This day did not go as I expected, but I am always grateful for the lessons learned. And there were three of them, to be exact! Thanks to Patron Robin Mah for ...

#sailingvideo#sailingblog Tonga. Lots to do, fixing sails, outboard engines and getting the boat ready for another long passage. Having to work around the ...

Well, I find myself feeling a bit nervous at the moment ... However, I've always found that "leveling up" in life requires breaking free of my comfort zone and ...

Hi! I'm continuing, separate from Season 2, the Pacific Solo Captain's Log, where I will record and upload simple videos about what I am learning. This week ...

It's the one-year anniversary of me taking possession of SV Wahine and formally starting off on this journey called Pacific Solo. What a ride it's been so far! ...

In the second part of our Pacific Crossing we have to deal with some issues. Mario has to go up in the mast to repair broken lines, which is no fun on the ...

In this episode we sail in the waters of Federated States of Micronesia and drop anchor in the wonderful atoll Woleai. That island turned out to be one of our ...

Last episode, I installed Skylie 2, my new hydrovane and permanent "crew member." I have had a chance to take Wahine out a few more times, and I have to say, ...

Time to get the boat ready again. It felt strange be stuck for 5 weeks on anchor without being able to manouver. Friends come over to help us to get the rudder ...

#sailingvideo#sailingblog Trying to get to a Tongan landfall and I come across a new island rising out of the sea. Together with a near collision at sea makes ...

I am a step closer to my goal of sailing solo across the Pacific. I've completed the installation of new and permanent crew member "Skylie II," my new ...

After we dropped our rudder in the last episode, Mario starts to repair it. We make a few holes in it to let the water drip out just to find out the damage is ...

After our beloved Stinky died a couple of days ago it’s time to get a new dinghy. I brought a gennaker from my trip to Germany and we test it first time and ...

I returned from Nagoya with the furler and my tail between my legs: no luck fixing it. I did, however, manage to clean out some of the insides and get it ...

Ben and Alie pick up the Jib sail after getting it repaired in Victoria BC and sail up to their favourite anchorage to celebrate Bens birthday!

Our first stop at the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) was on the island Pohnpei. We walked the jungles, visited waterfalls and explored the interesting ...

Well, this may very well be the end of my journey with Wahine. An issue with the furler has me up against a wall, and I got to a pretty low point. Perhaps ...

It's a new season for Pacific Solo, and the coming episode will follow me in my quest for readying myself and Wahine for blue water sails. There is a lot of ...

Because of COVID-19 our plans have changed and we are now in U.S. Virigin Island. We did not plan to go here but we are very happy that we made it and we think ...

Nemo North is a place where I want to go to ponder profound themes: the meaning of life, the future of our planet, and the role of the human species. Quite ...

2020 has been quite an adventure so far to say the least. Here's a recap of my February. This video marks the last episode of "Season 1" of Pacific Solo's ...

After we crossed the Panama Canal a week ago it’s time to discover the Pacific side of Panama. We went to Taboga and got a little bit stressed from the tide ...

We can smell the Pacific Ocean! Part 2 of our Panama Canal crossing starts with a swim in the Gatun Lake, where a lot of crocodiles are home and we manage ...

Wotje atoll in the Marshall Islands was very interesting. It is so much to see and on the beaches there are are a lot WW2 relics everywhere. We are sorry ...