From Prince Rupert, Chuck and Tom continue without Captain Gary to Pruth Bay. Along the way we encounter a native canoe regatta. This video features music by friend Cloudia Charters (ComfortSpiral.blogspot.com) as well as Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)
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For more sailing adventures see our play lists: "Across the Pacific" sailing from Hawaii to Seattle, "Sailing the Pacific Coast" from Neah Bay, WA to San Francisco, "Sailing Back to Hawaii" from SF to the island of Hawaii, "Cruising Hawaii", "Sailing from ...
Our first real live hangout! Summer cruising season is here. Little Norway Festival in Petersburg, Lealea refit plans. Questions and answers with Chuck and Laura. Link to KFSK Petersburg: http://www.kfsk.org/
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While taking Williwa down the Inside Passage, in Canadian waters, we came upon a deserted fishing lodge, its log floats gradually sinking. You can find Buck's on the internet; glowing reviews, long history. but you can't make reservations. It has been mo...
Chuck and Laura discuss the challenges of living aboard.
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"Honolulu: The Beginning" - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
"Leaving Hawaii - Our first long voyage - https://www.y...
Chuck and Laura talk about the cruising season.
Link to KFSK Petersburg http://www.kfsk.org/
For more sailing adventures by Cruising Lealea see our other Playlists:
"Honolulu: The Beginning" - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
"Leaving Hawaii - Our...
Continuing from Port Hardy to Comox and on to Nanaimo taking advantage of the tides and currents.To view the complete series "Williwa - Down the Inside Passage"- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYi0ZDWfmQxHFUVo16vwHLd-uSiQposEP
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Join us in the KFSK Studio for our fourth live hangout Captain/Mate roles, Safety aboard, Summer plans
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"Honolulu: The Beginning" - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
After leaving Nanaimo, Albin Vega 27, "Williwa" and her crew motor through Dodd Narrows, Down the Strait of Georgia to Port Browning, Friday Harbor and Port Townsend.
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"Honolulu: The Beginning" - https...
Join us in Studio 2 at KFSK for a live hangout. We would love to hear how your summer went and introduce you to some of our friends in Petersburg. Mindy Anderson,host of "What's for Dinner" and, "In the Garden", plans to stop in and share a few of her fav...
Live from Studio 2 at KFSK. Pop in and live chat, we would love to hear how your summer went and introduce you to some of our friends in Petersburg. Mindy Anderson,"What's for Dinner", plans to stop in and share a few of her favorite boat friendy recipes ...
Real Time update on the crew of Lealea in Petersburg, Alaska. More details in our blog at http://cruisinglealea.com/thelogbook For more sailing adventures see our play lists: "Across the Pacific" sailing from Hawaii to Seattle, "Sailing the Pacific Coast"...
Time to start planning the haulout and major refit of Lealea, our 43 year old Albin Vega 27 sailboat. Just part of the living aboard and cruising life. Thorough planning, and a little help from our friends, will make this job go more smoothly.
We thank ...
Planning the haulout and major refit of Lealea, our 43 year old Albin Vega 27 sailboat. Just part of the living aboard and cruising life. Thorough planning, and a little help from our friends, will make this job go more smoothly. We thank you for your su...
Planning the haulout and major refit of Lealea, our 43 year old Albin Vega 27 sailboat. Just part of the living aboard and cruising life. Thorough planning, and a little help from our friends, will make this job go more smoothly. We thank you for your su...
Mele Kalikimake e' Hauoli Maka Iki Hou! We are truly blessed to be part of such an amazing community. Merry Christmas to all our boating friends and family. Happy Holidays from YouTube Channels: Cruising Lealea - http://youtube.com/vega1860, DrakeParagon...
We had a lot of fun collaborating on the Holiday Greeting video with all our cruising YouTube friends. How much fun? Watch and laugh with us and at us. Merry Christmas
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The first physical labor of our refit -removing all of our belongings and moving them to storage. We thank you for your support. You can help keep the videos coming by becoming a patron. Please visit Cruising Lealea on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/Cr...
Making test patches of plywood to see how stain, penetrating resin, epoxy and varnish in various combinations will work for our project.
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Documenting every step of the refit of our 43 year old Albin Vega 27. Sorting through our junk. Finally beginning to dismantle the interior and refinish some of the pieces that we will be reusing.
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After a meeting with our carpenter friend on the boat, we have some new ideas about the interior design.
To view the complete Cruising Lealea Refit Playlist, click the link! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYi0ZDWfmQxFPtVmGege6hYaiasmeOJG8
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The continuing saga of our refit. Sorting provisions and removing the interior joinery from our Albin Vega 27 sailboat, Lealea. Ah, The Cruising Life. To view the complete Cruising Lealea Refit Playlist, click the link! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?l...
Progress with Lealea's refit. Materials for the interior joinery project arrived at the Alaska Marine Lines terminal in Petersburg by barge from Ketchikan. Rainy weather continues.
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It feels like Spring in Petersburg. Unusually warm weather allows a lot to be accomplished on Lealea's refit. To view the complete Cruising Lealea Refit Playlist, click the link! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYi0ZDWfmQxFPtVmGege6hYaiasmeOJG8...
We took advantage of a rare dry day to take down the mast. Lealea's tabernacle mast step and a little preparation makes this an easy DIY project.
To view the complete Cruising Lealea Refit Playlist, click the link! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
After a few days out sick, we resume our project, removing a loose glass bulkhead, inspecting and repairing canvas...
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Modifying and refinishing the v-berth deck as part of the refit of our Albin Vega 27 sailboat. We had an old can of Interlux that had a rusted top so we used it for this project that required protection but not perfection. As it turned out the paint was ...
The rebuild of our Albin Vega 27 sailboat is gathering momentum. The first new woodwork pieces are ready for finishing.
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The rebuild of our Albin Vega 27, Lealea continues.
To view the complete Cruising Lealea Refit Playlist, click the link! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYi0ZDWfmQxFPtVmGege6hYaiasmeOJG8
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The crew spend their days in continual cycles of mixing epoxy, painting epoxy and waiting for epoxy to dry. They say you learn more from failure than success. If you have an opinion we would love to hear it.
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Finally we are seeing some results. The first wave of of stained and painted pieces are nearly done. Rebuilding the interior of our cruising sailboat, Lealea, continues to be a learning experience.
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Making progress on the refit of our Albin Vega 27, Lealea. The first pieces of interior woodwork are nearly done. Is that a light at the end of the tunnel or just a locomotive coming toward us?
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Continuing the refit of our Albin Vega 27, Lealea. The weather. Always the weather. Varnish, paint, epoxy and fiberglass all need better conditions than we are able to maintain in our workshop.
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Chuck and Laura continue the work on rebuilding Lealea's interior.
The more we do the more we find to do..... To view the complete Cruising Lealea Refit Playlist, click the link! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYi0ZDWfmQxFPtVmGege6hYaiasmeOJG8
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The refit of our Albin Vega 27, Lealea, continues. Shipmate Tom arrived and immediately pitched in. We got a lot of work done today
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The refit of our Albin Vega 27 sailboat, Lealea is proceeding nicely. Removed bulkheads to replace and refinish. With help from Tom Straughn of Williwa https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYi0ZDWfmQxHFUVo16vwHLd-uSiQposEP we made a lot of progress this ...
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