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When you can’t get there from here
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When you can’t get there from here

Our ship has been swinging to her anchor in the Hampton River (Virginia) for over a month now while I search for a weather window to set off for the Virgin Islands. We are in an active and persistent weather pattern of cold fronts exiting the US East coast but then stalling and lifting back north a...
  • Nov 10, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:32
Hard work, on the hard … then back in the water!
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Hard work, on the hard … then back in the water!

We return to treating our barrier coat blisters with epoxy and fairing compound and then give the bottom another thorough wet sand in preparation for painting. After having antifouling paints fail before the one year mark, this year I will put three coats (instead of two) of ablative paint on, with...
  • Oct 24, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:14
Hard Work, on the Hard– Part Three
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Hard Work, on the Hard– Part Three

The dinghy gets some de rigueur black paint to match the mother ship. We splice on a new painter using a backsplice, and put the name decal on. Then it's on to replacing the leather on the sculling oar using the double-needle baseball diamond stitch.
  • Oct 17, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:23
Hard Work, on the Hard–Part Two
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Hard Work, on the Hard–Part Two

We finish up the repair to the rudderhead, and then return to the mast. Twelve coats of varnish are the order of the day--or fortnight, really--but not to worry, dear viewer, I will not make you watch varnish dry. Then we are on to the rigging, where I talk about putting on seizings rather than sp...
  • Oct 09, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:45
Hard Work, on the Hard–Part One
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Hard Work, on the Hard–Part One

I haul the boat out for painting and maintenance once a year, but the mast only comes out about once every five years. Well the five years since the last pull is up, so ... I also discuss usual haulout issues such as dealing with blisters, sanding and prepping the hull for painting, repairing some ...
  • Oct 01, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:39
Seasons’ end, south to Deltaville
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Seasons’ end, south to Deltaville

We are up at the crack of dawn to catch a fair wind for the 90-mile run from Annapolis to Deltaville. We have good luck with the winds--though some thunderstorms disrupt our pleasant overnight sailing--but then leave us drifting at the mercy of the tide just a few miles from our destination.
  • Sep 13, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:12
Love’s labor lost
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Love’s labor lost

In 2008 I built a 7'7" Nutshell Pram as a tender for s/v Ruth Avery and proudly sailed away to the Virgin Islands. A few months later a careless speed-boater ran me down and destroyed it. Almost miraculously I was not injured. Determined not to let it stop me, I sailed back to Maine and...
  • Aug 27, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:41
Wood rot, wood roaches, and the DIY boat owner
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Wood rot, wood roaches, and the DIY boat owner

It starts with a small trail of sawdust on the countertop and leads to lots of summer fun.
  • Aug 06, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:11:48
Your Boat as a Recording Studio
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Your Boat as a Recording Studio

Write and record music, anywhere in the world, from the comfort of your own boat studio! The marine environment does, however, present some unique challenges to the aspiring musician ...
  • Jul 29, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:31
S/v Ruth Avery: Boat Tour, Part Two
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S/v Ruth Avery: Boat Tour, Part Two

We dive belowdecks to finish the tour of s/v Ruth Avery.
  • Jul 15, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:17
S/v Ruth Avery: Boat Tour, Part One
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S/v Ruth Avery: Boat Tour, Part One

I give a brief history of the boat, talk about modifications I have made, and then we are up on deck for a short tour. We will go below decks in Part Two.
  • Jul 09, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:18:28
Ah, a lovely afternoon for some yachting … Uh-oh! Thunderstorm
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Ah, a lovely afternoon for some yachting … Uh-oh! Thunderstorm

Just a short afternoon sail from the South River to Annapolis on a humid, early summer day. We get out to Thomas Point when NOAA starts broadcasting warnings of a severe thunderstorm . Looks like it will pass north of us, then perhaps it will graze us, then it hits ..
  • Jun 26, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:06:40
Handling a Gaff Rig
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Handling a Gaff Rig

I've received lots of questions about handling a gaff rig, enough to make a separate video on the subject. This video turned out to be much harder to make than I thought, between the awkward camera angles and trying to explain what I'm doing at the same time! I have new respect for the ...
  • Jun 21, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:06
Big ships, fickle winds, arriving at night–Miami to Virginia, Part Three
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Big ships, fickle winds, arriving at night–Miami to Virginia, Part Three

With light winds after midnight and into the morning of May 16 go our hopes for a late day arrival. Moderate winds out of the south develop in the afternoon to help us on our way but also bring in showery weather. We enter the Thimble Shoal Channel around midnight, and are finally anchor down in H...
  • Jun 07, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:03
FREE MILES !! (Offer only valid in the Gulf Stream, see vid for details …)
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FREE MILES !! (Offer only valid in the Gulf Stream, see vid for details …)

Miami to Virginia, Part Two. Fair weather persists, and so does a diurnal wind cycle--southeasterlies at night backing to light northeasterlies the following morning. Progress would be painfully slow if not for the Gulf Stream current pushing us along at two or three knots. Approaching Cape Hatte...
  • Jun 02, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:31
Rollin’ on an Ocean River–Miami to Virginia, Part One
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Rollin’ on an Ocean River–Miami to Virginia, Part One

Thursday, May 10, and we are off for Virginia. We end up having to tack out of the Old Florida Channel to reach open waters. The winds stubbornly remain east to northeast, pushing us westward until we close the coast around Lake Worth the following morning. Then the winds fall light. We tack bac...
  • May 26, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:38
Wind, time, and tide–the elements of engineless cruising
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Wind, time, and tide–the elements of engineless cruising

No engine? No problem ... but a few moments of arrested breathing as we sail off the anchor at Miami Beach and proceed down the winding waterway into Biscayne Bay. This includes transiting three narrow bridge passes. All doable with patience and planning, but no place for carefree sailing.
  • May 18, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:47
He Went to Miami–Music Video
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He Went to Miami–Music Video

Well it's nearly time to put to sea again, to escape probable hurricane paths, to return to the typically tranquil waters of the Chesapeake Bay. I must confess that I have slacked off with the video blogging, but managed to scoop up what I have and put it into a fun music video. Enjoy.. Musi...
  • Apr 23, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:04:01
Kevin’s varnish tip for 2018
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Kevin’s varnish tip for 2018

My recent discovery for those of you who still insist on varnish ... here's a varnish which has the same look and (so far in my experience) durability as the premier marine varnishes for less than half the price.
  • Mar 30, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:09:15
A Sculling Oar for a 31-foot Cruising Boat
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A Sculling Oar for a 31-foot Cruising Boat

Several of you requested more details on the sculling oar I use. In this vid I talk about the size and construction of the oar, where I stow it at sea, and how I deploy it with an oriental lanyard.
  • Mar 17, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:07:29
Winter Passage, Winter Tales–Part 3
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Winter Passage, Winter Tales–Part 3

We transit the Providence Channel through the Bahamas and enter the Gulf Stream Thursday morning, Feb. 1. By the strong north setting current we end up closing the Florida coast just north of Ft. Lauderdale and I discover that you have to get within the 100-foot line in order to escape the current ...
  • Feb 28, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:27
Winter Passage, Winter Tales–Part 2
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Winter Passage, Winter Tales–Part 2

Despite a moderate forecast we end up in gale conditions. The winds gradually ease over the next few days ahead of an approaching cold front, which is likely to cross just as we enter the Providence Channel through the Bahamas. Some navigational diligence is required to avoid encountering strong n...
  • Feb 20, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:10
Winter Passage, Winter Tales–Part 1
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Winter Passage, Winter Tales–Part 1

Part one of a winter passage from Culebra (Puerto Rico) to Miami. We start off with beautiful sailing weather, but the winds continue to build each day. I offer my opinions on preparing and eating meals during rough conditions. Music--Tropical Chillin'--Kevin Boothby
  • Feb 14, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:11:54
The Power Grid for a 31-foot Cruising Boat
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The Power Grid for a 31-foot Cruising Boat

In this video I share what I have learned about powering a boat with solar panels. I talk about solar panels, batteries, dealing with cloudy weather, and possible back-up solutions for solar.
  • Jan 16, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:14
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