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In this episode, we continue north from Jedediah Island to Comox, Campbell River, and into Discovery Passage. This one has lots going on as we continue north to Alaska! On the fly sail repairs, goofing around in brutally light winds, prawn fishers rick-r...

Here is the first video of 2022 Alaska! We set sail from Cowichan Bay on May 1st, provisioned in Nanaimo, then set off across the Strait of Georgia to Jedediah Island. We had everything from dead calm, to a marginal gale! Join us as we adventure north to...

Some folks have been asking for a boat tour video of Sea Dream of Clyde, so here it is! Sea Dream of Clyde is a 1979 Westerly Discus bridge deck version, which is a 33ft sloop built for the rigors of offshore sailing. Sea Dream of Clyde is reportedly the...

Here is a quick video that is a bit niche, but might be helpful for some fellow sailors that also have a OM636 diesel. I could not find an oil change video for this engine, and there are a few unusual quarks involved when changing the oil on it, including ...

In this video, I pick up from where I left off in episode 6 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnltynLQyMs&t=7s), and I row my sweet dinghy boat from Silva Bay to the beautiful Saturnina Island, which was recently purchased to be turned into a Nature Res...

I was joined by Alex C, Sarah, Alex L, and Reid for a nice weekend cruising through the Gulf Islands. The first day of the weekend started with a late evening departure from Cowichan Bay with everyone aboard, and finished in Canoe Cove where we went to go ...

With a historic heat wave on the way, we left our cabin in the forest and set off aboard Sea Dream of Clyde to where we knew there would be natural air conditioning. The water around the south end of Vancouver Island, which comes in fresh daily from the de...

In this video, I discuss Sea Dream Of Clyde's trip to the boat yard, and share a few tips that worked really well for me. Once back in the water, I sail south back to Cowichan Bay from Nanaimo under some surprisingly pleasant winds and seas. The transit go...

With Sea Dream of Clyde positioned in Nanaimo ahead of a visit to the shipyard, I took the opportunity to head to Dogfish Bay, which is one of my favorite anchorage in Gulf Islands. Decent sailing out of the gate was made even better when a pod of transien...

Sea Dream of Clyde's shipyard date in Nanaimo was coming up, so I took advantage of a forecasted southerly blow and well timed northerly flowing flood current to sail 35 miles north from Cowichan Bay to Nanaimo Harbour where I was hauling out. This trans...

We managed to get out for a bit of a long weekend finally! Good sailing from Cowichan Bay to near Sidney Spit, then some strolls around the island. After a lovely day chilling on and around Sidney Island, we enjoyed an evening sail up to Russell Island, be...