Boat Life During an Historic Southern Winter - Ep. 332 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Surprise, surprise. It’s STILL not warm for Arabella and crew, which is anchored in Charleston, SC. Annie B. heads back home, and Jack and Steve continue on. “Beaufort to Buford” is the war cry!
The first challenge for Jack and Steve is Elliot Cut, a notoriously tricky section of ICW south. With the help of a few walkie-talkies, Jack and Steve communicate clearly with each other through the “skinny water,” making it through the cut, and avoiding the shoals.
The landscape along the Intracoastal Water south of Charleston continues to change, becoming more serene and unique with every bend in the Ditch, and Akiva is only too excited to get his feet wet—quite literally.
The unseasonably cold weather has been following Arabella south since they set sail in mid-November, and it’s starting to get old. The crew’s expectations have not been met by a long shot, and it’s impacting morale. Even their “cockpit blankie” can’t prevent the cold from getting into their bones. It’s one of the few situations where they’re grateful to be motoring on a low-wind day than out sailing, with the wind chill making 30º feel like 15º.
Other than a comedic “who’s on first?” situation with the bridge tender, Jack and Steve make it into Hilton Head just in time for a sleet storm. The sleet and ice turn Arabella into a winter wonderland—except with less wonder and more dismay. They never expected to need to shovel 3” of slushy sleet and ice off the deck from an anchorage in southern South Carolina.
The winter storm has a massive impact on the south—transportation is at a stand still, whether by air, sea, or land. Jack has a bit of trouble making his way back home, but ultimately catches a flight out of Savannah to get back to his saw mill in Maine. Jack specializes in providing white oak and other timber for all kinds of boat building projects, and has worked with the Pride of Baltimore, Blue Nose in Nova Scotia, Adventure in Gloucester, and so many more. Learn more at daratimber.com.
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Acorn to Arabella started as a wooden boat building project in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve began the journey as an amateur wooden boat builder crafting a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and now sailing the boat—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that traditional wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY project continues beyond the boat shop, as Steve and crew travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.
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Surprise, surprise. It’s STILL not warm for Arabella and crew, which is anchored in Charleston, SC. Annie B. heads back home, and Jack and Steve continue on. “Beaufort to Buford” is the war cry!
The first challenge for Jack and Steve is Elliot Cut, a notoriously tricky section of ICW south. With the help of a few walkie-talkies, Jack and Steve communicate clearly with each other through the “skinny water,” making it through the cut, and avoiding the shoals.
The landscape along the Intracoastal Water south of Charleston continues to change, becoming more serene and unique with every bend in the Ditch, and Akiva is only too excited to get his feet wet—quite literally.
The unseasonably cold weather has been following Arabella south since they set sail in mid-November, and it’s starting to get old. The crew’s expectations have not been met by a long shot, and it’s impacting morale. Even their “cockpit blankie” can’t prevent the cold from getting into their bones. It’s one of the few situations where they’re grateful to be motoring on a low-wind day than out sailing, with the wind chill making 30º feel like 15º.
Other than a comedic “who’s on first?” situation with the bridge tender, Jack and Steve make it into Hilton Head just in time for a sleet storm. The sleet and ice turn Arabella into a winter wonderland—except with less wonder and more dismay. They never expected to need to shovel 3” of slushy sleet and ice off the deck from an anchorage in southern South Carolina.
The winter storm has a massive impact on the south—transportation is at a stand still, whether by air, sea, or land. Jack has a bit of trouble making his way back home, but ultimately catches a flight out of Savannah to get back to his saw mill in Maine. Jack specializes in providing white oak and other timber for all kinds of boat building projects, and has worked with the Pride of Baltimore, Blue Nose in Nova Scotia, Adventure in Gloucester, and so many more. Learn more at daratimber.com.
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Acorn to Arabella started as a wooden boat building project in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve began the journey as an amateur wooden boat builder crafting a 38′ wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin’s Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel’s gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and now sailing the boat—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that traditional wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY project continues beyond the boat shop, as Steve and crew travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they’ve built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.
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If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:
https://www.acorntoarabella.com/how-to-help
Acorn to Arabella’s wishlist:
https://www.acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriority
TotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: https://www.totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They’ll kick 10% our way!
To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!
https://www.patreon.com/acorntoarabella
Original Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.com
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