Land Ho! After nearly a week at sea, Paragon arrives at her last destination on the North American continent. Of course it's not all smooth sailing as a thick ...
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There's a buzz in the air, and this time it's not a plane. Land! We can smell it and, despite being a day away, the entire crew is excited! There's still much ...
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's...all of the above? We get some expected and unexpected visitors (dolphins anyone?) as we near the end of our sail to ...
This wet and grey day aboard Paragon is spent keeping watch and checking systems. Racor filter? Check! Leak from the binnacle? Not good! Whale off the ...
Light and variable winds? A rolling boat? A whisker pole that just won't cooperate? It's all made good when the captain cooks up somthing fabulous! Let's check ...
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If you had a choice between an auto pilot or a wind vane, which would you choose? We discuss this and more as Paragon voyages into her second, rather foggy ...
The anchor is up and Paragon is underway. With the wind in our sails the journey is off to a good start...now if only we had a better view. Leave it to Drake ...
The current of the Gulf Stream is no joke, particularly when it is pushing you into head winds. Watch as we reef up and cross a pretty kicked up sea state ...
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Last time we documented power management underway, now we're dealing with a rudder post that won't stay ... put anyway. Follow along as we fix our boat in ...
Follow along as we are mesmerized by a jumping pod of dolphins at the bow, monitor the power situation (and show you our cool below-decks inverter), and make ...
Get ready for it to blow! These weren't super heavy winds but they were on the nose and had Plaintiff's Rest really heeled over during the second night and ...
Paragon enters Lunenburg Harbour and is greeted by the sweet smell of land. There's no rest for the crew, however, as they scramble to contact customs and ...
And they're off! Plaintiff's Rest is finally headed south for Cuba. Follow along as we cast-off the lines (finally!), make good way our first night under ...
The first leg of the voyage to Greenland nears completion as the first sight of land appears in the distance..Nova Scotia! Drake remembers years past and ...
We're here in Cartagena now and loving it. It has everything you could ever want from an old world city. A great atmosphere and cheap food.
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After 2 1/2 days of extreme seasickness, Monique is finally able to find her sea legs and jumps into the watch rotation, giving the rest of the crew some much ...
Half way in to crossing the Atlantic the squalls continues and we don't get a lot of sleep. But the days pass fast anyway and when there's only a couple of ...
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In this video I take you through the necessary steps to paint the nonskid on your boat. This is very important so you or your guests don't slip. Especially ...
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* Outtakes from this episode are available to $5 Patrons at www.patreon.com/DrakeParagon * - What do you do when things go wrong? Have you got the spare parts? ...
We set sail on November 23 and left Mindelo, Cape Verde to cross the Atlantic to Grenada, Caribbean. The forecast wasn't optimal and the very light winds were ...
PFDs, tethers, jack lines, life raft, flares, ditch bag ... oh my! We are headed out for Cuba crew, so we wanted to take a moment and share with you all of ...
Is it possible to have enough shakedown sails to prevent breakdowns at sea? A key system stops working and, with help far away, the crew must puzzle their way ...