Once up on the hard, we decided to take our mast off of our sailboat. This is the process. Even with it going smoothly and a 100 ft crane, it was still pretty stressful!
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After one failed attempt, we head back into the Strait of Georgia and make our way into the Discovery Passage before heading up the Campbell River to our haul out marina.
We leave Deep Bay for the first time after buying the boat on a journey to Campbell River to get hauled out and do some boat work, but things don’t go as planned.
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We tear out our rotten and broken forward head, learn to fibreglass so we can make sure it doesn't rot on us again, and add some new color to the once monochrome room.
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We move onto the new boat officially and start digging into problem fixing- and there are many more problems than we realized when we bought the boat, from bad wiring to a sail that we can't lift up the mast.
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We take you on a full tour of our new 45 foot custom built Peder Pederson fibreglass sailboat! We are lucky enough to have a fairly unique boat design that is fantastic for liveaboard lifestyle. We have found a few issues that need some quick attention, b...
We leave the dock on our new boat, saying goodbye to Blake and Cowichan Bay and sail back to Deep Bay :)
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It took us 5 months to purchase our new sailboat, but we finally were able to buy her! She is a 45 foot custom fibreglass boat built in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Happily, Covid-19 did not pose a ton of issues for us in the process of buying her, other than a...
We sail the Blue Peter from Deep Bay to Cowichan Bay to her new owner. We also give you the info about why we chose to sell her and what our future plans are.
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After Drobak, I headed back to Oslo to check out some of its many maritime museums. From Kon- Tiki, to FRAM and the Oseberg in the Viking Ship Museum, I get a glimpse at Norway's amazing maritime history before heading to Sandefjord and finally back home....
I arrive in Norway and discover that my arms have a bunch of bed bug bites on them. Luckily I'm stuck in lovely Drobak while I deal with the issue. Special thanks to Idunn for being an amazing host and not kicking me out after I brought vermin into her h...
On a very gusty day, we finally get the boat out of the marina for the first time in 2020. I apologize ahead of time for the really annoying wind noise. We just got a new DJI Osmo for blogging purposes and are in the process of figuring out our new sound...
In pursuit of Natalie and Eli's family roots, we visited East Prussia and decided to venture a few hours further east into Kaunas, Lithuania. On the way back to Germany we also stopped in Gdansk, Poland.
Edit: Poland was never a part of the a USSR, but...
We uninstall the Dickinson Chesapeake after having numerous problems while trying to fix it and decide to replace it with a Sig 100 Diesel Stove. (p.s. I just noticed a clip somehow got deleted at around 9 minutes. sorry about that! the black for a few se...
I explore Luneburg with Natalie and visit a little village equipped with blacksmith shop, bubbling spring and spooky graveyard where we also do some couple's photos in the German forest.
I visit Natalie in her hometown and city, visit the Rickmer Rickmers in Hamburg- a steel tall ship, go through the Elbe tunnel, and wander around the rural German village of Hollenstedt.
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We have heater problems with BOTH our Dickinson diesel heater and our space heater during a below zero spell and show you a bit of our search for a bigger boat. The struggles of liveaboard sailing life in the winter time in Canada...
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My cousin comes to visit, and although we originally had plans to go sailing, they all get kiboshed when the wind decides to completely die- every day. So, instead, we decide to enjoy the ocean by hanging out at the VIU Marine Center, Ucluelet Aquarium an...
What is it really like to live on a 32 foot sailboat in Canada? Well, let me tell you....
If there is anything you would like to add from your own experience, or if you have any questions, feel free to add them in the comments!
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We sail from Thormanby Island on the Sunshine Coast to Tribune Bay on Hornby Island. We spend some to exploring the island, swimming in the bay and loving the sunshine :D
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We have a beautiful beam reach sail from Vancouver Island to Thormanby Island on the Sunshine Coast where we anchor up, explore Buchaneer Bay, snorkel, and see some fun wildlife!
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We continue our adventure in Qualicum Beach, spending lots of time snorkelling, free diving and relaxing on the boat before heading to our new marina!
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We work on some boat projects, leave Nanaimo and head to Qualicum Beach for a few nice, quiet, calm days on anchor.
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We finally move aboard our Ontario 32 Sailboat and celebrate with a dinghy adventure to Newcastle Island, and with some fun snorkelling and freediving.
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