*Episode 304 | Back at the Shipyard! Building our new traditional gaff rig from scratch while we wait for the moon and the tide to let us lift Yabá.* After 4 ...

Winter in Newfoundland keeps us moving. We’re breaking 4-inch ice around our sailboat to relieve pressure on the dock lines—then heading straight into the ...

Winter in Newfoundland keeps us busy. This week aboard Arabella, the harbor ice tightens around the boat and we’re forced to break up 4-inch ice to relieve ...

La cueva no more! The nickname for our bunk has been the cave for it is so dark void of windows. No mas. There will be a few ports in the walls of the focsl ...

A quick rundown of the climbing gear that Steve and Carter used on their most recent ice climbing adventures in Newfoundland. https://youtu.be/xLo4kUuuYKo

Episode 303 | Sailing back to where it all began, but the ocean has other plans. After 2 years living aboard, we are finally ready for our most daring mission ...

Winter has fully set in here in Newfoundland—and Arabella is surrounded by ice ❄️ When the harbor freezes, shifting ice sheets can grind against the hull ...

Winter has fully set in around Arabella in Cornerbrook, Newfoundland—the harbor is freezing, ice sheets are moving with the tide, and keeping the boat safe ...

Who says you can't multitask in the boatyard? How else could you maintain stamina to complete a refit? Starting and continuing a few projects to keep ...

Episode 302 | After 2 years of living aboard and sailing the Brazilian coast, it’s finally happening. These are the last miles of our handmade wooden boat in ...

We’ve never seen snowflakes like this—perfectly uniform crystals that seriously looked like cupcake sprinkles falling from the sky. ❄️🧁✨ Filmed during our ...

A quick glimpse of our winter recon mission in Newfoundland—hauling gear, testing our DIY pulk setup, and scouting coastal mountain terrain for bigger trips ...

With the boat buttoned up for winter, it’s finally time to head into the mountains. In this episode, Steve, Robin, and Carter take the new DIY pulk sled bags ...

We launched the dinghy in an ice-filled harbor and paddled out toward something we couldn’t ignore. 🧊🚣‍♂️ Full episode is up now — ...

Bye bye decking! Tough to see it go but our absence over last summer sealed its fate. Unable to take care of it in the intense Mexican sun in addition to poor ...

Episode 301 | Sailing back to where it all started: the shipyard. This is our first long passage with just the two of us aboard Yabá. We take on night shifts, ...

Uncertainty about big life choices… If this story moves you, if you feel that pull toward adventure, legacy, and a different kind of future, join the Founders ...

After a long holiday break back home in Massachusetts, Steve, Robin, and Akiva make the 1,100-mile journey back north to Arabella and winter life in ...

We’re back aboard Arabella in Newfoundland and shifting straight into winter adventure prep — new skis, a DIY sled bag for hauling gear, and a first recon ...

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Since leaving Napa, California in 2022 we've only hauled out once. This time we owe it to Rediviva to be more thorough! She, the boat, has been so patient with ...

Episode 300 | Sailing to Ilhabela to take the next step in our seamanship. In this episode, Ben takes on the challenge of becoming a *Master of Yachts* ...

Trying out a 'short' preview for episodes ;) https://saltandtar.org/ https://www.patreon.com/saltandtar ----- pledge per episode ...

Plans are funny... you plan and plan and then one day, although it's been a while it feels all of a sudden, you are in the future where that plan ends and the ...