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Deck the Hulls 2022
Sailing Avocet
Deck the Hulls 2022
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...
  • Dec 26, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:03:24
Investigating a Toxic Island | Treasure Island | Sailing Avocet
Sailing Avocet
Investigating a Toxic Island | Treasure Island | Sailing Avocet
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...
  • Dec 10, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:25
Sailing North! | Sailing Avocet
Sailing Avocet
Sailing North! | Sailing Avocet
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...
  • Nov 19, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:00
Cruising Content is Coming ….
Sailing Avocet
Cruising Content is Coming ….
3...2...1... CAST OFF! Coming soon to a screen near you! Can't wait? Become a Patreon supporter or Instagram Subscriber! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/svavocet Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/svavocet/
  • Nov 11, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:00:38
Happy Halloween 2022!
Sailing Avocet
Happy Halloween 2022!
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....
  • Nov 01, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:00:57
Sailing Geronimo | High Sierra Regatta 2022
Sailing Avocet
Sailing Geronimo | High Sierra Regatta 2022
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...
  • Oct 02, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:08:00
Fixing Avocet | Small Sailboat Projects
Sailing Avocet
Fixing Avocet | Small Sailboat Projects
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...
  • Sep 06, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:00
Fixing Avocet | Building a Sailboat Dodger
Sailing Avocet
Fixing Avocet | Building a Sailboat Dodger
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...
  • Jul 15, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:43
Fixing Avocet | Rebuilding our Mast
Sailing Avocet
Fixing Avocet | Rebuilding our Mast
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...
  • Apr 01, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:29:33
Annapolis Boat Show 2021 | Sailing Avocet
Sailing Avocet
Annapolis Boat Show 2021 | Sailing Avocet
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" ...
  • Feb 17, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:29
Sailing Avocet | Catalina Rendezvous
Sailing Avocet
Sailing Avocet | Catalina Rendezvous
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...
  • Jan 13, 2022
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:49
Deck the Hulls 2021
Sailing Avocet
Deck the Hulls 2021
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 ...
  • Dec 24, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:01:13
EW! We Were Drinking THAT? Fresh Water System Upgrades
Sailing Avocet
EW! We Were Drinking THAT? Fresh Water System Upgrades
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...
  • Dec 21, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:50
Fixing our Race Boat for the High Sierra Regatta
Sailing Avocet
Fixing our Race Boat for the High Sierra Regatta
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...
  • Nov 12, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:20:59
ZOINKS! Happy Halloween 2021
Sailing Avocet
ZOINKS! Happy Halloween 2021
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...
  • Oct 31, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:01:14
Building a NEW Bowsprit
Sailing Avocet
Building a NEW Bowsprit
Chris has been tinkering on engines, cars, and boats since he was a kid and has been refining his skills every since! When our friends Baron and Heather asked if he would be interested in building them a NEW bowsprit he took the challenge head on and ended...
  • Sep 23, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:18:42
Wylie 45′ Cold-Molded Sloop | Boat Tour
Sailing Avocet
Wylie 45′ Cold-Molded Sloop | Boat Tour
BOAT FOR SAIL! The bond between a boat and owner is incredible, especially when you have a history like our friend Neal and his beloved Wylie 45', Malaya! This beautiful yacht is one of a kind; cold-molded and very comfortable, truly fit for cruising. When...
  • Aug 19, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:09:48
Summer Sailstice 2021
Sailing Avocet
Summer Sailstice 2021
What better way to celebrate the longest day of the year than with your best buddies out on the water? Chris and I were honored to be ambassadors for the 2021 Summer Sailstice and organized a fun crew to join us on a quick weekend jaunt to Santa Cruz Islan...
  • Jul 26, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:04:09
Sailing Avocet | Birthday BASH at Santa Cruz Island
Sailing Avocet
Sailing Avocet | Birthday BASH at Santa Cruz Island
  • Jul 02, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:21
The FlopStopper Roll Reducer
Sailing Avocet
The FlopStopper Roll Reducer
Every time we post a photo of our boat at anchor we immediately get asked "what's that off your spin pole?" The FlopStopper is a roll reducing unit built by a sailor for sailors to help take some of the motion out of the ocean giving you a better night of ...
  • May 16, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:02:18
Sailing Avocet | Building the COOLEST Boat Fridge!
Sailing Avocet
Sailing Avocet | Building the COOLEST Boat Fridge!
80 Degrees North? More like 80 Degrees Cooler! Despite its incredibly large size, Avocet’s fridge had some issues causing our produce to go bad quicker than it should and put an unnecessary strain on our batteries by keeping our compressor running nearly...
  • Apr 23, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:18:05
Sailing Avocet | DIY Lithium Batteries, Part 1.5
Sailing Avocet
Sailing Avocet | DIY Lithium Batteries, Part 1.5
Thank you to everyone who watched part 1 of our DIY Lithium Battery build! Your questions and desire to dive deeper into the wild world of Lithium inspired us to make this part 1.5 to give you the answers you deserve! If you haven't already, please check o...
  • Mar 07, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:10:49
Sailing Avocet | DIY Lithium Batteries for our Sailboat!
Sailing Avocet
Sailing Avocet | DIY Lithium Batteries for our Sailboat!
It is wild to think that we started our DIY Lithium Batteries project one year ago, prior to our haul out, and to our other interior projects. After an entire YEAR of using this system we can conclude that upgrading to lithium was undoubtedly a great way t...
  • Jan 30, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:22
Sailing Avocet | Deck the Hull 2020
Sailing Avocet
Sailing Avocet | Deck the Hull 2020
We almost didn't film Deck the Hull (2020) this year due to the number of projects happening aboard Avocet... but then we reminded ourselves the whole point of this channel is to help us document this special time in our lives to share with friends, famil...
  • Dec 23, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:01:21
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