Welcome to Episode 25 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this episode I cover a few more knots: the cleat hitch, a bowline on the bight, the rolling hitch and I whip ...
Carpe Diem Sailing
Welcome to Episode 24 of Carpe Diem Sailing. How many of you sailors out there live in fear of pulling out a knotmeter transducer while the boat is in the ...
Welcome to Episode 23 of Carpe Diem Sailing and Part 12 of our Learn to Sail Series. Flaking a mainsail neatly seems to be a universal challenge for many. In ...
Welcome to Episode 22 of Carpe Diem Sailing and Part 11 of our Learn to Sail Series. In this video I go over the steps for lowering the mainsail, with an ...
Welcome to Episode 21 of Carpe Diem Sailing and Part 10 of our Learn to Sail Series. In this video I go over furling and unfurling a headsail. I also discuss ...
Good winds, some 3 to 4 foot waves, flew just the jib, we could have raised the main, but we were lazy in 20 knot air. The weather was a little cooler yet ...
Sailing Intermission
Welcome to Episode 19 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this video I show you an easy way to interpret and apply the Rules of the Road or Collision Regulations. Over ...
Welcome to Episode 18 of Carpe Diem Sailing and Part 8 of our Learn to Sail Series. In this video I cover 6 basic knots every sailor should know. I talk about ...
The weather station on the southern tip of Greenland is the last stop for us, but also an incredibly important place for many reasons including...PUPPIES! We ...
DrakeParagon
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 Episode 17 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this video I demonstrate how to plot danger bearings and a clearing line and discuss the benefits of such easy ...
This video is out of sequence as it was re uploaded. It was pointed out by eagle eyed viewers that there was an error. That error has been corrected. Thanks ...
This video is out of order because it was brought to my attention that there was an error which needed to be addressed. YouTube does not allow a re-upload so ...
Everyone says "Don't Go To Praia!" Well we did. We sailed into the bay and moored at the fishing pier next to fishermen. The beauty of living on a sailboat is ...
Winded Voyage Sailing
Welcome to Episode 12 of Carpe Diem Sailing and Part 5 of our Learn to Sail Series. In this video I cover the different types of winches on sailboats and how ...
Welcome to Episode 11 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this video I talk about tides and tidal currents. I explain the difference between a tide table and a current ...
Welcome to Episode 10 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this video I talk about and demonstrate techniques that will enable you to skillfully reverse your sailboat ...
Welcome to Episode 9 of Carpe Diem Sailing and Part 4 of our Learn to Sail Series. In this video I bring a different perspective to learning the Points of ...
In Episode 49 we encounter a wicked current in the Bremerton Marina. Thank God we had a lot of hands on deck to help us. We'll give you a quick tour of ...
Boating Journey
Welcome to Ep 8 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this episode I do some emergency repairs to my inflatable dinghy while out cruising this past summer. My rubbing ...
This is a longer version of the Back & Fill section in Episode 10. Many people ask us about techniques for manoeuvring a long keeled boat. Well we're very ...
Sailing Fair Isle
Welcome to Ep 6 of Carpe Diem Sailing and Part 3 of our new Learn to Sail series. In this episode we're talking about Headsails - Jibs & Genoas. We ...
A long day sailing around icebergs in the fjords of Greenland ending in an unknown harbour where we are unsure if we will even find a place to dock calls ...
Two advanced techniques for boat docking catamaran. Catamaran is Lagoon 42. Boat docking using 2 engines and no bow thruster. First is exiting from very tight ...
Igor Stropnik