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Come hang out with us as we install our yankee tracks to lead the sheets aft. We talk about the placement of the wenches we'll add and the platforms we'll have to make. We'll be filling you in on our engine troubles soon. All is still going well aboard thi...

4 out of 4 and we give Mike a 10 out of 10! Our 4 working sails are here and are being fitted to the boat. We will have other light wind and storm sails but these are the ones we'll use most often. As we were waiting for the staysail boom to dry we started...

Excited to get another sail we jump into getting the changes on the mizzen boom and gaff done. The episode leaves us watching paint and soup dry. Can’t wait to mount the davits and absolutely can’t wait to get every sail fully rigged up! Leave a comm...

Another sail arrives! Our staysail is the second out of our four working sails to be completed. Thanks to M&H Bartles, Sailmakers. We keep at a few smaller projects and when the skies clear Garrett gets back to the bigger current project which is mount...

We can’t believe they let us inside, we have been let loose inside a sailmakers loft in Airlie beach with the guidance of our good friend and marine trimmer Sue. It's no secret Nakama’s canvas work needs some serious love. A boom bag has been on our ...

Bending a sail means securing/rigging a sail to the spars. We get a majority of the lines, shackles, and blocks situated. Garrett hoists the mainsail so many times, trying to beat his reefing times, I lost count. Like a child again the joy is clear. Apolog...

We unveil the mainsail! Mike did such an amazing job and I’m putting together a tip for him if you’d like to donate you can go here: https://www.paypal.me/saltandtar and just make sure to write a note telling me that’s where you’d like it to go. I ...

Stay tuned to the end for an update on our sails! We work on the design of the aft cleats for Rediviva as well as oiling some of the wood trim we've been installing on the interior. Thanks for watching everyone! ~Ruthie p.s. if you’re near the SF Bay A...

Say hello to Mike and his family! Mike is making our sails for Rediviva. He and his wife own M&H Bartles, Sailmakers in Boothbay, Maine. We're excited for you to meet them and see what they create along the way. https://www.mhbsailmakers.com/ https://w...

This week we share why we chose the Sailrite Sewing Machine as being our trusty companion on our sailing expeditions into the unknown, besides being pretty frikken heavy . . . . . it is undoubtedly the most robust piece of machinery we've encountered. To...

Sailmaking isn’t exactly voodoo magic, but because it’s pretty tough to find much information on sailmaking & sail cloth, we wanted to share everything we’ve learned in our quest to make the right decisions about our new headsail. This is a very...

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