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Is the Sunshine State Throwing Shade on Cruisers? | Ep. 255
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Is the Sunshine State Throwing Shade on Cruisers? | Ep. 255

In this article, we delve into the mounting tensions between liveaboard cruisers and city officials in Florida, particularly in Miami Beach. The conflict revolves around the authorities' attempts to crack down on boats anchored in popular spots, which affects the rights of boating enthusiasts. ...
  • Jun 15, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:24
To the Florida Keys; Installing the Garmin AIS 800 | Ep. 254
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To the Florida Keys; Installing the Garmin AIS 800 | Ep. 254

I make my way to Marathon, FL. Now that I have a place to receive mail (at the City Marina), first order of business is to replace my malfunctioning EmTrak B923 AIS transponder with the Garmin AIS 800, which has been getting good reviews. SUPPORT HOW TO SAIL OCEANS ON PATREON: HOW TO SAIL OCEANS...
  • Jun 04, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:03
Arrive in Florida, discover a new anchorage | Ep. 253
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Arrive in Florida, discover a new anchorage | Ep. 253

Follow along as we continue our sailing journey through the Florida Keys. In this episode, we discover a new anchorage, discuss the best times to cross the Gulf Stream current, share insights on navigating the challenging Hawk Channel, encounter an unexpected issue with the AIS transponder and explo...
  • May 26, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:51
Pit Stop in Paradise | Ep. 252
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Pit Stop in Paradise | Ep. 252

With nothing but light winds and headwinds in the forecast, I decide to drop anchor in the Berry Islands, Bahamas, and wait. The patient sailor always has a fair wind, as the saying goes. In the mean time I catch up on some much needed sleep, make repairs, and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. SU...
  • May 18, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:10:53
The Weather Models are Fighting Again | Ep. 251
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The Weather Models are Fighting Again | Ep. 251

I take in the Code 0 despite the light conditions as the GFS weather model is showing what looks like a gust front approaching. The ECMWF however shows a much more benign frontal passage. Soon I will find out. I conclude the video with a short memorial for my father. SUPPORT HOW TO SAIL OCEANS O...
  • May 09, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:11
From Where No Traveler Returns | Ep. 250
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From Where No Traveler Returns | Ep. 250

Follow the thrilling journey of a solo sailor as he navigates the challenging waters from Bermuda to the Bahamas. Discover the difficulties faced and strategies employed during this epic sea voyage in the new episode of How to Sail Oceans channel.
  • Apr 30, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:11:45
North Atlantic Won’t Play Nice | Ep. 249
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North Atlantic Won’t Play Nice | Ep. 249

Embark on an exhilarating journey through a challenging North Atlantic crossing as we navigate fierce winds, rocky sea states, and sleepless nights on our sailboat adventure.
  • Apr 22, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:39
Mid-Ocean Metropolis | Ep. 248
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Mid-Ocean Metropolis | Ep. 248

With boat chores completed I hop on the bus to Hamilton for some sightseeing. It's quite amazing to be walking the streets of a small but modern city sitting atop a tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. I'm soon called back by that Atlantic ocean, however, by an approaching so...
  • Apr 13, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:53
You–Still–Don’t Need an Engine to Go World Cruising | Ep. 247
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You–Still–Don’t Need an Engine to Go World Cruising | Ep. 247

A fairly mild tempest besets me on the final night of this passage to Bermuda. A night however that is moonless and black as coal and leaves me with several electronic glitches the following morning. Mischievous devils of the Bermuda Triangle, perhaps? I clear with Bermuda Radio to enter the Tow...
  • Apr 02, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:13
Departing in a Winter Gale is Fun (not!) | Ep. 246
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Departing in a Winter Gale is Fun (not!) | Ep. 246

It is difficult to find a fair weather window that will stay open long enough to sail to Bermuda from the US East Coast in the late fall. Your prospects tend to worsen the longer you wait. Typically you will end up departing on the tail end of a strong cold front, ride it to the Gulf Stream, and t...
  • Mar 25, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:12
Bermuda Bound | Ep. 245
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Bermuda Bound | Ep. 245

I will hunker down in Hadleys Harbor while another screamin' nor' easter blows through New England. Then it's on to Vineyard Haven for provisions and water. I discover that I have ice in my jerry cans due to overnight temperatures dropping well below freezing. I review the weather ...
  • Mar 18, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:20
Winter Closing In | Ep. 244
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Winter Closing In | Ep. 244

A calm morning just outside the Great Round Shoal channel becomes a brisk slog down Nantucket Sound to Vineyard Haven. There I conclude my two and a half day passage from Maine, combating the cold with a roaring fire in the Dickinson heater and a hot meal on the stove. Ah, contentment. I shall en...
  • Mar 12, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:10:05
There’s a Certain Zen to It | Ep. 243
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There’s a Certain Zen to It | Ep. 243

Fast sailing from Nova Scotia abruptly slows as I approach Quahog Bay, in Harpswell, Maine. Then the breeze dies altogether and I am obliged to use my sculling to cover last quarter mile to the anchorage. I visit with my father, who lives there, and provision for the next southbound hop to Cape Co...
  • Mar 04, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:10:49
Nova Scotia Gives Me a Blustery Send Off | Ep. 242
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Nova Scotia Gives Me a Blustery Send Off | Ep. 242

Two months ago I arrived in Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Now in late October it is past time to depart for warmer waters, but fair weather sailing conditions are becoming increasingly elusive. Originally bound for Cape Cod, I compromise and head for Maine, a shorter run that gives me a better wind angl...
  • Feb 26, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:23
Late Season Snowbirds | Ep. 241
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Late Season Snowbirds | Ep. 241

Brrrr! The Dickinson heater is becoming a necessity. Departed Lunenberg on what looked like a fast reach to Carters Beach. Ha! Wind backed westerly turning it into a tough windward slog, delaying my arrival until well after dark. But at least I had fair winds for the next leg to Shelburne, wh...
  • Feb 19, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:45
A Tightrope Without a Net | Ep. 240
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A Tightrope Without a Net | Ep. 240

I hunker down from Tropical Storm Philippe in Mark's Cove, in the lovely Ship Harbor, Nova Scotia. Brilliant sunny weather soon returns, but fair winds, even in October, are hard to come by. Returning southwest along the Nova Scotia Atlantic coast one encounters persistent headwinds. The sai...
  • Feb 11, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:14
Paradise Leased | Ep. 239
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Paradise Leased | Ep. 239

Idyllic coastline continues to stretch out before me as I move northeast toward Cape Breton. However, the weather is now turning noticeably cooler, now in early October. Then tropical storm Philippe emerges from the steamy tropics and, like Hurricane Lee before, is now on a direct course for the C...
  • Feb 04, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:10:47
Contrarian Cruising | Ep. 238
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Contrarian Cruising | Ep. 238

Call me Wrong Way Harry. I see few other cruising boats around, and the ones I do are all headed south while I am still sailing north. Can't blame them. It's almost October and it's getting chilly in these parts. But I did not sail all the way to Nova Scotia just to turn around a...
  • Jan 28, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:10:24
Rovers and Rogues Descend on Halifax | Ep. 237
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Rovers and Rogues Descend on Halifax | Ep. 237

Lock up your daughters. I, Alan (from Sailing Wave Rover), and friends are on the loose in downtown Halifax to cause mayhem. Crisp, cool, autumn weather has arrived, and a few days later Alan hoists the tanbark junk sail on Wave Rover II and heads south toward Cape Cod. Though it is late in the...
  • Jan 20, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:10:35
The Storm Has Passed, Wave Roving Resumes | Ep. 236
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The Storm Has Passed, Wave Roving Resumes | Ep. 236

Hurricane Lee has become a post-tropical cyclone and is racing off to the northeast. Soon skies clear and fair weather returns, and so I can resume my cruise toward Halifax and beyond. In Halifax I meet up with Alan from Sailing Wave Rover, who has just begun his own voyage with his newly construc...
  • Jan 12, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:16
Seeking Shelter From the Storm | Ep. 235
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Seeking Shelter From the Storm | Ep. 235

It is now a near certainty that the Canadian Maritimes are going to take a direct hit from Hurricane Lee. That puts me in the crosshairs, so I must find shelter and make careful preparations for a potentially dangerous storm. SUPPORT HOW TO SAIL OCEANS ON PATREON: HOW TO SAIL OCEANS ON RUMBLE: ...
  • Jan 05, 2024
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:09:43
Rogues Roost! | Ep. 234
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Rogues Roost! | Ep. 234

Ahhr. From the historic seaport town of Lunenberg I continue on downeast toward Halifax. In between is the famous Rogues Roost, refuge of pirates, ne'er-do-wells, renegades and vagabonds. It's also a really cool anchorage. Getting in and out, however, can cause a bit of a fright to the...
  • Dec 16, 2023
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:10:49
Tall Ships Passing | Ep. 233
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Tall Ships Passing | Ep. 233

After spending the night in a near perfect anchorage near Covey Island, I arrive at the storied seaport town of Lunenberg, Nova Scotia. The Bluenose II is docked downtown and free to visit, an offer I can't refuse. I also pay the small fee and visit the amazing fisheries museum there. Video ...
  • Dec 07, 2023
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:01
Sailing Nova Scotia Ain’t Easy | Ep. 232
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Sailing Nova Scotia Ain’t Easy | Ep. 232

I spend a magical night (of sorts) anchored behind McNutts island, which will be my official starting point for the Nova Scotia cruise. The following day I set off for Carters Beach. I start off in fog and light wind, then have rain and strong wind, then clearing and light wind, then fog and light...
  • Nov 22, 2023
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:11:15
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