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. ==== 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 © Sailing AWEN

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

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 © Sailing AWEN 2023

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 © Sailing AWEN 2023

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

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. 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.

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.

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 circumnavigation on a sailing catamaran.

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 goodbye to our family and attempt a circumnavigation on a sailing catamaran.

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 catamaran.

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.

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 sailing catamaran.

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 catamaran.

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.

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.

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.

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, buy a boat and explore the world. Join the conversation on our Sailing AWEN facebook page or drop us a note at sailingawen@gmail.com.

The joys of nomadic life include all kinds of unexpected surprises, we share some of them as we wait out the last few weeks waiting for our sailboat to be done. 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.

My mom has a lot of questions about offshore sailing and all the possible ways to die on a sailboat so I invited her on a podcast to ask me anything! 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.

Today we talk about our approach to sailboat maintenance, tools, spares, and parts and how we are accumulating and managing our equipment and making sure we set good discipline for maintenance longer term. 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.