Casting Off with Followtheboat

followtheboat

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.

10 Episodes

One Year On The Canals
1/30/2026
33:43
It's been a yearsince we moved onto our widebeam canal boat. After 20 years aboard a sailing boat, how's it been?
Letting Go Of The Past For A Simpler Life
6/25/2025
49:42
Now that we're in the full swing of canal boating, what have we left behind?
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This Is A Lot Easier Than Sailing… Isn’t it?
3/1/2025
47:08
After three weeks, how has it been settling in? Any problems? Your boating questions answered
How We Ended Up With Our Canal Boat
2/15/2025
24:50
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
Why Did We Sell Our Sailboat (& Do We Regret It?)
1/11/2025
32:15
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!
Near Misses and Knock-downs (Surviving 20 Years at Sea)
10/20/2024
25:05
Surviving 20 years as cruisers has had its ups and downs. We share five of our near misses here...
Lessons Learned After Surviving 20 Years At Sea
10/20/2024
25:05
We survived the last 20 years at sea, and made many mistakes along the way...
Do You Use a Bum Gun?
8/24/2024
44:56
In Part 2 of "ask us anything", we tackle whether your sailboat should have a bum gun.
Which YouTubers Do You Despise? Q&A Part 1
8/10/2024
41:42
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?"
Night Sailing: Dream or Nightmare?
7/20/2024
29:28
Night sailing can be the best time on a boat; sometimes it's just plain stressful.

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Casting Off with Followtheboat

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10 Episodes

One Year On The Canals

Letting Go Of The Past For A Simpler Life

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

How We Ended Up With Our Canal Boat

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

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

Lessons Learned After Surviving 20 Years At Sea

Do You Use a Bum Gun?

Which YouTubers Do You Despise? Q&A Part 1

Night Sailing: Dream or Nightmare?