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Traveling from Chacala to Punta Mita, our first stop in Banderas Bay, through the thickest pod of humpback whales! Thanks for watching! p.s. I try and reply to as many comments as I can but we are still so so busy so please do not take it personally 💕...

It's not always easy to embrace the journey when the destination is so seductive. Sailing has taught me to slow down and enjoy the here and now. Currently, now that we're in the tropics, I don't care where the boat's going just that I'm on it! Thanks for ...

In this one, we set sail from Nanaimo for our last couple of stops in the Gulf Islands before leaving them behind for what will be at least a few years. Once at anchored on Gabriola, we are swarmed by thousands of little flies, so we abandond ship and head...

Humpback whales in Patagonia! #shorts #sailing #whales #wildlife

We have problem! Yes, you heard us right, we have a boat problem, but who's surprised? Everything on your boat is broken you just don't know it yet! On this weeks episode of Sailing Sitka we return from a well desired trip inland to a dead starter battery....

We experience the highs and lows of cruising. In this weeks episode of sailing sitka, we take on the joys of this sailing lifestyle but also sadly take on the bad. We broke our gooseneck on a passage and realized it had much more catastrophic damage than w...

An encounter of a lifetime, swimming with whales in Tonga! And not just any whales, a mother humpback and her calf and a humpback couple! Seriously one of the most incredible animal encounters we have ever experienced! Put it on your bucket list now! ___...

Cabo San Lucas to Los Frailes to Bahia de los Muertos (or Sueños) Thanks for watching! p.s. I try and reply to as many comments as I can but we are still so so busy so please do not take it personally 💕 Much love!!! https://saltandtar.org/ https:...

Back to solo sailing! In most of this one, I meander around the vicinity of Ketchikan, Alaska, for several days as I await the arrival of a new crew mate, my good friend Alex Cebulski. While singlehanded sailing around the area, I check out a very poorly...

The sunshine continues as we awake to perfectly calm morning in Snug Anchorage on Prince of Wales Island near Ketchikan, Alaska. We head to shore for a stroll, Ben and Rachel play with some bull kelp, we check out the beautiful forest, clean up some garbag...

The fun continues with Rachael and Ben as we head further south down Clarence Strait! This episode starts on a foggy morning in Exchange Cove. The fog slowly dissipates as we set off into Kashevarof Passage. Very gentle winds keep us creeping south, befo...

We're back from the Annapolis Sailboat Show and ready to get back to life as normal on SV VA. Which meant time to get back to full adventure mode on land and on sea. We didn't waste anytime getting back into the salt water and enjoying the magic of Moorea ...