PROJECT VIDEO: Cutting Holes in Boats
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This is the first part in a series of videos showing you how I replaced our original forward hatch with a Lewmar Ocean Series 65 hatch.
Our original forward hatch was very bad at keeping the sea ou...
PROJECT VIDEO: Glassing up a New Base
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On this second part of the this install series I make the necessary adjustments to the marine ply base to find the right fit and remove material from the underside to make it match the camber of the d...
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This is a special episode where I talk about a last minute Yacht Delivery I was hired to crew on one week ago today. I explain what happened with the boat, what my concerns were with taking the boat to sea and the ins/outs of yacht delive...
PROJECT VIDEO: Fairing the base and completing the install!
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On this third part of the this install series I sand the new base and apply fairing compound to try and get it as smooth and original looking as possible! After several passes o...
Episode #138 : A weekend trip to Avalon before the Pandemic Hit America
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The next few episodes were filmed in February before the Pandemic took hold of America and California declared the stay at home orders.
On this episode we push off...
Episode #139 : A weekend trip to Avalon before the Pandemic Hit America
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On this weeks episode we dive Avalon’s famous dive park and the ship wreck Valiant
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Episode #140 : A weekend trip to Avalon before the Pandemic Hit America
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On this week's episode we head back to Los Angeles after a very quick weekend at Avalon.
As soon as we departed Avalon the wind filled in, not sure if it were simply...
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This is a short video we put together to talk about how our cruising plans have changed due to the pandemic and talk about how new plans and the upcoming season on our channel and premier the official trailer for the new season!
Hope you...
Season 7 : Episode #141 : Sailing to Catalina for a week and a half on the hook
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Here is the official first episode of our new season ( although we will grandfather in the Avalon trip because it makes sense)
On this episode we sail from L...
Season 7 : Episode #142 : A Rolly Night & a Great Day!
On this episode we awake after a sleepless night on the hook in a very unprotected part of the anchorage at Little Harbor. After hauling up and moving the boat to a more protected spot we explored...
Bonus Episode: YACHT DELIVERY CHRONICLES : Kettenburg K40
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My dear friends Captain Dave Stovall and his wife Samantha (both of whom you may remember from the "Yacht Delivery Chronicles Season") Bought a 1961 Kettenburg K40 in Ventura Calif...
Season 7 : Episode #144 : Adventures at Little Harbor
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On this episode we go for a hike out to Rippers Point to see the beautiful view of Little Harbor and Shark Lagoon. On the walk out there a Catalina Conservancy worker stopped in his tr...
Season 7 : Episode #145 : Catalina Island BY LAND (part 1)
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This weeks episode is broken up into TWO parts. The First Part is Camille and Mister Steady's hike on the Trans-Catalina Trail from Little Harbor to the Isthmus. The Second Part is...
Season 7 : Episode #146 : Catalina Island BY SEA (part 2)
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This weeks episode is broken up into TWO parts. The First Part is Camille and Mister Steady's hike on the Trans-Catalina Trail from Little Harbor to the Isthmus. The Second Part is ...
Season 7 : Episode #147 : Enjoying the anchorage at Cat Harbor
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After Camille and Mister Steady's hike on the Trans-Catalina Trail she was ready for some food prepared by someone else (and steady was ready for a long nap). We made our way...
Hello fine friends,
Hope you're staying cool and safe in these wild times. I stopped by Angel City Brewery in the Arts District here in Los Angeles and picked up the Most Amazing goody bag, specially put together by my friend Leticia. In the video I go ov...
Season 7 : Episode #148 : A Passage to Isthmus Cove and Anchoring in a Steady Breeze
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On this weeks episode we leave Cat Harbor and Motorsail around the front of the island to Little Fisherman's Cove near Isthmus Cove.
Little Fisherman's ...
Season 7 : Episode #149 : Diving at Little Fisherman's Cove and Welcoming our friends
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On this weeks episode we explore Little Fisherman's Cove below the water. With great visibility we swim through some kelp forests and find someones lost...
FRIDAY BONUS VIDEO: Testing my old PFD.... the results aren't good!!!
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This is a short little video I shot a while ago showing me test my 5 year old Automatic Inflatable PFD (Personal Floatation Device) from West Marine.
After jumping in...
Season 7 : Episode #151 : 1965 ALBERG 30 VS. 2009 BENETEAU OCEANIS 40
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On this episode we awake on the hook at Little Fisherman's Cove after a very peaceful night at anchor. Camille and myself enjoy a snorkel and explore the sea caves (to ...
This is a Special Episode featuring John Conway of SV Felurian talking about his favorite spots to anchor at Santa Cruz Island.
You can follow the adventures of SV Felurian at https://www.instagram.com/sv.felurian
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Season 7 : Episode #154 : Scuba Diving, Spearfishing and Emerald Steel
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On this episode we spend our last day at anchor at Cabrillo Harbor exploring the sea! I started the day with a shallow water dive with John Conway of SV Felurian wher...
Season 7 : Episode #155 : Taking on Crew and Dropping a Lunch Hook
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On this episode we leave Cabrillo Harbor Anchorage after a fun but rolly stay and head over to the Isthmus to pick up our dear friends Dyer and Kristen of The Black Lotus ...
Season 7 : Episode #156 : Finding a Ghost ship and having a lovely sail home
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On this episode we haul out the anchor at Crane Point after enjoying a "Lunch Hook" and head out into perfect winds for a wonderful sail home.
Half way back to...
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Now that we have finished up the first half of Season 7 where we anchored all around Catalina Island for 10 days I thought it would be good to make a few videos demystifying anchoring for anyone who has never anchored and wants to expand th...
Episode #158 : Sailing Dreams : A Second Chance
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This is the first episode in a mini-series we are doing titled "Sailing Dreams" that will follow us to the Pacific Northwest where we help our friend Tim "SIX" rebuild the mast step on his n...
Episode #159 : Sailing Dreams : A Stuck Mast
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We are happy to bring you the 2nd episode in the mini-series. This weeks episode has us with our friend Tim and his boat SV Decatur at Seaview West Boatyard in Seattle Washington.
We had a hel...
Episode #160 : Sailing Dreams : OFF WITH THE STEP
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We continue our mini-series this week that finds us up in Seattle helping our friend & Patron Tim get his 1981 Panda 40 "SV DECATUR" into sailing condition.
On this weeks episode I s...
Episode #161 : Sailing Dreams : SET THE STEP
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On this weeks episode we show you a few of the steps we took to making the the new mast step, as I have mentioned in other episodes in this series, we did not film this in my typical "how to" s...
Episode #162 : Sailing Dreams : STEP UP!
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On this weeks episode we re-step the mast on SV Decatur. A rather surgical process especially considering that we had to first sit it down on the mast shoe, align it, mark the shoe then pull it up ...
Episode #163 : Sailing Dreams : SAILING!
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Welcome to the finale of the miniseries! On this episode our friend & Patron Tim finally gets to go sailing! And it was a beautiful day for a sail!
We are so happy that we could be a part of h...
Episode #164 : BOAT TOUR!
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On this episode we take a minute to walk you guys through the boat and show you all the upgrades we have done this year as we refit her to get her ready for the circumnavigation.
From the new solar set up to t...
Season 7 : Episode #165 : Bound for the Northern Channel Islands
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On this weeks episode we depart for a 10 day trip to explore the Northern Channel Islands; San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz & Anacapa.
These Islands are wild and lac...
Season 7 : Episode #166 : Serious Sailing between Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands
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On this weeks episode we start our day on the hook at Santa Cruz Island after a very rolly night in the anchorage of Morse Point.
We decided to do our f...
Season 7 : Episode #167 : The Breezy Anchorage of Johnson's Lee
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On this episode we start the day after a very blustery night on the hook at Johnson's Lee on Santa Rosa Islands southern coast. After surveying the shore for a suitable place...
Season 7 : Episode #168 : A Stuck Anchor and Short Choppy Seas
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On this weeks episode we awake at Johnson's Lee on Santa Rosa Island after another very eventful night of high winds and yawling at anchor. One thing this trip drove home for u...
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