This week we part with our friends The Salty Bunch over in Bamfield, and head off to explore the beautiful clear blue waters of Broken Island Group in the Barkley Sound. We catch 15 kn of wind, trek through some old growth forests, and find some stunning w...
This week we carry on from Port Renfrew and catch a beautiful tail wind to sail super fast up the coast to Bamfied, with a quick surf on the way. Our friends Saxon and Holly (Tales from Sonrisa on YT) host us at a west coast retreat before we head off agai...
The Breaking Waves crew find a good weather window with ideal tides to motor and sail up the Juan De Fuca and spend some time enjoying Port Renfrew, British Columbia. Ben and Alie experience open ocean swell for the first time and look for opportunities to...
We spend a couple of days in Victoria, BC, enjoying city life and visiting with friends before taking a weather window up to the entrance of the Juan de Fuca Straight on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. After a winter of no sailing, we get a sunny blue...
Ben and Alie start the journey around Vancouver Island making a pit stop in Sidney to pick up their NEW MAINSAIL before heading on to Victoria. They test out the new sail in some pumping wind and find some nasty swell.
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Ben continues getting the boat ready with new lithium batteries, and the beginning of our new electronics packacge. We give up our slip in Nanaimo, cast of the dock lines and head out for our adventure to the West Coast of Vancouver Island!
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We haul out SV Kiana to do some regular maintenance and install a transducer below the water line and quickly find out that we were up for a couple bigger projects then we had planned.
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Ben and Alie, along with their golden retriever Bruce, explore the remote and stunning waters off the west coast of Vancouver Island.
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Welcome to Season 3!! Alie and Ben share their upcoming sailing plans and answer some of the most commonly asked questions by Breaking Waves viewers.
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Alie and Ben sail to Nanaimo from Desolation Sound and reflect on their summer aboard in British Columbia. Emotions run high, and and they navigate head winds, light winds and no winds.
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Greg and Emma re-join the crew of SV Kiana and head into Teakerne Arm in Desolation Sound, British Columbia for waterfalls, swimming, campfires and all around summer vibes on our sailboat.
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Ben and Alie witness some incredible marine life while working remotely near Desolation Sound in the Pacific Northwest.
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Ben and Alie continue to explore Wiatt Bay before passing through the Surge narrows on the way to Harriott Bay and Rebecca Spit, they face some challenges as they look for an appropriate anchorage to spend the work week in. Thank you for watching!!
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Ben and Alie are faced with a tough decision as they approach a channel that is known for its aggressive currents. They have dinner on a remote island all to themselves and get to know the marine life of the Pacific North West on a deeper level.
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Alie gets her hand caught in the windlass, Ben tries spear fishing for the first time, and they both go hunting for pictographs in Walsh Cove.
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Ben and Alie get to meet themselves from the past and shed some light on the year they're about to have as new boat owners and live-aboard sailors.
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Ben and Alie race another sailor back in Toba Inlet, BC through 15 knots of wind and learn a lot about sailing on the way.
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Ben and Alie go a bit outside the park near Prideaux Haven to go fishing and score some rock fish. Alie learns to filet a fish while Ben plans the next days sail. Toba Inlet is a glacier fed fjord that's absolutely stunning and the two experience waterfall...
Ben and Alie spend the week in Squirrel Cove, meet new friends and head over to Prideaux Haven to start Ben's Vacation and to experience swimming in the warm waters of Desolation Sound.
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Ben and Alie finally make it to Desolation Sound and attempt their first ever stern tie. The wake up in a beautiful anchorage before setting off to explore a freshwater lake.
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Ben and Alie have a record breaking sail on the way up to Refuge Cove in Desolation Sound, some things go wrong and Alie shows off her knot tying skills.
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Ben and Alie work through the kinks of cruising while working remotely, and explore all Hornby has to offer.
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This episode is about sailboats in distress and the people who rally to help them.
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