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5 Days And 4 Nights Offshore: Catching Mahi & Learning Lessons
This week, the journey resumes on day three of our offshore sailing passage from Miami, FL to Beaufort, NC. Along for the journey was my old college buddy, Dave, and my new friend, Jesse, who we met in Key Biscayne. On day 2 of our passage, we brought a M...
Setting Sail for a 600-Mile Offshore Passage (But Only After a Little Boat Work)
This week, weāre getting ready for a 600-mile offshore passage from Miami, FL to Beaufort, NC. Before we set sail, I took the chance to get some boat work done: scrubbing and oiling the decks, smoothing out the battens so they donāt get stuck in the la...
Trading the ePropulsion Electric Motor for a Loud, Smelly Gas Engine (But At Least It Works)
This week, we start with a visit from the one and only Sam Holmesāa real, actual sailor! Sam regales us with tales of suffering and single handing his sailboat, and gives us some advice for the passages in our future. If youāre not already following hi...
Boat Maintenance Woes: Technical Difficulties with the Watermaker & Auto Helm
You know what they say: āBOATā stands for āBreak Out Another Thousand.ā While we were anchored in the Dry Tortugas, I got our Spectra watermaker back online. This week, back in Key West, weāre troubleshooting an issue with the feed pump pressure...
Autopilot or Bust: A Metalwork Collaboration Between Acorn to Arabella and SV Seeker
This weekās video resumes in the Dry Tortugas, where weāre stuck on finding a solution for installing our auto helm. But that can waitā¦first, fishing! Our bait attracted a few good-sized Nurse Sharks and Goliath Groupers, putting on quite the show fo...
After Over 3,000 Miles, Arabella Drops Anchor at the Dry Tortugas
In this episode, we sail Arabella over to the clear, blue waters of the Dry Tortugas National Park, 70 miles west of Key West. Starting from the Ten Thousand Islands, we hit Key West for provisions, hot showers, and to pick up the parts we need to get our ...
Sailing Two Wooden Boats & Saltwater Fly Fishing in the Ten Thousand Islands
In this weekās episode, we say goodbye to Sanibel Island and the beautiful āDingā Darling Wilderness, and we set sail for Floridaās Ten Thousand Islands, an archipelago just north of and adjacent to the Everglades. It felt great to raise the sails...
We Left Our Heart in North Captiva #Cruising #Sailing #LiveaboardLife
Along our journey south, we decided to drop the anchor in North Captiva and stay a few days. We totally fell in love with this sleepy island town. From walking along the shell-covered white sand beaches to checking out the wildlife, there was so much to lo...
The Boca Grande Experience #LiveaboardLife #Cruising #WoodenBoat
We took Arabella to Boca Grande for a week to get some boat work done...but we had to spend some time adventuring, too. We paddle boarded over to Three Sisters Island, took Victoria out sailing (after repairing her transom), wandered around the "Old Flor...
Transom Repairs on Victoria: Boat Work is Better in Boca Grande & North Captiva
Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code ARABELLA at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/arabella -------------------------- Weāve sailed our beautiful wooden sailboat all the way from Maine to Boca Grande, where ...
Paddleboarding Adventures in Cabbage Key & Cayo Costa #SailFlorida #LiveaboardLife
Four months ago, we left Maine on our hand built wooden sailboat. Join us in Southwest Florida, as we adventure our way through Cabbage Key and Cayo Costa. We set out on paddleboards to find the elusive "Tunnel of Love," a natural mangrove tunnel that lea...
Cruising Cabbage Key & Cayo Costa: Finding a Hidden Paradise
Use this link to subscribe and save $20 off your first subscription of AG1 https://drinkag1.com/acorntoarabella -------------------------- This week, Arabella exits the Caloosahatchee River and sails towards the Gulf of Mexico, dropping anchor in Cape Cora...
Cruising the Okeechobee Waterway #Sailing #Cruising #Travel
We spent 4 days cruising the Okeechobee Waterway in our handbuilt wooden sailboat, and this is what we saw... š„ Watch the full episode - https://youtu.be/jQGzQfXn3Es -------------------------- Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3Qy...
Cruising the Okeechobee Waterway from East to West
Join us (and a tree full of pelicans) as we begin cruising east to west on the Okeechobee Waterway. Not many sailboats our size have the ability to cruise the Okeechobee Waterway. Because we are gaff-rigged, our masts are shorter, giving us the clearance w...