The Eastern portion of our trip on the Erie Canal to Florida and the Caribbeans holds some of the biggest locks. I feel so small as we go down in the Little Falls lock.
With a stop in Amsterdam we pick up Alex's parents who join us to experience what it's...
The rain makes us stop in Rome New York which turns out to be a fun and interesting stop along the Erie Canal. There we end up having an educative tour of the Fort Stanwix National Historic Site.
More locks and grounding again the sailing adventure carries...
The sailing journey down the Erie Canal continues. But every good thing come with its bad. Our Yanmar Engine mounts are giving us more problems. With the whole engine vibrating we debate crossing Lake Oneida or not. The biggest lake along the Erie Canal it...
Life on the Erie canal while sailing is full of surprises. We happened to be in Fairport for the Farmers Market and it was full of goodies from fresh produce to baked goods and plants. We then carried on down the Erie Canal to find Karen in Newark which wa...
Some friends had mentioned that the Erie Canal was shallow in some sections and we quickly realized that. We keep running aground on the Erie Canal. How many times can you count?
It's all part of the sailing adventure and it doesn't prevent us from visitin...
After another wine and cheese pairing at the flight of Five Winery we start cruising down the Erie Canal. And the Lockport locks are quite the experience as we go down 25ft and another 25ft right away. A few stops along the Erie Canal and we decide to go s...
We get a rainy start cruising the Erie Canal but what a beautiful scenery along it. Our second stop is in Lockport where we walk around and even do some wine tasting at the Flight of Five winery. I had never heard or sampled some of the flavors.
If you li...
Wildly Intrepid Sailing Patreon page is finally here. It took a while but we have finally jumped on board with Patreon.
Link to Patreon Click Here
https://www.patreon.com/WildlyIntrepid
We look forward to getting to know you all a little more personally...
Finally we're off from Sugarloaf Marina on Lake Erie. It's the beginning of sailing around the world, or motoring for now. But first step, checking into the US. We've traveled to many countries but never by sailboat so I won't lie I was apprehensive on how...
This is it the last prepping for the Erie Canal and selling everything we own. I had mixed feelings of sadness and excitement as we started doing the mast stepping and lowering. Our time of Lake Erie has come to an end but the start of our big journey crui...
Our time at the Sugarloaf marina is coming to an end so we decided to throw a potluck going away party on G-Dock with all the people who became such good friends with us. We finish off a couple more last minute projects while we still have access to the do...
The preparation continues as we start upgrading our sailboat battery system. And we also replace one of our Yanmar engine mount that wasn't working anymore. The projects never end but we keep learning and gaining more confidence in SV Wildly Intrepid for t...
If you are curious as to what is the best and cheapest insurance policy check out our video about our 35lbs Mantus Anchor. After a lot of research on the different types of anchors for cruising we decided that we wanted a plow anchor. More research later a...
If you have been wondering who is Wildly Intrepid, this episode is for you. Meet the Sailing young couple from Canada that is Alex and Cory. We leave the sailboat behind to go say bye to our families in Quebec and even meet up with friends for some rock cl...
Guess how many people can we fitin our small sailboat? This is the most people who have ever slept and eaten aboard.
Right after finishing work we met up with Cory's family. We got wet on the Lady of the Mist under the Horseshoe Falls and explored the Bird...
It's hard to describe and share what it feels like to experience Canal Days in Port Colborne. This annual Marine Heritage Festival offers so many different activities for all ages. We try to share as much as possible with you from the street vendors, to th...
Sailing into the sunset in your bikini with a glass of wine in hand!! Sounds delightful right!? Well, living on a sailboat is some of that and some not so glamorous projects as well. The reality is that we fix a lot of things on a older sailboat like our t...
This is a big step for us. The first time overnight sailing on Lake Erie. I had a mix of excitement and apprehension as we set sail from Sugarloaf Marina at 11pm.
What a night and why do that? So that we could enjoy a weekend at Long Point where Pottahawk...
Life as a liveaboard can be so interesting since you can go sailing with your home. ln this episode we share with you some of our lifestyle both at the marina and at anchor.
Our friends Sarah and Steve come visit for an fun filled Canada Day weekend. We a...
This video is more technical and covers our Yanmar 2GM maintenance. From oil change to replacing the thermostat to checking our raw water pump. We did manage to get out for a dinghy ride and swim in between the multiple projects though.
If you like what y...
The day as come for the first sail of the sailing season on Lake Erie. I thought it would almost never come but what a treat we had. Even flew our gennaker. And don't miss out when we finally put a name on our sailboat.
If you like what you see don't forg...
One step at a time we are getting closer to sailing. Firsts things first hoisting the sails. Actually we had to first crimp our headsail halyard. And as usual we get a few other projects completed such as installing dinghy davits on a sailboat. Thanks Dann...
This is it, we cast the lines from Sugarloaf Marina in Ontario, Canada. It feels crazy that we're beginning our sailing around the world. But first it's a few hours of motoring to Buffalo NY with our mast down. Then it's the start of the Erie Canal. We'll ...
We finally go from powerboat to sailboat with our mast stepping. After re-wiring most of our mast it's time to put everything back together. And the projects don't stop there as we run into some Y valve marine toilet troubles.
If you like what you see don...
Something AWESOME is coming!
Be the FIRST to know⛵
Sign up for exclusive updates and be the first to hear when we go live!
Get sneak peeks, exciting announcement, and special content straight to your inbox!
By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to optimize our website, personalize and measure the effectiveness of advertising and collect statistics on usage. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Technical or Functional cookies
Always active
Technical or functional cookies are essential for the basic functionality of the website. They are necessary for general web administration, session identification, website security, and presenting optimized content based on your devices. They also improve the general usability of the website, enabling features such as logging in to your account, adding products to your shopping cart, and checking out securely. These cookies are crucial for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are typically set in response to actions made by you, such as setting privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms. While you can configure your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, please note that some parts of the site may not work properly if you do so. It’s important to mention that these cookies do not store any personally identifiable information directly related to your identity. We may place these cookies without your explicit consent as they are strictly necessary for providing our service.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics or Performance cookies
We utilize statistics cookies to optimize the website experience for our users and gain insights into its usage, such as the number of website visitors, unique visitors, visited pages, and traffic sources. These cookies enable us to measure and enhance site performance by identifying the most and least popular pages and tracking visitor movement. This data aids us in understanding and analyzing website performance for continuous improvement. All collected data is aggregated and therefore anonymous. Disabling these cookies hampers our ability to monitor site visits and performance effectively. We ask for your permission to place statistics cookies.The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing, Advertising, and Tracking cookies
On this website, we use marketing, advertising, and tracking cookies to personalize the advertisements we show to you, ensuring they are meaningful and relevant. These cookies also allow us (and third parties) to gain insights into the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. This is achieved by creating a profile based on your click behavior and Browse activity both on and outside our Website. These cookies link you, as a website visitor, to a unique ID, for example, to ensure you do not see the same advertisement repeatedly. The information stored in these cookies may also be used by third-party ad providers to show you ads on other websites you visit. Because these cookies are used for tracking and marketing purposes, we ask for your explicit permission to place them.