In this episode we continue sailing back to my marina and finish the trip. A great time with a great crew! :)
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In this episode we grab groceries then spend the rest of the day enjoying being away from home. After two full days, we need to start heading back and we have a fun downwind sail.
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I have a few days off, so let's go sailing! In this episode you meet the crew and find out the destination! Of course there is some sailing footage as well!
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In this episode Angela and James, who you met on the Cruising Canada-Day 6 video, come for a visit and we talk about the progress of their YT channel.
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Here is a look at how I hoist, jybe and douse the spinnaker on my boat. The video was taken during the 2015 'Round Saltspring race so hopefully it all makes sense.
The conditions were light and I had several people on the boat that weren't familiar wit...
Well it was time to get rid of my ancient VHF radio and the new radio and set up is great!
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Well it is has been a week since the trip with Mads ended. I was going to start cleaning the boat up a bit today, but a dingy run up the slough seemed more fun.
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This video apparently was not able to be viewed so I reposted it. It is an older video so please excuse the poor editing and music, but hey it was a fun race and this whole video sailing vblog stuff has come along way! lol
A 43 NM race around Saltspri...
In this episode Mads and I complete the last leg of our trip back to my marina. Hope everyone enjoyed the Cruising Canada series!
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In this episode Mads and I say goodbye to one good friend and meet two new friends. For the next episode head over to Sail Life: https://www.youtube.com/user/madsdahlke/videos
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In this episode Mads and I sail from Vancouver to Wallace Island. For the next video head over to Sail Life:
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In this episode Mads and I walk through Coal Harbour, Gastown and China Town in Vancouver. For the next video head over to Sail Life:
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A quick look into my travels after the race from Ganges to Vancouver. No exciting sailing clips, but some nice scenery along the way.
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Here is the race! We had light air, heavy air, sailing in daylight and sailing in the dark! Was a fun race and a great crew this year!
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A very quick look at the day before the race and some of the activity that was happening at the Saltspring Island Sailing Club.
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Heading over to Saltspring Island to do the 2015 'Round Saltspring Race and it was nice relaxing day getting over to Ganges, BC.
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In this video I show how I took apart and then put back together my two speed self tailing Barient 28 winch.
I'm definitely no expert, but I found that it is not so difficult to services the Barient winches. The other winches I learned how to service ...
The second half of the head systems upgrade was replacing 3 thru hulls, valves and elbows, plus a new toilet.
Because I was so busy working on other areas of the boat during my time on the hard, I hired someone to do this second par of the upgrade.
Wel...
The final episode of the haul out series is here! You will see how I paint under the keel before going into the water and watch the boat travel back to where I like I like it best.
Unfortunately once s/v Moonshine was back in the water I discovered som...
In this episode I take a walk around the yard and get a lesson from James on how to service my Barient 28 winch! Bonjour James!!
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In this episode I get the final two coats of anti-fouling paint on.
Things get pretty messy when you are on the hard when you have to spend all your time on the projects that need to be done so I start doing some general clean up.
I also measured the dra...
In this episode you find out that part of my daily routine is chatting with my new neighbour James who has been sailing the world since 2007! You get to see how the stands are moved so I can sand down the areas that were under the pads and get some primer...
In this episode I got the last coat of anti-fouling paint on. Since it was the Easter weekend and I didn't want to delay getting the paint on I ended up just straining the the paint that had the debris in it rather than try and get it exchanged.
The st...
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