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This video brings our summer of 2022 sailing adventure to a close. We make a short passage from Squirrel Cove to Lund BC, then continue south from Lund, through the Malaspina Straight to Boho Bay Lasqueti Island where we thought we might blow away over nig...

After sailing BC's Gulf Islands for almost a month, it's time for a little shore leave. We anchor in Tod Inlet on Vancouver Island's Saanich Peninsula and tour four local wineries, each just a short distance from our anchorage. Highlights include Deep Cove...

After a mechanical break down and needing to be towed back to Gibsons, we hang out, wait for a replacement part for our engine, and go for a great hike up Soams Hill. We then spend a couple of days at Smuggler Cove, have a sporty sail and say goodbye to ou...

This is #2 of 3 "Sail to Ski" episodes of this series. In this one, we head a short ways north from Warm Springs Bay to the stunning Takatz Bay on Baranof Island in Southeast Alaska. We are pleased to find an avalanche path the leads all the way to sea lev...

In this episode, we sail up Chatham Strait to the amazing Warmsprings Bay on Baranof Island. Here, we enjoy the hot springs and go backcountry skiing on the mountains above the bay. The snowline was very close to sea level, which allowed easy access to the...

Welcome back! It has been a little while since I loaded a new video, but for the next few months, I will attempt to have a new one every week for ya'll! This one takes us from just north of Ketchikan in Ratz Harbor up into Sumner Strait and to Point Bake...

In this one, we cruise from Foggy Bay and head through Ketchikan to clear USA customs and stock up on food for several weeks away from any town. As we head into Clarence Strait, a group of humpback whales escort us, putting on some great bubble net feeding...

In this episode, we finish sailing up Grenville Channel and head into Prince Rupert with brilliant sunshine making some slow sailing feel just fine. Sadly, due to a severally delayed passport Ellis has to hop off before we continue into Alaska. Alex and I ...

In this one, we get off the boat to check out an abandoned fish cannery, and go for a hike to a lake to do some trout fishing. We face light winds as we claw our way up the rest of Princess Royal Channel, and do a bit of night sailing. The sunny weather ...

The unsettled spring weather continues as we deal with calm winds one day, followed by gale force the next day. Rainy weather sets in as we head up Princess Royal Channel to avoid some serious storms that produced hurricane force winds not far from where w...

Welcome to Episode 4 of our adventure to Alaska! In this one, we depart Alert Bay and enter Queen Charlotte Sound where we experience the Pacific Ocean swell for the first time on this trip. Heavy squalls allow us to make great progress to Beaver Harbour...

In this episode, we continue north from Otter Cove at the junction of Discovery Passage and Johnstone Strait up to Alert Bay. As we sail off the anchor, Alex's shoe goes overboard! Ellis documents the skillful recovery of this critical piece of gear, and...