It's a stormy day in the marina in Iceland and we're dodging waves that are blasting over the breakwater. In between setting up extra storm lines it seems like ...
It was a rough sail to Iceland. Paragon has taken some damage and the crew is spent, but now is not the time to rest. We're closer to our end destination in ...
Sailing the North Atlantic can be tricky in the best of times, and these are not the best of times. It's a challenging sail with rolly conditions and strong ...
We are sailing in the land of giants. The crew of Paragon thought we had seen proper icebergs on the western side of Greenland, but we had seen nothing. The ...
The steering is fixed, the boat is secured, and we have an...acceptable weather window. Kind of. But our time has run out as the frequency of storms increases ...
With a report calling for 50+ knots of wind off the southern coast of Greenland, we stayed put in the semi-protected harbour of the weather station. After all, ...
We've got company at the weather station in Greenland, and it's not just another boat. The grounded iceberg is breaking apart and starting to cause concern in ...
Docking a sailboat can be challenging, but there are all sorts of things one can do to make it less stressful...and then there's what we did. (Hint: there's a ...
We've made it back to the dock...now what? With the clock ticking on our weather window, it's time to figure out what happened to our steering with a little ...
What do you do when the worst happens on a boat at sea? Are you prepared or do you panic? The crew aboard Paragon is tested when she loses her steerage in the ...
We're pushing off from Greenland aboard our 42 foot sailboat bound for Ireland...or are we? The boat is stowed and the crew is rested, but even the best laid ...
The crew of Paragon awakens to white caps and gusting winds that turn the boat into a rocking horse straining and bucking against her lines. Submerged rocks ...
We've checked and downloaded the latest weather report, said our goodbyes to the men at the weather station, and given the dogs one last belly rub. The time ...
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Greenland makes its own rules. Any port in a storm doesn't quite work if there is a glacier calving icebergs in 30+ knots of wind. Forced to leave our ...
Welcome to a NEW type of video here at DrakeParagon called Paragon's Favourite Stuff where we check out the systems, gear, and other stuff we love to use while ...
What to do when it becomes too dangerous to stay in an anchorage? Should we head for the unknown option or backtrack to a possibility? With limited daylight we ...
Welcome to a NEW type of video here at DrakeParagon called Paragon's Favourite Stuff where we check out the systems, gear, and other stuff we love to use while ...
It's blowing 37 knots and we're downwind of a calving glacier...what could go wrong?!? If you enjoyed this video, then give it a thumbs up, make a comment, ...
PROJECT VIDEO: Fairing the base and completing the install! Hello Friends, On this third part of the this install series I sand the new base and apply ...
PROJECT VIDEO: Glassing up a New Base Hello Friends, On this second part of the this install series I make the necessary adjustments to the marine ply base ...
There are times that we encounter such magnificent places that words simply cannot describe the experience. This is such a place. If you enjoyed this video, ...
Sailing to unknown places is always made easier with one precious, but hard to come by, thing...local knowledge. Some Faroese mariners take the time to talk ...
Where are we? What are we doing? What are our plans for the future...and the channel? If you enjoyed this video, then give it a thumbs up, make a comment, ...