Traveling the world on a budget, from a backpack, to a mini bus and now aboard a sailboat. 40ft of rugged awesomess, Oka is the ultimate travel home.
Currently exploring the Pacific North West, I dream of far away
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regular boat ladders do not feel safe to me, a friend nearly drowned after they hit their head and could lift their leg up to the ladder step at the waterline.
In this latest episode of Sailing Oka Solo, follow the solo sailor's journey through strong currents while facing challenges like limited solar power and no wind. Learn about his electric boat conversion and adaptations for such navigation.
In this latest adventure, solo sailor Pat finds an astonishing solution to replace his broken boom on his 35ft sailboat. Find out how he manages the challenge and what incredible secret he discovers inside.
Amnesia Rockfest Montebello festival crowd view
My first gopro video ever
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Exploring the mind blowing Central coast for the past 6 months SV Oka an endurance 35 ketch was way over due for a paint job and some TLC. With her new color there is no mistaking us!
I bought Oka 11 months ago and am getting her ready to sail off beyond...
Exploring the Great bear Rainforest (west coast of CANADA)
Not a lot of winds but sooo many mountains! The inside passage of British Columbia is one of the most scenic cruising ground in the world and a great place to get in touch with nature!
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After reaching the northern most part on the British Columbia coast it is time to head back to work to prepare Oka for her true voyage.
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Along the inside passage of British Columbia you will find Graham Reach a 40 miles long tidal channel wich harbors strong currents and thats where the Engine dies.
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Working all the time either at my job or on the boat, sometimes you just need to get away for a few hours!
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After working so hard to sail south in the fall nothing goes as planned and engine seals the deal by breaking down.
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Seymour Narrows known for strong tidal currents,was described by Captain George Vancouver as "one of the vilest stretches of water in the world." Even after Ripple Rock was removed, it remains a challenging route. In March 1981, the freighter Star Ph...
Cruising on a tight budget means fixing old gear over and over again...
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SNOW!! Leaving the Sunshine coast and its snow behind we set sail for the sheltered warmer waters of the Gulf islands!
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The worst of winter weather should be behind us now, winds are starting to veer into westerlies bringing favorable weather to British Columbia's south coast.
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Fouled propeller and bottom is never good. I needed to clean Oka but covid-19 shutdowns touch shipyards as well. Back in the days would simply careen a ship on a beach at high tide and wait for the sea retract itself.
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Slowly working our way back up the inside passage of vancouver island meeting up with other sailors for a journey to the remote parts of the coast.
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Got a call from a friend in distress! SV Oka to the rescue!
this Benford 36 gaff rigged ketch has some serious stuffing box issue and had 50miles to go untill home port. Next thing you know the hydrolic steering system goes on his boat... good thing we we...
The never ending list of boat project just keeps getting longer but Oka has come a long way in 2.5 years since I bought this mold haven, moss covered, neglected Endurance 35... but she had stong bones and was a steal of a deal!
CAPE HORN WINDVANE INSTALLAT...
Rebuild or repower? After struggling for months with the old Perkins, is it time for a major engine refit? Or should I save up for an other engine? In the meanwhile we keep sailing north, self isolating in the remote islands of the inside passage of Vancou...
We leave Vancouver island behind and head for beautiful BRITISH COLUMBIA's remote Central Coast. We have fun pushing Oka at hull speed through scenic fjordlands.
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Exploring the wild side of vancouver island, departing from Shearwater on the central coast, starting with a 100miles overnight passage to Winter harbour and visiting the small community of Kuyquot.
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Exploring the remote west coast of Vancouver island British Columbia.
Solo sailing Oka an endurance 35 ketch, skipper Patricia and first mate Winter the dog dream about sailing around the world!
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Due to unfortunate circumstances many episodes were lost to technical difficulties but you can enjoy what I was able to salvage from the last 6 months wintering in Tofino BC, Canada. BIG NEWS we kiss good bye to the old perkins diesel engine as we prepare ...
There is no way it will come out in one piece but cant take it apart in the engine bay... 6 hrs crane engine removal mission...
first lift the engine out of it's bay then take the whole thing down to the block, slide it across the floor 6ft to the compani...
Converting an old heavy cruising sailboat to electric, designing my own transmission / gear reduction system.
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the motor 12kw liquid cooled : https://www.electricmotorsport.co...
With storm season looming its a race against time to get to sheltered water. no time to wait for parts to arrive to get my new motor going so I must sail engineless
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*** ELECTRIC MOTOR CONVERSION VIDEOS COMING SOON ***
We departed Ucluelet British Columbia on october 10 2021 engineless in a rush to make it to the sheltered waters of the Salish sea (strait of Georgia) from light winds to 30knots the 50 miles journey ...
THE END OF THE DIESEL DIARIES! Now fully electric Oka glides along silently despite the fact that her heavy displacement and full keel traditional design are the worst case scenario for electric propulsion. This is a compilation of months of work on a tigh...
cruising around with a small battery Bank on the electric powered boat is like only having a Jerry can fuel for a diesel engine. I really have to plan my travels well I have to forecast the weather know exactly what the wind is going to be doing in every C...
transiting johnstone can go from 0 to 100 real fast but luckily the weather was fair(ish) and we timed the tides right!
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We score a free beat up generator while waiting for the right weather window to carry on north across Queen Charlotte sound.
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Along with the electric conversion, off grid power generation is a priority so I needed to come up with a solar arch design I could build easily in the remotes of the central coast of british columbia but also needed to be very custom build to fit around t...
15 DAYS 400miles through narrow tidal channels can we make it in time?
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