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A Quick Update From Ben
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Check out this link https://profile.pmc.org/BF0201 and help in the fight against cancer. 100% of all funds raised go directly to research and patient care at ...

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Acorn To Arabella
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Steve Denette: The 5th-generation farmer who built the 38ft wooden ketch Arabella from the stumps of his family farm, now pioneering big-wall climbing in ...

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Saying Goodbye to Newfoundland—and the Man Who Inspired Arabella
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After nearly a year in Canadian waters, it's finally time for Arabella to say goodbye to Newfoundland and begin the long journey south. But there is still one ...

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Boat Work & Big Walls | Expedition Life #Shorts #ExploreCanada
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Developing a new climbing route isn't just about climbing. It's hauling gear, improving the boat, making the route safer, and solving one problem after ...

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Upgrading the Rudder and Another Trek To The Cliff
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After 3 years of service Steve makes a big change to the rudder head taking off the bronze hardware and replacing it with a more traditional wooden setup. Not ...

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We’re Climbing a Wall No One Has Ever Climbed Before | Rock Climbing on Newfoundland’s South Coast
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Months of preparation have led to this moment. After hauling hundreds of pounds of climbing and camping gear deep into Newfoundland's wilderness, we finally ...

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Exploring Newfoundland’s Unclimbed Coastal Cliffs by Sailboat
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The adventure we've been planning all winter has finally begun. After leaving the tiny outport of Francois, we make the journey north to Twillingate in search ...

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The Most Remote Climbing Wall We’ve Ever Found #boating #sailing #climbing #rockclimbing #boatlife
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Sometimes chasing tour dreams can take you a long way from everything else. A rock climbers dream summer trip is in the making as Steve and Robin close in on ...

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Fjord Hopping | Arabella Sails East Toward The Nuddick
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Arabella is free of her long winter stay in Corner Brook and things are back on the move again. After some shuffling back and forth Robin and Steve start to ...

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Replacing Victoria’s 100+ Year Old Mahogany Transom
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A long overdue repair, the mahogany from the original Victoria has just not held up to the rough and tumble life in Steve's tender. So just before setting sail ...

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Haul Out, Paint, Launch | Arabella Heads for Newfoundland’s South Coast
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After eight months tied to the dock in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Arabella is finally getting ready to move again. This week, Steve removes the winter cover, ...

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Pitching, Scraping and Oiling the Deck | Preparing Arabella for Sea Again
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Spring may have arrived on the calendar, but Newfoundland hasn't gotten the memo. With cold rain, wind, and freezing temperatures delaying the bigger ...

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I Had 2 Hours and a Pile of Scrap Canvas… So I Built This
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Wrapping up bigger canvas projects means a lot of leftover material, so Steve takes a couple of hours to knock out a quick, practical upgrade for Arabella’s ...

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Preparing Arabella for the Biggest Adventure Yet
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Before Arabella heads south for another season of exploration, Steve returns to where the journey first began—the woods and stumps where the oak trees for the ...

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At 2AM Offshore, Tangled Lines Become Dangerous #Sailing #DIYBoat #Shorts
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A messy deck offshore is more than annoying—it can become genuinely dangerous in rough weather. So Steve designed and sewed a completely custom ...

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We Solved One of the Most Dangerous Problems on Our Sailboat
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Winter still has Newfoundland in its grip, but while the harbor freezes over again outside, work aboard Arabella continues. This week, Steve tackles one of ...

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We Built Our Own Sail Covers (And Learned the Hard Way)
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After months of work, trial and error, and a few unexpected setbacks, we finally finished building our own sail covers and stack packs for Arabella. What ...

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Why We Built Arabella…The Dream We’re Finally Chasing
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This summer has been a long time coming. Long before Arabella was ever launched, there was a dream—to sail north, reach remote places, and go after untouched ...

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Frozen In: Our Wooden Boat Locked in Newfoundland Ice #Shorts
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Not a boat builder. Not a sailor. Steve built Arabella from scratch — cut the trees, milled the lumber, and planked her in white oak so she could handle this. ...

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I Broke My 30-Year-Old Hatchet…And Fixed It Aboard a Sailboat #shorts #woodworking
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I’ve had this hatchet since I was 12…I've repaired the handle at least a dozen times, and I'll probably repair it a dozen more times over the course of my ...

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Spring Boat Projects Begin | Fixing Tools & Rebuilding Aboard Arabella
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Winter is finally starting to loosen its grip in Newfoundland, and that means one thing—spring boat projects are underway aboard Arabella. This week, we shift ...

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10 Years Since We Built This Boat | What’s Next for Arabella
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It’s been 10 years since we cut down the first tree and started building Arabella. Since then, this journey has taken us from the forest to the water—and now ...

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A Bad Crash…Then Back to Ice Climbing in Newfoundland | Life Aboard Arabella
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After a tough start to the season that left Ben injured and out of commission for a couple of weeks, we’re finally back—and back to adventure. This episode ...

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Ice Travel Risk Explained (2/5): Probability vs Consequence ❄️ #shorts
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Before crossing a frozen pond in the backcountry, we think about two things: Probability—how likely something is to happen Consequence—how bad it would be if ...

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