Covert Castaway Sailing with SV AWEN

Covert Castaway Sailing with SV AWEN

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 channel on YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@SailingAWEN/

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May 6, 2024 30 mins

Get ready for a fun conversation with Anders and Heidi from Tempus. In this podcast, the couple shares their transition from land to a liveaboard cruising lifestyle with children and share their experience balancing school and fun on their catamaran.  

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...

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In this episode we talk to Brent and Tara from Sailing Vessel Ripple. We learn about their experiences in the enchanting Bahamian waters sailing with their children, and the life-changing decisions that motivated them to step aboard, this is a story you don't want to miss.

Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience meeting new people and sailing as liveaboard sailing cruisers on our performance catamaran SV AWEN, our Ou...

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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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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 Bah...

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December 10, 2023 34 mins

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 an...

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December 3, 2023 34 mins

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 ...

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November 29, 2023 44 mins

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. 

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October 29, 2023 27 mins

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. 

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We sit down with the Larsson's from Colorado to talk about sailboats and skiing as they wait for their new performance catamaran.

Note: this episode was experimenting with the DJI wireless mics and our headsets so the audio isn't perfect. We strive to improve and have different guest mics on order now.  

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October 2, 2023 20 mins

This week we talk about our sailboat warranty work and neuvage for our Outremer 52 catamaran. 

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. 

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September 23, 2023 24 mins

Let's talk about the Mediterranean wind; it's windy and unpredictable. We are learning a lot about trusting weather models and what we can do to stay safe in high wind conditions. 

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 circumn...

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September 18, 2023 25 mins

We are fresh from the Cannes Yachting Festival and wanted to share some tips since it's boat show season. We saw some amazing sailboats and yachts at this year's show and lots of changes in the new sailboat market. #boatshow

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...

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September 8, 2023 39 mins

This week we are hosting the O'Kelly's during part of our sailboat shakedown. What wonderful guests!!! We sat down to chat over coffee and talk about boats!

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 c...

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September 2, 2023 24 mins

Discuss the adventure finding and keeping sailboat insurance for cruising. It's not as easy or cheap as it once was so update your budget!  

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. 

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August 26, 2023 25 mins

The not so glamorous side of getting a new sailboat is working out the kinks and shaking off the cobwebs as we finish getting our Outremer 52 ready for shakedown. 

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 sa...

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August 19, 2023 25 mins

First night at anchor unsupervised on our Outremer 52 catamaran after a week of learning the systems, the nuances of the sail plan and how she works. 

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 catamar...

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August 12, 2023 34 mins

WE GOT OUR BOAT! Woo Hoo. We talk about our first day on the boat and how the initial handover went.

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.       

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August 5, 2023 55 mins

Well, we got the final invoice for our sailboat since handover is next week and wanted to go through all our final options and decisions. 

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.         ...

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July 30, 2023 33 mins

The new North Sails go on AWEN and we take our Outremer 52 out for the first test sail to see how she likes them! 

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.

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July 22, 2023 33 mins

Splash day for our new boat! We were excited to see Awen in the water and getting her mast put on, it's starting to look like a real sailboat and we are just two weeks away from handover. 

Welcome to Covert Castaway, our fully uncut experience making the transition to be sailing liveaboard cruisers. Join us as we share what we are learning as we make the lifestyle change to sell our stuff, quit our jobs, b...

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