Sailing Avocet Archive – Page 2

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! We have spent the past couple of days at Mama Neely's beach house with Avocet’s floorboards and hatches to do some serious varnishing, but found the time to dress up and film a little somthin' for y'all. Even though this is not our norm...

Boat projects and sailing in the SAME video? Wild. We know! Join us as we head back to the Ventura Harbor Boatyard for another round of projects, this time on our race boat, a Victory 21' previously known as "Christopher." Eight days and a lot of sanding l...

As you know we take preventative maintenance and upgrades very serious here on Avocet and always try to install the best systems for our lifestyle. While cleaning and rebuilding our fiberglass freshwater tanks, we discovered that our water was not as clean...

Merry Christmas from the crew of SV Avocet! It has been a wild year full of friendship, family, projects and of course, some sailing sprinkled in here and there. Chris and I have managed to stay very busy between juggling our respective jobs and preparing ...

After months of projects, we finally put the tools away to make our break for Catalina Island where we planned to rendezvous with our friends aboard SV Esprit. This was an exciting trip for us... it was our first-night passage without additional crew, we a...

Two days after we returned from Catalina Island, we packed our bags and kissed our boat projects goodbye as we flew east to attend the 2021 Annapolis Boat Show! Although we were invited to the various YouTube Creator parties we kind of did our "own thing" ...

Through every refit we have become more familiar with Avocet’s design and layup, touching nearly every inch of the boat in the process, but there was one final piece that was left mostly untouched by us - the mast. We had already done a bit of rig work p...

The canvas dodger we had inherited aboard Avocet had seen better days; the frame was not stout, the dark blue canvas had been sun bleached and abused over the years, and perhaps the worst trait of all was that the strataglass was as transparent as milk mak...

You have seen a lot of our big projects, from the bulwark conversion to mast rebuild but what you don't really see is the little stuff that goes on, usually at the same time. We want to make sure our videos are valuable and also want to get projects done w...

It can never be as easy as splashing the boat and sailing I thought as Chris displayed what was left of our rudder post. Fortunately, this atrocity was not on Avocet’s rudder, but rather our Victory 21, Geronimo, that we were getting ready for the 69th a...

HAPPY HALLOWEEEEEEN! Last years video and costumes were pretty great; and honestly there was no way we could top it. Why? Well, Chris just got back from work, a 10 day video shoot in LA, soooo we had to get a little creative in such a short amount of time....

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Ventura California filled our hearts up to a capacity I didn’t know existed which is why it made sailing away SO hard. We spent 4 years doing DIY boat projects preparing for this grand adventure and the time finally came - a bittersweet moment full of ex...

After two days and seven hours of nonstop sailing up the California coast, we anchored in San Francisco Bay’s Clipper Cove, located between Treasure and Yerba Buena Island. We learned a lot about the artificial island and how it came to be, including its...

For the record, Avocet has one Hull, but I have sniffles so I let an “s” slip at the end there… anyways MERRY CHRISTMAS from our crew to yours! ______________ Follow us on social media! Instagram: https://bit.ly/2Vvo7ZP Facebook: https://bit.ly/2ov...

Angel Island is the largest natural island in the San Francisco Bay, and has had many different roles in the past. From it's 100 years of military operations to its time as an immigration station, Angel Island has a lot of history to offer visitors in addi...

Ahoy from Morro Bay! We are anchored here while waiting out the storms, but alongside good company like our buddy Reid (@odysseyalternative572) who has definitely helped keep us entertained. Between storms we were able to go to shore and stretch our legs, ...

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Richardson Bay has a long history of being a gathering place for the eclectic, creative and wealthy but most recently has gained notoriety for its local governments attempts to remove all liveaboards that they have nicknamed the "anchor outs" who have enjo...

Aquatic Park Cove is a human-made harbor that mimics a natural anchorage, offering a protected area for recreational swimming, sailing and rowing with a beautiful backdrop of one of San Francisco’s most prominent city fronts, such as Alcatraz Prison. Vis...

After three weeks of anchoring around the San Francisco Bay we decided to flex our reciprocal yacht club privileges and visit the Neely family’s old stomping – or sailing – grounds in Berkeley to replenish our tanks, and pick up some day crew for the...

Growing up in Santa Cruz is special, being a third generation local is even more special. It's safe to say Santa Cruz is in my blood, which is why being able to sail our boat Avocet there was such a personal goal that I am so thrilled we fulfilled. We got ...

Being able to spend an entire month in my hometown of Santa Cruz was wonderful, which is why leaving was so bittersweet. But before we cast off again Chris left us for Hollywood and Cleo and I (okay, just I) were left to tend to Avocet's to-do list. When C...

We weren't done with the Monterey Bay quite yet - we left Santa Cruz and sailed 22 nautical miles across to the Bay's namesake city of Monterey where we enjoyed the Monterey Bay.Aquarium, Bike Path, caught up with an old friend and even got close and perso...

We never thought we would have a video titled "Our Runaway Diesel" but here we are. When we left Monterey, California our trusty Perkins 4.108 engine decided that she wanted to be a marathon runner, but Chris shut that dream down real quick. All jokes asid...

It had been a hellacious night passage and tensions were high as the uncertain state of our engine loomed over us, but as we set our hook in Morro Bay we felt our troubles melt away... momentarily anyways. We celebrated our first Thanksgiving aboard, visit...

Surviving California's Storms: We returned to Avocet in Morro Bay for engine repairs and to resume our life afloat, only to be thrust into a battle against Mother Nature's fury. From enduring the historic atmospheric river that kept us anchored in the stor...

We finally bid farewell to Morro Bay and set sail south for Ventura, where we eagerly retrieved our brand new Precision main sail 🤩 After a long sail, a quick stay at Ventura Isle Marina and a little provisioning we were ready to continue south to Cat...

Catalina Island was not part of the plan, but after experiencing some wifi troubles with Starlink we decided to check out Catalina Harbor with our pals aboard SV Kessel. After a couple days of hiking and relaxing we decided to sail to Avalon where we could...

Thanks to AG1 for sponsoring today's video! Go to http://drinkag1.com/sailingavocet to get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3+K2 and 5 AG1 travel packs with your first purchase. The recollection of summer 2023 has become nebulous. Not only was it physicall...

Merry Christmas from the crew of SV Avocet! It has been a wild year full of friendship, family, cruising and buying a land base! Land has been fun but we are ready to head back to Avocet in January so stay tuned! ______________ Follow us on social media!...

Desalination units - or water makers - allow sailors to be more self sufficient and offered for longer periods of time, which is why choosing the right one for your vessel is crucial! Join us aboard Avocet for a deep dive into the installation of our Rainm...