Sailing Red Seas
We are Iain and Brioni, a couple from Scotland who have decided to sell everything, buy a boat and go where the wind takes us.
We are the proud winners of the award for Best Emerging YouTube Channel 2023 and we share weekly episodes of our sailing travels around the world every Sunday. Living on a budget means we get creative about making our own repairs and we aim to explore the most remote parts of this beautiful world we call our home.
We’re adventurous, tenacious and always up for a laugh. You can read more about us on our website www.red-seas.com and subscribe to our channel to follow the adventure.
If you are inspired by any of the things we have shared, please consider joining our Patreon to allow us to keep saying yes to opportunities as they present themselves.
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Happy New Year to you all! We have had an incredible 2025 with plenty of adventures throughout the South Pacific but we’ve ended it with the flu and we’re very much in need of a break to look after ourselves.
So there won’t be an episode this week I’m afraid, but we’ll be back on your screens next week with the next part of our adventure as we sail from Minerva Reef to New Zealand. See you soon! ⛵️
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New episode out now - and we have exciting news! Big plans on our horizons as we head towards the end of the year. Come and find out what we’re up to as we explore Samoa!
https://youtu.be/umdWV3FODmk
3 months ago | [YT] | 11
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NEW VIDEO: Is it possible for two people to sail a 47’ catamaran across an ocean?
We’ve learned from plenty of mistakes over the last 5 years of shorthanded offshore sailing so in this video we’re sharing all our best tips for sailing with a skeleton crew when you’re crossing oceans.
Join us as we sail from Niue to Western Samoa in the South Pacific Ocean. ⛵️
https://youtu.be/ZH8Px81RKnc
4 months ago | [YT] | 5
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New episode JUST DROPPED!
After 5 years of sailing, we just found a country that DOESN’T EXIST! We’re sailing through remote islands in the South Pacific and stumbled across Niue, which claims to be a country in its own right but most nations around the world don’t even view it as a real place.
So we HAD to go and explore! Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/88CMtSXUfg8?si=S4vSC...
4 months ago | [YT] | 7
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NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
After almost three weeks battling our way across the Pacific Ocean, we finally find land and celebrate our arrival into a new country. But it isn’t as straightforward as it sounds.
Watch the action unfold: https://youtu.be/ny8kfLRCVo0?si=H0I7L...
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If TWO videos weren’t enough for you this week, here’s a THIRD!
While we were hiding out from a huge storm in Beveridge Reef in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, we took the opportunity to dive the pass and spend some time underwater with the most curious sharks we have ever seen.
It was as if none of the sea life had ever seen humans before (and being as far away from the rest of the world as we were, that’s entirely possible!) so although it was a little scary, we loved the fact that we got to explore this reef before the weather kicked us again.
If you didn’t see this shark dive yet, you can catch up right here: https://youtu.be/UAD4C13gxII?si=HPdk0...
4 months ago | [YT] | 7
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Did you spot our EXTRA videos this week? We couldn’t fit all our adventures into one episode but we wanted to share all the things we got up to in Beveridge Reef so if you enjoyed our chaotic sail to reach this wildly remote spot, you can now watch us take on a dangerous boat job before we leave.
Without any protection from the wind and swell, we needed to replace our chafed main halyard. At sunset (when the light was fading but the tide was at its lowest) I lifted Iain up to the very top of the mast where he DISCONNECTED his safety line and we ran a new one before testing it out by putting all his body weight on it and using it to descend back down to deck level again.
Our hearts were racing but thankfully I didn’t drop him! If you want to see how we got it done, this extra video is available right now:
https://youtu.be/4rXx3sp2Kjk?si=CJQDZ...
4 months ago | [YT] | 10
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You’re invited!
In this new YouTube community space, you can now create your own posts within our little corner of the internet so if you have any questions about our travels, or you want to share when you’ve visited somewhere we’ve been, you can let us know!
We’re looking forward to connecting with you all a bit more so welcome to your space 👋🏼 Tell us about yourself 😊
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NEW VIDEO JUST DROPPED!
The storm was picking up. We decided to make a run for it. The weather got worse and we held on for dear life.
Join us on our toughest passage in the Pacific - it was not fun to live through. Hopefully it’s more enjoyable to watch!
Full episode out now: https://youtu.be/u1Cz4QGir1c
(And this week we also have TWO BONUS VIDEOS linked at the end of our main episode. Too much adventure for one week!)
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There aren’t many places in the South Pacific to hide when a storm like this comes along. If you saw this forecast bearing down on you, would you hunker down behind your single palm tree on a little desert island and cross your fingers or would you head out to the ocean blue and hope to find somewhere safer before it caught up to you?
Watch our decision unravel in tomorrow’s episode 🫣
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