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We took the summer off to make some money back home and now WE'RE BACK! But Some things have been happening that we haven't told you about yet... Big things. Breaking Waves is a channel about Ben and Alie sailing the world in search of the best surf waves...

The Valiant 50 is a luxurious, spacious two-stateroom vessel built to order with owner specified options. The specifications for this Valiant were based on the original owner’s extensive experience living aboard and cruising for five years on a Valiant 4...

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The Crealock 37' was inducted into the Sailing Hall of Fame in 2002. She's been the benchmark for world cruisers for 33 years and rightfully so. When you step aboard a Pacific Seacraft, it is obvious why they have the excellent reputation that they do. The...

Are we crazy for re-painting the entire boat ourselves?! Short answer is yes, of course, but it needed to be done! In this episode of Sailing Sitka, we continue to sand the waterline and hull in order to prep Sitka for a fresh coat of top-part paint. It fe...

Usually the prettiest boat in the harbor, this lovely bluewater cruiser, designed by Dudley Dix, can take you with confidence anywhere in the world. Ariadne is a classic beauty above the waterline, and thoroughly modern below the waterline. She is fast and...

It is rare to come across a vessel that simply takes your breath away and leaves you speechless. ”Rain Bear” is design #108 from the desk of Paul Gartside, a highly respected Naval Architect known for his creative and stunning designs. "RAIN BEAR" wa...

Sailing & cruising is easy, living & working in a boatyard is hard! This is what a normal day in this unique and miserable life is like. Starting from when I wake up at 6am, eat breakfast, get to work, sweat all day, shower in my work cloths, and t...

Saying goodbye to our boat... In this episode of sailing sitka, we use our last day in the yard to clean up Sitka as best as we could in order to leave her stored in the yard for 3 months! We fly home to Canada to work in order to save up some cruising cas...

I've been off and away for 2 months!!! Where did I go? What did I do? Who did I meet? Long story short, I needed a break! Sailing is for sure the ultimate travel adventure dream. But when you do it everyday, after everyday. It can wear you out. That's cer...

Makalani Lua, a magnificent 58-foot cutter-rigged pilothouse motor-sailor, was born out of the visionary mind of movie director Robert Wise back in 1990. Designed as a custom yacht, every detail was meticulously crafted to ensure a vessel fully equipped fo...

This is a rare opportunity for a trimaran sailor. This is a custom-built Kurt Hughes designed trimaran (extended to 46' for additional cruising comfort) that has never been sailed. This trimaran has been carefully constructed from epoxy, foam, cedar strip,...