This episode someone falls over board and needs rescuing. We Celebrate Tajs birthday, go surfing and are in town for a Carnaval 🎉 Cheers everyone for ...

Throughout the process of building my own wooden sailboat, I had to make several important decisions. Some of these decisions were met with massive support, ...

This episode we sail to some beautiful anchorages in the sea of cortez. In particular Isla del Carmen and we have a moment that scared the hell out of us. You ...

For months, Steve and Robin have been moving Arabella south, waiting for warm enough weather to haul her, and give her a fresh coat of paint. The time has ...

This episode we continue sailing down the sea of Cortez in Mexico Cheers everyone for watching!! These videos are made possible because of our incredible ...

In this video, we upgrade our sailboat’s house battery bank with four Fogstar 608Ah lithium batteries, wired in parallel to create a massive 2,432Ah house ...

Robin finally returns to Arabella after spending a few weeks dealing with work stuff. Steve takes the opportunity to handle some housekeeping and tame Akiva’s ...

The power focus continues. Magnus installs the Victron gear and all is good on Nutshell. We explore some very shallow anchorages and manage to make our way ...

Lee and I sit down and answer some questions you guys had about our refit and future plans Cheers everyone for watching!! Subscribe @SailingCatalpa ...

After a few challenging (and expensive) days on a dock in the fancy town of Hilton Head, Jack finally catches a flight home, and Steve’s friend, Jeff, makes ...

After a quick "real time" update and some useful insights regarding our boat equipment from SVB, we set the sails and point the compass south west for Vasiliki ...

This week is all about power and sorting out Nutshell’s systems. Her wiring is in need of TLC. We buy a state-of-the-art Victron Multiplus II GX inverter and ...

Surprise, surprise. It’s STILL not warm for Arabella and crew, which is anchored in Charleston, SC. Annie B. heads back home, and Jack and Steve continue on. ...

This week we finally Splash!!!! Yewwwww join us for the long awaited putting our sail boat back in the water after 543 days in the boatyard! Cheers everyone ...

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This episode we share the lead up to getting out of the Mexican boatyard where we have spent the last 18 months getting her ready to sail the world. Cheers ...

This week, the journey resumes as Arabella and crew continue to sail south through North Carolina, heading towards warmer waters. A slower pace of life means ...

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Hi Guys! Happy New Year! In this sailing episode, we wake up on a picture perfect day in Varko anchorage mainland Greece. After water sports and a quick ...

Heading south along the river Rhone we find another free mooring where we fix our mast trestle and our boat gets surrounded by debris. Entering a lock behind ...

This week, Arabella slows down and cruises through the Great Dismal Swamp, navigating her first lock—the Deep Creek Lock—and leaving a small reminder that they ...

2024 was pretty challenging but we are super grateful and proud of what we achieved bring on 2025!!! Cheers everyone for watching!! Interested in the EMP ...

We make it to Port Townsend, but not without earning every mile, join us as we work our way south through the stunning San Juan islands and across the Juan de ...

Farewell, Annapolis. It's time for this handcrafted wooden sailboat to keep cruising South towards warmer weather. After visiting a few quiet anchorages in ...