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Sailing Florence
@sailingflorence · 150K subscribers
We are a British couple who have spent 9 years sailing our 37ft mono-hull around the world. Over 70,000 miles and multiple oceans later, the adventure is still ongoing. Our videos document our adventures and life aboard as we travel the world full time on our sail boat Florence. Join us as we cross oceans, meet new cultures, find beautiful places and experience the highs and lows of the liveaboard lifestyle.…— in their own words
11ports charted
2,513nm on the chart
18episodes
The vessel Oyster Heritage 37 · Monohull
Logbook 18
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Sailing FINLAND | Sailing Florence in the Baltic Ep.242
Crossing the Gulf of Finland to explore the Turku Archipelago, armed with tips from local sailors we visit some of their favourite spots.
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Sailing the WILD EAST | Sailing Florence in the Baltic Ep.241
Sailing to a perfectly preserved Medieval city, seeking wild apex preditors in the forest and mooring to Estonia's northernmost inhabited island for a Pagan festival.
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Latvia & Estonia by Sail | Sailing Florence in the Baltic Ep.240
Sailing along the golden sand beaches from Lithuania to Latvia, few natural harbours and changing winds mean many changes of plan to suit. As a bonus we moor next to one of the best preserved medieval fortresses in Europe.
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Trouble at Sea? Sailing Past Russia | Sailing Florence in the Baltic Ep.239
Sailing from Poland to Lithuania means passing close to Russian waters and we were a little nervous about this one. Russian warships were visible on the horizon and as the sun set, one changed course towards us.
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Russian GPS Interference? | Sailing Florence in the Baltic Ep.238
Gdansk Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Sailing in the eastern Baltic we encounter strange ship position reports, ships which are next to us reporting their position as more than 40 miles away. Is this Russian GPS signal interference in action?
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Change of Plan... Sailing Florence in the Baltic Ep.237
Sometimes failing to reach the destination you were hoping for ends up being an unexpected triumph. Join us in this episode to find out why we set sail for Poland, sailed past Sweden, but ended but ended up back in Denmark.
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Our FIRST SAIL in the BALTIC SEA | Sailing Florence in the Baltic Ep.236
Copenhagen Denmark
Sailing North from Germany to Denmark and taking Florence right into the historic centre of Copenhagen we found lots to explore.
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Kiel Canal – SHORTCUT to the Baltic | Sailing Florence Ep.235
Kiel Canal Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Weaving our sailboat between cargo ships we sail through the Kiel canal and find it to be a surprisingly green and pleasant experience.
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North Sea Crossing | Sailing Florence - Ep.234
River Elbe Germany
Join us as we leave the UK and head east sailing through windfarm...
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NEW PLAN - We're Off | Sailing Florence Ep.233
Haslar Marina Gosport, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Setting out sailing on ...
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Budget Boat Makeover Begins | Sailing Florence Ep.231
It is time to give her some love and renovate...
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The Beginning (Again?) | Sailing Florence Ep.230
This is where every great sailing adventure starts, here we go again! It is time to prepare Florence for her next Adventure, let the boat work begin...
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Sailing to our NEW HOME on the River | Sailing Florence Ep.229
River Orwell Suffolk, United Kingdom
Sailing across the Thames Estuary, tacking inside Goodwin Sands at night and sailing down the English Channel to where we can explore our new home on the river.
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Sailing North Sea Challenges – South from Shetland | Sailing Florence Ep. 228
Ipswich Suffolk, United Kingdom
Fighting to make progress in short weather windows, a stowaway onboard and bailing out to an alternative port, all part of sailing in the North Sea.
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Racing a GALE Across the North Sea | Sailing Florence Ep. 227
Shetland Scotland, United Kingdom
Should we turn back? Are we sailing into trouble? With our visas running out we feel we have to head out to sea on a less than ideal weather window.
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Sailing into the Mountains of Norway | Sailing Florence Ep.226
Ona Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Sailing at night and in fog through Norway's rocky coastline, the weather is challenging to make progress south.
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Canal Life across Scotland | Sailing Florence Ep.209
Caledonian Canal Highland, United Kingdom
Running through the central heart of the Scottish highlands lies a 200 year old canal, designed to provide a short-cut for sailing ships of old from Scotland's west coast to the north sea, avoiding the treacherous Pentland Firth …
Ports on the chart 11
- Caledonian CanalHighland, United Kingdom
- OnaMøre og Romsdal, Norway
- ShetlandScotland, United Kingdom
- IpswichSuffolk, United Kingdom
- River ElbeGermany
- Kiel CanalSchleswig-Holstein, Germany
- CopenhagenDenmark
- GdanskPomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
- Lithuania
- Latvia
- Estonia
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