Albin Vega 27 Velocir is home to the Captains Howerton. We are a young couple navigating the cruising lifestyle as we sail throughout warm waters.
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Albin Vega 27 Velocir is home to the Captains Howerton. We are a young couple navigating the cruising lifestyle as we sail throughout warm waters.
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About 15 years ago, my father and I rebuilt Velocir as a father-daughter project (I was a young adult). Then, I met my life partner and we spent over a year cruising 3000+ miles as a young couple. We traveled the Bahamas (there is a YouT...
Time has flown by and it's already 2021! We picked our top 10 moments from 10 years ago to share with you from our 2011 voyage on Albin Vega Velocir.
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We are still living our best life in sunny CA, and will return to cruising
someday. It was a pleasure to be early OG YouTube cruisers with you as our viewers and are always monitoring the cha...
The haul-out was very exciting. As you can see, she slipped out of the cradle, yikes! After a moment of terror, we eased back into the process and gave her some much needed attention and care.
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Our Albin Vega Velocir needs new interior paint because the original is pretty rough! Here's how we prepped for painting-- sanding with a rotary sander, chiseling, dremel cracks, fill cracks with g-flex epoxy, vacuum dust, clean dust and surfaces with spo...
Our first video blog.
A day in Marsh Harbour, Abacos, Bahamas aboard our Albin Vega Velocir.
We worked on projects such as the bilge pump and fishing setup, went on a grocery run, filled up propane and gasoline and then ended the day with dinner and a c...
Cruising Albin Vega Velocir in the Abacos, Bahamas on our way to Eleuthera.
We talk about SSB weather in the morning, sailing, catching some barracuda and anchoring under sail.
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After sailing to Little Harbor in the Abacos we crossed over to Eleuthera.
Lots of good fast sailing for our Albin Vega Velocir!
Conditions were okay, the only excitement was that we almost lost our dinghy.
Arriving in Royal Island we explored the islan...
After visiting the beautiful Spanish Wells on our Albin Vega we cruised through Current Channel and sailed to Hatchet Bay, a protected bay carved out into the sea.
Here we went on a cave adventure!! The topography here is really interesting and conducive ...
Albin Vega Velocir sails close-hauled from Hatchet Bay, Eleuthera, Bahamas to Governors Harbour, Eleuthera,Bahamas in 20 kts of wind. It is a wet ride! The Captains Howerton haul their plastic folding water jugs to shore, filling them at the town spicket...
Albin Vega Velocir sails to Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas under spinnaker after saying "hi" to some tallship friends. The weather is delightful and some barracuda bite the fishing lines. Ashore, the Captains visit a Blue Hole filled with fish and then G...
We love our airfloor inflatable hypalon Achilles dinghy that we bought used.
It has a bridle, seat bag cushion with emergency supplies and is "painted" nicely so that we will (hopefully) never be targeted by thieves.
The air floor enables us to fully defla...
Albin Vega Velocir crosses from Eleuthera to the Exumas in the Bahamas.
Entering the cut at Highborne Cay, we were welcomed by many a megayacht. Then, we sailed onward to Norman's Cay where we had a truly magical time exploring a sunken plane dating bac...
Albin Vega Velocir explores the mangrove channels of Shroud Cay in the Exumas Land and Sea Park. After being swirled out by the current onto a beautiful beach, we spend the rest of the day searching for an old well on the island referenced in one of our v...
Albin Vega Velocir waits out a Norther in Pipe Cay, exploring the sand bars and ruins of an old pier. When we get back Velocir is aground, but just a little bit! With too much wind to head out, we get some projects completed, including servicing the winc...
Albin Vega Velocir takes a dinghy ride through Pipe Cay after the winds die down, but it is still too choppy to snorkel the caves of Rocky Dundas. So we sail down to Staniel Cay, anchoring near pig beach on Big Major. There are 3 big pigs and 5 piglets! ...
Albin Vega Velocir sails to Georgetown, Exumas, under full sail, spinnaker and then motoring on the glassy water. We anchor by Monument Hill and then hike up the trail from Hamburger Beach for a spectacular view!
Albin Vega Velocir goes spear fishing offshore and catches a mega lobster. Then, the 32nd Annual Cruising Regatta begins with opening night performances! We end our week by participating in the "In Harbor Sailing Race" aboard the catamaran Deja Vu.
Albin Vega Velocir has a new visitor, Matt from the UK. He joins Grant in an exploration of Crab Cay, just south of Georgetown. They snorkel a blue hole, a sunken sailboat and hike through the abandoned Walker Plantation from the 1700s.
Albin Vega Velocir returns from a visit with family. Still in Georgetown, the weather is windy but sunny-- a great combination for shore activities and projects. We make a conch into a conch horn, hike the trails of Stocking Island, try to fix the outboa...
Amelia shares her homemade pizza recipe.
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Crust:
2 1/4 tsp. yeast
3 1/3 c. flour
1 c. water
2 tbsp. olive oil
Sauce:
1 can tomato paste
4 oz. water
3 tbsp. parmesan cheese
2 tbsp. honey
red pepper
basil
black pepper
oregano
garlic salt
Albin Vega Velocir travels 99 miles overnight from Georgetown, Exumas to Green Cay. Our NAVIK does most of the work but we are still exhausted after about 24 hours of 3 hour watches. After some exploration and snorkeling on Green Cay we continue 28 miles...
Albin Vega Velocir continues along the east coast of Andros Island in the Bahamas. We travel inside the reef and then take an AUTEC channel outside. Just off Green Cay we catch a Mahi Mahi that puts up quite a fight!
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Albin Vega Velocir visits the batik Androsia factory and Amelia makes two panels of fabric, a special keepsake from their visit. Later, we climb the historic Fresh Creek lighthouse from 1890. During a dinghy ride up Fresh Creek we find a Mangrove Fort wi...
Albin Vega Velocir crosses the Bahama Banks and Gulf Stream on a transit form Morgan's Bluff, Andros Island Bahamas to the USA. After 30 hours underway we decide to head for St. Augustine with our good sailing weather. We have only used 6 gallons of fuel...
Albin Vega Velocir is happy to be back inside the Intracoastal Waterway where she can shine as an agile sailor weaving through her course. We enjoy some sunny and rainy weather, and at one point get offended by another cruiser who is very vocal about not ...
Albin Vega Velocir has been getting some water in the bilge from a leaky stuffing box, so we tighten the nuts to compact the packing and all is well! Then, we spend the weekend in Charleston. The Farmer's Market is going on, as well as Race Week in the h...
Albin Vega Velocir travels through the Carolinas, stopping to anchor in the beautiful Waccamaw River. We use our anchor ball as a trip line and also to show our space to other boats. In the morning, Grant sees men huddled by a tree throw a body over a cl...
Albin Vega Velocir avoids impressive thunderstorms for multiple days while traveling north on the Alligator River of North Carolina. We go through the two locks of the Dismal Swamp Canal, enjoying its beautiful trees and wildlife. This leg was full of br...
Albin Vega Velocir makes 98 miles in 14 hours, completing her leg from Old Point, Comfort, VA to Solomons Island, MD. At the entrance to the Rappohannock River, Amelia spots some major commercial fishing involving huge fishing trawlers, smaller boats with...
Hanging out in the Chesapeake! We take off sails and other supplies from Velocir to "put her away." Then Amelia climbs to the top of a Camper Nicholson 31 using a top climber form Velocir to detach the radar cord. Every day Grant checks the crab traps, ...
A guide to repair and fixing fiberglass blisters on boats. This is a common problem among sailboat hulls produced in the mid-seventies. Narrated by a Camper Nicholson 31 owner completing this project himself by prepping and filling his blisters with epox...
Redoing the running rigging on a cruising sailboat involves measuring, measuring and measuring. Then we head over to Bacon Sails and Marine Supplies for a tutorial of the different standard line selections, discussing their uses, breaking strengths and des...
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