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The Beginning Of An Adventure – Ep. 1 RAN Sailing
12 January 2016 is the date for the beginning of our sailing adventure. We leave from Dockan Marina in Malmö in the middle of the winter and so far we have planned to sail to the Canary Islands and after that we'll see where we go next. We have made a lot...
#33: Havana Daydreaming
We've got a TON of projects coming up kids, so I wanted to give you a little glimpse of what it is that motivates us when we're doing all of this scraping, cleaning, sanding and prepping. Plenty of cruising vids at https://havewindwilltravel.com/.
#31: The Blues Bring Bad News
A rotten discovery in the bilge brings us the blues during Blue Angles weekend. Find out what tragedy just made our project list a helluva lot longer!
#28: You’re Doing WHAT with the Handrails?
If we want to get that boat moving south next year, it's time to get to work. It's stupid what one "little leak" can do to your boat. Rebed Take One (because, yes, this is worthy of a three-part saga). Enjoy! Thanks to my Patrons who make it all possib...
Sail Life – Up on the hard, part 10
I had in no way expected my short (1-2 weeks planned) stay in the yard to turn into 10 videos, but here we are. Hopefully, this will be the last video I'll upload with Obelix being stuck up in the hard :) Link to guide about using west system epoxy to ma...
Sail Life – Up on the hard, part 9
Spurred on by the supportive comments on the previous video (Up on the hard, part 8) I've chosen to paint the area underneath the engine. I'm almost done and I'm glad I did this. Thanks, guys! :)
Sail Life – Up on the hard, part 8
Out comes the engine! Fingers crossed all new gaskets in the gearbox will fix the leak :)
Sail Life – Up on the hard, part 5
I solder on the new PL259 connectors and paint (most of) the bottom. As soon as I get the cutlass bearing replaced I'll be back in the water again. Yay!
FTB Sailing Interview #03 | Matt Matson | s/y Aventura
" ...all the stuff people are interested: the car you drive; the money in the bank; the cell phone you have. I've traded experiences for things. I don't do a lot of things..." Next up in our series of interviews with sailors, commissioned specially for our...
FTB Sailing Interview #02 | Jamie Furlong | s/y Esper
This is the second in our new series of interviews with sailors we meet on our travels. Except, of course, this one is about Jamie, he of followtheboat and s/y Esper. Camera mounted on a tripod and Liz firing the questions, Jamie talks about his grandfathe...
Cruising Lealea-DIY Project: Teak Handrails Part 2
Finishing the new exterior teak handrails we made from scratch for Lealea in our friend's workshop. A query on the Albin Vega Yahoo group about replacement handrails reminded us of this video we recorded in 2008 but never published. It is not very slick ...
Cruising Lealea-DIY Project: Teak Handrails
Making new exterior teak handrails from scratch for Lealea in our friend's workshop. A query on the Albin Vega Yahoo group about replacement handrails reminded us of this video we recorded in 2008 but never published. It is not very slick but it does ans...
Becoming A Competent Offshore Sailor (A Conversation with Mark Lucas the Rigger)
A conversation with Mark the Rigger in Oriental, North Carolina. Mark replaced all of the standing rigging on our Westsail 42 Paragon. He also helped us to install a new bowsprit, step the mast, tune the rig, rebuild all our winches, and much much more b...
Advice On Working With Boat Yards (A Conversation with Mark Lucas the Rigger)
A conversation with Mark the Rigger in Oriental, North Carolina. Mark replaced all of the standing rigging on our Westsail 42 Paragon. He also helped us to install a new bowsprit, step the mast, tune the rig, rebuild all our winches, and much much more b...