Podcasts | followtheboat

One Year On The Canals 30.01.2026 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 25.06.2025 49:42 ↓

Now that we're in the full swing of canal boating, what have we left behind?

This Is A Lot Easier Than Sailing… Isn’t it? 01.03.2025 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 15.02.2025 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?) 11.01.2025 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!

Lessons Learned After Surviving 20 Years At Sea 20.10.2024 25:05 ↓

We survived the last 20 years at sea, and made many mistakes along the way...

Do You Use a Bum Gun? 24.08.2024 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 10.08.2024 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? 20.07.2024 29:28 ↓

Night sailing can be the best time on a boat; sometimes it's just plain stressful.

How Much Money Do We Make From YouTube? 29.06.2024 ↓

In this video and podcast we break down how much money we make from YouTube.

How We Use Our Anchor and Ground Tackle 22.06.2024 26:22 ↓

Getting to grips with your anchor and ground tackle is crucial to successful cruising.

We Need to Talk About Sailing Channels: De-bunking the Bullshit 15.06.2024 26:47 ↓

We need to talk about YouTube sailing channels. Cruising is exciting enough without the made-up jeopardy and added drama some channels invent.

1200 Miles from Lombok to Malaysia 07.06.2024 ↓

Our voyage to Malaysia has started, and we're thrilled to talk about it in real-time during our first passage north along the coast of Lombok.

An Earthquake Shook Our Sailboat! 11.05.2024 ↓

[S04E28] At 06:00 the boat shook and there was the sound of thunder: we had just experienced an earthquake!

Priceless Cruising Tips from One Hundred Successful Cruisers 21.04.2024 44:43 ↓

Over 100 real-life cruisers answered our question, “If you were going to offer ONE piece of PRACTICAL advice to a new or would-be cruiser, what would it be?”