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MEASURE 3 TIMES, CUT ONCE! – Tackling what most wouldn’t dare🫣 – Ep 231
We take on one of the most intimidating DIY boat projects, shortening the boom of our aluminum sailboat while docked in the stunning French and Dutch island if St Martin/Sint Maarten in the eastern Caribbean. It’s the kind of job most cruisers wouldn’t...
Let’s get this boat OCEAN READY! | Sailing Sitka Ep 93
Tackling multiple boat projects. In this episode of sailing sitka, we take on a whirlwind of boat work as we start many different projects, one being our second gooseneck repair in 6 months!! It can be frustrating having so much on the go but that part of ...
WE CAN’T SAIL UNTIL THIS IS FIXED | Sailing Sitka Ep 67
We can't sail until this is fixed! On this weeks episode of Sailing Sitka, we attempt to repair our broken gooseneck attachment which cracked while under sail while we were on our passage from Mazatlan to La Cruz, Mexico. Now, after paying an arm and a leg...
Episode 62 – Sailing… The Good, the Bad and the Ugly!
This episode will really show the average life at sea for a sailing family like us, good sails, bad sails, crappy anchorages with sh**ty pilot boat captains and amazing anchorages with views and snorkelling to die for! Come and join us as we continue to ex...
Ep 218 | Last Minute Jobs and We’re Off Sailing in the Whitsundays, Sailing Nutshell, Australia
With road trips, brewery visits and beer tasting over for a while, we get back to all things boaty. We fix the mizzen sail and make a new cover for the hatch, all thanks to Greg for the donation of the sail. We have a good friend on board, Simone. We hea...
Victoria’s Mast – Episode 153 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
The bronze floors are done! It's a great feeling complete them and be able to move on to even more tasks that get us closer to launch. Steve keeps on with fitting the main's mast step, and Alix gets to work on figuring out the reuse of Victoria's spars. Yo...![Finishing the MAINSAIL [Capable Cruising Guides]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/hpoiHqxU9cY/maxresdefault.webp)
Finishing the MAINSAIL [Capable Cruising Guides]
Today, we take a look at the quality of our new mainsail. Then we head to the boatyard to refurbish our old battens and work on a couple of side projects before returning to Temptress and wrapping up this project! Note: This is the third and final part o...![Installing our Made-in-China MAINSAIL [Capable Cruising Guides]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/xbKr8sKLgRI/maxresdefault.webp)
Installing our Made-in-China MAINSAIL [Capable Cruising Guides]
Our mainsail was cut to ribbons in July after getting blasted with a 50k squall. In this video we bend on our new mainsail. We were very concerned about whether it would fit or not. After all sending it back to Hong Kong from the Dominican Republic woul...![Buying a MAINSAIL From China? [Capable Cruising Guides]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/lTljmKixPvw/maxresdefault.webp)
Buying a MAINSAIL From China? [Capable Cruising Guides]
Our mainsail was cut to ribbons in July after getting blasted with a 50k squall. When we arrived in Luperon, we measured our main and ordered a new one from China. In this video, we unbox it to take a look at the workmanship, take off the old sail, and pre...
Sailboat words for beginners in 60 sec
Are you lost with the sailing lingo? Want to learn as many sailboat related words in a minute as you can? Join us as we teach you sailboat words for beginners so that you can get started on your own sailing adventure, or impress your sailor friends. Want...
Re-Rigging The Main Sail – Boat Maintenance Monday – Sailing Doodles
We re-rig the main sail so that it is properly rigged instead of just a temporary job. It was pretty tough running the line through the boom! See our new Website.... http://www.sailingdoodles.com Want to help us get a new drone? Please click here: http:/...
Sail Boat Repairs | SMLS S3E03
Facing things on the boat now alone has ended up being a bit more difficult than I had originally thought. My "don't give up" attitude is really put to the test this week as I try to make fun doing tasks I am not qualified the be doing. Think twice before ...
Rigging, Sails and Reefing Our Sailboat
In this video I explain our rig, demonstrate how we get our sails out, the way in which we reduce our sails in rough weather – otherwise called ‘reefing our sails,’ and I also contrast our rig to other configurations most popular with cruisers. Ple...
Boat Building – Crash Bang Boom #1
WARNING - Building stuff is hazardous. ...part of what makes it so much fun.