After renting out their house in New Zealand, Renee and Lynette pushed off aboard their steel sailboat Tekaihau to sail around the world. They have sailed over 30,000 nautical miles and visited 16 countries so far. Just another 8000 miles to go...
We i...
After renting out their house in New Zealand, Renee and Lynette pushed off aboard their steel sailboat Tekaihau to sail around the world. They have sailed over 30,000 nautical miles and visited 16 countries so far. Just another 8000 miles to go...
We i...
After renting out their house in New Zealand, Renee and Lynette pushed off aboard their steel sailboat Tekaihau to sail around the world. They have sailed over 30,000 nautical miles and visited 16 countries so far. Just another 8000 miles to go...
We i...
After renting out their house in New Zealand, Renee and Lynette pushed off aboard their steel sailboat Tekaihau to sail around the world. They have sailed over 30,000 nautical miles and visited 16 countries so far. Just another 8000 miles to go...
We i...
After renting out their house in New Zealand, Renee and Lynette pushed off aboard their steel sailboat Tekaihau to sail around the world. They have sailed over 30,000 nautical miles and visited 16 countries so far. Just another 8000 miles to go...
We i...
After renting out their house in New Zealand, Renee and Lynette pushed off aboard their steel sailboat Tekaihau to sail around the world. They have sailed over 30,000 nautical miles and visited 16 countries so far. Just another 8000 miles to go...
We i...
After renting out their house in New Zealand, Renee and Lynette pushed off aboard their steel sailboat Tekaihau to sail around the world. They have sailed over 30,000 nautical miles and visited 16 countries so far. Just another 8000 miles to go...
We i...
After renting out their house in New Zealand, Renee and Lynette pushed off aboard their steel sailboat Tekaihau to sail around the world. They have sailed over 30,000 nautical miles and visited 16 countries so far. Just another 8000 miles to go...
We i...
Ben Stookey was introduced to sailing at a very young age by his parents. His father sailed a 21 foot sailboat from England to Antigua in the Mini Transat Race in 1977. When Ben was 14, his parents bought a boat in Finland and they spent years cruising a...
In Part 2, Ben talks about when he decided to find a sailboat for cruising, about the pros and cons of the wishbone rig on his Nonsuch 26, solar power, his favorite, most important cruising gear, food aboard and ashore, and he offers his words of advice fo...
In Part 3, Ben talks about where he's sailed, some of the most difficult sailing situations he's experienced, encountering dangerous conditions in the Gulf Stream, heaving to, and his future plans.
Ben Stookey was introduced to sailing at a very young age...
A guided tour of the deck of Ben Stookey's Nonsuch 26 liveaboard cruising sailboat.
Ben Stookey was introduced to sailing at a very young age by his parents. His father sailed a 21 foot sailboat from England to Antigua in the Mini Transat Race in 1977. ...
A guided tour of the cabin of Ben Stookey's Nonsuch 26 liveaboard cruising sailboat. While looking through his library of cruising books, Ben highlights and highly recommends Annie Hill's wonderful book "Voyaging on a Small Income"
Ben Stookey was introd...
Ben Stookey performing his original songs 'Single' and 'Run Run Run' at music night at the Silos Restaurant in Oriental, North Carolina.
Ben Stookey was introduced to sailing at a very young age by his parents. His father sailed a 21 foot sailboat from...
After being damaged in a collision at sea, Westsail 42 'Paragon' returns to Oriental, NC for a two and half year refit. These are the continuing voyages of sailing vessel 'Paragon.'
To see the actual corresponding episode, click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INmbqwVoyIY&index=1&list=PLOhEGypVYJG3lBpf9rrfVubIvHHfc9She
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On March 16th, 2013, Paragon pushed off from Oriental, North Carolina to s...
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Sneek Peek 2: Intracoastal Waterway Oriental, NC to Norfolk, VA - Day 1
On March 16th, 2013, Paragon pushed...
To see the actual corresponding episode, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-IS2FwxkkA&index=3&list=PLOhEGypVYJG3lBpf9rrfVubIvHHfc9She
Some highlights from the footage that we took while motoring down the ICW towards Norfolk, VA....
Intracoasta...
To see the actual corresponding episode, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEIdB28c1Mg&index=4&list=PLOhEGypVYJG3lBpf9rrfVubIvHHfc9She
A Sneak Peek of some of the footage that we took when we arrived in Norfolk, VA.
On March 16th, 2013, Paragon...
To see the actual corresponding episode, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFrstV3gyOU&index=5&list=PLOhEGypVYJG3lBpf9rrfVubIvHHfc9She
A Sneak Peek of our brief stay in Norfolk, VA before we pushed off for Atlantic City, NJ.
On March 16th, 2013...
To see the actual corresponding episode, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUL3mMF-EB0&index=6&list=PLOhEGypVYJG3lBpf9rrfVubIvHHfc9She
A Sneak Peek of our voyage from Norfolk, VA to Atlantic City, NJ.
On March 16th, 2013, Paragon pushed off fro...
To watch the actual corresponding episode, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_BhLYv1GqQ&index=7&list=PLOhEGypVYJG3lBpf9rrfVubIvHHfc9She
A Sneak Peek of our time to Atlantic City, NJ.
On March 16th, 2013, Paragon pushed off from Oriental, North...
We are moving our aerial videos to a new channel called 'ParagonSkies' where we will publish aerial videos of the places we have sailed to. If you have enjoyed our aerial videos then please check our new aerial channel 'ParagonSkies', and thank you for sa...
Just before pushing off from North Carolina in March of 2013, Drake and Monique gave a presentation to the Pasquotank River Yacht Club in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. This is an excerpt from that presentation. The rest of the presentation is in sepa...
For an in depth tour of Don and D's cruising sailboat 'Southern Cross', our interview with Don and D, see our playlist 'Visiting Friends on Sailboat 'Southern Cross'
at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOhEGypVYJG0I6T3D0J7lO_EUwCBLskpN
Southern Cro...
A guided tour of the exterior hull of Don and D's Dickerson 41 cruising sailboat 'Southern Cross.' Southern Cross is a 41 foot long, full keel wooden sailboat designed by Ernest Tucker. She was built by Dickerson Boatbuilders in Maryland in 1974, and her ...
A guided tour of the exterior hull of Don and D's Dickerson 41 cruising sailboat 'Southern Cross.' Southern Cross is a 41 foot long, full keel wooden sailboat designed by Ernest Tucker. She was built by Dickerson Boatbuilders in Maryland in 1974, and her ...
A guided tour of the deck of Don and D's Dickerson 41 cruising sailboat 'Southern Cross.'
Southern Cross is a 41 foot long, full keel wooden sailboat designed by Ernest Tucker.
She was built by Dickerson Boatbuilders in Maryland in 1974.
Her hull is m...
Part 3 of a guided tour of the deck of Don and D's Dickerson 41 cruising sailboat 'Southern Cross.'
We look at Southern Cross' custom bimini rain catcher, their ingenious installation of Kyocera solar panels, their multiple uses for the mizzen running ba...
Part 1 of a guided tour of the cabin of Don and D's Dickerson 41 cruising sailboat 'Southern Cross.'
We look at Southern Cross' beautiful dragon carving, the galley, massive storage lockers, structural members of the wood hull, custom salon table, sea be...
Part 2 of a guided tour of the cabin of Don and D's Dickerson 41 cruising sailboat 'Southern Cross.'
We look at Southern Cross' deck and cabin top construction, the remodeling of the forward head, anchor chain storage, the electrical panel, the navigatio...
Part 3 of a guided tour of the cabin of Don and D's Dickerson 41 cruising sailboat 'Southern Cross.'
We look at Southern Cross' engine room and aft cabin, and meet Joe Clay, the shipwright who has been working on Southern Cross in Oriental, North Carolin...
In the last episode of our Southern Cross boat tour series, we look at Southern Cross' autopilot, steering quadrant, emergency tiller, and SCUBA equipment. Don and D also tell about using Southern Cross as a dive boat in Bonaire, using their Hookah to scr...
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