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Delfino Discovers
United Kingdom
Приєднався 14 лип 2023
Hi, we're Laura & Stu 👋🏼 Join us as we sail, cook, hike, and explore our pale blue dot!
We quit our desk jobs in 2022, hoping to discover a lifestyle that we'd find more fulfilling. New episodes most Sundays.
We quit our desk jobs in 2022, hoping to discover a lifestyle that we'd find more fulfilling. New episodes most Sundays.
Swapping boatlife for VANLIFE (+ full van tour)
This week we're swapping boat life for van life and renting a converted Sprinter camper van to explore the Wild West. This is our first experience of van life and we've got a lot to learn. In this video we're showing you everything from our first day of van life, from picking up the van, getting ready to go off grid, driving out into the country and finding somewhere to sleep for the night. We're also showing you a full van tour and talking about our experiences of living in the van.
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Music courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
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Music courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
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Sailing 25 miles up a river: Exploring the Villaine and La Roche-Bernard | Ep 37
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We've been cruising the South Brittany coast of France for a while now, but we haven't sailed up a river yet. We're changing that this week, taking our 36 foot sailboat Delfino on a trip up the Villaine through the Arzal lock, to La Roche Bernard before heading onto Redon. Follow us for more recent updates: Instagram - @delfino.discovers TikTok - @delfino.discovers Substack - delfinodiscovers.s...
Dodging the sandbanks of the Etel river and a return to anchoring (finally) | Ep 36
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In this week's episode we leave the seaside town of Etel, sailing down its extremely tidal river and we attempt to navigate around a sandbar. The only problem is, our French is bad and with the tide we don't quite manage to follow the instructions we're given. We also sail to Houat and spend our first night on anchor, enjoying one of the best islands in south Brittany. Follow us for more recent...
Day in Our Lives: Sailing the Brittany Coast | Ep 35
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This week we're taking you behind the scenes for a full day in our lives sailing along the Brittany coast from Port Louis to Etel. Stu headed to a classic French boulangerie before we made some lunch and set off sailing. There wasn't a whole lot of wind so our progress was slow, but we got there in the end. The entrance to the Etel river isn't the most straight forward - there's a lot of sandba...
Being Tourists in Brittany: Mont-St Michel and Vannes. Explaining the Choices We Face as Cruisers.
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Our lives are full of choices as full time sailors, but as we cruise along the French coast we're wondering whether we always make the right ones. In this week's episode we sail from Concarneau to Port Louis, reflect on our time in Scotland and try Far Breton before leaving the boat for a weekend in the Brittany countryside with friends. We check out the Mont St Michel, find the best vending ma...
Finally in the Groove! Amazing Sailing, Better Food in Southwest Brittany | Ep 33
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This week we're exploring South Brittany, sailing between Audierne, Sainte Marine and Concarneau. We ate a lot of tasty food along the way, enjoying a long French lunch, Kouign-Aman (Breton pastry) while sailing and making galettes onboard during a storm. Find us on Patreon - www.patreon.com/user?u=86975590 Follow us for more recent updates: Instagram - delfino.discovers TikTok - delfino.discov...
France's Infamous Tidal Headlands: Sailing the Chenal du Four and Raz de Seine | Ep 32
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The tides are intense around the Brittany coast and this week we have to tackle two of the fastest tidal races on our sail south - the Chenal du Four and the Raz de Seine. We also squeezed in a stop at Camaret including a trip to the supermarket, boulangerie and market and finished up in Audierne. Find us on Patreon - www.patreon.com/user?u=86975590 Follow us for more recent updates: Instagram ...
We're rusty! Making mistakes along the North Brittany Coast | Ep 31
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This week we're heading from Roscoff to L'Aber Wrac'h, a 35 nautical mile sail along the north coast of Brittany. We filmed this video right at the start of our sailing season, and we were very rusty. We made some mistakes along the way, first in the marina and later as we entered L'Aber Wrac'h. We're learning as we go and we're bound to make mistakes, but as long as there's no permanent damage...
A ROUGH sail across the Channel! We start our big adventure! Ep 30
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We're finally leaving the UK and sailing across the channel to France! After weeks of waiting, we've finally got what looked like a decent weather window to sail across the Channel, except it wasn't quite as forecast. We had stronger winds and choppier seas than expected, which made life onboard extremely uncomfortable. But we made it to France and set about eating as much French food as possib...
Final days in the UK - preparing our 36 foot sailboat to cross the English Channel | Ep 29
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Final days in the UK - preparing our 36 foot sailboat to cross the English Channel | Ep 29
Coming HOME - making our sailboat liveable again and moving aboard | Ep 28
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We've got 96 hours to tackle some boat jobs before we move aboard and there was a LOT to get done. We worked through finishing the alternator install, some rewiring, replacing our toilet's plumbing and a LOT of cleaning and tidying before finally moving all of our belongings back aboard Delfino. Stick around to the end of the video where we run through our plans for the next cruising season! Fo...
Upgrading Delfino for summer cruising: high output alternator, engine fixes & more | Ep 27
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We made the most of the winter to tackle some of the boat work that would have been a lot more difficult while we were living aboard. During two trips to Brixham we worked on running cables for and install a new high output alternator, as well as making some other upgrades to our electrical system to keep it cool during our next season of cruising. Follow us for more recent updates: Instagram -...
NYC 5 Borough Food Challenge - Eating in Queens and the Bronx | Part 2
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We've travelled to New York City and wanted to see more of the city than just Manhattan, so we decided to visit all 5 boroughs. We also wanted to experience the variety of different cuisines available in New York. So we set ourselves a challenge, 5 different meals of 5 different cuisines in all 5 boroughs. And to make things a bit more difficult, we decided to use 5 different modes of transport...
5 cuisines, 5 boroughs - one weekend in New York | Part 1
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We visit all 5 boroughs of New York City! We wanted to see more of the city than just Manhattan and experience the variety of different cuisines available in the city. So we set ourselves a challenge, 5 different meals of 5 different cuisines in all 5 boroughs. And to make things a bit more difficult, we decided to use 5 different modes of transport over the weekend too. In this week's episode ...
Cooking a classic French dish: 72 hours in Cannes, France | Ep 24
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The first of our winter adventure videos is here! We spend 72 hours in Cannes, celebrating a special birthday and eating as much French food as we possibly can. We cook a beef bourguignon, have a long French lunch and eat croissants, tartiflette, crepes and croque monsieur. Beef bourguignon recipe - shorturl.at/OV5IR Follow us for more recent updates: Instagram - delfino.discovers TikTok - delf...
Time to get to work - Coppercoat repairs, fixing gel coat cracks and a new hole in the boat | Ep 22
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Time to get to work - Coppercoat repairs, fixing gel coat cracks and a new hole in the boat | Ep 22
Exploring Falmouth, a weekend in Fowey and sailing to Plymouth | Ep 21
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Exploring Falmouth, a weekend in Fowey and sailing to Plymouth | Ep 21
3 days in the Irish Sea: a window between two storms | Ep 20
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3 days in the Irish Sea: a window between two storms | Ep 20
Sailing to Belfast and exploring our first city after months of remote living | Ep 19
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Sailing to Belfast and exploring our first city after months of remote living | Ep 19
All the charts, apps and books we used for sailing Scotland - how we planned our cruising season
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All the charts, apps and books we used for sailing Scotland - how we planned our cruising season
Summer is finally here - our last week in Scotland | Ep 18
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Summer is finally here - our last week in Scotland | Ep 18
Too far north for too long: starting to sail south through the remote Scottish Highlands | Ep 17
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Too far north for too long: starting to sail south through the remote Scottish Highlands | Ep 17
Sailing to Stornoway and a hungover road trip around the Outer Hebrides | Ep 16
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Sailing to Stornoway and a hungover road trip around the Outer Hebrides | Ep 16
PAN PAN on our sail to the Outer Hebrides | Ep 15
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PAN PAN on our sail to the Outer Hebrides | Ep 15
Can we handle Europe's most dramatic anchorage? Sailing Skye | Ep 14
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Can we handle Europe's most dramatic anchorage? Sailing Skye | Ep 14
A difficult arrival into Mallaig, and discovering Britain's most remote pub | Ep 13
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A difficult arrival into Mallaig, and discovering Britain's most remote pub | Ep 13
Into the Wilds of Scotland: Rounding Ardnamurchan point + discovering stunning Loch Moidart | Ep 12
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Into the Wilds of Scotland: Rounding Ardnamurchan point discovering stunning Loch Moidart | Ep 12
A special place: Isle of Mull and an award-winning dairy | Ep 11
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A special place: Isle of Mull and an award-winning dairy | Ep 11
Amazing Castles, Haggis and Hikes: Oban & Kerrera | Ep 10
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Amazing Castles, Haggis and Hikes: Oban & Kerrera | Ep 10