Salt & Tar share their blissful day sailing on the Pacific Ocean with light winds, blue skies, and pleasant weather as they unwind from daily life stresses ...

We enjoy a long sporty sail upwind. The seas were rough and the winds were only 10-15 knots. It made for a very long day tacking into the wind. Half way to ...

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We look at how to Heave To - an important technique in heavy weather or bad conditions, but is it surprisingly useful in ordinary sailing conditions too ---- ...

Ep 53. In this episode Wave Rover hoists her spinnaker for the first time. Shortly afterwards I receive a text about a powerful low pressure system packing ...

Ep 52. In this episode Wave Rover's "hove to" as she isn't making much headway against an approaching cold front and winds of 30+ knots. 24 hours later she ...

Episode 5, Part 2 of my solo voyage across the North Atlantic. Heavy weather tactics and sailing with whales. Head over to my Patreon page to see how you can ...

8 days at sea in the North Atlantic and now, after weathering high winds, no wind, equipment failures, and fatigue, we are so close to arriving at our ...

With just 2 to 3 days until we make landfall, the winds increase in speed and intensity. To ease pressure on the boat and, more importantly, the crew, a ...

What to do, what to do. The winds are increasing and we weigh our options. Stay the course? Tack or Gybe? Should we avoid the stormy waters south of Greenland ...

The winds are increasing, the waves are building, and the gusts are getting stronger. What do you do? Do you run with it? Do you heave to? A lot of decisions ...

When is the right time to reef a sail offshore? Some say once you realise it's time to reef, it's already too late. The winds are increasing and the waves are ...

Picking up a new crew member in Puerto Vallarta, we set out with friends to escape the craziness of the city to the island of birds, AKA Isla Isabel, or ...

We are hove to for 3 days in a storm that only grows worse before serious damage makes it imperative that we attempt to seek safe harbor. Support us on ...

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 ...

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Days 7-8 of Swan 48 Bella Luna's 10 day offshore sailing voyage to Tortola. As Mo's seasickness worsens, they encounter a squall and heave to.