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We make the most of finally being in the broughtons with friends who know how to fish, and head out to catch ourselves a salmon! Once we have our salmon, I make a meal with it that is zero waste, and sustainably cooked with items that only came from the su...

We leave the Cordero Islands on one of the most beautiful mornings we have ever seen, but things on the boat don't run as smoothly as the weather... 0:00 intro 1:20 perfect weather 5:37 crap... 8:31 our saviours! 11:22 from stress to safety Patreon: http...

After finally getting our fridge, we are ready to finish our last leg of our journey before heading through Seymore Narrows and the northern islands off of Vancouver Island! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewaywardlife Website: http://www.the-wayward-l...

After a winter on the docks, we finally got our dinghy back in the water! The outboard motor gave us a fight, as usual...

One of the main questions we get asked about living on a sailboat is "do you work?"

Ben and Alie witness some incredible marine life while working remotely near Desolation Sound in the Pacific Northwest. All About Spray: https://youtu.be/tNRO3vvPI9M Follow us on instagram! @breakingwaves.sailing www.breakingwavessailing.com

We head out of Campbell River on our neighbors Mae and Marty's 48 foot wooden two- masted schooner named Wind Gypsy. We make our way to Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park where we drop prawn and crab traps and collect some edible mushrooms and just g...

Ben and Alie go a bit outside the park near Prideaux Haven to go fishing and score some rock fish. Alie learns to filet a fish while Ben plans the next days sail. Toba Inlet is a glacier fed fjord that's absolutely stunning and the two experience waterfall...

Ben and Alie rig up their cutter and test it out in a wind advisory to Victoria BC.

We finish off our winter cruising with a hot tub, and our heaviest sail yet, sailing through 20 - 30 kn winds.

On a very gusty day, we finally get the boat out of the marina for the first time in 2020. I apologize ahead of time for the really annoying wind noise. We just got a new DJI Osmo for blogging purposes and are in the process of figuring out our new sound...

Ben and Alie leave the dock for the first time on their new boat. Sailing Anacortes to Friday Harbor, they work through some kinks as reality sets in.