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No Frills update: Go Solo or With Crew? –
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No Frills update: Go Solo or With Crew? –
18 months into a Training voyage around Japan I have some news. If you are a never-too-later like me check out the free resources at www.nevertoolateacademy.com To Track Wahine please consider becoming a Patron or sponsor. www.pacificsolo.com These v...
  • Nov 27, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:10:16
Safely Use the Prusik Hitch as a Solo Sailor
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Safely Use the Prusik Hitch as a Solo Sailor
I have been practicing knots and learning two new ones. The Flying Bowline is fun and can be used when need to create a loop very quickly for docking or throwing to someone overboard, and the Prusik enables me as a solo sailor to climb the mast with a saf...
  • Nov 18, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:04:37
I HAVE A PROBLEM – and I hope it’s just the barnacles!
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I HAVE A PROBLEM – and I hope it’s just the barnacles!
I have noticed that Wahine has been a tad slower of late and when motoring I am getting a slight shudder between 2500 - 3000 rpm. It's been a year since I painted her bottom so I am `hauling her out for a day to inspect, clean, and paint. #solosailor #...
  • Nov 11, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:04:10
David Shih: How To Succeed In Realizing Your Dream
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David Shih: How To Succeed In Realizing Your Dream
In this video, David Shih shares with you the key to his success. www.nevertoolate.academy.com
  • Nov 06, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:00:40
I asked 13 sailors at Annapolis how to realise a dream and THIS is what they said.
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I asked 13 sailors at Annapolis how to realise a dream and THIS is what they said.
In this video, I asked 13 sailors and Youtubers at the Annapolis boat show what tips they have for people who want to realize a dream. The results? Incredible advice! And I recently updated my own Top Ten Tips for realizing a dream. Thanks to the follow...
  • Nov 01, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:21
Half Way to Annapolis Boat Show – Getting a Sailboat Back in the Water.
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Half Way to Annapolis Boat Show – Getting a Sailboat Back in the Water.
With Wahine safely moored in Japan, I am on my way to Annapolis but made a stop in Vancouver to repay a debt to my brother and to visit family and two Pacific Solo Sponsors, Julian Carlson of VERSA and Andrew Westlund of the Westlund Group / Sky Helicopter...
  • Oct 11, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:09:03
How a Classic Car Mechanic Helped a Solo Sailor
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How a Classic Car Mechanic Helped a Solo Sailor
Genius Mechanic Tony, met me on an island to oversee some routine maintenance and help discover the reason I sometimes had trouble starting the engine. We also checked the impeller plate and cleaned the air filter. We also checked the gas filter, oil fil...
  • Oct 03, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:06:31
This Person Found a Wind Shadow at the Eye of the Storm! #solosailor #typhoon14
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This Person Found a Wind Shadow at the Eye of the Storm! #solosailor #typhoon14
With the approach of Typhoon 14, Wahine and I sought shelter in Onomichi, a famous cycling town where we hoped to find a micro-climate where we would be protected from the severity of the storm despite the eye wall passing near. It was remarkable what a ...
  • Sep 25, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:31
Japanese Joan of Arc: Solo Sailor Visits Island, Travels the Country
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Japanese Joan of Arc: Solo Sailor Visits Island, Travels the Country
I continue my voyage around various islands of the Seto Inland Sea and was able to fulfill a prize commitment to a family from Kansai who redeemed the Prize they won at a Charity Auction: an afternoon sailing fun on Wahine. Big Thanks to my mate Daniel of...
  • Sep 17, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:08:23
Island Life! Japan Style #solosailor #cruising #remote
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Island Life! Japan Style #solosailor #cruising #remote
This was a fun episode as I enjoyed Island hopping and Island life with a new breed of Islander.... . Many coastal towns and island communities are dying but this cluster of islands known as Kamishima ( 25 islands, 18 of which are uninhabited) is proactiv...
  • Aug 26, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:20
Cruising with Kids – Tips to Make the Adventure a Success
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Cruising with Kids – Tips to Make the Adventure a Success
Daniel moved his family from an Adobe House he built in NZ to a Wharram 55 in Thailand and after cruising for a number of years sailed to Japan where is now is based Sea offering cruising opportunities and AirBnB experiences on his boat. Check out his w...
  • Aug 19, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:57
3 Questions I’m Being Asked As a Solo Sailor, Traveller and Cruiser
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3 Questions I’m Being Asked As a Solo Sailor, Traveller and Cruiser
I`ve been asked three questions of late. In this video, I provide an update by answering those questions. Where are you? When are sailing across the Pacific? What`s your deal with the History Channel? In the meantime, I am having a grand time exploring a...
  • Aug 12, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:07:20
How to Survive a Hot Summer on a Boat Without AC
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How to Survive a Hot Summer on a Boat Without AC
Hey everyone …. I’m In Japan’s Inland Sea and it is HOT! This is how I cool down enough to fall asleep! I decided to video my third ‘cooling’ event of the night and experiment doing a quick edit on my phone when I woke up! Ok, time for breakfa...
  • Jul 31, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:00:51
Sailing in Japan with a Drone. Cruising Adventure
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Sailing in Japan with a Drone. Cruising Adventure
It`s amazing how seeing oneself from afar helps you refine your perspective of your place in the world. Yep: we are but a tiny spec on a big ocean. My training voyage continues. 56 Ports so far. Yuge is the latest, and I am definitely coming back . . s...
  • Jul 23, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:54
Fathers Day in Kyoto and Canada Day in Tokyo
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Fathers Day in Kyoto and Canada Day in Tokyo
I left Wahine for a couple of weeks on a very busy road trip. The main reason was to attend screenings of the History Channel Pilot for a new series called Dare to Dream. Happily, I was also able to join my son Mackenzie in Kyoto to celebrate fathers day...
  • Jul 16, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:10:34
Japan’s Worst Heat Wave in 135 Years – A Sailor’s Journey
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Japan’s Worst Heat Wave in 135 Years – A Sailor’s Journey
A noisy neighbor prompted me to leave Imabari a couple days early. I decided to move to Nihama Marina which has a delightful beach beside it. An unprecedented heatwave was coming in Japan and I wanted to be able to have refreshing swims. Little did I kn...
  • Jul 08, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:07:19
Navigating Dangerous Waters. Japan`s Inland Sea.
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Navigating Dangerous Waters. Japan`s Inland Sea.
As a rookie sailor, going through the Kurushima Strait and under the famed Kurushima Kaikyou Bridge (reportedly the world`s first triple-span bridge in the world) had my attention for several days. I knew I had to pass under the bridge at slack tide to a...
  • Jun 28, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:30
Cruising Japan’s Inland Sea: Yamaguchi to Ehime
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Cruising Japan’s Inland Sea: Yamaguchi to Ehime
I decided to spend the summer cruising the Seto Inland Sea ( Seto Naikai ) and enjoy the stunning scenery, explore the plethora of islands, visit the numerous Yacht Friendly Sea Stations and learn more about tidal currents. To Track Wahine go to www.pacif...
  • Jun 21, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:05:21
A Solo Sail across Japan`s Inland Sea – Cruising Beautiful Waterways
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A Solo Sail across Japan`s Inland Sea – Cruising Beautiful Waterways
Having looped the main island of Kyushu, ( about 1500 kms) I thought I might as finish a loop of Shikoku. But first a stop in the delightful Yamaguchi port town of Kaminoseki on the Big Island of Honshu, and enjoy its remarkable hot spring and green gras...
  • Jun 13, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:07:13
Tips for Offshore Sailing – How to Stay Safe
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Tips for Offshore Sailing – How to Stay Safe
Marijke and Jaap Mulder have spent their adult lives largely at sea having extensive passage experience and being long term live-aboards in the Netherlands, New Zealand and Japan. Even when they tour on land they inhabit a camper van, another tiny space....
  • Jun 05, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:59
Sailing with Dolphins in Japan`s Busy Shipping Lanes
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Sailing with Dolphins in Japan`s Busy Shipping Lanes
This Video is dedicated to my cousin, Mark Robert Crawford who made his final passage a few hours before I passed through the Kanmon straits from the Japan Sea to the Seto Inland sea. It is said that “sailors write their plans in sand at low tide.” ...
  • May 26, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:33
How to Install a Line Cutter – a Lesson You Won’t Forget
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How to Install a Line Cutter – a Lesson You Won’t Forget
If I had this when I had my accident, I may not have had my accident. I never want have that experience again when i had and near catastrophic leak because of a damaged Dripless Seal. All because my Propeller got entangled by a fishing net. I am not s...
  • May 11, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:04:36
How to Make a TV Show from a Sailboat
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How to Make a TV Show from a Sailboat
Paddleboarding, squid fishing, dolphins, local foods, burial tombs, painting a kite with a 90-year-old kitemaker, beach clean-up with high school students and more were among the things I experience on Iki, a magical island part of Japanese Mythology. Thi...
  • May 06, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:58
Finally – IKI, Japan, Sailing Alone
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Finally – IKI, Japan, Sailing Alone
I returned to my boat in Fukuoka after a few weeks break to sail her to Iki Jima one of the eight islands in Japanese Mythology. Finally, after two previous attempts and locations failed, it looked like things are all set to film the HISTORY CHANNEL pilot...
  • Apr 27, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:07:57

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