We run the engine for the first time in months on the hard, rehang the rudder, finish bottom paint, and begin slick seaming. Trying not to forget ALL the ...

Not mine! The boat's butt cracked, well, one of them did. As we prepare to get Rediviva for the water something not on this list must be dealt with. Video ...

This week, I sail through one of Brazil's best-kept secrets: the Varadouro Channel, a narrow waterway winding through the world's largest continuous stretch of ...

The adventure we've been planning all winter has finally begun. After leaving the tiny outport of Francois, we make the journey north to Twillingate in search ...

On deck is completed (for now) with the finishing touch of non-skid paint to the deck and cabin top. We also get the first coat of bottom paint on and our ...

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Coveralls are our uniform while we keep at this refit. Most all of the prep-work is complete and we are finally painting! That means we are nearing a date to ...

Sometimes chasing tour dreams can take you a long way from everything else. A rock climbers dream summer trip is in the making as Steve and Robin close in on ...

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Arabella is free of her long winter stay in Corner Brook and things are back on the move again. After some shuffling back and forth Robin and Steve start to ...

The rudder hardware gets reinstalled and all the fairing gets completed on deck. Join us in some of the final days of our haul-out portion of this refit. ...

A long overdue repair, the mahogany from the original Victoria has just not held up to the rough and tumble life in Steve's tender. So just before setting sail ...

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Let the fairing begin. Now that the fiberglassing is done it is on to fairing leading up to painting. Garrett has begun priming the hull now that he's finished ...

This is one of the most vulnerable moments we've ever shared and we ask for kindness. As we move forward on different paths, we do so with appreciation for ...

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After eight months tied to the dock—and months frozen into a Newfoundland harbor—Arabella is finally moving again. Winter cover off. Fresh paint on. Lines ...

After eight months tied to the dock in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Arabella is finally getting ready to move again. This week, Steve removes the winter cover, ...

Webster and Oxford don't know every word ;) This is both a momentous and monumental moment in this refit when I finish fiberglassing and Garrett finishes ...

This week we get some primer on the keel and run out of screws but also get a lot of fiberglassing done. Relaunch will happen! It's only a matter of time ;) ...

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Spring in Newfoundland isn’t making boat work easy. Rain, cold, and wind keep delaying the big projects, but Steve is still getting deck work done one small ...

Spring may have arrived on the calendar, but Newfoundland hasn't gotten the memo. With cold rain, wind, and freezing temperatures delaying the bigger ...

Don't worry it's not burn-out just relentless exhaustion ;) Please leave us a comment! We want to know how you recharge even in the smallest of ways. Thanks ...