After hiking up to El Capitan Cave, which had a locked gate, and having a little picnic by a campfire, we continue cruising down El Capitan Passage to an ...

TRAILER A video by Rob Dubin, hosted by Gary Jobson Running Time: 67 minutes. From the Sailing Quarterly series, this how-to sailing video addresses ...

What Sailing Books do We Recommend? Visit "Sailor's Essentials" in Lealea's Book Locker for the books mentioned in this video ...

On Heaving to. Storm Tactics Handbook by Lin and Larry Pardey - http://astore.amazon.com/lealea-20/detail/1929214472 The video is available from our friends ...

Lealea cruising from the snug anchorage at Port Protection, through Dry Pass to the US Forest Service Float at El Capitan. For more sailing adventures see our ...

So many people have asked us we can't dodge it any longer. How much does it cost to live aboard and cruise? We give it our best shot. Link to Laura's ...

How did we choose our solar panels? Do we "Pickle" our water maker? We recommend Don Casey's "This Old Boat - Second Edition" ...

What piece of gear were we most glad to have brought and which did we wish we had left behind? Why no roller furling jib? Why no windvane? For more ...

Tides and currents make navigation challenging, especially in low visibility on Sumner Strait in SE Alaska For more sailing adventures see our other ...

Two questions: Do you do different things while cruising around Alaska than you do say, for instance, during a crossing? How do you guys while away the time ...

This is to accompany the blog post (http://followtheboat.com/2014/02/09/esper-refit-week-1/) on hauling our sail boat, Esper (an Oyster 435) in PSS Boat Yard, ...

We had several questions about storm tactics. We try to answer them in this video. For more information we recommend "The Storm Tactics Handbook" by Lin and ...

Navigating by the marks down the Wrangell Narrows, riding the current first with the flood and then with the ebb tide to our anchorage at Deception Point Cove. ...

Several people asked about our daily routine at sea. Here is a link to an "At sea" video on the same subject, Day 5 of the Hawaii to Alaska voyage ...

Pavel wanted to know how we keep a clean boat. "Good crew!" is our enthusiastic answer; That, and a regular routine of cleaning and maintenance. We learned ...

Exploring Tracy Arm. Waterfalls and cascades fall from granite cliffs hundreds of feet high, Ice bergs calved from the Sawyer Glacier decay in magical shapes ...

After a short stop at Taku Harbor we head South for Tracy Arm. For more sailing adventures see our other Playlists: "Honolulu: The Beginning" - ...

Taku Harbor was a fascinating and fun place. Lots of bugs though. For more sailing adventures see our other Playlists: "Honolulu: The Beginning" - ...

We had a great time in Auke Bay but it is time to leave. We head South for Taku Harbor. For more sailing adventures see our other Playlists: "Honolulu: The ...

Cruising from Funter Bay to Auke Bay, just North of Juneau. Arriving at the Saginaw Channel we encountered heavy traffic of small tour boats, large motor ...

Cruising from Hoonah to Funter Bay after a two day layover. Hoonah boasts an excellent harbor. Fresh water is available at the transient dock. Showers and ...

After a small misadventure in the morning, followed by a great fish, eggs, potatoes and toast breakfast aboard the purse seiner, Liahona. We are headed for ...

Finally, after several weeks of work and a couple of trial runs, that did not work out so well, Karl and me have left Shelter Bay Marina with my sister on ...

Departing Tenakee Springs for Whitestone Harbor where the purse seine fishing fleet is busy transferring their catch to tenders and taking on supplies. For ...