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Changing the prop at anchor was an epic fail! In this weeks episode of Sailing Sitka, we introduce to you our first Youtube channel Collab with @sailingavocet ! Chris and Marissa help us change our old, bent prop to a new and shiny one that we got shipped ...

Being able to spend an entire month in my hometown of Santa Cruz was wonderful, which is why leaving was so bittersweet. But before we cast off again Chris left us for Hollywood and Cleo and I (okay, just I) were left to tend to Avocet's to-do list. When C...

Growing up in Santa Cruz is special, being a third generation local is even more special. It's safe to say Santa Cruz is in my blood, which is why being able to sail our boat Avocet there was such a personal goal that I am so thrilled we fulfilled. We got ...

Richardson Bay has a long history of being a gathering place for the eclectic, creative and wealthy but most recently has gained notoriety for its local governments attempts to remove all liveaboards that they have nicknamed the "anchor outs" who have enjo...

Angel Island is the largest natural island in the San Francisco Bay, and has had many different roles in the past. From it's 100 years of military operations to its time as an immigration station, Angel Island has a lot of history to offer visitors in addi...

After two days and seven hours of nonstop sailing up the California coast, we anchored in San Francisco Bay’s Clipper Cove, located between Treasure and Yerba Buena Island. We learned a lot about the artificial island and how it came to be, including its...

Thank you to everyone who watched part 1 of our DIY Lithium Battery build! Your questions and desire to dive deeper into the wild world of Lithium inspired us to make this part 1.5 to give you the answers you deserve! If you haven't already, please check o...

Let’s hang out…where is the wind? Went out, waited for enough air to raise the sails on our Catalina 42. Wind never happened so we just hung out for a while. Motored back to our slip. Decided to do maintenance. Filled water tanks which hold 115 gallon...

We went sailing. Did lots of tacks with some grinding. Drank wine and danced. Changed the oil in our Kanzaki transmission. Had to pump it out due to the drain plug accessibility or lack thereof. We plan on modifying a socket to make it low profile so the p...

Took the boat out and raised only the jib for a leisurely sail. Karen set a goal of becoming natural sailor. We did a few tacks. Refueled ourselves with some delicious ham sandwiches and then refueled Cakewalk. Went into a dream state. Found a nice cove f...

This time on Sailing Intermission since the other fishing pole is in Davy Jones’ locker, Steve used his new fishing pole and caught our biggest fish yet. Nevertheless, we still let it go to live another day, although it would have made a fine dinner. Usi...

This week we exercised and repaired our Jib. The UV cover stitching had come lose. We pulled it down and managed to fit it into the salon. This is when we whipped out our trusty Singer 237 sewing machine with UV coated V69 polyester thread. Although the Si...