Every year on the first full moon in August there is a quirky yet humble gathering of rivals & friends to decide once and for all who sails supreme! Actually there are two races, the first a circumnavigation of Marina island which starts on the beach w...
This week we sail in some of the most treacherous waters off Canada's west coast! This passage is notorious, hosting some of the fastest tidal flows in the world..
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When you live on a small sailboat, your life is ruled by the weather & this rare midsummer southerly had us up before the sun hauling up our anchor..
We're cruising our no-frills Catalina 30 up the Inside Passage, slowly, with the goal of reaching Ala...
Dubbed Canada’s ‘Little Hawaii’ 🏝️Hangout on anchor with us as we explore this unique tropic-like island off Canada's west coast!
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Join us this week as we cast our lines, say goodbye to our home port for good and set sail on our greatest adventure yet!
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Clever DIY Boat Galley Refit using upcycled materials transforms this 53 year old Sailboat Galley on a budget! Stainless steel countertops for FREE, custom made icebox, upgraded design & storage solutions!
After a season living full time on our 30ft s...
Big changes are happening on our 53 year old boat! We'll be living full time on our small sailboat while we cruise the PNW to Alaska, but not before we upgrade something that has been bothering us for a while...
Join us on the docks this week as we demolis...
WE'RE BACK in our tiny home in the woods after months on the water & have been real busy getting ready for winter BUT it surprised us and showed up early.. yikes! Join us this week as we scramble to tackle last minute winterization here in our tiny hom...
First step to preparing for winter in the woods? Installing this tiny wood stove to help keep our tiny home on wheels dry & toasty during winter here in the PNW!
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First step towards preparing for winter in the woods?! Installing a tiny wood stove to keep cozy & warm in our tiny home during the wet winters here in the Pacific Northwest!
Cubic Mini - Cub
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We left it all behind to live out our dreams of exploring the epic coastal waters of the pacific northwest by sail! We found a no-frills sailboat, spent months fixing it up and taught ourselves how to move around with the wind!
Steep learning curve, this s...
POV our home floats and we use the wind to move around. It's usually sideways and moving very slowly (rarely in the direction of our desired destination) but it's constantly.. MOVING.
Life aboard a sailboat is tricky, and it can be hard to find balance, e...
It's all 'smooth sailing'.. until it isn't... and you have to turn on your engine.. and then your engine explodes.. This is the story of how our engine failed close to shore and what we did to fix it!
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FAR from Fancy - our tiny floating home has no refrigeration, we cook on a camp stove and haul our anchor up by hand⚓️ It's not glam, but boat life has been some of our best days to date. Savoring freshly caught seafood🍤soaking up the spectacular mo...
Join us this week as we sail thru the towering peaks & deep waters of Desolation Sound!The Pacific Northwest's most iconic (and most popular) cruising destination 🏔 in the beautiful traditional territories of the Klahoose, Tla'amin and Homalco First...
After spending a week in incredible Princess Louisa Inlet, we hauled anchor and sailed back towards civilization in order to reprovision. 48 hours and 75nm miles later we were back in the Straight of Georgia, sailing in 20kn winds and surfing down 6-8ft sw...
Looking down at the sea below, our little sailboat⛵️ is a tiny speck, barely visible from the 2100m mountain from which we stand...We sailed 70 nautical miles into the remote reaches of one of BC's most magnificent coastal fjords - Princess Louisa Inle...
Where massive mountains meet deep dark ocean...our little boat glides swiftly along to the head of Princess Louisa Inlet (Swiwelát) - the deep fiord located in the ancestral territory of the shíshálh (Sechelt) Nation on the Sunshine Coast of British Col...
Our docks days are over! We're stoked to put boat projects on hold for a while and finally sail this little boat that we've worked so hard on!
Join us this week as we finally cast off, set sail on the Salish sea and drop the hook in a stunning off grid L...
Boat maintenance may be dull, tedious drudgery or enjoyable and pleasurable, depending on your attitude...
To avoid falling into a Boat Life 'Gumption Trap' - a mindset, for those who are not familiar, that can cause one to lose enthusiasm and become disco...
Our boat refit continues this week. We are in shallow water but we feel like we are DROWNING in boat projects!
We're keen to get out on the salty seas & finally (learn how to) drop our hook!⚓But we have a never ending list of boat projects that we n...
Fasten up folks! This week we're learning the ropes & enjoying the view from the top of our mast! We recruit a very knowledgeable mind & skilled set of hands to show us the way - Tim comes aboard!
Interested to learn how to dock a sailboat like a...
What do you expect when you purchase a 43 year old sailboat?!⛵A boat in our price range wasn't going to be exactly cruising ready. But we knew that underneath all the green & grime was a sturdy solid boat. The keel and hull were structurally sound. T...
WE BOUGHT A 43 YEAR OLD SAILBOAT!!!!
This week we take you back to the start ⏪
We purchased our little boat just one week before we learned we would have to move - exactly one week before purchasing our Airstream. Because we became so busy renovating o...
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