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After years of living aboard and cruising our 1979 Cheoy Lee 41', Avocet, we finally found time to clean up and bring you on a virtual boat tour. Interested in more? Click here 👉 https://www.svavocet.com/2022/08/29/cheoy-lee-41/ Chapters: 0:00 - 7:54 ...

The Cruising Dream Mini Series - Episode 2 This is a special mini series where I try and break down common questions I get for people who are just getting into sailing or who are interested in long term cruising but are having trouble finding out informat...

Hey all! Last time we started our biggest project yet, repowering our 40-year-old, Gulfstar 50 sailboat. The old Perkins that powered Magic Dragon had seen better days and it was time to move on. Well, this week, our new-to-us engine (a Yanmar 4JH110) ...

This time on Distant Shores we reach a literal turning point in the build of our new Enksail Orion 49 aluminum sailboat - the hull is turned over to upright position so interior welding can begin! We make the first trip down below where we learn how a prop...

Ive reposed this video to fix a mistake. Monitor wind self steering unit overhaul, building a wheel adapter and foam sandwich air vane. The hydraulic ram to lift and lower the keel has been removed for repair and has been not working since the start of 20...

In episode 138, we head down to Bell Harbor Marina during the Seattle Boat Show 2022 and we tour the 2021 Fontaine Pajot MY 44 Power Catamaran. This is a great liveaboard boat and a must see! Next week we'll be on our bareboat charter in the British Virgin...

#sailingvideo #sailingblog After a few repairs I head out to sea and new adventures. My New Music channel ’Seadog music’ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkjayyjK3MjCXbevrQRMDCw Thank you for watching this episode, please give us a thumbs up and subs...

What makes good crew for a boat? There are a lot of answers out there. For us it has always been important that the person is excited to be aboard and gets along with everyone. After that there is a certain amount of luck. Will our personalities mesh or wi...

It's a stormy day in the marina in Iceland and we're dodging waves that are blasting over the breakwater. In between setting up extra storm lines it seems like it's the perfect day for some laundry which leads us to a very cool place. Anyone care for a bee...

It was a rough sail to Iceland. Paragon has taken some damage and the crew is spent, but now is not the time to rest. We're closer to our end destination in Ireland and there is much to do. Time to get to work! Actually, maybe it's just time for a celebrat...

Sailing the North Atlantic can be tricky in the best of times, and these are not the best of times. It's a challenging sail with rolly conditions and strong winds, but a rogue waves causes damage that leaves the crew rationing. Will our equipment make it t...

We are sailing in the land of giants. The crew of Paragon thought we had seen proper icebergs on the western side of Greenland, but we had seen nothing. The east coast towers with massive icebergs 15 stories tall (or more!) that are essentially floating mo...