Thanksgiving Day 2016 Mitkof Island, Alaska
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In the summer of 2015, we made the decision to start working towards actualizing our dreams of sailing, exploring and immersing ourselves into new and different cultures. In less than a year, we have made this a reality!
Our aim is to travel the world, i...
Saturday afternoon in Petersburg, AK. Four of the towns Sitka Blacktail Deer herd came by for a snack.
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Continuing the refit of our Albin Vega 27 sailboat, Lealea. We will be applying up to six coats of varnish on critical furniture pieces in the main cabin. Time consuming stuff...
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In this episode we explore the island of Porto Santo by scooter, boat and foot. We also leave our mark on it before we sail to Madeira. We spend a couple of days at anchor outside the beautiful beach of Porto Santo. Just relaxing and having a great time in...
How is life aboard a sailboat during an offshore passage? In episode 14 you get to follow us along as we leave Lisbon for a 490 Nm downwind sail to the Madeira archipelago in the Atlantic. The voyage takes us 75 hours and we arrive to the wonderful island ...
One of the songs that we used in this video has been blocked worldwide and we had to delete it to make the video available again. They also deleted the voice overs and our talking so sorry for no sound in the first few minutes (00:00-03:16).
We prepare RA...
The refit of our Albin Vega 27 sailboat, Lealea is proceeding nicely. Removed bulkheads to replace and refinish. With help from Tom Straughn of Williwa https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYi0ZDWfmQxHFUVo16vwHLd-uSiQposEP we made a lot of progress this ...
Guernsey is one of the Channel Islands and is situated 43 Nm from Cherbourg, France. We leave Cherbourg after 24 hours and arrive in St. Peter Port on Guernsey in the afternoon. The first marina is too shallow and RAN is standing aground every six hours. A...
After a meeting with our carpenter friend on the boat, we have some new ideas about the interior design.
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We ...
We had a lot of fun collaborating on the Holiday Greeting video with all our cruising YouTube friends. How much fun? Watch and laugh with us and at us. Merry Christmas
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Mele Kalikimake e' Hauoli Maka Iki Hou! We are truly blessed to be part of such an amazing community. Merry Christmas to all our boating friends and family. Happy Holidays from YouTube Channels: Cruising Lealea - http://youtube.com/vega1860, DrakeParagon...
Planning the haulout and major refit of Lealea, our 43 year old Albin Vega 27 sailboat. Just part of the living aboard and cruising life. Thorough planning, and a little help from our friends, will make this job go more smoothly. We thank you for your su...
Real Time update on the crew of Lealea in Petersburg, Alaska. More details in our blog at http://cruisinglealea.com/thelogbook For more sailing adventures see our play lists: "Across the Pacific" sailing from Hawaii to Seattle, "Sailing the Pacific Coast"...
Live from Studio 2 at KFSK. Pop in and live chat, we would love to hear how your summer went and introduce you to some of our friends in Petersburg. Mindy Anderson,"What's for Dinner", plans to stop in and share a few of her favorite boat friendy recipes ...
For the music, there are a few things going on. I recorded some local musician friends of ours. The first is Todd Jones of the band Todd and Molly Jones https://www.facebook.com/pages/Todd-and-Molly-Jones/11318353565?sk=app_261560383923827 and the other mu...
Join us in the KFSK Studio for our fourth live hangout Captain/Mate roles, Safety aboard, Summer plans
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Chuck and Laura discuss the challenges of living aboard.
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Our first real live hangout! Summer cruising season is here. Little Norway Festival in Petersburg, Lealea refit plans. Questions and answers with Chuck and Laura. Link to KFSK Petersburg: http://www.kfsk.org/
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Roller Derby! Petersburg's Ragnarok Rollers vs. Wrangell's Garnet Grit Betties in the High School Gym.
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+Edward Grant - Where is Laura? Taking the dogs for a walk and talking about our summer plans.
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A quick real time update. Chuck throws a few ideas out there to see what sticks. Comments appreciated. Aloha!
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Retirement adventure. Three guys crew the sailing vessel Williwa, a 27' Albin Vega, on a 6 week adventure down the Inside Passage. Starting from Southeast Alaska through Canada to Washington with a crew of three; Captain Gary Herald, a professional delive...
Aloha e' Komo mai!
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Our goal is to challenge ourselves and our vessel and by so doing learn and grow; to share our experiences and the lessons learned through our videos and written logs and to promote small boat cruising in gene...
Sailing away from Honolulu at last! Chuck was just too tired on Thursday and it is bad luck to begin a voyage on a Friday so we got underway on Saturday Morning, May 26th 2007. To view the complete Cruising Lealea series "Honolulu: The beginning"- https:/...
Bree goes to the vet. Laura runs the Honolulu Triathlon, Chuck loses 20 pounds preparing for sea. Just a few days from sailing Lealea across the Pacific from Hawaii to the Pacific Northwest.
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Worst weather all this winter in Petersburg.
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Chuck and Laura continue preparing Lealea for sea. Laura runs The Banana Man 5K. To view the complete Cruising Lealea series "Honolulu: The beginning"- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYi0ZDWfmQxHVdrSH1cGp7Krw9kSYcwIE
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Part 3 of our "Prequel". Life on the 800 row in the Ala Wai boat Harbor in Honolulu in 2006. Then skip forward to the haul out in May 2007 for a taste of life in the boat yard.
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On may 26th 2007 we sailed away from Hawaii on our first voyage and began our cruising video logs. This is the second in a series of videos covering the months and weeks leading up to that day beginning in July 2006. Continuing the harbor tour and The Tin...
On may 26th 2007 we sailed away from Hawaii on our first voyage and began our cruising video logs. This is the first in a series of videos covering the months and weeks leading up to that day beginning in July 2006.
To view the complete Cruising Lealea s...
October 11th 2014. Petersburg Alaska. Out for a walk in the rain and talking about upcoming projects.
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Gale force winds blew in from the gulf of Alaska earlier than forecast. We spent an extra day riding it out at anchor.
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After a slight mechanical delay, we set off from Wrangell for Petersburg with a planned stop at Deception Point.
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Cruising along the coast of Zarembo Island bound for Wrangell, we passed by a pod of Killer Whales and lots of sea birds on this beautiful SE Alaska day
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