We're glad you're stopping by! Please follow all the signs, and very importantly, please approach quietly, silence your phone (including camera noises) and ...

For visitor information and to watch the video Ben mentions in the intro, visit this page: https://www.acorntoarabella.com/visitor-welcome We say saloon, some ...

This is the final trailer update. See original trailer here: https://youtu.be/LHC25LSmw4U October 14, 2021 - opening day of the Annapolis Sailboat Show. ...

We unveil the mainsail! Mike did such an amazing job and I’m putting together a tip for him if you’d like to donate you can go here: ...

Bringing Yabá from wreck to dreamy! Episode 43 In this episode we finally shut the port side and our covering board keeps on growing, but for that, we have to ...

This video ends with Carolyn's excitement to sit on the frame she built for one of the saloon setees and we'll get a glimpse of Steve laying down on his future ...

Stay tuned to the end for an update on our sails! We work on the design of the aft cleats for Rediviva as well as oiling some of the wood trim we've been ...

Bringing Yabá from wreck to dreamy! Episode 42 In this episode, we install THE LAST PLANK! But strangely enough, it doesn't mean we shut our hull. We also have ...

In this video, Emily makes room for the mast, waterproofs some small bits, and does a LOT of sanding as she nears the completion of her Eastport Nesting Pram ...

Buttoning up the forward bulkhead with coats of sealer and varnish makes way for some interior joinery in the forepeak that Steve has plenty of experience ...

BOAT FOR SAIL! The bond between a boat and owner is incredible, especially when you have a history like our friend Neal and his beloved Wylie 45', Malaya! This ...

I knew I'd be shooting myself in the foot by saying we'd be leaving the dock in August. Or have I? Mike, our sailmaker, is doing everything he can to finish ...

We’ll see you Friday for a regular episode, but we’ve had a lot of requests for less speaking, and for perhaps something with a calm pace. We won’t be changing ...

Bringing Yabá from wreck to dreamy! Episode 41 In this episode, we start building our future home, by installing the first plank of our cabin: the coaming! ...

In the past, we've had a look in the garage at the piles, en masse, of the mahogany lumber that came out of Victoria, but this week's video goes through a ...

David is so wonderful for doing this project for us. It lets in so much light and air and it’s basically done… Sorry for the wind noise in this one my mic ...

Bringing Yabá from wreck to dreamy! Episode 40 In this episode, we start working on one of the main changes we are doing to our hull: watertight bulkheads! ...

A big reveal here: We have a close look, side by side, of Steve's plan for Arabella's interior laid alongside Atkins's fairly general layout he envisioned ...

Short run of merchandise available at acorntoarabella.com today: We've got planking offcuts of various sizes, frame offcuts from that closed-up port side of ...

I knew I wanted the old redwood in the herringbone pattern for the tabletop I just had to convince Garrett. Redwood's soft but the stuff we have from my ...

Bringing Yabá from wreck to dreamy! Episode 39 In this episode, we work on our mast! Both of us! Also, our deck starts gaining shape, which is super exciting - ...

The pesky, dangerous maple that serves as an anchor for the boathouse comes down in this episode, and Steve (who has worked in the past as an arborist, and of ...

Thanks for watching everyone! ~Ruthie p.s. if you’re near the SF Bay Area and would like to volunteer you can reach us here: [email protected]. Let us ...

Bringing Yabá from wreck to dreamy! Episode 38 In this episode, our new keelson comes to life as well as Ben's dream of seeing a whale comes true. 👉 SUBSCRIBE ...