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Documentary | Episode 18 | Boot Key & BWC Summit
January 11-24, 2026 | Florida Keys This week’s episode covers 2 weeks! So we have two emails to home down below and some crazy times covered in this episode. We test out our anchor set up in 30 knot gusts. The highlight was attending the Bluewater Cruising Summit. The first of its kind. We met…
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Documentary | Episode 17 | Keys Stress & Safe Harbor
January 04 – 10, 2026 | Florida Keys BIG NEWS: WE HIT 300 NAUTICAL MILES! We say goodbye to Boca Grande – our favorite Florida Key to date and head back in to Key West as our first stop eastward to Marathon, Florida (in Boot Key). An unexpected evening in Key West reunited with our…
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Documentary | Episode 16 | Key West 1st week & first impressions
Dec 27 – Jan 3 Our first week was packed with 3 new anchorages, our first blow on our own anchor, remote island birthday, and trying to snorkel a sunken ship. Whatever we thought the Keys would be like, it definitely was not, but we learned so much. Here’s our first impression… Well, before we…
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article no.1 | Cape Canaveral & Cocoa Beach, FL, USA
We more or less lived in the Cape Canaveral area for 35 days. You can watch our time living there on youtube – Playlist: Boat DIY Refit Location(s): 1. Cape Canaveral – 1st airbnb location and most visited beach2. Port Canaveral – location of boat yard 3. Cocoa Beach – 2nd airbnb location and dog…
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Documentary | Episode 14 | Christmas in Ft. Pierce Anchorage
Well…our planned ‘one night in Ft. Pierce’ turned into several days in Ft. Pierce, including Christmas Day. Our buddy boat and their friends really saved us – from navigating our boat to taking Josh all the way to Ft. Lauderdale so he could pick up the prop parts, a new watermaker and a new generator.…
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Documentary | Episode 13 | We launched! The ending isn’t so great (Dec 20)
We launched! Our very first passage was from Port Canaveral to Ft. Pierce, FL. It was a beautiful day and we had a wonderfully uneventful sail down the coast. We were able to get the sea sickness under control and Sam finally got her cream soda Dr. Pepper! However, the evening took a turn for…
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Documentary | Episode 12 | We SPLASHED! (Dec 14-19)
Wow, so much happened. But SV Nobad Weather is officially in the water and docked! So much emotion – we did it. No more boatyard. We were stressed ALL week and the moment we finished tying off the boat to the dock, I just started to cry. The next chapter begins… Excerpt from the email…
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Documentary | Episode 11 | Windows, Floors, & Panic
We made huge progress on all our windows and floor and the ceiling (yes…still the ceiling, but in a good way). We had a buddy boat haul out at the same boat yard so we had friends for a few days before they flew home for the holidays. It was awesome and we almost felt…
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Documentary | Episode 10 | Boatyard Birthday
Excerpt from the NOBAD Fam & Friends email sent on 12/8/2025…
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Documentary | Episode 9 | Thanksgiving Where???
Well, Thanksgiving did not go as planned. We were not in the water yet. The ceiling repair version 2 didn’t work. So we found ourselves in a random airbnb in Cocoa Beach, FL very far away from family and friends. But, Thanksgiving happened! We had delicious food and a beautiful evening together in our humble…
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