Ep 54. In this episode Wave Rover is running before a gale with just her high visibility storm sail and making about 5 knots. If you are wondering what I've ...

The Burton cup is an event held by the Medway cruising club every year in October. Spread over 4-5 weeks it provides some low key cruiser racing and its an ...

Ep 53. In this episode Wave Rover hoists her spinnaker for the first time. Shortly afterwards I receive a text about a powerful low pressure system packing ...

In just a few months I am crossing an ocean, by sailboat and by myself, to see my mom. And I am kinda scared. I have never sailed across an ocean before. I ...

The Burton cup is an event held by the Medway cruising club every year in October. Spread over 4-5 weeks it provides some low key cruiser racing and its an ...

Ep 52. In this episode Wave Rover's "hove to" as she isn't making much headway against an approaching cold front and winds of 30+ knots. 24 hours later she ...

While "Pacific Solo" refers to my eventual solo effort to cross the Pacific and pass-through "Nemo North," there is no way I'd be able to set sail without the ...

Although we have owned Daphi for around 6 months now, with the restrictions that were imposed by the government because of the Covid 19 pandemic, we haven't ...

Ep 51. In this episode Wave Rover deals with an approaching cold front and winds of 30+ knots. She hoists her new storm sail for the first time . If you are ...

After such a glorious first week the following week was looking much worse, with thunderstorms and strong winds forecast. So with this in mind we decided to ...

As you may have seen in my previous video, I've now moved up my departure date for my solo sail from Tokyo to Vancouver via "Nemo North" (the furthest point ...

Ep 50. In this episode Wave Rover has been at sea for two weeks. She is forced to deal with a variety of wind conditions as she transits the region known as ...

So after some fabulous weather for the first week the forecast for next week isnt looking so good. With this in mind we decide to head back south to the river ...

Ep 49. In this episode Wave Rover has plenty of wind. I think that I was bitten by a spider and some strange happenings with my electricity as my power bar ...

Welcome to "Captain`s Learning Log." Before I bought Wahine, I had many fears. Two of them were of going below and under, and the other was going above and ...

So today we enjoy our selves on the Twizzle, swimming in the river and exploring the boat yard If you would like to leave a comment and find that YouTube has ...

Ep 48. In this episode Wave Rover finds some wind and needs to reef. Wave Rover continues to progress North on her epic nonstop passage to Prince Edward Island ...

My quest for deeper water came to an end, and I sailed from Hota back to Yuminoshima Marina in Tokyo Bay, leaving in the wee hours of the day under the still ...

So today we have a lazy morning at the Rocks then set off, out of the river Deben heading south west, and over to the Walton Backwaters. Here we follow the ...

Ep 47. In this episode Wave Rover continues to deal with light wind using her colorful drifter. I share more of my daily routine, specifically keeping Wave ...

Special Episode: I have moved up the date of my departure onboard SV Wahine for my solo voyage across the North Pacific from Japan to Canada to late spring ...

So after a lazy morning walk we left the Tidemill Marina and sailed back down river to the place called the rocks. I dont know how it got its name as its ...

Ep 46. In this episode Wave Rover continues to deal with light wind using her colorful drifter. I share some of my daily routine, specifically cleaning and ...

So with the forecast showing 10-15 from the North we decide to leave Shotley marina and pop around the corner into the River Deben. Turned out to be 25+ and ...