Chuck's best Nelson Eddy impression fails to inspire Laura. Supper is Mountain House freeze dried chicken and noodles with green beans and frying pan bread. ...
Cruising Lealea
Chuck thought he heard a prop wash to port. It turned out to be dozens of dolphins charging across the sea hunting and feeding around our boat. For more ...
The weather is starting to change. The fresh provisions are running low and we encountered more junk in the sea.. For more sailing adventures see our other ...
A change in the wind, pancakes for breakfast, more trash in the water, a marlinspike project and trying to photograph False Killer Whales For more sailing ...
We almost got a shot of a whale following the boat. Unexpected warm weather allowed us to get a good bath and, of course, more trash in the water. For more ...
Cooking breakfast in boisterous seas. More trash. A little boat maintenance. For more sailing adventures see our other Playlists: "Honolulu: The Beginning" - ...
Christmas in Petersburg, Alaska. Best wishes to all of our friends. Mele Kalikimaka e' Hauoli maka hiki hou! For more sailing adventures see our other ...
Recording visible surface trash in the North Pacific. For more sailing adventures see our other Playlists: "Honolulu: The Beginning" - ...
Laura has the dawn watch. After Chuck comes up and takes over she makes Lunch, a short demonstration of cooking at sea. For more sailing adventures see our ...
After being damaged in a collision at sea, Westsail 42 'Paragon' returns to Oriental, NC for a two and half year refit. These are the continuing voyages of ...
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Cruising under sail from Hawaii to Alaska, fine tuning the sails for a bit more distance made good in the afternoon of Day 16. For more sailing adventures see ...
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Ben Stookey performing his original songs 'Single' and 'Run Run Run' at music night at the Silos Restaurant in Oriental, North Carolina. Ben Stookey was ...
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A guided tour of the cabin of Ben Stookey's Nonsuch 26 liveaboard cruising sailboat. While looking through his library of cruising books, Ben highlights and ...
In Part 2, the wind responds to Chuck's commands and the boat gets moving. We took the opportunity while we were becalmed to get some underwater video of the ...
Another day becalmed in the North Pacific High. Laura tries cooking up a storm while Chuck attempts to command the wind to puff. We talk about complacency in ...
A guided tour of the deck of Ben Stookey's Nonsuch 26 liveaboard cruising sailboat. Ben Stookey was introduced to sailing at a very young age by his parents. ...
Happy Thanksgiving from Drake and Monique aboard s/v 'Paragon' in Oriental, NC!
Thanks to all of you who watch our videos, especially our subscribers. Here is a special message from us to you and a little peek at what is coming up in ...
In the North Pacific High but not yet in the gyre, we recorded a disturbing amount of junk in the water. We fouled our prop when we ran over what appeared to ...
In Part 3, Ben talks about where he's sailed, some of the most difficult sailing situations he's experienced, encountering dangerous conditions in the Gulf ...
In Part 2, Ben talks about when he decided to find a sailboat for cruising, about the pros and cons of the wishbone rig on his Nonsuch 26, solar power, his ...
Ben Stookey was introduced to sailing at a very young age by his parents. His father sailed a 21 foot sailboat from England to Antigua in the Mini Transat ...