goal isn’t to make our life a movie, it’s to give back to what others have shared with us, which is why we don’t monetize our channel.
More about us here: https://sailingawen.com/about-us
#outremer #boatlife #catamaran #travelvlog #digitalnomad #lifestyle #sailboats #stayhealthy #learning #vlog #podcast #live #motivation #travel #nomad #boattour #sailingadventure #bucketlist #adventure #vlog #mediterranean #nomad #retirement #adventureawaits #ocean #learning
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Tackling Life Onboard with Sarah & Ray of Kismet - S8E1
Join us, Holly and Stephane, in the eighth season of the Covert Castaway podcast as we talk about the liveaboard cruising lifestyle, directly from the stunning Bahamas. In this episode, we introduce you to fellow cruisers Ray and Sarah from Kismet, sharing their captivating backstory, sailing dreams, and experiences. This 'at anchor' podcast offers an intriguing dive into the world of sailing and life on water amid the gorgeous Bahamian setting.
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Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience meeting new people and sailing as liveaboard sailing cruisers on our performance catamaran SV AWEN, our Outremer 52. Join us as we meet wonderful new people in this lifestyle.
⭐️Check out our new catamaran sailing blog! https://sailingawen.com
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@SailingAWEN/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sailingawen/
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SailingAwen/
FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sailingawen/
📧EMAIL US: sailingawen@gmail.com
🌎TRACK US on vessel finder.
⛵️AWEN will be featured at the MIAMI BOAT SHOW! Meet us there!! Learn more about the show dates: https://www.miamiboatshow.com/en/home.html
OUTREMER 52 OWNER’S REVIEW: https://www.katamarans.com/owners-reviews/outremer-52r/
🎶 MUSIC by Epidemic Sound
About us: Hello! We are Holly and Stephane 🇺🇸🇫🇷 We have made the transition from full-time software professionals from the SF Bay Area to liveaboard sailing explorers who always keep one eye on the weather and our hearts in a song. Our goal is to complete a circumnavigation and we recently transitioned to a performance catamaran and are madly in love with our Outremer 52. We are working with Outremer in France (with the help of Google translate) to launch our boat project and start our journey as sailing vagabonds. While it’s not a race or speedtest, we are doing our first Bluewater crossing this year and we are excited to see AWEN stretch her legs and dance on the water. Join us as we share what we’re learning living without Amazon, (but with Starlink), and attempt this new life of travel and adventure on the ocean. Please be patient with us as we continue to improve our YouTube vlogging skills. Our goal isn’t to make our life a movie, it’s to give back to what others have shared with us, which is why we don’t monetize our channel.
More about us here: https://sailingawen.com/about-us
#outremer #boatlife #catamaran #travelvlog #digitalnomad #lifestyle #sailboats #stayhealthy #learning #vlog #podcast #live #motivation #travel #nomad #boattour #sailingadventure #bucketlist #adventure #vlog #mediterranean #nomad #retirement #adventureawaits #ocean #learning
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Passage Provisioning - S7E13
Food! Today we talk about how much food to bring and what kind and we share some of our cooking methods to minimize time, effort, and dirty dishes.
Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to being liveaboard sailing cruisers on our performance catamaran SV AWEN an Outremer 52. Join us as we talk about what we‘re learning as we sell our stuff, quit our corporate jobs, say goodbye to our family and attempt a circumnavigation on a sailing catamaran.
⭐️Check out our new catamaran sailing blog! https://sailingawen.com
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@SailingAWEN/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sailingawen/
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SailingAwen/
FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sailingawen/
📧EMAIL US: sailingawen@gmail.com
🌎TRACK US on vessel finder.
⛵️AWEN will be featured at the MIAMI BOAT SHOW! Meet us there!! Learn more about the show dates: https://www.miamiboatshow.com/en/home.html
OUTREMER 52 OWNER’S REVIEW: https://www.katamarans.com/owners-reviews/outremer-52r/
🎶 MUSIC by Epidemic Sound
About us: Hello! We are Holly and Stephane 🇺🇸🇫🇷 We have made the transition from full-time software professionals from the SF Bay Area to liveaboard sailing explorers who always keep one eye on the weather and our hearts in a song. Our goal is to complete a circumnavigation and we recently transitioned to a performance catamaran and are madly in love with our Outremer 52. We are working with Outremer in France (with the help of Google translate) to launch our boat project and start our journey as sailing vagabonds. While it’s not a race or speedtest, we are doing our first Bluewater crossing this year and we are excited to see AWEN stretch her legs and dance on the water. Join us as we share what we’re learning living without Amazon, (but with Starlink), and attempt this new life of travel and adventure on the ocean. Please be patient with us as we continue to improve our YouTube vlogging skills. Our goal isn’t to make our life a movie, it’s to give back to what others have shared with us, which is why we don’t monetize our channel.
More about us here: https://sailingawen.com/about-us
#outremer #boatlife #catamaran #travelvlog #digitalnomad #lifestyle #sailboats #stayhealthy #learning #vlog #podcast #live #motivation #travel #nomad #boattour #sailingadventure #bucketlist #adventure #mediterranean #nomad #retirement #adventureawaits #ocean #learning
© Sailing AWEN 2023
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Fuel & Water on a Passage - S7E12
Do you leave with full tanks or not? Today we talk about transatlantic passage preparation and how much fuel and water we think we need and the different philosophies, pros/cons of each.
Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to being liveaboard sailing cruisers. Join us as we talk about what we‘re learning as we sell our stuff, quit our corporate jobs, say goodbye to our family and attempt a circumnavigation on a sailing catamaran.
⭐️Check out our new catamaran sailing blog! https://sailingawen.com
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@SailingAWEN/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sailingawen/
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SailingAwen/
FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sailingawen/
📧EMAIL US: sailingawen@gmail.com
🌎TRACK US on vessel finder.
⛵️AWEN will be featured at the MIAMI BOAT SHOW! Meet us there!! Learn more about the show dates: https://www.miamiboatshow.com/en/home.html
OUTREMER 52 OWNER’S REVIEW: https://www.katamarans.com/owners-reviews/outremer-52r/
🎶 MUSIC by Epidemic Sound
About us: Hello! We are Holly and Stephane 🇺🇸🇫🇷 We have made the transition from full-time software professionals from the SF Bay Area to liveaboard sailing explorers who always keep one eye on the weather and our hearts in a song. Our goal is to complete a circumnavigation and we recently transitioned to a performance catamaran and are madly in love with our Outremer 52. We are working with Outremer in France (with the help of Google translate) to launch our boat project and start our journey as sailing vagabonds. While it’s not a race or speedtest, we are doing our first Bluewater crossing this year and we are excited to see AWEN stretch her legs and dance on the water. Join us as we share what we’re learning living without Amazon, (but with Starlink), and attempt this new life of travel and adventure on the ocean. Please be patient with us as we continue to improve our YouTube vlogging skills. Our goal isn’t to make our life a movie, it’s to give back to what others have shared with us, which is why we don’t monetize our channel.
More about us here: https://sailingawen.com/about-us
#outremer #boatlife #catamaran #travelvlog #digitalnomad #lifestyle #sailboats #stayhealthy #learning #vlog #podcast #live #motivation #travel #nomad #boattour #sailingadventure #bucketlist #adventure #mediterranean #nomad #retirement #adventureawaits #ocean #learning
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Weather Routing, Starlink & Comms - S7E11
Today we talk about our transatlantic passage prep around weather routing and what we use for communication, including Starlink.
Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to being liveaboard sailing cruisers. Join us as we talk about what we‘re learning as we sell our stuff, quit our corporate jobs, say goodbye to our family and attempt a circumnavigation on a sailing catamaran.
⭐️Check out our new catamaran sailing blog! https://sailingawen.com
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@SailingAWEN/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sailingawen/
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SailingAwen/
FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sailingawen/
📧EMAIL US: sailingawen@gmail.com
🌎TRACK US on vessel finder.
⛵️AWEN will be featured at the MIAMI BOAT SHOW! Meet us there!! Learn more about the show dates: https://www.miamiboatshow.com/en/home.html
OUTREMER 52 OWNER’S REVIEW: https://www.katamarans.com/owners-reviews/outremer-52r/
🎶 MUSIC by Epidemic Sound
About us: Hello! We are Holly and Stephane 🇺🇸🇫🇷 We have made the transition from full-time software professionals from the SF Bay Area to liveaboard sailing explorers who always keep one eye on the weather and our hearts in a song. Our goal is to complete a circumnavigation and we recently transitioned to a performance catamaran and are madly in love with our Outremer 52. We are working with Outremer in France (with the help of Google translate) to launch our boat project and start our journey as sailing vagabonds. While it’s not a race or speedtest, we are doing our first Bluewater crossing this year and we are excited to see AWEN stretch her legs and dance on the water. Join us as we share what we’re learning living without Amazon, (but with Starlink), and attempt this new life of travel and adventure on the ocean. Please be patient with us as we continue to improve our YouTube vlogging skills. Our goal isn’t to make our life a movie, it’s to give back to what others have shared with us, which is why we don’t monetize our channel.
More about us here: https://sailingawen.com/about-us
#outremer #boatlife #catamaran #travelvlog #digitalnomad #lifestyle #sailboats #stayhealthy #learning #vlog #podcast #live #motivation #travel #nomad #boattour #sailingadventure #bucketlist #adventure #mediterranean #nomad #retirement #adventureawaits #ocean #learning
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Passage Prep - S7E10
Massive update in this week's episode, lot's to talk about as we prepare for our passage to...surprise reveal in this episode!
Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to being liveaboard sailing cruisers. Join us as we talk about what we‘re learning as we sell our stuff, quit our corporate jobs, say goodbye to our family and attempt a circumnavigation on a sailing catamaran.
⭐️Check out our new catamaran sailing blog! https://sailingawen.com
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@SailingAWEN/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sailingawen/
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SailingAwen/
FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sailingawen/
📧EMAIL US: sailingawen@gmail.com
🌎TRACK US on vessel finder.
⛵️AWEN will be featured at the MIAMI BOAT SHOW! Meet us there!! Learn more about the show dates: https://www.miamiboatshow.com/en/home.html
OUTREMER 52 OWNER’S REVIEW: https://www.katamarans.com/owners-reviews/outremer-52r/
🎶 MUSIC by Epidemic Sound
About us: Hello! We are Holly and Stephane 🇺🇸🇫🇷 We have made the transition from full-time software professionals from the SF Bay Area to liveaboard sailing explorers who always keep one eye on the weather and our hearts in a song. Our goal is to complete a circumnavigation and we recently transitioned to a performance catamaran and are madly in love with our Outremer 52. We are working with Outremer in France (with the help of Google translate) to launch our boat project and start our journey as sailing vagabonds. While it’s not a race or speedtest, we are doing our first Bluewater crossing this year and we are excited to see AWEN stretch her legs and dance on the water. Join us as we share what we’re learning living without Amazon, (but with Starlink), and attempt this new life of travel and adventure on the ocean. Please be patient with us as we continue to improve our YouTube vlogging skills. Our goal isn’t to make our life a movie, it’s to give back to what others have shared with us, which is why we don’t monetize our channel.
More about us here: https://sailingawen.com/about-us
#outremer #boatlife #catamaran #travelvlog #digitalnomad #lifestyle #sailboats #stayhealthy #learning #vlog #podcast #live #motivation #travel #nomad #boattour #sailingadventure #bucketlist #adventure #mediterranean #nomad #retirement #adventureawaits #ocean #learning
© Sailing AWEN 2023
Customer Reviews
Demistifier
If you are planning to buy or have recently bought a sailing catamaran or if you’re living aboard or plan to live aboard, this podcast is for you. They’ve bought two new catamarans from two different manufacturers. Or if you are planning to sail the Mediterranean, they share their experiences of sailing to and being in different countries around the Med.
For me, listening to the podcast really helped demystify the process of ordering and buying a new sailing catamaran. It’s great to hear about the options they choose and why and to get an idea of the timeline.
Essential listening: Super practical and very enjoyable
I have listened to all Stephane and Holly’s podcasts as they prepared for, then undertook, the move from life ashore to life afloat. I am planning to start cruising around summer 2024 and I find their podcasts to be invaluable in all kinds of practical decisions I will have to make whether boat, EU visa, money, equipment, insurance, health, navigation, power, sails, … and on and on and on... Hundreds of decisions. I don’t expect all my questions or thoughts to be answered - they will have their priorities and I have mine - but there are nuggets in every podcast and also trigger topics that I add to my list for further thought or research. For anyone considering life afloat, permanent or not, I think this podcast is essential listening. Fun, enthusiastic and practical hosts. Thank you Holly and Stephane!
Life on a Catamaran
Great stuff to unpack here, really enjoy listening to their perspectives, opinions, and suggestions on transitioning from land life to boat. Also very cool to understand why they’ve made to decision to switch up to a performance boat after a couple years aboard their first one that was more comfort oriented.
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