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Galopin is finally ready to sail the seas. We make some final adjustments and I stock up on French food before setting off. Me and the gang go to a French Super Bowl party, and watch the end of the game inside Galopin. Two days later I'm off down the Catal...

Good old Galopin is refitted, renewed and refreshed! We finish most of the final details and test him out in hospitality and on the water. he's happy, and so am I! Please make your voice heard: Subscribe, like, dislike, or comment. DISCLAIMER: This serie...

The mast goes up, and so do I go up on the mast. I have to get used to it, as well as many other challenges we face being sailors. My sailboat refit education with Master Daniel is almost over. Bix and the gang are back to help me raise the sails, and we g...

Finally back in the water after 6 weeks on dry dock. But before then we finish with swing keel, polish and paint the hull with anti-fouling. Then the big crane lifts Galopin to its natural environment. Please make your voice heard: Subscribe, like, dislik...

It's the holiday week but we're not on holiday. Got to keep on keeping on with the swing keel which I get delivered by Daniel the man of steel. He takes me to his shop to make custom parts and Dan & Dan manage to fit the 350kg keel in place. Bix is bac...

Since I’ve departed on my Winded Voyage, I’ve become reacquainted with sayings like “Getting Even Keeled” in the context they originated. In this case getting even keeled really means getting a new balanced keel for Galopin. It hasn’t been easy, ...

The eternal question of shaving or not. Will I or will I not? The beard does not keep me from continuing on with Galopin's projects. It's almost the holidays and my Dear friend Daniel not only helps but is kind enough to invite me to his holiday party with...

Life on the hard it certainly is. I even got locked in one day and had to make a run for it. And got down and very dirty in that keel pit. But it's not a very big sacrifice knowing I'm going to have a really sound boat. And when I want to go I'm gonna take...

Living the dream of sailing off into the sunset means that sometimes you have to live high and dry. Galopin is on the dry dock and so am I. While we’re getting him ready to take on the oceans, home is on Galopin up on stilts. The retractable keel was an ...

I'm not the only one to have a dream of sailing off into the sunset. Here you'll meet several others who are preparing their boat for a big voyage. And I'm continuing to do so my myself. It's a big refit job, and seems to never end, but in the end it will ...

Work, work, work. After a quick stint in Switzerland to do a paying gig, I board a train to my dear Galopin to do more work. And thanks to Neptune, I’m working with one of the best boat pros in the area. As far as I’m concerned, Daniel is probably the ...

This episode is far from distant shores and beautiful people. It’s about getting into the inside of things. Galopin is like a living being with a wired and tube network that gives him life. His inner workings were tired and needed refreshing. In comes my...