Coast guard YouTube Videos
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Will my boat still leak? #solosailor #sailboat
This short video features the dripless seal installation by Yuki san, a real pro, followed by the water test. If you are interesting in knowing how I am paying for this, when I am not a man of means, check out some new videos at https://www.nevertoola...
HOW TO ENJOY BOAT WORK? – SwT 88 KEY TO SUCCESS IS GOOD FRIENDS
GOOD FRIENDS IS KEY TO SUCCESS! Busy days for both BE FREE and Wanderfull. When she splashed BE FREE is hauled out. Lots of work ahead but luckily I'm blessed with good friends helping out. I have had a great progress and are trying to keep up with posting...
Haul Out – What Will the Boat Reveal? #solosailor #boatlife #surprises
To replace the dripless seal, the boat needs to be out of the water. This gives me an opportunity to inspect the keel following the repair work last Sept, dealing with a crack and a lingering question: does Wahine have a loose keel? But alas even more is...
Getting Towed in Japan! – #solosailor #driplessseal #sailingjapan
A few days ahead of schedule, but with a conducive sea state, the engineers decided to go early. The sea was calm but air temperature was frigid. But 6 hours later we arrived at Nishi Fukuoka Marina, where I haven a cradle booked for one week from Feb 14th...
WHAT`S GOING ON HERE? – SwT 87 HARD WORK AHEAD FOR BE FREE
WHATS GOING ON HERE? Busy days for both BE FREE and Wanderfull. When she splashed BE FREE is hauled out. Lots of work ahead but luckily I'm blessed with good friends helping out. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING AND SUBSCRIBING! You can also follow sailing...
Sometimes you just have to wait. #solosailor #islandlife #driplessseal
In trying to be cheerier, I set about cleaning the floorboards and the bilge, while managing the leak which we have slowed to 4 drips per minute. ( about a table spoon a minute). But to move on from a temporary fix I need to resolve three issues 1. Findi...
DRUG BUST & MEDIVAC – SwT 86 – MEDICAL EMERGENCY AT ANCHOR
DRUG BUST AND MEDICAL EMERGENCY AT ANCHOR One of my sailing friends out at anchor ending up at hospital, and my neighbor boat was arrested having 1100 kg Cocaine onboard! What a week with action, drama and as always a good end. In between all this there ha...
My boat is filling with water! #solosailor #selfdoubt
To be disabled at sea was unsettling in itself, but when i discovered my boat had a leak once in harbour, self-doubt flooded in. This is an account of what happened on January 15, 2021. With only a 24 hour notice I had to change plans and rather than a...
Preparing to round Cape Sata and dealing with the Kuroshio Current ( solo sailor )
My next challenge is to round Cape Sata, the southernmost tip of Kyushu. I have to time it carefully with the tides and also deal with the meandering Kuroshio current. Its a waiting game. In the meantime, I am waiting it out in Aburatsu and have been tak...
Stopped at sea by the Coast Guard #solosailor #japan #voyage
The charm of the Japanese Coast, on and off land continues to delight. This three-day voyage starts with my final preparations before departure. I am touched and inspired by the people I meet along the way. Shibafuji san, took me to his boatyard where ...
Storms, Whales, and the Coast Guard, Sailing the San Juan Islands. (League 32)
We find a good anchorage to ride out the storm as we continue our journey north to Canada. On our way to check out the Whale Museum in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island we got pulled over by the coast guard! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for real ti...
On Fire, Sinking, Rescued by the Coast Guard
It was a very bad couple days for Nauti Dogs and Sailing Doodles. In heavy weather the boat had a small fire which lead to taking on water and some really hard sailing. Eventually the Coast guard was needed. To watch the full video please visit https://s...
THE AFTERMATH after 70 days of Exile
We are back. We look back at the trip and see what we could have done better. We also look at what the trip cost us both financially and emotionally. The financial cost was easy, it was very little but the emotional cost keeps going and going and we go thr...
A PIRATE in the NIGHT
A pirate in the night, I think with this episode you just need to watch it....suffice to say that it scared the $h!t out of me and Margarida. And some other stuff happened...just watch it...go on...I dare you... Give it a thumbs up if you liked this epi...