We begin the process of polishing the corroded stainless steel bits on the boat. Debbie shows step by step how to make your own DIY leather wheel wrap. The new Windover is going to sparkle!
#diyleatherwheelwrap #polishingstainless #diyboatrefit #sailboatre...
This week we are back on the boat, despite the weather. Our windlass needs to get re-chromed so it has to come out. Join us as we dig into this tricky, sticky project, in the boatyard.
#idealwindlassrepair #diyboatrefit #boatrepair #windlassrepair #saili...
Enjoy our second day at the Toronto International Boat Show. This week we talk to Parks Canada about transiting a lock, we visit with Chris Purchas from Marine Solar Innovations to talk about solar power options for our boat and finally we have an entertai...
Join us as we visit the Toronto International Boat show. We check out some new products in preparation for our refit, talk to a famous author and run into some family members.
#sailboatrefit #torontoboatshow #cruisingsailboat #sailingvideos
We begin the DIY boat restoration and some packages arrive from one of our sponsors. We also get a message about and old friend in this episode.
Thank you to our partners in the refit of Windover.
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We share some exciting news with you today. We take some time to discuss our plans for refitting our new Bristol. Join us as we discuss lifelines and stanchion repairs. Wind over Water is officially "In the Boatyard".
Thank you to our partners in the refit...
We cannot wait any longer. Winter is here and we have to winterize the boat. Join us as we go through her systems and prepare her for a long cold winter.
#boatrefit #boatwinterizing #sailboatvideo #liveaboardboat
This is the 70th episode of Wind over Water. In this video, we prepare the boat for storage. The winds of November had started early. The cold had settled in and the first snows had fallen. It is time to lift Windover out for the winter. Join us as we prep...
Shortly after our arrival back in Canada we attended the annual Verra Reunion and Albacore Regatta. In this episode we are joined by our talented niece Miranda Groen. Fresh out of film school, Miranda did much of the filming for this episode. The resulting...
While stopped at Lake Oneida in northern New York we attempt to do some projects. Later, we finish up the last bit of the Oswego Canal and make our way home to Canada.
#cruisingsailboat #windoverwater #boatrestoration
This video shows the ups and downs of cruising. After a stormy trip up the Hudson River we arrive in Castleton and start the process of converting our new Bristol sailboat to a canal boat. We then motor to Waterford and the start of the Erie Canal.
#erie...
After weeks of extreme heat the weather makes a change for the worst. Windover and her crew sail through New York City and up the Hudson River when they run into a massive storm from the North.
#stormyweather #sailinginstorms #cruisingsailboat
The new Windover and her crew have more success fishing offshore, they stop in at Shark River Inlet to avoid some nasty weather only to get caught in the middle of it.
#cruisingsailboat #windoverwater #sailingvideos
We finally head north again in our new Bristol 41, we sail it for the first time, dock it for the first time, anchor it for the first time and Debbie catches fish......you guessed it, for the first time.
#sailing #windoverwater #cruisingvideos
After 19 days of work we finally have the new Bristol ready to head out. Join us as we kick her off the dock and point the bow north. A new un-tested platform for Wind over Water....what could possibly go wrong.
#travelvideo #adventuresailing #bestboats
The projects continue on our new Bristol 41.1. Things get wet when a huge rain storm moves through and we finally get the new injection pump installed.
#sailing #cruisingvideos #liveaboardboat
We get to work cleaning and prepping the new boat for launching. The new owner of Windover comes over for a visit, we visit Bacons in Annapolis to learn some sail repair techniques and finally splash the new Bristol for the first time in four years.
#win...
After an abrupt change of plans we return to Rock Hall and begin a mini refit on our new Bristol 41.1. In this episode we purge the boat, scrub it from top to bottom and move our gear on board in preparation for launching......and it it hot, hot, hot!!!!! ...
Windover and her crew set sail again for Canada with the new boat being prepped for transport. Along the way they get a phone call that changes everything. See how we deal with unexpected news.
#sailing, #windoverwater, #cruisingvideos,
After looking for a new boat for almost a year we came across a diamond in the rough in Rock Hall Maryland. Could this be the new Windover?
#sailing, #windoverwater, #cruisingvideos,
Windover and her crew head north through the Great Dismal Swamp and find themselves with front row seats at a free outdoor concert in Portsmouth.
#sailing #windoverwater #bluenotes
Windover and her crew visit the Maritime Museum in Beaufort NC, enjoy all you can eat fried chicken in Oriental NC, find a cool boat in the rough and dodge crab pots in Elizabeth City.
#windoverwater #sailingvideo #liveaboardboat
Windover's crew leave the boat to check out the sights around Calabash Creek North Carolina, we fly the spinnaker up the ICW and we take a close look at a boat that has been on our short list for a while. Could this be the one we have been looking for?
#wi...
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