Norna is back in the water! We moved her over to a dock to start moving back aboard. Feels good to be home! :) Visit my website PaperSailor.com and maybe buy ...

After motoring up the Hudson river, Drake and Monique anchor Paragon at the 79th Street Boat Basin Marina in New York City and launch the rowing dinghy. If ...

If you have a roller furling system for your headsail then you know it can be a hassle to have the leading edge lined up to enter the track. Not difficult to ...

My neighbour invited me over to give a demonstration of how to use a Sewing Awl. A tool I will definitely be purchasing after seeing how useful it is! I ...

What are the 10 top sailing destinations? We worked on that question and came up with an episode of Distant Shores as our answer! We are very excited to ...

Here are a few clips of what typical day of a Live-Aboard might look like. Not so different than how everyone else lives. :) www.lifeislikesailing.com ...

Here is Part 2 of our new series of videos on maintenance, upgrades, equipment and gear reviews and more as we begin our 2015 re-fit of 'Sophisticated Lady' ...

After raising anchor from the Statue of Liberty, Drake and Monique motor Paragon up the Hudson river to the 79th Street Boat Basin Marina. If you enjoyed this ...

The Leeward islands were amazing! We had met a rasta family who lived in an almond tree. They had shown us the many edible flora and fauna around the island, ...

Traveling the Erie Canal and Hudson River to New York City. Distant Shores traveled up the Oswego Canal then into the Erie Canal. Then we put the mast back up ...

Just a little video to say Happy Halloween to everyone! www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing

Living the dream...? Kinda have the feeling that I found what I was looking for, I have my own boat, and I wake up in the morning with nothing more on my mind ...

The question came up of how I get my water and how I have hot water on my boat. I know for the people out there that are familiar with boats the answer to ...

Just a quick scene to help start your day off with a bit of Sunshine from St Lucia in the Caribbean! Filmed with our new WATERPROOF "MARINER" DRONE at the ...

The crew leaves the Raja Ampat Dive Lodge and sets sail west for more diving! Our engine overheats and we pull Delos with our dinghy to avoid hitting a reef. ...

Whether you are cruising or racing, we all have new people on our boats that aren't familiar with where everything is. Having a reference on board for them is ...

Did you know you can bring a sailboat up the Seine River right into Paris? This video shows the lovely Seine River Valley and the arrival into Paris - wow were ...

October 21/22, 2014 we had our fist stormy weather of the season. Wind gust were up over 90 kms/per hr at my marina and over 100 kms/per hr in other areas. ...

You guys asked for it, so here it is... the start of our new series of videos on maintenance, upgrades, equipment and gear reviews and more as we begin our ...

We riveted in a new heart cypress plank into Nornas bottom. I wanted to capture some of the work Pete does, as he is a great carpenter and woodworker. He is ...

Here is part 2 of a more thorough look at the cabin. www.lifeislikesailing.com

I gave a cabin tour a while back, but I have had a few people asking to give a more detailed explanation of what I have available in regards to living aboard. ...

Team SCA was first past Gibraltar then down the West African coast Dongfeng hit an "object" and destroyed their post rudder. The stopped and replaced it. Abu ...

Join me in the adventures of living aboard, cruising and racing my 1982 C&C 34 here in the Vancouver, BC region. I never bought s/v Moonshine with the ...