In this episode, after almost two weeks meandering around the San Francisco Bay, we depart for Halfmoon Bay. A heavy feeling looms over Sea Dream of Clyde as we head back out under the Golden Gates and back into the swell of the Pacific Ocean. Unfortunatel...
Ahoy and welcome back to Sailing Sea Dream of Clyde! In this one, we pick up where we left off in downtown San Francisco at the cool anchorage called Aquatic Park. While we’re having breakfast, the Hawaiian voyaging canoe, Hokule’a’s, pulls into the ...
In this one, we complete our journey from the PNW to the San Francisco Bay by sailing under one of the most iconic landmarks, the Golden Gate Bridge! After a solid nights rest, we depart from Drakes Bay under delightfully mellow conditions. Right as the su...
We’ve been really excited to at long last release this one! In this video, a gale hits us that was not forecast to occur on our route when we left. Very often there is a gale blowing off of Cape Mendocino to about 100 nautical mile out to sea. It is for ...
At last, we shove off the dock from Neah Bay and do the “big left turn!” We experience varied winds that keep is busy through the first four days of our seven day trip to Drakes Bay, as the crew all settle into their first offshore experience. Unfortun...
Ahoy Folks! Sorry it has been a little while since the last video: Wifi and time to edit were hard to come by as we sailed down the wild west coast of the Baja Peninsula!
In this one, we awake at the beautiful Dungeness Spit, which we arrived at the prev...
We've been looking forward to releasing this one for awhile! In this one, we finally leave our home ports behind for Mexico! We set sail from Bellingham Harbor, sail through the fog to Lopez Island, then to Port Townsend. In Port Townsend, we check out the...
Ahoy! In this one, we sail from Point Roberts, Washington to the beautiful Sucia Island. As we approach Sucia Island, an aggressive cold front moves in, changing the weather from sunny and warm to stormy and cool. We anchor in Echo Bay, then go ashore just...
In this one, we set sail from Nanaimo for our last couple of stops in the Gulf Islands before leaving them behind for what will be at least a few years. Once at anchored on Gabriola, we are swarmed by thousands of little flies, so we abandond ship and head...
Here is a quick preview of what you'll see in an upcoming video that will be up in 2-3 weeks. This footage is from the morning of September 20th when the winds and seas were peaking during the three days of gale force we experienced off the California Coas...
It’s haul out time for Sea Dream of Clyde! In this one, we head to Newcastle Marine in Nanaimo to have the boat lifted out of the water and moved into the shipyard for our by-annual painting and general maintenance. I show the wet sanding technique we us...
It is not always sunshine and rainbows in the Gulf Islands, though most the time it is! In this one, we leave the San Juans behind and head up to Nanaimo, but not before running into a frustrating customs agent, a log, and diesel spill! We stop by Prevost ...
Here is a little snippet from the beautiful scene that unfolded as the sun approached the horizon in Morro Bay, CA this morning. We are well on our way to Mexico now, but about 6 weeks behind on our regular videos, so here is a little peak into what you ca...
Here is the very first or our weekly Patron only update videos that we will making for our Patreon page. We're making this one public so folks can see a bit of what they will get when they sign up to our Patreon page.
We will try and post every Saturday, ...
Here is part 2 of the dodger repairs, plus some DYI sail repair, varnishing, and solar panel bracket making. After the work is wrapped up, we start sailing towards Nanaimo where we will be doing our haul-out for Sea Dream of Clyde.
Thanks so much for wat...
This one is to fun not to share right away, so here is a quick sneak peak of our sailing trip towards Mexico!
While kayaking in Elkhorn Slough in Monterey Bay, California, an uncomfortably friendly sea otter that I was trying to avoid decided to swim ove...
With Trevor wrapping up his snow survey job, he gets to work preparing Sea Dream of Clyde for offshore sailing. A few small cracks along the bottom of the hard dodger that had gone unnoticed allowed water to penetrate into wood core, resulting into some ro...
In this one, Trevor leaves Victoria behind and heads for Bellingham to start preparing Sea Dream of Clyde for offshore sailing! He stops on Lopez Island to meet up with Kat. On a beautiful sunny day, Kat and Trevor sail back to Bellingham, encountering cal...
In this quick one, Kat and I make a visit to the Sailboat Wrecking Yard located in Lynden, WA near Bellingham, and just south of Vancouver, BC.
This place is incredible! Countless items are well organized into several trailers and throughout the yard. An...
This time on Sailing Sea Dream of Clyde, Kat and I set sail from Bellingham to the San Juan Islands for a couple days of sailing together. Some wildly gusty conditions make for a great learning opportunity for Kat as she continue to learn how to sail. Kat ...
Pardon the low quality footage in the first few minutes; had the camera video settings on wrong!
This is a fun one! To celebrate Kat's 31st birthday, we set sail from Victoria to Port Angeles to head up Hurricane Ridge by bicycle. After a pleasant sail a...
In this video, I go through the process of taking apart, cleaning, and replacing the gaskets (Part #45488-0000) in a Jabsco Y-Valve (Part #45490-1000). This Y-Valve is part of the Lavac marine toilet set-up on my 1979 Westerly Discus. A small amount of liq...
A quick clip from my most recent video of sailing from Victoria, British Columbia to Bellingham, Washington!
Check out the full version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD4NydnkKvg
Ahoy sailors and sailing enthusiasts! It has been a little while since my last video, and may be a little while before the next, but here is a quick one from late this spring when my friends Taryn and Logan from @WaywardLifeSailing joined me aboard Sea Dre...
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